Hello all,
Yesterday sat 8:30 pm I left the city to do some visual and imaging of M8. Its still readily available (at 49* latitude) on the southern horizon.
It was very exciting for me because it was my first chance to use the Mark I Tasco 60mm scope. I fastened it to my rings holding the
What can I say? This little scope is amazing. M8 was resplendent in my
I still haven't got my guide camera for it, but am really happy to use it for siting in the main scope.
I spent some time dodging clouds and the moon rose at ~ 12:05... but this turned out to be a nice evening. It even included a close proximal visit from one of the coyote pack that populates the RASC observatory grounds.
I finished up around 1:30 am and lots of data. The visuals on my Messiers from the Tasco were strikingly good.
Thanks for looking!