№ 11 / November 18, 2016 / Home / 1955-2035 JST / Cold & clear / 15x70, 8x42

I went outside before moonrise to find The Golfputter, and I succeeded. I saw a shooting star pass from south to north just below M31. The last 10 minutes were consumed by a conversation with the next door neighbor, who'd stepped outside for a cigarette.

CONSTELLATIONS:          And / Ari / Aur / Cas / Cep / Per / Tri

DEEP SKY OBJECTS:

Kemble 1 (As/Cam)             -

M31 (SG/And)                     -

M33 (SG/Tri)                       Same hazy patch

M36 (OC/Aur)                     -

M37 (OC/Aur)                     -

M38 (OC/Aur)                     -

M45 (OC/Tau)                    Naked-eye only.   I doubt I'll ever resolve more than two points of light.

Mel 20 (OC/Per)                 -

NGC 752 (OC/And)           I liked it! It appears as a widely distributed patch of stars; I pictured them as grains of sand being disturbed by the Golfputter.

Golfputter (As/And)          First sighting! It's distinct, but unlike Kemble's Cascade, doesn't suffer when viewed through lower magnification.