The view was pleasing sharp and crisp, revealing decent optics and steady air over the mountain. I could just make out the central star on M57, something I had only done before with and even larger telescope.
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When you want to see the stars, find someplace dark
The view was pleasing sharp and crisp, revealing decent optics and steady air over the mountain. I could just make out the central star on M57, something I had only done before with and even larger telescope.
I would have loved Saturn in the 36″, the seeing was fantastic, but it was too low by this point in the year.