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11-29-2021 TSS Visual Report of the Day.

by helicon

"Strongly changing weather conditions, glad to have a grab 'n go"

Sometimes observers have to take what the weather gives us, and then we need to make a decision about whether to haul out the big guns or maybe carry out the grab-n-go for a short session. That's a question team member John Baars faced last December 5th. He elected to take out his 102mm f/14 Mak for some views of the night sky. Can't see DSO's with a Mak? John proved the doubters wrong. Firstly, Orion and the Trapezium fell to his gaze, then Sirius and Sirius B, followed by the clusters in the celestial Charioteer, and the Eskimo Nebula. I've got a Mak on my Christmas wish list this season, but the problem is I'm the only astronomy-minded person in the family so I'll have to pull the trigger myself. Congratulations John on your excellent report from last year! A well-deserved VROD for the day!

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