This was a night spent mostly on the ETM(Telescope version). The results of the lunar session can be found at Explore the Moon (Telescope) - August 29/30, 2018.
Asterism: Big Dipper
Stars: Mizar, Alcor, HD 116789
Location: Home
Date: 2018-08-29
Time: 9:30 PM - 11:30 PM EDT
Equipment: Binoculars, 10x42 IS + 6" Skywatcher Dobsonian with 10 mm eyepiece
Temperature: 18º C
SQM: 19.05
No clouds or wind. The crickets were surprisingly loud. The Branton's were visiting so showed them the double stars of Mizar-Alcor in the Big Dipper using binoculars.
At 11:23 PM, after they had left, I located the double using the telescope where I also saw Alcor's companion star HD116789.
