8P Tuttle on top of M33

Mark Johnston

8P Tuttle is moving at 10' per hour so I wonder if this may even be a factor for the 'real' imagers in the gang. Saw it move quite a bit over the 2+ hours spent on Tuttle observing.

Got excited and pretended to image. Results: I respect all the more the real imagers in TAC even more than before. BUT I have been meaning to do a bit more and I think understand what my poor old Meade DeepSky imager and I can and cannot do so it was well worth it (to me). Images are crud but learning was gold. but this is an observing mail list so back to my observing fun.

Had fairly good (city) skies and direct overhead to 25 deg from overhead to watch the dance of Tuttle and M33 in a 100mm f/6 Orion ED refractor. Bunch of time in my 'zero gravity' chair with 15x50 Image Stabilizer binocs and I gotta say they have never disappointed me and are always rock steady as long as you have a reasonably steady hold.

Hope Rob and perhaps others have good luck and you may even consider sending it in to San Jose Mercury if shots come out nice.

I am sure the guys at the Peak were having a blast up to now (Mr. Moon is making the gig just now).

Later,
mark