9/29/2006 2350 hrs

Located in Baseball field near home cords. Cool, clear night, no wind, low humidity, temps
45-50. Trans 7, seeing 8.
NGC 0581, M 103, Open cluster in Cassiopea, this is a pretty open cluster. 17 stars visable in a tiny dipper shaped space at low power. At high pwer with proxima zoom, there are 30-35 visable. There are three bright stars in a line across the bottom of the group.

NGC 7654, M 52, An open cluster in Cassiopea with many bright stars, two or three brighter than the rest, maybe 50 or so stars resolved. The shape of the cluster reminds me of a glass overflowing with fizzing soda.

NGC 0559, Caldwell 8. Open cluster, appears small and loose at high mag, only 5-6 stars resolved.

NGC 0205, M 110, Faint galaxy in my 8in. SCT in poor light polluted skies. At first I saw nothing but after slewing to one side and than the other, I was able to pick up on this galaxy as it driffted across the 40mm ep. This messier object lies in Andromeda.

NGC 7079, M 39, Open cluster in Cygnus, this cluster fill and expands out of the FOV of the 40mm. I counted 30 or so stars without slewing the scope. This object would really show with binos.