Seeing index: OK (3)
Transparency: Average (3)

    Integration time (running total):
    * OSC 75 X 120s (150m)
    * Total: 2h30m

Seeing index: Poor/average (1/2)
Jet stream: Poor (30 m/s)
Transparency: Average (3)

    Integration time (running total):
    * OSC 1 X 30s (30s)
    * Total: 30s

Notes

After many days/ weeks with no or poor imaging opportunities I made a first exposure of the Blaze Star in order to track any increases in brightness from the expected nova outburst later this year.

Seeing index: OK (3)
Transparency: Poor/ave (2)

    Integration time (running total):
    * OSC 139 X 60s (139m)
    * Total: 2h19m

Seeing index: OK (3)
Jet stream: Good (7 m/s)
Transparency: Good (4)

    Integration time (running total):
    * OSC 130 X 180s (390m)
    * Total: 6h30m
    
    Integration time target
    * Target: 6 hours
    * Progress: 100%

Thursday 18th January

    Integration time (running total):
    * OSC 307 X 180s (921m)
    * Total: 15h21m

Notes

January has been a better month for clear skies making astro imaging possible once again. Hooray! M78 in Orion is a reflection nebula approx 1600 light years from Earth with NGC2071 to its North. Also visible is part of the H-Alpha cloud known as Barnard’s Loop which encircles the left-hand/East side of the constellation. Barely visible on following the line of the dark lane in the centre of M78…