General Session - September 3-4, 2022

Stars: Deneb, β Sct, Scutum Star Cloud
Messier Objects: M11, M13, M29/NGC 6913, M39/NGC 7092, M71/NGC 6838, M103/NGC 581
Planets: Jupiter, Saturn

Identified, not Observed & Not entered into Logbook or database:
Cygnus, Hercules

Location: Home
Date: 2022-09-03/04
Time: 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM ADT
Equipment: Visual, 10" Meade SCT, 10x42 IS Binoculars, x2 Barlow
Eyepieces: Antares 15mm Plössl, 2" Explore Scientifica 12mm with 90° FOV, Super 25mm wide angle long eye relief
Temperature: 14° C - 12° C
SQM: 19.54 - 19.61
Transparency: not recorded
Seeing: not recorded

M13 (Hercules Cluster)
Time: 10:00 PM ADT
S&T Chart Reference: 52
Instrument: 10" Meade SCT, 25mm Plössl with star diagonal
Beautiful cluster in Hercules filled the eyepiece. Too many stars to accurately sketch. For more details, refer to Messier Catalogue - M013 (Hercules Cluster) - 3 observations

M11 (Wild Duck Cluster)
Time: 10:22 PM
Equipment: telescope with Antares 15mm Plössl
S&T Chart: 67
I can always easily find this in Scutum with binoculars - just look for the two stars at the top of the Scutum Star Cloud then look for the "backwards" golf club. With the telescope, I slewed SE from β Sct where the cluster appears. It had one bright focal point but with averted vision there was a hint of many stars in the nebulosity. For more details, refer to Messier Catalogue - M011 (NGC 6705 / Wild Duck Cluster) - July 23, 2022.

M103 / NGC 581
Time: 10:45 PM
Equipment: telescope with Antares 15mm Plössl + 2" 12mm with 90° FOV
S&T Chart: 67
A very open cluster, its bright stars in an arrangement easily sketched. With the 2" eyepiece the background stars popped out. For more details refer to Messier Catalogue - Messier 103 / NGC 581 - September 3, 2022 .

M71 / NGC 6838
Time: 11:17 PM
Equipment: telescope with 2" 12mm with 90° FOV
S&T Chart: 64
The cluster seemed to have a rectangular shape in its centre but M71 was circular in appearance. For more details refer to Messier Catalogue - M071 / NGC6838 - September 3, 2022.

M29 / NGC 6913
Time: 11:30 PM
Equipment: telescope with Antares 15mm Plössl + 2" 12mm with 90° FOV
S&T Chart: 62
A very open cluster with only a few stars; very dim background stars. For more details refer to Messier Catalogue - M029 / NGC 6913 - September 3, 2022.

M39 / NGC 7092
Time: 11:47 PM
Equipment: telescope with Antares 15mm Plössl + 25mm eyepiece
S&T Chart: 62
Temperature: 12° C
SQM: 19.61
E-NE of Deneb. There was a central circle of bright stars with a hint of a very pale background of stars. For more details refer to Messier Catalogue - M039 / NGC 7092 - September 3, 2022.

	Saturn Time: 12:26 AM Equipment: telescope with 2" 12mm with 90° FOV + x2 Barlow With this magnification, I could actually see below the planet and see its rings. Could also see the furthermost and 2nd furthermost moons (Titan and Rhea respectively), and the Cassini Division.
	Jupiter Time: 12:37 AM Equipment: telescope with 2" 12mm with 90° FOV + x2 Barlow I could make out the angle of the planet's stripes and readily identify its 4 Galilean moons - Europa on one side with Io, Ganymede and Callisto on the other.