12 Lyncis and beyond !

[cotterless45]

Just a few hours last night before the clouds arrived . Looking at the carbon stars,

UU Aurigae ( SAO 59380 ) really bright and light orange .

52 Gem. ( 79199) and 119 Tau were really bright. 
then I came across Lynx and 12 Lynci, ( SAO 25938) wow ! What an absolutely stunning triple , bright and breathtaking! 

Think that outdoes beta Monocerotis as the best triple in our northern skies. 

Had a look at the many clusters in Lacerta , but the town and the gibbous moon didn’t help.

Back to the Terminator , Mars and the Europa transit of Jupiter . Not made easier by my son’s partner bombarding me with questions I couldn’t answer !

Ckear skies , Nick. 

[mdstuart]

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[RobertI]

15 minutes ago, cotterless45 said:

then I came across Lynx and 12 Lynci, ( SAO 25938) wow ! What an absolutely stunning triple , bright and breathtaking! 

Think that outdoes beta Monocerotis as the best triple in our northern skies. 

Nice report Nick. Having been wowed by Beta Monocerotis recently, I am now really keen to see 12 Lynci - thanks for the heads up!

[wookie1965]

I set up the Tal by the time I had polar aligned clouds rolled in took all my kit back in. Then it went clear again but I knew it was going to cloud over again so packed in for the night.

Definitely going to try 12 Lynci I love pulling triples out.

Edited December 30, 2022 by wookie1965