Thursday, May 26, 2011

I found M2!

This morning, I looked at the sky from a remote location.  Definitely less light pollution there.

Saw M2 tonight, which would be a personal first.  I have never before seen a globular cluster, so I was a bit unprepared for what I saw.  It was like a star that I couldn't bring into focus, even tho the other stars were all sharp.

Absolutely beautiful!

Since this location has a better vantage of the easter sky, I also took a look at Jupiter, just as it was a few degrees above the horizon.  I was able to discern Jupiter and 4 moons.  It appeared that one was just completing it's transit, because at first there were 3 moons, then the 4th looked like it popped out of the side of the planet.

What a stunning morning. 


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