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Thu/Fri, August 24/25, 2000

Tonight was the only completely clear night at Starfest, the transparency was very good, and there was heavy dew. (Wednesday night was fogged out by 23:30; Friday night was clear off and on until 2am and I used the clear times to enjoy a nice visual deep sky tour).

I did some imaging with the MX9 until the moon rose: one shot of the Cocoon Nebula, and two mosaics of the Veil Nebula (the NGC 6960 and 6992/5 parts).

IC 5146 22½ minutes (43 x 30s)
IC 5146, 22.5 minutes at f/6.3
IC 5146 (10" f/6.3 LX200).

NGC 6960 5 minutes (10 x 30s)
NGC 6960, 5 minutes at f/6.3
NGC 6960 (10" f/6.3 LX200).

NGC 6992/5 5 minutes (10 x 30s)
NGC 6992/5, 5 minutes at f/6.3
NGC 6992/5 (10" f/6.3 LX200).