December 11, 2004

Loaded up the scope and took it to the http://www.taas.org/ observatory near Belen, NM and was blessed with a clear night. First light revealed 6 stars in the trapezium of the Orion Nebula and Stephan’s Quintet in Pegasus was readily seen with direct vision. It is my impression the scope competes well with views through a 14.5 inch monocular and there is no comparison between binocular vision and peering through even the finest eyepiece with one eye.

first light at General Nathan Twining Observatory

50 miles south of Albuquerque.

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