7 october 2023

Tried to get the 20-inch back up and running last night, having upgraded the ServoCAT from Gen 2 to Gen 3.  I have it mostly working, with goto functioning.  Tracking is still not good, and goto not very accurate.  And I could not get the laptop to wirelessly connect to the Nexus.  I'll give it some more tries to make everything work -- I can always revert to Gen 2 if needed.

Seeing was good and I tried a couple of "movement" list doubles, punching in the coordinates and pushing to them.  Saturn looked nice through the 20-inch but to be honest, it looked better through my 6-inch refractor, which I had also set-up as a backup.  The contrast gain was significant, it wasn't so washed out an it looked solid, like a 3D physical object.  On to the 8-inch refractor, I think.

BU 1129 AB: 508; 1060x: Light orange stars, slightly notched, PA seems to the NW but is difficult.  SOC grade 3 orbit, 121.7-year period, it will hang at this PA and separation into the 2040s.
19h 21m 36.09s +52° 22' 34.9" P.A. 344.00 sep 0.3 mag 7.69,7.84 Sp A8III dist. 205.34 pc (669.82 l.y.)

STT 406 AB: 508; 1270x: Out of round on a W-E line, my guess is secondary is east.  SOC grade 3 orbit, nearing periastron but will widen on the opposite side of it's orbit and be splitable in the early 2040s.

20h 19m 49.69s +45° 21' 49.7" P.A. 100.00 sep 0.13" mag 7.25,8.74 Sp F5IV dist. 92.51 pc (301.77 l.y.)