"Observing Report for 25 July 2023 - a second night with family"

Under not the best of conditions KT4HX (Alan) was able to haul out his 17.5" scope, in contrast to his 10" scope on the previous evening, and visit most of the same targets. This enabled two things, a comparison between instruments and the resulting views, and better yet, a second night of family outreach with his daughter and her husband.

One of the key differences between evenings was the view of M51, visible in the big Dob on the 25th but invisible in the Z10 on the earlier night. Similarly the views of M57, M27, and M11 were enhanced with the bigger aperture. Congratulations Alan on winning the VROD for a second night of comparative outreach!

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