2022-11-24

• Condition: E6
• Location: Home, Spearfish: 44.49, -103.87

A Thanksgiving observation session! I stuffed myself stupid; so much so that I was feeling too tired to go out viewing tonight. I'm glad I pushed myself because it was beautiful tonight!

10:16PM

• Target: 32 Eridani[1]
• Const: Eridanus
• RaDec: 3h54m -2°57
• Type: Star (Double)[2]
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 40x, AV
• Double: AB: 340°
• Image: ../images/2022-11-24_32Eridani.jpg[3]

Found by right ascending from ν Eridani. Clean split. The sibling is less bright but not hard to see. Both appear yellow in color.

=> [1] 32 Eridani (ID) | [2] Star (Double) (ID) | [3] ../images/2022-11-24_32Eridani.jpg

10:30PM

• Target: 55 Eridani[1]
• Const: Eridanus
• RaDec: 4h43m -8°48
• Type: Star (Double)[2]
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 57x
• Double: AB: 300° or 120°
• Image: ../images/2022-11-24_55Eridani.jpg[3]

Found by moving declination down from μ Eridani. Cool faint pair. Looks like a ghostly pair of eyes. Orange in color.

=> [1] 55 Eridani (ID) | [2] Star (Double) (ID) | [3] ../images/2022-11-24_55Eridani.jpg

10:39PM

• Target: γ Leporis[1]
• Const: Lepus
• RaDec: 5h44m -22°27
• Type: Star (Double)[2]
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 57x
• Double: AB: 340°
• Image: ../images/2022-11-24_GammaLeporis.jpg[3]

Easy split. Primary is white, the sibling looks purple.

=> [1] γ Leporis (ID) | [2] Star (Double) (ID) | [3] ../images/2022-11-24_GammaLeporis.jpg

10:51PM

• Target: M 79[1]
• Const: Lepus
• RaDec: 5h24m -24°33
• Type: Globular Cluster
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 40x, AV
• Image: ../images/2022-11-24_M79.jpg[2]

Very faint and difficult to see. AV is required. Can see some "noise" in the area with an occasional glint of light. Maybe it's too low on the horizon? I may flag this one for a redo in the future.

=> [1] M 79 (ID) | [2] ../images/2022-11-24_M79.jpg

11:07PM

• Target: β Orionis[1]
• Const: Orion
• RaDec: 5h14m -8°12
• Type: Star (Double)[2]
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 57x, 1/2 stop-down
• Double: AB: 220°
• Image: ../images/2022-11-24_BetaOrionis.jpg[3]

Rigel is so bright it almost washes out the sibling. Tried various methods, but stop-down without barlow worked the best.

=> [1] β Orionis (ID) | [2] Star (Double) (ID) | [3] ../images/2022-11-24_BetaOrionis.jpg

11:14PM

• Target: δ Orionis[1]
• Const: Orion
• RaDec: 5h32m -0°18
• Type: Star (Double)[2]
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 57x
• Double: AB: 0°
• Image: ../images/2022-11-24_DeltaOrionis.jpg[3]

Easy split. The sibling is less bright, but still easy to see. Primary looks yellow.

=> [1] δ Orionis (ID) | [2] Star (Double) (ID) | [3] ../images/2022-11-24_DeltaOrionis.jpg

11:20PM

• Target: λ Orionis[1]
• Const: Orion
• RaDec: 5h35m +9°56
• Type: Star (Double)[2]
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 150x
• Double: AB: 45°
• Image: ../images/2022-11-24_LambdaOrionis.jpg[3]

Took a little effort to get the split, mostly with micro-focusing. Both appear white.

=> [1] λ Orionis (ID) | [2] Star (Double) (ID) | [3] ../images/2022-11-24_LambdaOrionis.jpg

11:35PM

• Target: σ Orionis[1]
• Const: Orion
• RaDec: 5h38m -2°36
• Type: Star (Multiple)[2]
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 150x
• Double: AC: 90°, AD: 70°
• Image: ../images/2022-11-24_SigmaOrionis.jpg[3]

Can only see two of the three siblings. I've tried everything I could think of to see the third, but it's keeps evading me.

=> [1] σ Orionis (ID) | [2] Star (Multiple) (ID) | [3] ../images/2022-11-24_SigmaOrionis.jpg