Planet: Jupiter
Stars: Enif, δ Equuleus
Messier Objects:
M15

Asterism: Square of Pegasus

Identified, not Observed : Equuleus, Pegasus

Location: SCO
Date: 2023-12-16
Time: 6:30 PM -10:00 PM ADT
Equipment: Visual, 10x42 IS Binoculars, SkyWatcher Evostar 80ED
Eyepieces: Antares Plössl 15mm
Temperature
Transparency: not recorded
Seeing: not recorded

Time SQM Temp
8:25 PM 20.71 unknown
10:00 PM 21.09 -3°

Jerry and I were at SCO with Bob Russell, and Blair McDonald. 

Jupiter
Time: 6:51 PM 
Equipment: Visual, Binoculars
I located the planet visually then used binoculars to identify and locate the 4 Galilean moons. Found!

   


M15
Time: 8:00 PM
Equipment: Visual, telescope
Eyepiece: Antares Plössl 15mm
S&T Chart: 74, 75
I located the Square of Pegasus visually then slewed the telescope towards it. I knew the object formed a triangle with Enif (in Pegasus) and δ Equuleus. It was a circular cluster with a compact centre. Its nebulosity extended out the diameter of the dense core. 

 

 

 

 

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