(IAAC) Obj: M 97, M108 - Inst: 12.5 Inch (brennweite) F / 4.1 Newtonian Dobsonian reflector (handmade)

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Observation Poster: Steven H. Yaskell <syaskell, at vermontel.net>

Observer: Steven H. Yaskell
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: November 29, 2010: c. 0430 UT
Location of site: Mount Holly, Vermont, USA (Lat 43 N., Elev 1666 ft)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 9 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 10 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 12.5 Inch (brennweite) F / 4.1 Newtonian Dobsonian reflector (handmade)
Magnification: 42 mm GSO SuperView
Filter(s): None
Object(s): M 97, M108
Category: External galaxy. Planetary nebula.
Class: 
Constellation: Ursa Major
Data: mag c. 11  size 
Position: RA 11:  DEC +55:
Description:
Pick these two up in the same field with the 42 mm (c. 2-inch) diameter lens
by GSO. The seeing is exceptional for this latitude and time of night (c. 11:30
PM EST). M97 is at the top of my view, showing its round face like a smudge of
faint white dust with no other detail. A little below it runs the gash of 
M108, also like a faint white smudge, both at the same (?) magnitude. A small 
star is equidistant between the galaxy and planetary. The view is soon 
occluded by high thin clouds, blanking out the view entirely.
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