Twice as beautiful

Alcor and Mizar. Pencil on white paper inverted in Photoshop. This is the first
sketch I’d been able to make, in my first observing session for months (due mainly
to bad weather and constant cloud cover). It was made on August 24th, 2007, using
my 4″ refractor, ideal for double star observations. The conditions were pretty
horrible – milky skies and a waxing, almost full Moon.
  Date: 24th August 2007
  Instrument: 4″ refractor
  Magnification: 42x
  Location: My backyard, Isle of Wight, England
  Conditions: Horrible! Waxing, almost full Moon, hazy skies. Not much use for
  ‘proper’ deep sky observing.
  NELM: 5.0
  Notes; A well-known double. A beautiful sight in the refractor

Faith Jordan