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4-22-2022 TSS Visual Report of the Day. by helicon
"The bees in M44 were reluctant" Today we feature 2 oustanding sketches of the Beehive or Praesape Cluster in Cancer (M44) that were rendered by team member John Baars. First, he set up before astronomical darkness and sketched it with a faintly glowing sky background. Secondly, he sketched it when... Read more...
-Michael Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope Binoculars: Celestron SkyMaster 15x70, Bushnell 10x50 Eyepieces: Various, GSO Superview, 9mm Plossl, Celestron 25mm Plossl Camera: ZWO ASI 120 Naked Eye: Two Eyeballs Latitude: 48.7229° N