Obs Report 4-8-10 + sketch

[orestis]

Hi everyone:hi:,

Got a couple of clear nights this week and this was one were i had a great time.

Antares-Splitting this star is often regarded as being difficult to separate and after numerous attempts i was determined to splitthe star at 276 X i could still not see it so i popped in another barlow and at 553x
i saw it a tiny dot of green amidst the bubbling light of it brighhter companion.I did a sketch (attatched).The theoretical limit of my scope is 250x and i did double that:eyepop:.

Variable star observations

Lately i have taken up variable star obseving and i have decided to start off small.i started observing Beta lyrae an eclipsing binary.
On the 1-8-10 i estimated it to be 3.6 on the 3-8-10 i estimated it to be 3.4 and on the 4-8-10 i estimated it to be 3.3 and i will make an observation tonight if it will continue to rise or go back down.

Thanks for reading
Regards Orestis:thumbsup:

[Suzy]

An enjoyable read Orestis, thank you.
I too have been wanting to have a go at splitting Antares, so your report is sure going to help me. Wow, I didn't realise it would need that much power! I will give it a go next time I have clear skies.

All the best with your variable star obs, I know you will do very well.:)

[M54]

Orestis your sketch is brilliant.
You have the same size scope as me but I don't have a barlow as yet so can't get the required magnification to do the job, not to mention the bad weather we keep having here in Melb.
Well done:thumbsup:.

[orestis]

:thumbsup:thanks for the comments,

Suzy-It all depends on the seeing it was pretty good the other day but it was still flickering and i tried at lower power and i just couldn't see it,so trying higher mag helped me.But since you have a 10'' dobsonian it has greater resolution than my scope so maybe you wont need to use as much mag as i did if you have good seeing.

regards Orestis:)

[Paddy]

Well done Orestis. Quite a feat!

[Rob_K]

Excellent work Orestis! :thumbsup: Congrats on the variable star observations too - as you continue, plot the magnitude against time and you'll have your very first light curve!

Cheers -

[orestis]

Thanks guys:thumbsup:.

regards Orestis