Later that night when I went back inside I read in Sissy Haas's book describing it as "a bluish red". The extending center column is really useful to nail comfort when using a fixed height chair. Together they were quite a fun pair to observe, and I spent quite some time observing and sketching. That was a first in 55 years of observing! At this point it was getting late and the sky was worsening. Struve 1669- Another easy one to locate with the finder. But I couldn't! It was the only object one night that got two teenagers away from their phones! A great white-white combination that reminds one of a dimmer Porrima. Find out more about how we use your information in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. My last observing report on double stars was put in the Classic Telescopes forum, but this time I'll put my latest report here. This link includes all forms that may be submitted online. He (or she) wanted to play and was tumbling around in the grass not far from me. Struve 1332: I really liked this pair because they were rather faint and close and fairly matched in brightness. It is marginally better when I use my Skywatcher wedge on the tripod. I also showed my wife which was her first time ever seeing a sunspot through a telescope. I should have easily seen the B star at 241 deg PA. It was clear and quiet. Great report! ksi Scorpii - This is such a nice double. Gamma Leo: aka Algieba, was quite spectacular.
B920 - This is an easily located double star near epsilon Corvii.
The fact that I could split it with only 68X attests to the excellent optics of the Q. I tried to take a picture but it didn't work out and I was wasting precious time.
Just for fun, I switch from eyepiece mode to finder mode. The Sanford-Davis tripods are quite nice.
I also learned that I need a covering that goes over my head and eyepiece to see anything faint. M67 was beautiful. Thanks Ben. Struve 1311: Beautiful!
This website was produced by Questar III's Communications Service. Copyright 2018 Questar III. My Questar motor is very quiet. Hmm...I wonder what to name her is she's female? I then went on to Cancer since Gemini was getting low in the west. I can clearly hear the drive motor. Eta Gem: A nice close pair of 3.52 and 6.15 stars separated by only 1.8". The Davis & Sanford can handle visual really well.
At 160x the nebula was showing some dim ring structure and I am sure that this was observed. 67 Cnc: This is a wide and easy pair of 6.0 and 9.22 stars separated by 103.9". }, Adult Education and Workforce Development, NYSAA (New York State Alternatively Assessed) Programs, Administrative Management and Planning Service, Business & Education Partnership Opportunities, Halloween letter from our Chief Academic Officer, Changes to the CARES Act Provision of Equitable Services to Non-Public Schools. So far tho, no problems what so ever. Is this normal?
Page 3 of 4 - Questar Observing Reports (Post yours here) - posted in Questar Forum: +1 for R Leporis. The double stars are a bit easier because they are immediately identifiable on the screen of my iPhone in real time. M80- This is what you may call a fuzzy ball of light with a very bright center. Hey, maybe I can see the greenish secondary, I thought. I did have some distortion with Saturn because of the window glass.
Later that night at about 10 PM, observed M57 (appeared best with 12 mm, no Barlow, averted vision), Albireo (wife was impressed at the colors), and the "double-double" (cleanly and easily split). Questar Assessment Inc., a wholly-owned, independently-operated subsidiary of Educational Testing Service, is a K–12 assessment solutions provider focused on building a bridge between learning and accountability and raising expectations about what it means to be an assessment partner.
Edited by TerryWood, 22 June 2020 - 04:55 PM. I will not give up and try again another night and earlier when they are near the zenith. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality. The secondary appearing just barely outside the diffraction right of the primary.
Questar A Brief History Introduction to Questar Products: Made in the United States Since 1950. enter. 38 Gem: A 4.75 and 7.8 mag pair separated by 7.8". It's great. Over the years, I have used lots of different telescopes. Edited by TerryWood, 12 June 2020 - 09:34 AM. Edited by oldmanastro, 14 May 2020 - 03:09 PM. It was bright with both components white maybe with a tinge of yellow.
Edited by oldmanastro, 15 May 2020 - 02:41 PM. Epsilon Lyrae- This has always been one of my favorite doubles. However, there was was still a high haze, and with the Moon and my light polluted skies in the midst of a lit up gated community, I would never classify this as a "dark night". Lots of averted vision applied here, but I was nice to have seen it again. That's how bad the sky was.
It is the goal of Questar III BOCES that this website is accessible to all users. I need to put my ear to the base. Excellent! M41 completely disappeared. The brother said to his sister, "Hey Sis, look at this. I couldn't decide. At 160x with the 16mm Brandon + Barlow it is a bright planetary nebula with an almost starlike center viewed with AV. Except it's hot and muggy out there, which is not so much fun. I would never have found it if not for the goto mount. Anyway is an elegant gear noise! Do y'all know if there is an equivalent Davis & Sanford tripod in their current lineup?
Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps. I typically get 30 exposures of 10 seconds each, and then stack them using nebulosity 4 on my iMac. 49 Leonis - a no-go. And I had a friendly otter come out of the lake to keep me company.
In the end it was a nice observing session with the Questar delivering optical excellence. Well, as long as it track well. Observing report from last night.
Wishful thinking. At 150X this 7.5m, 30' cluster showed ~20 stars. Well, as long as it tracks well.
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A pair of well focused textbook images of two bright doubles.
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Don’t know.
I'll post the comparison images of Jupiter, Saturn and Mars, as well as visual thoughts, in a separate post. Anyway is an elegant gear noise! First, in the late afternoon, I observed sunspot AR 2765 from the backyard, and I am documenting its progress across old sol with a drawing.
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Community Forum Software by IP.BoardLicensed to: Cloudy Nights, This is not recommended for shared computers, New to solar imaging - finally got my first images, Optimum thickness of felt in telescope rings, justfred, rcwolpert and JamesMStephens like this, NC Startrekker, Terra Nova, oldmanastro and, ETXer, rcwolpert and JamesMStephens like this, ETXer, TerryWood and Terra Nova like this. Dominion Energy Web Self Service Sign in. It worked quite well and saved fumbling with the 1/4-20 mounting screw on the back of the S-D tripod's payload table when trying to mount the Q. I have since sold it and replaced it with a Celestron Wedge and homemade adapter plate on a heavy surveyors tripod for a rock-solid mount.
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