Bedazzled !

[cotterless45]

After a few nights of Milky skies, it was a lovely surprise to get a bit of dark back. After 11 the golf driving range arc lights go out . That's a mile  away and throws up enough light be be scattered over half the sky with moist air. The neighbour's security lights stay off and the air settles.

Just absolutely bedazzled to get such results. Couple nights back had a struggle , but some very good results in Bootes. That bright star , Seginus , straight down from the panhandle leads the arm up to Alkaid. This is a tremendous area !

Mu Bootis ( Alkalurops ) gives a lovely triple sight. Epsilon Bootis ( Izar )  pick out the delicate companion from the glare ! Hardly any glare with theta Bootis, just lovely clear diffraction rings and a clean little B. Some  difference the sky makes !

Lovely views to rising Leo. 49 Leonis gave the appearance of " a star with a planet". Onto 90 Leonis and a wide triple.

Staying in Leo and a tight 1.6" ΟΣ215, really settled sky . Had a shot at the triple Σ1426, just about squeezed out .9" at x267 using a 4.5mm TMB. A very pleasing session with a few wows.

Here's to more ,

clear skies ! Nick.

[Pig]

Nice one Nick, I also had a great session last night ... lovely clear skies later on around 10pm with plenty of lovely doubles and triples on show ? it did get very cold though so I had to keep popping inside to warm up ?

[wookie1965]

Nice few tight doubles there, drawings are brilliant as usual nice to have a reference.