A 3 am wake-up with some clear skies and not much wind. Looked at comets 10P Temple 2 as well as 220P McNaught. Prior to getting an hour or so of sleep before trail, also looked at a galaxy (M31 Andromeda), as well as a few dso's close to the horizon (M42, Horsehead Nebula and surrounds, M45).
Southern Cape Astronomy Club meets at least once a month for stargazing or observation evenings close to new Moon or during astronomical related events. The well-established club is based in Pearly Beach just outside Gansbaai.
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Just a quick stack of a few DSO's from the early hours on Sunday morning (11/10/2026).
Three images with an S30 Pro on EQ mode from last night (04/1/2026).
With the Moon out of the way and weather improving somewhat, there was a few hours gap last night for collecting a few photons.
We've had some good weather the last couple of weeks; here are a few astro images.
We're getting some good stargazing weather in Pearly.
