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7/26/20 (late evening) and 7/27/20 (early morning)

Got out the Orion StarBlast 6 (150/750mm Newt) to take another stab at the Veil and Crescent Nebula in Cygnus:

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Again, waited until Cygnus was high overhead.
  • NGC 6992 & 6995 or the Eastern Veil Nebula – could barely detect any nebulosity using 19x with an OIII. But bumping up the magnification to 43x for a close-up view produced visible nebulous wisps in both parts of the Eastern Veil, which required very little averted vision. Very exciting to see.
  • NGC 6960 or the Western Veil Nebula – at 43x with the OIII, the nebulosity was harder to detect compared to the Eastern Veil. Quite different from the previous session with the smaller 5”.
  • NGC 6888 or Crescent Nebula – using 43x with OIII, the nebulosity was slightly more pronounced compared through the smaller scopes (4.5” and 5”). Finally able to confirm sighting.
Called it a night for the StarBlast 6. Since giving it a first light earlier this year, its use has been limited to Comet PanStarrs (failed with this scope) and now the Veil and Crescent Nebulae.

Jupiter was now visible on the southwestern horizon, so got out my Orion ST80-A:

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The tiny 8x21 finderscope came from the Celestron C90Mak; I swapped it with the 8x40 finderscope that originally came with this ST80-A.

Following Olen’s (Pakarinen) example, wanted to see how Jupiter would look using medium and high magnification through this fast achromat. The planet was very crisp at 63-66x using a 6.3mm Plossl and a 6mm Expanse, despite the purplish haze. Although obviously a softer view, with a 2x Barlow (127 - 133x) still able to see the belts and zones, the high CA notwithstanding. Overall the ST80 gave a good view of the planet at high mag. if you overlook the false color.

A very satisfying session.
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Great!
Congrats on achieving yourt goals!
Very nice to read you succeeded!
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Terry - glad you finally got the Veils and confirmed the Crescent.

What's next? :lol:
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Congrats on the sightings. Starblast is a cool scope.
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John Baars wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:03 am Great!
Congrats on achieving yourt goals!
Very nice to read you succeeded!

Thanks John - yes, I was pleasantly surprised!

KingNothing13 wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 12:15 pm Terry - glad you finally got the Veils and confirmed the Crescent.

What's next? :lol:

Thanks Brett - maybe the North American Nebula with 6" scope and OIII filter...

drock wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 12:18 pm Congrats on the sightings. Starblast is a cool scope.

Thanks - this is from Bortle 8.5 - 9.0 skies (white zone). I like both the looks and the performance of the Starblast 6. Also its portability as well.
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Congrats on nabbing the Eastern Veil. Not an easy task from a LP environment! Sounds like a good session with the other objects as well Terry.
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helicon wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 8:15 pm Congrats on nabbing the Eastern Veil. Not an easy task from a LP environment! Sounds like a good session with the other objects as well Terry.

Thanks Michael! Yes, pleasantly surprised, and wasn't difficult either. Looking forward to seeing what other nebulous objects the 6" will pick up with an OIII filter from Bortle 9 skies...
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Thanks for this report, great targets!
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Thanks, you're welcome Ian!
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Well done Terry! This is a cute little finder, what is its FOV?
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Kanadalainen wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 2:36 am Thanks for this report, great targets!

Thanks, you're welcome Ian! Just trying to see what's visible from heavily LP skies (Bortle 9.0). Good to know that you can still see some emission nebulae from the city (other than the Orion Nebula of course) - with the help of an OIII filter. The narrowband was less effective for these two (Veil and Crescent).

Bigzmey wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:30 pm Well done Terry! This is a cute little finder, what is its FOV?

I don't know, but it's very small. For a wide-field scope like the ST80A, this is perfectly adequate.

The original 8 x 40 finder which came with the Orion ST80-A ("A" stands for the astronomy version of the ST80) is overkill for this scope - heck, a lot of bigger Newtonians are supplied with an even smaller 6 x 30 finder. The scope even does very well without a finder - just use a low power, wide FOV EP.

The 8 x 40 is better suited for the Celestron C90 Mak, with its higher power, smaller FOV. The 8 x 21 finder is too small for this scope.

So I switched the finders in both - the scopes (and finders) are happier now.
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Hi Terry. Once again thanks for the report. It is the TSS VROD of the day for 7/28/2021, and your subject, the Eastern Veil, is again well-positioned for observing.
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Hello Terry. A superb observing report from you on the Eastern and Western Veil Nebulae, as well as the Crescent Nebula. And your view of Jupiter with the ST80A was a great finish for your session. Thanks for your latest report Terry, and congratulations on winning the TSS VROD Award today.
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Congrats on the VROD!
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Terry, congratulations on the VROD!
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