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Binocular Report: 6 November 2008
Binocular Obs Report - 6 November 2008
Location: Archies Creek (just north of Wonthaggi)
Time: 22:30 - 23:30 EDT
Moon: Half
A quick hour under the stars during our trip away. The cloudy goo had cleared, but there was more forecast (correct too, it rained for the next 36 hours), so I went out with a pair of 10x50's and a deck chair.
I only had the Pocket Sky Atlas with me.
M31 - easy to pick out low in the north as an elongated glow. It was aligned NW/SE.
M33 - nice to finally find this one. Couldn't see a lot of detail but it was obviously there as a ghostly patch, elongated almost N/S. I went back to this several times to confirm I had it, and saw it every time.
M34 - went hunting this between Almach and Algol, but couldn't confirm it. The PSA shows two 6 magnitude stars within the cluster, and I think I got those, but couldn't see anything else. We're about about +45 North, so it was tough.
Spent the rest of the time touring the favorites - M45, Orion, LMC, SMC, 47 Tuc. All magnificent.
Why do I live in Melbourne?
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