The moon and rain were gone finally so I thought I'd try to catch a glimpse of the supernova in M101 again. I read an article in S&T online that said it was still mag 10 and easy to see so I went out about 8:30 with my 8" dob. Oops, I forgot that the dipper and M101 were slipping behind the house to the west! Fortunately it was still above the roof and the fog had not settled in so I got the dob pointed and BINGO there it was, south and a bit west of center of M101. The galaxy was easier to see tonight than last time and SN 2011FE stood out like a sore thumb. Not a bad sight for a star that's 23 million light years away!
I thought 'that was easy' and decided to swing around to M11 and try for a geosynchronous satellite. An article in Oct S&T described how to find them but once again I wasn't able to spot one. I found M11 ok and that put me at about -6 dec which is about where the Clark Belt should be but no cigar. The fog was settling in so visibility wasn't good. Maybe next time when it is clearer.
Jupiter was rising as I quit and made an eerie glow through the mist in the hollow.
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