My red dot finder and
My Astro Shop 30mm 2-inch 80 degree AFOV Super View Eyepiece arrived today from My astro shop, and wouldn't you know it... the skies almost immediately darkened and the sound of thunder began to roar in the distance
Thankfully, the heavens opened up for a mere 40 minutes at around midnight, and I was able to have a quick play...
I am STOKED with this eyepiece. Its razor sharp!! I didnt have the whole sky to look at, but had a brief glance at the following...
N6397 - Never managed to spot it before tonight.
N4755 (jewel box) - found this EP allows me to see more color
N3372 (Eta Carinae)
N3532
N3293
Jupiter + 4 moons
Saturn + 3 moons
(Im not yet knowledgeable enough to distinguish the differences between the moons around Saturn and Jupiter)
Alpha Centauri and Acrux were visible as doubles despite the magnification..
There were a few other open clusters I looked at also, but they were the most brilliant of them all....
Thanks to the red dot finder, I actually found more in my 40 mins out tonight than I think i've seen since buying the dob
Anyways, I suppose thats about enough from me... I am just a bit amazed and had to share it
its 3am....
Alex.