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VROD

3-3-2023 TSS Visual Report of the Day.

by helicon


There is the Pup Again!"

Testing to see whether one can catch the tiny speck of Sirius B from the bright glare of Sirius A is one of the key optical challenges of the winter sky for many observers. With his new scope, John Baars was up for the challenge and caught the Pup, which is 10,000 times fainter than Sirius, embedded within the glow the primary. It is an interesting test as John notes because the trick to seeing it is to use low to moderate powers and not too high of a power, which goes against most double star observing practice. He also was able to split Alnitak and observed a few other treats in Orion. His achievement was memorialized in an excellent sketch he prepared. Congratulations John on keen eyesight, a great new f/5 instrument, and your observing prowess which has led to capturing today's VROD award!

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