cotterless45 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Enough contrast to get cracking at 10.30. Jupiter provided some lovely northern belt details. A lot going on in the equatorial area, much darker than previous sessions. Later , Saturn arrived to give views of the Cassini and surface. Before the moon came up , I had a shot at some Delphinus and Cygnus binaries. Light hazy cloud didn't help, but at 16 degrees C , no complaints ! Cygnus.Σ2666 SAO49438, a 2.7" in a lovely field of view. 26 Cygni SAO49098 gives a very colourful view of this orange giant. Delphinus. Σ2665 SAO105957 giving a 3" split. Σ2679 SAO1060 a wide 24.4" and Σ2723 SAO106443, just about managed to squeeze out a 1.2" split between differing magnitudes. γ (gamma) Delphini gives another wide double double with Σ2725 , lovely contrast here. A beautiful evening , something comforting as the quiet "swish swish swish " of the tracking motor is the only sound under Clear Skies ! Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Brilliant I had cloud much more than you though. I will give those in Delphinus ago apart from the 1.2° split I very much doubt I would get that in the 5". Great sketches as usual Nick a nice short session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kn4fty Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Thanks for the report and the sketches. Its taken me twenty years to appreciate double star observations. Sure are some gorgeous jewels up there! Thanks again for sharing! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy80 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Great report Nick. I went out to test the collimation of the dob after being shown that the secondary was way out. Oh my days, Saturn loves a well collimated dob! Wonderful views. Threw in the double double, Cat’s eye neb and Izar for good measure. The clouds decided that was my lot but very enjoyable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenlandPaul Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Nice report, Nick. I was out for a couple of hours it’s last night on Jupiter, Saturn, a few quick doubles in Cygnus and M13. Just a very casual session to unwind. I found the seeing quite shoddy though, and aside from some dark detail on the NEB, both planets were a bit underwhelming in the dob. M13 made up for it though, as did Albireo, and I even enjoyed the atmospheric appearance of the moon rising through the broken clouds. Nothing new, nothing in the least bit challenging, but some much needed relief for weary eyes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapstar Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Nice little session on the gas giants Nick. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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