FINALLY Dagnabbit!#@$%&

In between cloud banks rolling through I managed about an hour ago to catch M13, nearly at zenith, and get some resolution, using my Coulter 10 inch Dob and better ep's (including a 32 and 20mm Celestron Erfles, a 12mm UO Ortho, and a nice 3x barlow I got at the latest NEAF).

The view was the best in two years I've had the dob, actually able to resolve festoons/loops of stars, maybe 200 or more? Previously I'd only been able to see hints of resolution, and the Hardin 8 in StarHoc I've been using for low power views didn't cut it, even with the ep's above.

OK, NOW I'm impressed. Aperture Fever hits- with a dash of longer focal length desire.

Jess Tauber

jess tauber said:

In between cloud banks rolling through I managed about an hour ago to catch M13.........

The view was the best in two years I've had the dob, actually able to resolve festoons/loops of stars, maybe 200 or more.......

Jess Tauber

Ah yes, like a scoop of ice cream, with the edges dripping down over the cone..... Hopefully you swung north a bit for M92? Equally tasty!

ccw

Jess,

Give M5 a look in Serpens. I looked at both M13 and M5 and found them both real good, even in my little 90mm I could see stars at the outer edges of both.

Rick