Hooray!!

I'll be there. I hope to see M13 on the C9.25!! M57 on the C11!!! Yay!

CENTAUR!

Had a great time last night and so thankful that Joe showed up. Super bummed that Scott had to wrestle with his scope. I know how frustrating that can be and hope it sorts itself out soon!

Only took a couple of pictures and then was too busy attending to people:

Julia hanging out with Sheila looking through the scope at the moon early. Wish Julia had been able to stay longer.


Joe setting up in the gloaming.

Was awesome to see friends, kids, neighbors, Horner Park Advisory Committee and Friends of the Park members, past visitors, Centaur, and Chicago Astronomer fans come out. After everyone was gone, Joe let me troll around the moon with the C11 and his binoviewers. We hung until about 2am, and as much as I wanted to, was never able to show my dew-drenched permit to anyone in authority.

The list is long and includes new Nova Delphini 2013 (why isn't it Sagitta?) listed here as the nearby star HD 194841. Times are all greatest approximations as I wasn't punching them in while attending tonight. I feel like there are a few objects that Joe was calling out near the end of the night that are missing from the list. Hopefully he'll fill in so I can update it.

One of the hits was the Double Double. I showed it to a lot of people first in the 23mm and then in the 17mm where the separation becomes clearer.

Even low in the mucky skies, Saturn is still a rock star. You have the best day of the week named after you, and you're still my favorite, you big, gassy buddy.

Horner Park, August 17

Uranus
(Planet in Pisces)
Observed: Aug 17, 2013, 23:05:23

Neptune
(Planet in Aquarius)
Observed: Aug 18, 2013, 11:00:42

Saturn
(Planet in Virgo)
Observed: Aug 17, 2013, 20:00:51

Venus
(Planet in Virgo)
Observed: Aug 17, 2013, 19:45:00

Moon
(Moon of Earth in Sagittarius)
Observed: Aug 17, 2013, 19:30:20

Delphinus
(Dolphin)
Supernova in evernote

HD 194841
(Star in Delphinus)
Observed: Aug 17, 2013, 22:54:29
2013 Nova Sagitta

Andromeda Galaxy - M 31
(Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda)
Observed: Aug 17, 2013, 23:45:59

Wild Duck Cluster - M 11
(Open Cluster in Scutum)
Observed: Aug 18, 2013, 0:25:51

Ring Nebula - M 57
(Planetary Nebula in Lyra)
Observed: Aug 17, 2013, 21:00:15

Double Double - Epsilon1 Lyr
(Double Star in Lyra)
Observed: Aug 17, 2013, 21:00:26

Double Cluster - NGC 869
(Open Cluster in Perseus)
Observed: Aug 18, 2013, 0:05:37

Hercules Cluster - M 13
(Globular Cluster in Hercules)
Observed: Aug 17, 2013, 22:30:47

Messier 92
(Globular Cluster in Hercules)
Observed: Aug 17, 2013, 22:45:03

Messier 15
(Globular Cluster in Pegasus)
Observed: Aug 18, 2013, 1:05:21

Owl Cluster - NGC 457
(Open Cluster in Cassiopeia)
Observed: Aug 18, 2013, 0:25:28

Pleiades - M 45
(Open Cluster in Taurus)
Observed: Aug 18, 2013, 1:10:11

Nice shots!
What is that above Patrick's head in the 4th last shot?

Lens flare or Kirlean photography?

It looks like a hyperdimensional creature!