Mike28
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Loc: Morris County,NJ
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I think I am getting tired of talking about Scopes/equipment. So to show that we do observe (when sky permits) here are my top ten viewing targets:
M8 Lagoon Nebula
M13
M16
M31
M45 'The Pleiades
M51 whirlpool Galaxy
M57 Ring Nebular
The SWAN
M81/82 (I count it as one-they are so close!)
M104 Sombrero galaxy
What are your top ten targets?
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Mike
'The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.” Albert Einstein
NS11GPS/Sky align
TAKAHASHI TOA150F
Celestron 80ED
TV Pronto
Burgess Bino
Coronado Ha PST
CGE mount
Edited by Mike28 (12/02/06 03:29 PM)
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SaberScorpX
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Loc: illinois, usa
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Just for kicks, I'd throw M42 and the DC on my list somewhere. 
Plenty of Top 10s in the Southern Sky as well.
Stephen Saber
PAC/Astronomical League
http://www.astronomyblogs.com/member/saberscorpx/
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reflector74
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No kidding....
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Acheron
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Loc: Croatia, Velika Gorica
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M8
M42
M33
NGC869&884
M4
M11
M35
M27
M51
M13
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8" F6 Dob - "Betsy"
12" F5 Dob - "Tristac"
25x100 Binos
Messier Catalogue - done
Herschel 400 - 201 more to go
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Refractor6
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Loc: Vancouver B.C. , Canada
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Hard to pick just 10 but here I go:
M24 inc. NGC6603 +B92,B93 {same FOV}
M11
M27
M35 inc. NGC2158 {same FOV}
M42 inc. M43 {same FOV}
M57
M31 inc. M32+M110 {same FOV}
M81+M82 {same FOV}
M13
NGC6543-Cat's Eye
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Stan
Takahashi FS-102 NSV
Antares 152 f/8 prototype
Antares 152 f/6.5
Antares 127 f/6.45 prototype
Orion 9x63 mini giants
Pentax 20x60 PCF WP
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Scott Horstman
Vendor- Backyard Observatories
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double cluster
M 13
NGC 253
NGC 4565
M 104
M 27
M 42
M 8
M 17
M 81 - 82
Yep, hard to quit at 10. Can I quick throw in the Veil too?
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Scott.
My Gallery
12.5" f/8 EQ w/Byers gears
178ED/LXD750
102ED
100mm f/13 Carton refractor
PST
DSI, ST7
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Refractor6
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Yes Scott throw the Veil,double cluster and M37 etc.. on my extended list.
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Stan
Takahashi FS-102 NSV
Antares 152 f/8 prototype
Antares 152 f/6.5
Antares 127 f/6.45 prototype
Orion 9x63 mini giants
Pentax 20x60 PCF WP
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Chopin
Canis Insanus
Reged: 02/03/05
Posts: 3376
Loc: In the doghouse.
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M42/43
h/chi Persei
M37
M41
M44
Trio in Leo
Veil
M13
M22
M104
Sorry, not very creative, is it?! 
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Jason®
Phlog
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Carol L
Reged: 07/05/04
Posts: 5880
Loc: Tomahawk, WI 45N//89W
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Just wanted to add a few:
NGC 246 (pneb in CET)
NGC 253 (Sculptor Galaxy)
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Chopin
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Quote:
M42/43
h/chi Persei
M37
M41
M44
Trio in Leo
Veil
M13
M22
M104
Sorry, not very creative, is it?!
 Shnykies!
I forgot M57!! Okay, knock M44 of of that list, and put in the "Ring". That will be the only revision, I swear... 
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Jason®
Phlog
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rocco13
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M11 M42
M57 M31
M13 M37
M2 M81/82
M52 NGC869/884 (DC)
Honorable mention: Albireo and Struve3053
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Rocco
Super C8 (1984 vintage)
Celestron 102 f/5
and a cheap pair of binoculars
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Blair
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Being a small scope user (120mm and less) with the Northern and Eastern skies my best these are my favorites:
The Coathanger
Mel 20
Cr 70
M35
M39
M34
M27
Double Cluster
M11
M37
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galaxyman
Pooh-Bah
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Posts: 1171
Loc: Limerick, Pa
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In order
1. Ngc-4565
2. M-51
3. Virgo Cluster
4. Ngc-4631 with (Ngc-4627 and Ngc-4656)
5. M-104
6. M-33
7. Leo Trio (M-65, M-66, Ngc-3628)
8. Ngc-2903
9. Ngc-3190 Grp (Hickson 44)
10. Ngc-4449
Man, this was tough for all ten. Some others could make the list, like Ngc-2683, or the view I had a few years ago of the Ngc-3995 group in the 22" dob.
