lowlightnotes from a light-polluted backyard

Albireo, again, because it never gets old

Neighbours came over with their kids. Albireo is the safe bet: split at any magnification, colours obvious even to someone who has never looked through a telescope.

After that we tried the Double Double in Lyra. At 120x both pairs split cleanly, at 60x the kids saw "two stars that are a bit fat".

Note to self

Bring the red torch with the dimmer, the cheap one is far too bright.

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