Session - 05/09/2023 ; Location - Horsens
Note: First time playing around with the new eyepiece. No major plans, and did not attach goto, so everything was manual. We saw a lot of satellites, and at one point I followed one with the telescope near Cygnus until I saw a fuzzy object. I moved to center this object. I'm uncertain about what it is. It did not look like a cluster, so that would leave a nebula or galaxy. At best estimate it was between Albireo and Altair, so a guess is the Dumbbell nebula. After more research it is certain it was indeed the Dumbbell nebula, which was confirmed with the stars near it. First time observing a planetary nebula, and be pure chance following a satellite.
| Object | Observation type | Eyepiece/camera | Magnification | Filter | Note | |
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| M31 | Explorer 150PDS (f5.0) | Plössl (fov: 2.77°) | 18X | Skywatcher Light Pollution Filter | Proud that I found this old friend in no time without goto. I still feel like a beginner when it comes to handling the telescope. |
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| M27 | Explorer 150PDS (f5.0) | Plössl (fov: 2.77°) | 18X | Skywatcher Light Pollution Filter | Wow, what a view. Found it by pure chance, and it was so much fun to try to identify the object. Manage the identify after looking it up inside in stellarium. |
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| NGC884 | Explorer 150PDS (f5.0) | Plössl (fov: 2.77°) | 18X | Skywatcher Light Pollution Filter | For some reason this gave me some troubles, but eventually I did find it. NGC869 was also clearly visible in the view |
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| NGC869 | Explorer 150PDS (f5.0) | Plössl (fov: 2.77°) | 18X | Skywatcher Light Pollution Filter | Same as for NGC884 |
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