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Fri/Sat, October 6/7, 2000

I imaged from the backyard in Oshawa tonight in the wee hours after the sky unexpectedly cleared around 3am. Temperature was +3C (session from 03:30 to 06:00).

I imaged M 1, then started NGC 2261 but with a wall of cloud advancing from the west, I quickly switched over to NGC 2392 which I got 16 frames on before the sky closed in at 05:40. A clear spot went past about 10 minutes later, and I was able to get 15 more frames! Everything was quite wet tonight, but the transparency was very good.

M 1 61½ minutes (123 x 30s)
M 1, 61½ minutes at f/6.3
Frames from 3 different nights (all with 10" f/6.3 LX200) combined with RegiStar:
* 27 frames Sep 4/5
* 30 frames Oct 2/3
* 66 frames Oct 6/7

NGC 2392 12 minutes (24 x 30s)
NGC 2392, 12 minutes at f/6.3
The Eskimo Nebula -- NGC 2392 (10" f/6.3 LX200).