Fairmount Illinois
10:30 PM -1:30 AM
Docter 12.5
Televue 22 Panoptic
Moon 56% illuminated
The moon was over my shoulder in the west.
Most of my observations were of Galaxies. It has been a long time since I have had this opportunity.
MOON
M106
M104
M3
M5
M49
M51
M58
M59
M60
M61
M63
M64
M65
M66
NGC3628
My first observation was the moon.
The
With the moon in play I can make a general comment that all of my
M104 gave me less than I have had in prior outings, especially my 2017 season, but even at that I did recognize a transient bar glitter.
For me the notable view was the Leo Triplet.
I found a delightful view of three galaxies in the Docter 12.5 eyepiece, M65,M66 and NGC3628.
Please see Post by Jim, (Juno16), here: Triplet.viewtopic.php?f=66&t=8602
Clear Skies !