T Lyncis observed - 7th & 8th April 2020

The only Lynx object I have seen is NGC 2419, the Galactic Wanderer, one of the most distant of the Milky Way's globulars.
Paul

Hi Paul.

Where were you when you saw NGC 2419?

Thank you,

Aubrey.

My back garden, a long time ago.

Saturday night 11th April I had far less trouble finding T Lyncis.
In fact it was easy.
I successfully got to it using my own instructions which I gave here a few days ago. I found T Lyn in minutes - no problem.
This time the Moon was gone of course. And I have to say T Lyncis has a good prominent orange colour despite being visible at a lowly 10th magnitude.
Unfortunately high and hazy cloud soon arrived and put a dampener on my proceedings.
Even Venus disappeared.
Castor and Pollux soon disappeared too at a later stage.
So I finished up showing my wife Valerie Regulus, Algieba and Castor. What 2 good double stars Regulus and Algieba will be observable over the next few months.

Regulus is a true binary with magnitudes: A = 1.4. B = 8.2. Sep = 175.5". PA = 308 degrees. Colours are blue-white and white. 

Algieba (Gamma Leonis) is a true binary too. Magnitudes: A =2.4. B = 3.6. Sep = 4.7". PA = 127 degrees. Both stars are yellow with a small amount of orange. 

I finished up with Castor which is a true triple star. Magnitudes: A = 1.9. B = 3. C = 9.8. Sep = 5.4". PA = 52 & 163 degrees. There is a D star which is optical. Its magnitude is 10.1. Its separation from C is 155". PA = 244 degrees. Colours are white, white and red for the true triple.  

Granted this was a far shorter observing session than it could have been.

Better sky conditions will hopefully on the way again very soon.

Clear skies,

Aubrey.

Hi Aubrey, 

While it may have been a short session, it sounds like it was a good one. It's always a nice feeling when we manage to find a target with greater ease than the previous outing. 

Judging by how blue the sky is at the moment, tonight could be a wonderfully clear night. 

All the best, 

Darren. 

Thank you, Darren.
I still have not managed to show Valerie T Lyncis.
But happy days! We do indeed have clear skies at the moment.
So I will observe this carbon star again on Monday night for the 4th time.

Clear skies from Aubrey.