Vulpecula and company.

[cotterless45]

Last night was crystal and dark up to midnight, decided to try and stay in one area of the sky. A couple of good clusters NGC6940 and the quality NGC6885.I found NGC6823 with it's nebulous surrounds (6820). Then M27 and a check on it's smaller edition M76.

Then over to Delphinus NGC7006, quite indistinct in the 102.Had a bit of a wander then, M11 still above the horizon and a good view of the tiny, but shaped Saturn nebula.Up to Pegasus and a few galaxies C43(NGC7814) ,C44(NGC7479) and the bright C30 (NGC7331) . Then M71 and the bright M2.

There were quite a few long and strong shooters from the north area of the sky.

The Milky Way was running right through Cassiopeia , Perseus and onto the rising Auriga.

Had a look at NGC281, quite a lot of nebulosity around the cluster.Then a view of Bode's and a clean split of the double double (Epsilon Lyrae 1 and 2) at x200. These doubles are 150AU apart, damned fine scope!

Will be at PSP if anyone wants a galloping tour of the night sky!!

Nick.

[Double Kick Drum]

Sounds like you had better conditions. It started clear down in Kent but it clouded over around 9pm.

A nice group of objects there. I couldn't see NGC 7814 the other night but will go back to it.

Thanks for sharing!

[rory]

ngc 7006 was nothing but a haze with my 8". lets hope for more favourable skies this evening .

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Really nice session! Lovely set of objects bagged.

[cotterless45]

Ther's plenty here and in the little and overlooked constellations of Monoceros, Aries and Pisces, neat,

Nick.