BinocularSky Newsletter, April 2020

[BinocularSky]

... aka "The Covid-19 Lockdown Edition"  😁

The latest edition of the Binocular Sky Newsletter is ready. As well as the usual overview of DSOs, variable and double stars, this month we have:

* Three comets
* Venus traverses the Pleiades
* Lyrids

With fewer social options available at the moment, I hope this helps you to fill your evenings enjoyably.

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[Ciaran Meier]

Had a quick scan at the doubles list, alpha Cvn is a tight one for the bins at 17".  Hopefully get a clear patch tonight to give it a go !!! 

[mark81]

Thanks Steve,

Looks like a good edition with lots going on...

Mark

[Stormbringer]

Cheers Steve and thx for helping us get through this virus lockdown 🌌

Just need the clouds to play nice now 🍻

[BinocularSky]

Oops; sorry, folks, you've probably just pulled down the March Newsletter again (did anyone notice? ) - the April one is now up. Put it down to senility! @Stormbringer @mark81 @Ciaran Meier

Edited April 1, 2020 by BinocularSky

[Ciaran Meier]

Didn't notice. Put it down to senility 😀. 

[BinocularSky]

17 hours ago, Ciaran Meier said:

Had a quick scan at the doubles list, alpha Cvn is a tight one for the bins at 17".  Hopefully get a clear patch tonight to give it a go !!! 

That was last month's 🙂 - yes, it is tight, but possible at 20x (eg 20x80). (My sharpness test when I review binos uses a double star in which:
300 ≤ separation in arcseconds x magnification ≤ 400)

[Stormbringer]

I thought it was Deja Vu lol 🤪

[BinocularSky]

12 minutes ago, Stormbringer said:

I thought it was Deja Vu lol 🤪

Yeah, the Deep Sky doesn't change much month to month...

[Neil1194]

Folks I can only see thre March issue - no 100

Am I looking in the right place

 

Ta

[Stormbringer]

http://binocularsky.com/newsletter/BinoSkyNL.pdf

try there

[Neil1194]

Thanks..got  it now - clear skies are forecast