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Woke up about 30 minutes before twilight started, so I grabbed my 80mm on my AZ5 / Benro pod and stepped out.
Quick scan through Cyg over to Albireo. Yup, still blue and yellow. :wink:
Spent some time studying OC Stock 1 just "below" Albireo. The cluster is diffuse and can be a little difficult to recognize as a cluster. But I did a lot of back and forth between my EP and SkySafari and I was able to definitely identify it. I set up a SLOOH run to get a widefield pic. We'll see how that compares to the EP view.
Slewed over to the Coathangar which I use as my guidepost to get to my old buddy U Sge. Haven't checked the lightcurve, but it still looks pretty close to maximum.
Took my scope in, grabbed my 10x50s and walked around the house to have a look at the Jupiter-Venus-Mars-Saturn lineup. Unfortunately Jupiter was too low / obstructed by houses, but the rest of the lineup was nice.
============================================================================= I drink tea, I read books, I look at stars when I'm not cursing clouds. It's what I do. =============================================================================
AT50, AT72EDII, ST80, ST102; Scopetech Zero, AZ-GTi, AZ Pronto; Innorel RT90C, Oberwerk 5000; Orion Giantview 15x70s, Vortex 8x42s, Navy surplus 7x50s, Nikon 10x50s
Hi Olen. A short but sweet observing report from you. A short session is always better than a no session. And you did grab a few of your favorite targets. Thanks for your nice report Olen and keep looking up.
Marshall
Sky-Watcher 90mm f/13.8 Maksutov-Cassegrain on motorized Multimount
Orion Astroview 120ST f/5 Refractor on EQ3 mount
Celestron Comet Catcher 140mm f/3.64 Schmidt-Newtonian on alt-az mount
Celestron Omni XLT150R f/5 Refractor on CG4 mount with dual axis drives.
Orion 180mm f/15 Maksutov-Cassegrain on CG5-GT Goto mount.
Orion XT12i 12" f/4.9 Dobsonian Intelliscope.
Kamakura 7x35 Binoculars and Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 Binoculars. ZWO ASI 120MC camera.
>)))))*>
One thing that was quite obvious is the movements on the AZ5 feel like sludge compared to my ScopeTech Zero. But the ST0 did cost about 25% more than the AZ5.
OTOH, now I'm kinda thinking about getting another ST0 - keep one on my Frotto 475B and put one on my Benro for an even lighter rig. Meh, then I'd probably start thinking about a carbon fiber pod to replace the Benro...
============================================================================= I drink tea, I read books, I look at stars when I'm not cursing clouds. It's what I do. =============================================================================
AT50, AT72EDII, ST80, ST102; Scopetech Zero, AZ-GTi, AZ Pronto; Innorel RT90C, Oberwerk 5000; Orion Giantview 15x70s, Vortex 8x42s, Navy surplus 7x50s, Nikon 10x50s
Short but sweet session Olen! And any session is better than none at all.
-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
helicon wrote: ↑Wed Apr 20, 2022 12:58 pm
Short but sweet session Olen! And any session is better than none at all.
You betcha!
============================================================================= I drink tea, I read books, I look at stars when I'm not cursing clouds. It's what I do. =============================================================================
AT50, AT72EDII, ST80, ST102; Scopetech Zero, AZ-GTi, AZ Pronto; Innorel RT90C, Oberwerk 5000; Orion Giantview 15x70s, Vortex 8x42s, Navy surplus 7x50s, Nikon 10x50s
