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Tag: NGC 457

NGC 457 – The Owl Cluster

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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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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09/16/2022 – 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 – 01/22/2022 – A Few Messiers and an Owl
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EAA – 01/22/2022 – A Few Messiers and an Owl

January 23, 2022 by Hersey

We got a fair bit of snow, especially for here, but the storm is gone and the sky is clear. I set the gear back up on the driveway for some EAA. It was cold, 21 F, after dark. When I set…

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5:35 pm, January 28, 2023
55°F
clear sky
Wind: 5 mph
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