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M40 (Multiple Star, in Ursa Major)
Observer: Jeff DeTray (e-mail: jeff@detray.com, web: http://top.monad.net/~jdetray)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: Troy, NH, US
Light pollution: none Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Wed Dec 3 05:30:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 265
At last! After many failed attempts to observe M40 with 7x35 binoculars during the summer and fall, my new 10x50's finally brought it into view. It popped in and out, but I could hold it for many seconds at a time. M40 is listed as mag. 9, which was near the limit of what I could see this night. M40 is the 63rd Messier object I've observed with binoculars since June.
M79 (Globular Cluster, in Lepus)
Observer: Jeff DeTray (e-mail: jeff@detray.com, web: http://top.monad.net/~jdetray)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: Troy, NH, US
Light pollution: none Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Wed Dec 3 05:11:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 264
M79 is the 62nd Messier object I've observed with binoculars since June. It was difficult, despite clear skies and good seeing. In my 10x50's, M79 appeared almost stellar, looking very much like a mag. 8.5 star just to its north.
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