| Date / Time | 14th September 2007 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Observers | Gary McGrory |
| Weather | Cold and clear |
| Moon | Below horizon |
| Report | M31 M32 and M110 Thought I saw dust lane in M31 but was\with averted vision Almach colour double very close ( 10 archseconds) but resolved easily. NGC 752 nice open cluster in low power eyepiece Pinwheel not found, sky not dark enough/ my star hopping not good enough Struve 183 Nice close double yellow and blue companion 6 arcseconds separation 6 iota tri another close double (4 arcseconds nice contrast yellow and blue companion M103 loose open cluster in Cassiopeia shaped like an arrow head Trumpler 1 Poor open cluster but really nice straight line of 5 close stars NGC 654 open cluster nice in low power eyepiece NGC 663 open cluster that looks like a glob albeit a poor one NGC 7789 nice open cluster looked good in binos M52 200 member open cluster best of bunch The double dark nebula not really resolved well, dark site needed The coathanger nice in binos no use in scope M71 loose globular no real detail i'm afraid The dumbell nebula looked fab really see hourglass shape highlight of the night, very bright! Double double managed to resolve as well as polaris so sky was clear Ring neb good but not the best i have seen washed out at high power Albireo stunning colour contrast double M29 nice open hard to tell from background milky way M72 Got this elusive glob no resolution of stars but nice to have found think that's it but as i said great sky and not to cold! Gary McGrory |