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(IAAC) Obj: M40 - Inst: 12.5" F 4.8 Dobsonian



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Observation Poster: Paul Money <paul_ohstbucks@msn.com>

Observer: Paul Money
Your skills: Beginner (< one year)
Date/time of observation: 1/11/3 1145pM CST
Location of site: Kansas City, MO (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 3.8 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Major - gibbous or near object
Instrument: 12.5" F 4.8 Dobsonian
Magnification: 60x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): M40
Category: Other.
Class: 
Constellation: UMa
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
Easily found off the big Dipper Bowl.  The map showed a (6 mag?) star just
 off Megrez with the double positioned just beyond the 6th magnitude star.
 It was easily swept to and noted. Nothing particularly interesting about 
this pair. Not a tight pair and widely separated at 60x. 
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