by Jeff Crilly
As other noted, the seeing was super last night.
The highlight was a pristine Saturn at 342x (15" f4.5, 15mm lanthanum, 3x Tv barlow).
Big cassini (thanks to the tilt, I'm sure), crepe ring easily seen, bands, etc.
The only downside was the lack of tracking on the scope.
Other delights included m42, m1, m31 and friends, m81/82.
Oh.. and the solar flare "Celery" in Ha just before sunset. Fantastic.
Posted on sf-bay-tac Thu Jan 22 10:39:58 2004 PT
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