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General Observations

Date:28 Feb 1981 (NZST)
Time:19:55 (NZST)
Title:General Observations
 
General observations
Using 30cm Newtonian.
wCen M46 M47 eg5128.
Planet observing:
Saturn rings resolved in Newtonian, also 3 satellites (?).
Deep sky:
eg5128 possible siting.
wCen superb, stars pinpoints, centre less condensed with many outliers.
M47 unspectacular scattered.
M46 more condensed, nebula (?).
M42 good in C90 50X, detail in Newtonian 60-120x.

 
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