Finally a truly cloudless evening!
I decided to take out the Dobsonian to do some EAA. I kept exposure time low (1s) because tracking was so-so (maybe it's time to replace the sand paper strip).
Later I decided to do some visual astronomy with the binoviewers in the Dobs still on the EQ platform.
I had not really done that with the old platform because it made the whole setup less stable. With this platform it works well.
I had great views of the planets. The binoviewers really shine for SSOs. And the platform helps although the drift was noticeable at 250x.
I tried the Barlow + binoviewers (with OCA) so 250x on Jupiter and got decent views. Too bad the Great Red Spot had not risen yet. On Jupiter, I could see a red fringe on one side and blue one on the other, And ADC could help.
Observations (EAA)
- M30 Jellyfish Globular Cluster - Capricornus
- M73 Asterism - Aquarius
- M72 Globular Cluster - Aquarius
- M2 Globular Cluster - Aquarius
- M15 Great Pegasus Globular Cluster
- C42 Globular Cluster - Delphinus
- MGC 6891 Planetary Nebula - Delphinus
- C47 Globular Cluster - Delphinus
- Vesta - Asteroid - Capricornus
- M31 Andromeda Galaxy and M32
- M33 Triangulum Galaxy
- C63 Helix Nebula - Capricornus
Observations (visual)
- Saturn and several of its moons
- M31, M110, M32?
- Jupiter and the four moons
- Failed to locate/see M33
- M45 Pleiades - Taurus - too big for the FOV
- Mars: super low, barely clearing the fence so not a great view
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| M30 Jellyfish Globular Cluster 45x1s |
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| M73 45x1s |
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| M72 35x1s |
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| M2 30x1s |
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| M15 Great Pegasus Cluster 30x1s |
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| C42 30x1s |
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| NGC 6891 11x1s |
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| C47 30x1s |
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| Vesta 10x1s |
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| M31 and M32 30x1s |
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M33 Triangulum Galaxy 133x1s
 | | C63 Helix Nebula 75x1s (post-processed in Siril) |
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