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Took out the ST120 last night about 2200 or so:
- U Sge - no eclipse. :snooty:
- Ptolemy's Cluster - pretty low in altitude, but still gorgeous. Definitely not naked eye in my home LP though.
- Lagoon - no neb visible without a filter and even filtered there was just some fuzz with averted vision. Quite different from my dark site where the Lagoon smacks me in the face in a 8x50 finder. :lol:

Transparency was awful, from high humidity and / or wildfire smoke, so I called it a night about 2300.

Woke up around 0430, so I took out Shrimpy (50mm). Just a quick look at the Hyades since twilight was progressing, but I did find the "Yield Sign" asterism - a triangle of 3 sets of visual doubles. I've never noticed it before so that was a highlight. I think it might be mentioned in September Sky & Tel.

With the heat, humidity, mosquitoes, and short nights, maybe I should stick with brief bino sessions between May and September unless I travel to a worthwhile dark site or something. Add annual wildfire smoke each summer now and I'm really starting to wonder. :think:
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Nice report Olen using the ST120 and Shrimpy, I know how those short nights can be. Have the same thing here in northern Washington. Anyway, congrats on seeing the Lagoon, Ptolemy's cluster, and Hyades in the morning. Your perseverance to brave the heat and mosquitos also is admirable and congrats on winning the VROD for today!
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Hi Olen. A great observing report with the ST120 and the AT50 scopes. And locating the "Yield Sign" with three sets of doubles was a bonus for you. Thanks for your nice report Olen and congratulations on receiving the TSS VROD Award today.
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Nice quicky and congrats on the VROD Olen!
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Congrats on the VROD Olen. Yeah, the humidity and mosquitoes are the main challenge for summer observing. That humidity wrecks the transparency because the moisture in the air scatters the already present sky glow. That is why I rarely observe from home during the summer months. We are relatively close to the shore and less than 100 ft ASL. So our summers are not nice for the most part.
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Nice double session! I feel your pain; our Summer nights are pretty unpredictable. Congrats on your VROD recognition.

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