Post by timothy on May 1, 2005 21:12:15 GMT -6
5" newt 900mm
Clear
No moon
LMV 4
Last night 4-30=05
observing session length 2 hours
Decided to try for M101 one more time. I started out far enough from Eta and Zeta Ursae Majoris that I felt confident it was between where I was and those two stars. I began to methodically and slowly field by field working inward. I've come to the conclusion With this size scope I need a darker site. But you know I'll try again from time to time when I get one of those night when the stars are so bright you feel you can reach out and touch them.
Next I went back to M81-82. Particularly 81. I wanted to see how my OIII worked on it. Looked better without it. Then I tried upping the power to 120 and 150, that seemed a little better, at 300 I lost it. I heard this described as running out of light. Still it's so cool being able to see something that is 7000000 LY away. WOW
Clear
No moon
LMV 4
Last night 4-30=05
observing session length 2 hours
Decided to try for M101 one more time. I started out far enough from Eta and Zeta Ursae Majoris that I felt confident it was between where I was and those two stars. I began to methodically and slowly field by field working inward. I've come to the conclusion With this size scope I need a darker site. But you know I'll try again from time to time when I get one of those night when the stars are so bright you feel you can reach out and touch them.
Next I went back to M81-82. Particularly 81. I wanted to see how my OIII worked on it. Looked better without it. Then I tried upping the power to 120 and 150, that seemed a little better, at 300 I lost it. I heard this described as running out of light. Still it's so cool being able to see something that is 7000000 LY away. WOW
