Forgetting whats in front of me.

[wookie1965]

Started the night early catch the Planets, Wrote a list of doubles I wanted to try and sketch.

Jupiter had gone behind a tree so onto Saturn this looked quite good tried a few different eyepieces and once I thought I saw the Cassini division but may of been wishful thinking.

I had entered all the details into the handset before I went to Saturn so only needed to align from here Arcturus then Vega.

Why I was there checked M57 I have seen it much better than this although I was about a foot off the ground looking at it.

M13 next and went down to 8mm here one of the best views in this 5" I have had the same for M92 really nice.

Now a favourite to check how good my alignment is NGC457 top of the FOV so centered it and went to M31 dead centre now for some doubles.

Kappa Andromeda (SAO 0532 64) This says its a triple but all I could see was a White star the a wide tiny grey companion.

PI π (SAO 0540 33) A lovely white star with a tiny blueish companion.

1 Pegasi (SAO 1070 73) A lovely pair bright yellow/orange another tiny pale blue companion.

Epsilon Pegasi  Enif (SAO 1270 29)  Bright orange primary with two companions a blue and a violet very nice triple.

Σ2799 (SAO 1071 65)  nice pair of yellow twins but I had to go up to x296 with a 4mm split them.

3 Pegasi (SAO 1269 40)   Pale yellow primary with a grey secondary.

two in Lacerta now 

h 1735 (SAO 0516 98) a lovely triple star here white, blueish white and a lemon stars.

Σ 2894 (SAO 0722 28) white primary with a small grey companion.

now probably wondering what I forgot well one of the finest clusters in the sky M15 it was only when I came in and read through my notes I kicked myself.

[iPeace]

Nice one, I've turned it into an observing list to try soon.

[cotterless45]

Super report ! Sounds an exciting session. Great to keep a record ,

Nick.

[Alan White]

Those 5" and 6" Achromats look to be great double star scopes in both @Wookie and @cotterless45 hands.
 

[markse68]

3 hours ago, iPeace said:

Nice one, I've turned it into an observing list to try soon.

That’s what I keep doing- the list is growing exponentially 😂 But I am finding some and in the process starting to learn the Sky- this forum is doing a great job there 👍