April is always known for erratic weather patterns but this year is extra special. We went from 27 degrees to -1 in just a couple of days and now we seem to be getting back to warmer weather. This week I had one opportunity but things were difficult. I had a very obvious pinching effect going on with my scope which is caused by the cold and results in triangle looking stars. I don’t think I really solved it completely but managed to get about 2 hours on globular cluster M3.

I like these clusters a lot. They look like these dreamy unreal balls of stars and their age and origin are mysterious.

I have a lot of projects going on and have been updating my rig this year to invest more time in exoplanet transits and spectroscopy and have some widefield imaging gear on the way too. I hope to log some results soon.