Ones that will always be on my list is the top 3. They cannot be replaced.
Karl
E.O.H.
Chesmont Astronomical Society
22" f/4.5 Dob
12.5" f/4.8 Dob
8" f/9 refractor (The Beast)
6" f/6.5 refractor (Mini-Beast)
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So many galaxies, so little time!
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KWB
Postmaster
Reged: 09/30/06
Posts: 7634
Loc: Westminster,Co Elev.1646Meters
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Hello Mike,
Because of light polution,some of my favorites are straight
up.
M3
M5
M13
M42
M45
M92
Epsilon Lyrae
Albireo
Gamma Andromeda
Jupiter
Kenny
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"When dealing with a mystery,choose the most unlikely of the likely possibilities"-Sherlock Holmes
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KWB
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I apologize for the last post. I'm new to this forum and
will strike out the the last objects from my list. The are not deep sky objects.
Kenny
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Kenny
"When dealing with a mystery,choose the most unlikely of the likely possibilities"-Sherlock Holmes
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Cosmosphil
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Loc: So. California
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You would really need two lists. One for the big scopes and one for the smaller. And 10 is NOT enough but I'll give a sampling.
In no particular order....
Big scope list:
NGC891
Abell 426
M33
NGC2903
M2
M42
M51
NGC7331 & environs
Stephans Quintet
Veil Nebula
Small scope list:
Double Cluster
M31
M46 / NGC2438
M35 / NGC2168
M37
Markarians Chain (M84-M86 area)
M81 / M82
M8
M45
M57
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Phil Agins
15" Discovery TD
10" Discovery PDHQ
5.7" Ceravolo Mak-Newt HD145
TeleVue-102 / TEC 140 (on order)
Vixen ED80Sf
Coronado PST
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Dave Mitsky
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Loc: Pennsylvania, USA
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Of all the extended deep-sky objects that I've observed, these ten are my current off-the-top-of-my-head favorites:
1. The Large Magellanic Cloud (including NGC 2070)
2. The Small Magellanic Cloud
3. NGC 5139 - Omega Centauri
4. NGC 104 - 47 Tucanae
4. NGC 3372 - The Eta Carinae Nebula (including the Homunculus Nebula)
5. The Cygnus Loop (Veil Nebula complex)
6. M42
7. NGC 1365
8. NGC 3532
9. M51 (including NGC 5195)
10.B86 - The Ink Spot Nebula
I'll post rich-field and large aperture lists for northern latitudes at a later time.
Dave Mitsky
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John Kocijanski
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Loc: Monticello, NY
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Just off the top of my head....
M42
Double Cluster
M27
M22
M17
M35/NGC 2158
M57
M81/M82
M46/NGC 2538
M45
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John
Deep Space Observer 10 * SPC-8 * C102 HD f/10 * XT 4.5 * AT1010N * PST *
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SGT500
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Reged: 10/03/06
Posts: 1855
Loc: Ny
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1)Messier 42
2)Ngc7331
3)messier 33
4)Ngc1502(Kembles cascade)
5)Messier 51
6)Saturn
7)Jupiter
8)Messier 51
9)Messier 31
10)Messier 104
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-Sal
Meade 16" Lightbridge
Williams Optics Zenithstar 80
Televue Nagler T4
My Sketch Gallery
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i_sairanen
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Reged: 10/17/04
Posts: 46
Loc: Imatra, Finland
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In random order:
Ring Nebula
Veil Nebula
Orion Nebula
Whirlpool galaxy
Milky Way
Dumbbell Nebula
Centaurus A
Double Cluster
Andromeda Galaxy
All faint galaxies beyond 13 mag
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Iiro Sairanen
http://personal.inet.fi/surf/deepsky
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