Quick binocular session from Sea Ranch
I had expected this night to be overcast but lots of stars were visible when driving home around 10pm. So I went back out on the deck with the 12x70 and a low beach chair. Conditions started okay but transparency started degrading over the ocean and it was quite cold so I wrapped it up after less than a hour.
Observations:
- M42 Great Orion Nebula
- M78 Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula - Orion
- NGC 2169 Little Pleiades - Orion
- M41 Little Beehive Cluster - Canis Major
- C58 Caroline's Cluster - Canis Major
- M46, M47 Open Clusters - Puppis
- M50 Open Cluster - Monoceros
- C50 Open Cluster - Monoceros
- M44 Beehive Cluster - Cancer
- M67 Golden Eye Cluster - Cancer
- M35 Open Cluster - Gemini
- M36, M37, M38 Open Clusters - Auriga
- M51 Whirlpool Galaxy - Canes Venatici
- M81 Bode's Galaxy, M82 Cigar Galaxy - Ursa Major
- M3 Globular Cluster - Canes Venatici
- M53 Globular Cluster - Coma Berenices