Hey everyone,
Last night was a wonderful viewing opportunity for Orion and M42. My
daughter and I observed M42 thru her 6" reflector - from my light-polluted
driveway on the south hill we easily resolved the "wings" and the Trapezium
(quadruple star in the middle) at about 60x.
Tonight should be another good opportunity. There's a finder chart on the
last page of this month's Asterisk.
http://www.cleardarksky.com/c/SpknWAkey.html?1
Remember the Official SAS Observing Checklist(tm)
1. M42 (binoculars or telescope)
2. First quarter moon (Naked eye, binoculars, or scope, hopefully at
Franklin Park!)
3. Early morning planets - Mars, Saturn, Jupiter (Naked eye,
binoculars, or telescope)
Any one get any of these yet?
Clear skies,
Nick
