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Points: 2891

Observations: 42

Kudos: 15

NameJoe
LocationKitchener, Ontario
TimezoneUS/Eastern
Latitude43.45
Longitude-80.4833
Altitude300m

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Sheliak

Celestron Omni XLT 150
1 points

Saw Sheliak with its blue friend clearly defined.

Ring Nebula

Celestron Omni XLT 150
10 points

Faint smudge using averted vision. Can sometimes see a ring structure.

Saturn

Celestron Omni XLT 150
100 points

Saturn appeared as mostly one color, yellow/orange. Rings easily seen as a single unit.

Albireo

Celestron Omni XLT 150
1 points

Easily split it with its companion star. Colors came through clear. Yellow and blue.

Hercules Globular Cluster

Celestron Omni XLT 150
30 points

Tracked it for some time, lost it in the clouds, found it again after clouds passed some 10 minutes later. Appeared to be a large faint smudge. Was easier to see with averted vision.

InstrumentObservations
Naked eye 0
Celestron Omni XLT 150 31
Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 Binoculars 8