Session - 08/03/2024 ; Location - Horsens
Note: A nice session together with Teresa and David. They had a smaller Newtonian (130mm if I remember correctly), which they didn't try properly yet. There were some misconfigurations, but we did manage to view Jupiter after some trial and error. We definitely should align the finderscope during daytime at some point, and make sure it is assembled correctly. We also had a view through my own telescope, which luckily was working just fine.
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| Jupiter | Explorer 150PDS (f5.0) | Plössl (fov: 0.4°) | 125X | We went with the highest magnification so we could have a good look at the bands and the four moons. It was all very clear. I did not have a closer look, to see if the red spot was visible, as I let the others have more time at the telescope |
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| M45 | Explorer 150PDS (f5.0) | Kellner (fov: 0.8°) | 50X | Had a show and tell. We talked about open clusters versus globular clusters, and how 300 million years are quite young |
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| Aldebaran | Explorer 150PDS (f5.0) | Kellner (fov: 0.8°) | 50X | While this is a favourite through binoculars with the Hyades in the same view, it is not as stunning throught the telescope. Might have been better with the Skywatcher LET (28mm). Will try that next time. |
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| M42 | Explorer 150PDS (f5.0) | Kellner (fov: 0.8°) | 50X | Easily found, and left a good impression. It's always cool to see something in the sky with an extent, rather than points |
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| Betelgeuse | Explorer 150PDS (f5.0) | Kellner (fov: 0.8°) | 50X | I left it as a challenge to find this star in the telescope, but I have to admit that an equatorial mount is not very beginner friendly. We did manage to see it of course, and it's interesting to see such an intense colour, when everything else seem white or grey |
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