Clear Skies
visual astronomy
Observing sessions 2012
Great conditions under Dutch skies. Observed open clusters & asterisms in Triangulum, Aries, Cassiopeia, Perseus, Auriga and Canis Minor
61 open clusters
3 nebulae
6 asterisms
18
A short session under poor skies, targeting carbon stars in Taurus and Auriga.
32 carbon stars
1 double star
Total: 33 observations
First time observations: 27 objects
Clear skies but transparency less than optimal. Observed open clusters in Gemini, followed by carbon stars in Gemini, Lynx, Ursa Major and Leo.
36 carbon stars
17
A session with more time spent chatting with friends than at the eyepiece. Observed open clusters in Camelopardalis, a galaxy and an HII region in the same constellation,
Clear skies with good transparency, but windy. Tucked behind my car, I observed carbon stars, a globular cluster and galaxies in Canes Venatici, followed a single galaxy in
15 January - Vinkel, the Netherlands
16 January - Vinkel, the Netherlands