Monthly Archives: June 2011

Blog June 27th 2011           Carrying on working through nebulae in Lyra following Owen Brazell’s lead in the Webb Society journal the DSO I caught up with Abell 46, PK 55+16.1. This was a tough one! Using the 20” and Watec 120N+ … Continue reading →

Blog 25th/26th June 2011 A mixed day of weather that gratefully closed clear and as night fell around 10pm local time I was looking forward to some observing. My primary desire was to get a detailed sketch of IC1296 a … Continue reading →

Blog 22-June-2011 Got out last night despite it being just about the shortest of the year, I like to do that if just to show it can be done and fly in the face of those who call it the … Continue reading →

After failing on 3 consecutive nights the week before last to spot the M51 SN visually in a 10″ under good Arizonan skies whilst observing with Frank, I finally caught it last night in a light sky with rising moon using the … Continue reading →