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M41 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
Observer: BCT (e-mail: torchbct@aol.com)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Trinidad, TX, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Feb 19 06:00:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 613
Could get a five star pattern match. Most stars were orange and probably 50 stars were apparent. Really neat, its the first new DSO I have found.
M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: BCT (e-mail: torchbct@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector Location: Trinidad, TX, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Dec 10 13:30:00 2001 UT Obs. no.: 600
My first observation tonight, I observed all main stars and many smaller stars. Very pretty!!! Could not see any of the nebulosity....
M42 (Orion Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: BCT (e-mail: torchbct@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector Location: Trinidad, TX, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Dec 10 13:00:00 2001 UT Obs. no.: 599
Could see well, even though it was very low on the horizon. Was easier to see with the 25mm eyepiece, could see 4 stars in the center with either eyepiece...
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