Mopping up under a milky sky.

[cotterless45]

Clear skies, but a milky evening view, just some bright targets , mopping a few unseens and familiar sights.
NGC 4236 a bright "spindle" galaxy in Draco, along with M102 at x50.Followed by NGC 3682.

NGC 2266 a condensed cluster and NGC 2355 a billion year old cluster in Gemini.NGC 2158 provided a compressed open cluster.
Σ1037 (SAO 79170) a bright +7.2,+7.3 binary, delightfully open at 1". I put up the mag to x400 to get a clean split between the diffraction rings, well pleased, had another check later on.

Onto Leo , I include an observing list of my favourite stars here.
90 Leonis is a gorgeous triple, I was pleased to get down to 1.4" in ΟΣ215. Just a lot of exciting views here.

 

Followed by bright Leo galaxies,
M105 (+9.3) and NGC 3373 both bright in the fov at x50.
NGC 3521 (8.9) at x50.

NGC 4565  "needle" in Coma B.
M88 at x50

Canes V.
NGC 5195 (+9.6)two in the fov at x50
NGC 5005 (+9.8) and NGC 4111 (10.8)

Ursa Major , NGC 3953 at x50.
NGC 2841,bright at +9.3 at x50 and 
NGC 3877 by averted.
Then a low view of the huge cluster M50 in Monoceros.

After spotting a wobbly GRS , I kept returning to Jupiter, a lot of band features later on as the air settled. Light cloud drifted in before midnight, getting up early to a frost, I noticed a full Cygnus down to Altair with a low Moon in the south. Should have stayed the course under 
Clear skies !

Nick. 

 

[Piero]

Another great report Nick! I bet if you collect all your notes, you might create a new Catalogue!