Nova East Star Party
Audrey-Maude studies the night sky with a Sky Atlas beneath the Double Cluster (NGC 869/884) and the Andromeda Galaxy (M31).
Observing session: ~4 hours, concluded early Sunday morning. Observations made with TeleVue 85mm:
Nebulae
• Veil Nebula (NGC 6960/6992)
• Dumbbell Nebula (M27)
• Ring Nebula (M57), observed through an 18-inch Dobsonian
Star Clusters
• Double Cluster (NGC 869/884)
• E.T. Cluster (NGC 457)
• Coathanger Cluster (Collinder 399)
• Hercules Globular Cluster (M13)
• Globular Cluster (M3)
Double / Multiple Stars
• Double Double (Epsilon Lyrae)
• Albireo (Beta Cygni)
• Mizar & Alcor (Ursa Major)
Asterisms & Stars
• Summer Triangle (Vega, Deneb, Altair)
• Vega (Lyra)
Date: August 23, 2025
Location: Smileys Provincial Park, Nova Scotia
Optics: Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Exposure: 10 sec., f/2.8, ISO 2000