David Knisely wrote:

DS090904 RECENT OBSERVATIONS
by David Knisely

DATE: September 9th, 2004, 0130 to 0650 hrs UTC.
LOCATION: Rockford Lake, Nebraska 40.227N, 96.580W, 1400 ft (427m) elev.
INSTRUMENTS: NexStar 9.25" Schmidt-Cassegrain, 78x, 98x, 168x, 297x, 479x.
SkyView Pro 100mm f/6 refractor: 20x, 25x, 43x, 63x, 76x, 122x, 190x.

CONDITIONS: Clear, Temp. 65F (18C), wind calm.
UNAIDED-EYE ZENITH LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 6.6
SEEING (above 45 deg. altitude): 1" arc (Antoniadi II).

OBJECTS OBSERVED: Izar (Epsilon Boo), M8, M20, M22, M24, M17, M16, M11, M23,
M39, M29, M57, M74, M76, NGC 246, NGC 253, NGC 281, NGC 869-884, NGC 891,
NGC 6781, NGC 6826, NGC 6888, NGC 6960-79-92, NGC 7000, NGC 7009, NGC 7331,
NGC 7335, NGC 7340, Stephan's Quintet (NGC's 7317-18A/B-19-20) NGC 7293,
NGC 7789, NGC 7814, IC 1318, IC 1613, Kemble's Cascade (Cam), various
NexStar "Tour" asterisms.

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Very good report, thank you. It's the kind I aspire to writing :-)

Hopefully my two weeks in Scotland soon will provide me with slightly
darker skies.

Jim
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