Doubles, A Glob, & Jupiter's "Extra Moon" Again

[cloudsweeper]

4.50pm Monday – 8SE on GoTo.

Jupiter at 20deg, SSE.  Io was very close to the west of Jupiter, the remaining three lined up on the other side, with 7^th mag SAO 164647 beneath the close Europa and Callisto giving the effect of an extra moon like 45 Cap did a week ago.  By the end of the session, Io had slipped from view.

On to some doubles:

S763 Cap, 7^th mag pair, 16” apart – one corner of a triangle – easy split at x48, close, side by side, good match.

94 Aqr, a (2)+1 system, 5^th and 7^th mags, 13” apart – again, at a corner of a triangle, and again an easy split at x48, faint secondary at 1 o’clock.

KV Aqr, 7^th and 8^th mags, a variable, 6.9” separation.  This is in Turn Left At Orion, but its status as a true double is uncertain.  I got the split at x116.  Fainter secondary at 5 o’clock.

41 Aqr, 5^th and 6^th mags, 5.2”, in a pleasantly busy field.  Split again at x116, with the fainter secondary at 4 o’clock coming and going with the seeing.

And a little variety before finishing:

M2 (globular cluster in Aqr) was close by so worth a revisit – a clear patch at x48.  It magnified nicely up in stages to x203, when some peripheral stars were made out.

A very pleasant session lasting 75 minutes before mealtime. 

Doug.

[Ian McCallum]

I'm glad someone else saw that 'extra' moon too!😄 I saw it quite clearly the last few nights. Not tonight though, as we're clouded out!