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Category: Clusters

Open and Globular Clusters

01/07/2023 – EAA – Under the Full Moon
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01/07/2023 – EAA – Under the Full Moon

January 9, 2023 by Hersey

Saturday night was a nice clear night. In the mid-40s when I started out, but temperatures fell to near freezing during the session. The Moon was near full, VERY bright, and right up in the middle of the sky. So that was…

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12/28/2022 – EAA – Just Some Open Clusters
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12/28/2022 – EAA – Just Some Open Clusters

December 29, 2022 by Hersey

Another nice clear night. A little bit warmer, mid-40’s at the start of the night and just about freezing when I covered up the scope. There were some high thin clouds but these cleared out just after dark. I was hunting open…

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12/24/2022 – EAA – Christmas Eve Observing
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12/24/2022 – EAA – Christmas Eve Observing

December 26, 2022 by Hersey

Christmas Eve was clear and cold. Temperature was ~23 degrees F at 6 PM and fell pretty quick the later it got. Still it was very clear and dry. No frost on any of the gear at all. Nice night to be…

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12/16/2022 – EAA – Flames, Horses, Monkeys, Christmas Trees, and More…
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12/16/2022 – EAA – Flames, Horses, Monkeys, Christmas Trees, and More…

December 17, 2022 by Hersey

The first night out in nearly a month and it was a good one. A very nice clear sky and my gear work great. I observed a few objects from the CloudyNights’ December 2022 Monthly EAA Observing Challenge. Then had fun just…

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10/21/2022 – EAA – CN Challenge Objects and Some Just for Fun
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10/21/2022 – EAA – CN Challenge Objects and Some Just for Fun

October 22, 2022 by Hersey

A nice clear night. It started out kind of warm in the mid-to-low 60’s, but the temperature dropped into the upper 40’s quickly after dark. A great night to work through some of the objects on the CloudyNight’s October 2022 EAA Observing…

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09/17/2022 – EAA – Messiers and More!
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09/17/2022 – EAA – Messiers and More!

September 18, 2022 by Hersey

Another nice clear night, pretty much the same as last night. Observed a few more Messiers for the log and a couple of other interesting objects while I was just looking around. Earlier in the month I had a lot of issues…

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09/16/2022 – EAA – A Great Night Looking Around Cassiopeia
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09/16/2022 – EAA – A Great Night Looking Around Cassiopeia

September 17, 2022 by Hersey

A nice cool, in the mid-60s, and clear night. A bit hazy, but not too bad overall. My plan for this session was to revisit some of the objects on the CloudyNight’s September 2022 EAA Observing Challenge list and to see what…

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09/02/2022 – Observing Session – Finally a clear sky!
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09/02/2022 – Observing Session – Finally a clear sky!

September 4, 2022 by Hersey

Finally after more than a month we had a clear night sky on Friday. It was warm and humid but clear. The Moon was about half full in the Southwest sky. In the late afternoon I uncovered the scope and connected the…

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EAA – 07/23/2022 – Nebulas, Clusters, and a Famous Galaxy Quintet
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EAA – 07/23/2022 – Nebulas, Clusters, and a Famous Galaxy Quintet

July 24, 2022 by Hersey

It has been a while since I have been able to get out and observe. Mostly due to no clear weekend nights. It was hot with high thin clouds most of the day on 07/23/2022 but the sky mostly cleared after 8:30…

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EAA – 06/18/2022 – Some Nebula in Cygnus and a few other things…
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EAA – 06/18/2022 – Some Nebula in Cygnus and a few other things…

June 19, 2022 by Hersey

Last night the sky was mostly clear. It was also a bit cooler than it has been in the last couple weeks, once the Sun went down it cooled to the low 70s pretty quick and was in the mid-60s when I…

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