FiINALLY!!! A clear slot for 12p Pons-Brooks!

[hosshead]

So we have been pretty cloudy for a few days/nights, expected the same last night.
Imagine my joy to look out my window to see Arcturus' gorgeous orange winking at me through the treetops!
AND NO MOON!!!!

So.
I raced my Big Binocs and my Perfectly Portable c90 out to the Trusty Subaru, loaded them into the hatch and drove uphill to a neighbour field.
Because 12p isn't very high and my residence is kinda in a pit.

And there it was.
Just JUST at the edge of naked eye,(maybe, with gaze averted, maybe hopeful mirage, it's mag 6 afterall!),super visible to my glassware.
Yes, dirty snowball smudge but I could see some fuzziness trailing that I think might have been a wisp of tail. Or maybe a bit of cirrus. Or more hopefulness.

Tripod parked sturdily in the mud,(yes, The Barlow Killer Mud), I was able to observe for about 37 minutes before the clouds rolled across my view.
The c90 surely is worth its existence as a decent width of view, stability far superior to the Big Binocs, and it's Perfect Portability.
Mostly used my 25mm Super Plossl on it.

Heavy sigh ,(and maybe a Futile Fist), at the clouds, I repacked the Trusty Subaru and coasted back down the hill to home.
The dogs let me know that I completely messed up their Hockey Time... but the Habs blew it so Pons Brooks had my priorities straight.

Rainy for the next couple, glad I got out, thankyou NoMoonSky!

Thank You Arcturus!

[Thefatkitty]

That was a great and even amusing read, thanks! Thankfully nothing else landed in the mud As for the Habs, I so yearn for the 70's...

All the best!

[hosshead]

AND WHAT'S UP WITH THIS THREE GOALTENDER CIRCUS?!?!?!


lol

[Ylem]

Gotta love the little C90!
I miss mine and may pick up another, if I recall correctly you can get close to 2 degrees with a focal reducer

[hosshead]

Yes.
It's really worth having.
I have the older one from like 1856 and the newer blue tube model that you can still get NIB for reasonable on the Amazon even.
The optics on both are good, I would say that the newer one gives us more crisp and clear.
And I love how easy it is to just strap it into a backpack for taking it to more off road mud puddles where the sky is darker.

[messier 111]

whatever, go habs go.
fun read thx.

[Bigzmey]

Congrats on catching the comet Hosshead!

[hosshead]

Thank you very much!

[Mike Q]

I need to take a shot at that comet sometime.

[Graeme1858]

I need to take a shot at that comet sometime.

Our Marshall's Night Sky This Week 1-7 APRIL 2024 Topic will show you where it is.

[Mike Q]

I need to take a shot at that comet sometime.

Our Marshall's Night Sky This Week 1-7 APRIL 2024 Topic will show you where it is.

It looks like we have a clearish night or two coming this weekend, so I will give it a shot then. My issue will be the trees that dominate the view to the west.