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Latest Observations
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NGC2232

15x70 binoculars
50 points

Medium sized and bright. Fully resolved.

NGC2301

15x70 binoculars
20 points

Small, but bright open cluster

NGC2244

15x70 binoculars
30 points

Bright medium sized star cluster. Nearly fully resolved.

M35

15x70 binoculars
60 points

Large, bright and rich in stars

M53

15x70 binoculars
20 points

Small dim smudge near Alpha Coma Berenices

M3

15x70 binoculars
20 points

Small bright smudge

M12

15x70 binoculars
20 points

Small bright smudge, larger than M5

M5

15x70 binoculars
30 points

Small bright smudge near Serpens Sailboat asterism

Great Orion Nebula

Orion Sky View Pro 8" EQ
30 points

I traveled up to the Angeles National Forest to get to some darker skies. The only DSO that I found that night was M42. At first I wasn't even sure what I was looking at was even the nebula but as I increased the magnification it was clear this was it.

Moon

Celestron Nexstar 6SE
0 points

Tested new Neximage camera on the moon. Really cool!

Latest Comet

P/2006 AH2 (Sheppard-Tholen)

Magnitude:
21.37, Peak: 20.4
Constellation
Cancer
Closest Approach
Dec. 29, 1951

Brightest Comets

A/2018 V3 ( K1924 359.9): -314.94
A/2018 V3 ( K193B 359.9): -314.94
A/2018 V3 ( K1913 359.8): -314.94
A/2018 V3 ( K1939 359.9): -314.94
A/2018 V3 ( K18C7 359.8): -314.94

Brightest Supernova

2016gxp

Last Observed Magnitude:
16.5 (Oct. 10, 2016 )
Galaxy:
NGC51
Type:
Ia
Recently observed supernovae

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