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The skies were clear when 89 people exited the Chesapeake Planetarium’s show, Cosmic Symphony Thursday night. Despite the rather chilly temperatures almost all hung around to look at the moon in our Celectron C-14 and The Orion Nebula in Mark Ost’s 4” Tele Vue refractor. The southern portion of the moon was pocketed with craters, which adults and kids alike enjoyed seeing.
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Yes it was a good night with a nice crowd. Kent and I saw both Venus and Uranus, about a degree apart, in one field of view using the Genesis 4 inch and a 40mm Pentax. I misidentified Uranus initially but Kent found it in the view. At low power what distinguished Uranus mostly was the green color. Unfortunately we could not share that view with the audience as trees made access to Venus a bit of a problem at the planetarium. Venus stayed up late as it were going to bed around 1030 (2230) last night.
The planetarium has an old 50mm Celestron eyepiece. In the 4 inch you should be able to see behind you with it. I need to try it some time
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On Friday, March 31, 2023 at 09:53:45 AM EDT, Kent Blackwell <kent@...> wrote:
The skies were clear when 89 people exited the Chesapeake Planetarium’s show, Cosmic Symphony Thursday night. Despite the rather chilly temperatures almost all hung around to look at the moon in our Celectron C-14 and The Orion Nebula in Mark Ost’s 4” Tele Vue refractor. The southern portion of the moon was pocketed with craters, which adults and kids alike enjoyed seeing.