3 of us of us shared a 12" LX200gps and an 8080 refractor and we were
fairly certain that we caught XP14 over a two hour period of time from
just before midnight to around 2AM. We were observing in the Oregon
Coast range on a ridgeline road called "Drift Creek" elevation at
2900'.

It was very faint and an irratic tumbler by my estimate. Only visable
for about a second every 5 - 10 minutes or so (not an accurate time by
any means). At its brightest, maybe mag 11, but invisable the rest of
the time. My hunch is that there is a flat spot that was acting as a
reflector.

We used three different pieces of software to track and verify XP14's
postion - Guide 8, TheSky v6 and Starry Night Pro. Observing conditions
were breezy at around 5mph (onshore air flow), clear with modest light
pollution to the east (Hillsboro, Beaverton, Portland).

A larger scope would of been nice, but a dob would of had trouble
tracking in the breeze.



Dennis Woos wrote:
My older son and I failed to see it with our 10" f/6 dob. We staked out
three spots but for whatever reason were unsuccessful. We found it
surprising how early it got light - hven't pulled an all-nighter in some
months. However, we had a good time anyway.

Dennis