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Old 13-02-2010, 01:36 AM
Rob_K
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Well, I made a start on the list tonight with the 4.5" & 21mm EP, battling cloud that was making & breaking across the sky. Only time I had good transparency was briefly in the Vela/Carina area and the two globs came up really well. NGC 2808 was wonderful - bright & centrally condensed. NGC 3201 was larger but much duller, and in averted imagination I thought I could make out two faint fuzzy lines of stars going into it, making a "V".

Regulus double was fine, big separation, but didn't even bother going for Algieba at 4.6"! Lovely yellow 'star' anyway! M1 never came out of cloud. PN NGC 3242 was a shock - such a lovely small bright thing! Only had the briefest of views between clouds & will return to it with higher powers. Must have seen it before, but honestly can't remember it.

Galaxy NGC 1532 never really came out properly from the murk, but I did get tantalising glimpses of it. Long time since I've seen it, and definitely one for a better night. Don't have a realistic shot at galaxy NGC 1888 at mag 12.8, but found the field & position anyway. Just for a lark I might give it a go if I get a stunner of a night.

Comet 81P never really came out of the murk either, and despite spending more time on it than the rest put together, I only got a couple of the vaguest hints of something there. At times I couldn't see the mag 10 star it was near. I was battling to see nearby 74 Virginis naked eye, at mag 4.65!

Cheers -
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