11 November 2012

Observing Report: A Bad Night Out


Tonight was a bust. Conditions weren’t great, and it was very cold and dry. I looked forward to a good night, having 12 objects on my list. I only ended up observing 3 of them. The only positive thing about tonight was the fact that I observed M76, The Little Dumbbell Nebula. Conditions weren’t good enough for M33, M74, and some other Messiers. On top of all that, I misaligned my finder scope at the end of the night. Hopefully next session will be better. On the bright side though, I am buying a high powered planetary eyepiece tomorrow. 

M76 The Little Dumbbell Nebula