Deep Sky Observations with Vespera Pro from March 27, 2025 on

M 51 (30 min rec.): Start at 7:44/17.2; restarted after about 4 min at 7:51/18,2 because of airplanes on the photo; 8:12/19.4 after 15 min IT; 8:36/19.6 after 32 min IT; 9:20/19.7 after 60 min IT; stopped at 10:00 after 90 min IT
M 40 (30 min rec.): Start at 10:03/19.8; stopped at 10:17 after 10 min IT
M 101 (30 min rec.): Start at 10:20/19.8; 10:40/19.9 after 15 min IT; stopped at 0:36 a.m. after 90 min IT

OS: NGC 2169, NGC 2194
G: M 84/86

Initialization at about 21:10 p.m., worked ... dew cap attached after initialization; Gitzo tripod fully extended; BalENS ON!

Several attempts to photograph the coverage of the Pleiades by the moon (took the Sony RX10 M4, instead...). In between and afterwards, I did the following observations:

NGC 2169 (Little Pleiades, 30 min rec.): 9:20/19.52; aborted after 15 min IT because of fuzziness (9:40); started anew at 9:44, immediately stopped, refocused and observation restarted; start at 9:47/19.82; end at 10:17/19.88 after 20 min IT
NGC 2194 (manually): Start at 10:30/19.89; end at 11:18
M 84 (30 min rec.): Start at 11:35/20.0; 11:47/20.0 (moon gone); end at 0:26 after nearly 32 min IT

IC 2574 (Coddington's Nebula; manually): Start at 8:54/17.5; 9:18/19.0; 9:42/19.5 (30 min IT); 10:44/19.6 (1h); 23:48/ (1:30h); .end at 0:37 a.m. after 2 h IT

Initially wrong try with Leo I/Regulus... >> stars cannot be used for DSO observations, seems to be a different mode...
NGC 3607/3608/3632 (manually): Start at 9:11/18.0; 9:41/19.0 (20 min IT); 10:00/19.15 (32 min); end at 19:20 after 45 min IT
M 102 (manually): Start at 10:26/19.1; 10:55/19.35 (20 min IT); end at 11:10 after 30 min IT
M 98, 99, 100 (30 min, mosaic): Start at 11:14; end at 0:40 after nearly 56 min IT

Initialization at about 8:55/16.3 p.m. (a little more than half moon), worked ... dew cap attached after initialization; Gitzo tripod fully extended; BalENS ON!

NGC 5907(06)/08/05/5879/M 102 (Knife Edge Galaxy, 30 min rec.): Mosaic (2.4° x 2.4°); start at 9:02/17.0 (not measureable because of the moon...); 10:00/18.0 (ditto...); end at anbout 11:00 p.m. after 1:20h IT and nearly 1.5 runs
NGC 5982 (Draco Trio, 180 min rec.): Start at 11:03; 0:20/19, 53 min IZ; end at 0:30 a.m. after 60 min IT

Initialization at about 9:15/17.75 p.m. (nearly full moon), worked ... dew cap attached after initialization; Gitzo tripod fully extended; BalENS ON!

NGC 2129 (manually, Stellarium coordinates*; with M 35 and more): Start at 9:22/18.0; end at 10:14/18.2 after 34:40 min IT
Leo Quartet (120 min rec.): Start at 10:17/18.2; 10:55/17.8, clouds; end at 11:54 p.m. after 62 min IT

*) Coordinates NGC 2129 (Stellarium 2000): 6h 1m 6,44s / +23°19'24,6"

Initialization at about 9:00/15.85 p.m. (shortly after full moon), worked ... dew cap attached after initialization; Gitzo tripod fully extended; BalENS ON!

NGC 2281 (Broken Heart Cluster, 30 min rec.): Start at 9:05/16.6; 9:30/18.9 (17 min IT); end at 9:50/19.8 after 30 min IT
NGC 3753 (Arp 320, Copeland Septett, manually with Stellarium coordinates*): Start at 9:54/19.8; end at 11:10/19.4 after 50 min IT
Abell 1637 with NGC 3842 (manually): Start at 11:12/19.4; end at 0:30 after 45 min IT (moon comes around the corner...)

*) Coordinates NGC 3753 (Stellarium 2000): 11h 37m 55s / +21°58'49"

Initialization at about 9:20/18.5 p.m. (shortly after full moon), worked ... dew cap attached after initialization; Gitzo tripod fully extended; BalENS ON!

NGC 2638 (90 min rec.): Start at 9:30/18.5; 9:35/19.3 (5 min IT); end at 10:13/19.56 after 30 min IT
Two attempts at NGC 3853 failed because of clouds...

NGC 3753 (Arp 320, Copeland Septett, manually with Stellarium coordinates*): Start at 9:22/17.4, cloudy; 9:45/19.2 (15 min IT); ended after 20:50 min IT at 9:55 p.m., because too faint because of clouds... unusable...
M 85 (30 min rec.): Start at 9:58/19.9; clouds; stopped at 10:30/20.15 after 20:40 min IT because of clouds.

*) Coordinates NGC 3753 (Stellarium 2000): 11h 37m 55s / +21°58'49"

NGC 3753 (Arp 320, Copeland Septett, manually with Stellarium coordinates*): Start at 9:35/18.8; ended after 30 min IT at 10:15 p.m
M 85 (30 min rec.): Start at 10:21/20.18; stopped at 10:52/20.2 after 20 min IT.
M 87 (30 min rec.): Start at 10:55/20.2; stopped at 11:22/20.0 after 17 min IT.
M 49 (30 min rec.): Start at 11:25/20.0 stopped at 11:50/20.0 after 17 min IT.

*) Coordinates NGC 3753 (Stellarium 2000): 11h 37m 55s / +21°58'49"

Initialization at about 9:30/16.8 p.m. (New Moon), worked ... dew cap attached after initialization; Gitzo tripod fully extended

NGC 3227/26 (manually): Start at 9:37/17.7; 10:10/19.94 (20 min IT); stopped at 10:24 after 30 min IT
NGC 4567/68 (Siamese Twins/Butterfly Galaxies, with M 58; 30 min rec.): Start at 10:28/20.20; 11:00/20.12 (20 min IT); stopped at 11:14 after 30 min IT
NGC 4038/39 (Antennae Galaxies; 120 min rec.): Start at 11:18/20.11; stopped at 0:08 after 30 min IT

Initialization at about 9:30/??? p.m. (2 days after New Moon), worked ... dew cap attached after initialization; Gitzo tripod fully extended

M 88, M 91 (30 min rec.): Start at 9:37/17,7; stopped at 10:24 after 30 min IT
M 89, M 90 (30 min rec.): Start at 10:37/17,7; stopped at 10:24 after 30 min IT
M 58, M 59, M 60 (30 min rec.): Start at 11:37/17,7; stopped at 11:24 after 30 min IT
M 61 (30 min rec.): Start at 11:37/17,7; stopped at 0:10 after 30 min IT

Strongly interacting spiral galaxies NGC 4567/68, together with the barred spiral galaxy M 58