The main purpose of this session was to find lunar objects in the RASC Explore the Moon (Binocular) - September 9, 2016.
Constellations: Boötes, Cassiopeia, Cygnus
Asterism: Big Dipper, Coathanger/Collinder 399/Brocchi's Cluster
Messier Objects: M31 (Andromeda Galaxy)
Satellite
Location: Home
Date: 2016-09-07
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 PM
Equipment 1: binoculars 10x30 IS
Magnification: 1: x10
Equipment 2: Meade LX200, 25 mm + 45 mm eyepieces
Magnification: x48 + x27
Seeing: not recorded
Transparency: not recorded
Once the Moon went behind the trees around 10 PM, I turned my attention to the constellations. Also caught site of a satellite.
| Boötes: Time: 10:05 PM Equipment: Visual + binoculars 10x30 IS Magnification: x10 Found Arcturus and quickly identified the constellation's brightest stars. |
Big Dipper: |
| Satellite: Time: 10:10 PM Equipment: binoculars 10x30 IS Magnification: x10 Moon was still up but hidden by our trees. Satellite seen travelling from neck of Cygnus bear Eta Cygni towards Vega. Disappeared when it approached Vega. |
Cassiopeia & M31 (Andromeda Galaxy): |
| Cygnus: Time: unknown Equipment: Visual + binoculars 10x30 IS Magnification: x10 Located Cygnus and saw the double star Albireo with the binoculars. Could also see the 4th star in one of the wings (not both wings unfortunately). |
Coathanger / Collinder 399 / Brocchi's Cluster |