Starlog 2011-10-22

Location

Coinjock, NC. ECSP Oct 2011

Scopes

Lots of scopes, star party

Time

2000 - 04:30

Objects Seen

• M11
• M17 (Swan Neb)
• M18
• M25
• M26
• M27 (dumbbell) saw central star in kent's scope
• M33 (pinwheel) in Alan's 20"
• M39 (maybe), definitely
• M42 (orion nebula) saw 6 stars of trapezium with my scope and a 7mm Pentax eyepiece, also in kent's 25"
• M57
• NGC 1275 (Galaxy in a cluster in Perseus A)
• NGC 6818
• NGC 6822, Barnard's galaxy, part of our local group
• NGC 7009 (saturn nebula) in kents 25" and my 10" dob. Clearl blue tint
• NGC 7331 (spiral galaxy in peg)
• NGC 7129 (rose nebula) with mike's 18" dob
• Double cluster with mike's
• NGC 7000 (North american nebula) with mike's
• Jupiter, with 3 moons aligned, then unaligned later on. 6 bands