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What was yours ? -------------------- 16" MC telescope truss dob(sold) C8 deluxe 4.5 newt Orion ST 90 ETX 90 mak Orion 80ed 10x50 Minolta binos 15x70 binos PST Canon 300d unmodded Post Extras:       Chopin Canis Insanus Reged: 02/03/05 Posts: 3376 Loc: In the doghouse. Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: BillBrowning]       #922315 - 04/21/06 09:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Exactly the same, M42 through a 4.5" reflector. -------------------- Jason® Phlog Post Extras:       SaberScorpX Post Laureate Reged: 01/12/05 Posts: 4121 Loc: illinois, usa Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: Chopin]       #922333 - 04/21/06 09:22 PM Attachment (26 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Does the Pleiades naked-eye count? First Cub Scout camp event out in the boonies. Stephen Saber PAC/Astronomical League http://www.geocities.com/saberscorpx/home.html Post Extras:       basel10 scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 07/15/05 Posts: 805 Loc: TN Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: SaberScorpX]       #922358 - 04/21/06 09:40 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mine was M 42 through a C8. in the 9th grade I had an English teacher that was an amateur astronomer. One night she setup her telescope for us. She even mixed astronomy with her class and is the reason I am interested in astronomy. -------------------- www.knoxvilleobservers.org Post Extras:       jack45 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/07/03 Posts: 2060 Loc: Lacey WA Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: basel10]       #922367 - 04/21/06 09:45 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mine was M51 I think! Clear Skies! -------------------- 16"f/4.5 Discovery Split Tube/TV Paracorr 12.5"f/5 Discovery PDHQ/TV Barlow Orion SkyQuest f/4.9 XT12"Intelliscope Orion 120mm F/8.3 Refractor Burgess BV 24mm aperture/Siebert 4 pc OCA BV Pairs:26mm,20mm,17mm,14mm,12.5mm Tele Vue Smooth Side Plossl,10.5mm,13mm,21mm,26mm,TV 11mm UO Abbe Set,40mm 5000s Plossl,31mm Axiom LX,26mm T/5,LX,23mm Axiom LX,20mm T/2,16mm T/2,15mm Panoptic,14mm Meade UWA,10mm Axiom LX! Post Extras:       John Jarosz I'm being watched... Reged: 04/25/04 Posts: 2192 Loc: Chicago area, IL Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: jack45]       #922379 - 04/21/06 09:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Well the absolute first was probably M42 as well, but I really don't count it as it's really a naked eye object (sort of). The first one I had to search for was M 57. Took me about 3 days back when I was 17. I remember the thrill of finding it. John -------------------- 6" F4.6(w/Paracorr) GEM reflector, 8" F11 Dall Relay Scope 6" F5 RFT Refractor, Garrett Gemini 20x80 LW Post Extras:       FirstSight Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/26/05 Posts: 2515 Loc: Raleigh, NC Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: John Jarosz]       #922467 - 04/21/06 11:10 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M13 many years ago through someone else's huge dob, which had to have been in the range of at least 16 inches in aperture. It was truly spectacular, and the persistent memory of that night was what kindled latent interest in astronomy that didn't get a chance to flower until 15-20 years later. -------------------- Chris M., aka "First Sight" Orion XT12i Dob with Moonlite CR-2 focuser WO Megrez 90 refractor on UniStar Light mount Nikon 10x50 Binoculars Post Extras:       galaxyman Pooh-Bah Reged: 04/04/05 Posts: 1171 Loc: Limerick, Pa Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: FirstSight]       #922486 - 04/21/06 11:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M-57 the Ring nebula in my new 6" f/8 Edmunds newt., in 1970. Karl 22" f/4.5 Dob 12.5" F/4.8 Dob 8" f/9 refractor(soon) 4.7" F/5 Refractor -------------------- So many galaxies, so little time! Post Extras:       novbabies Postmaster Reged: 06/05/05 Posts: 15678 Loc: Northern Georgia! Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: galaxyman]       #922736 - 04/22/06 04:36 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Would have to have been M45. I logged it in a diary as either a plane or the Little Dipper, so little did I know then. Probably couldn't have located anything else way back when (1966, 3" f/10 Edmund reflector - $29.95) -------------------- Good Seeing! Mark Orion 12" XTi f/4.9 VERY old Edmund 6" f/8 reflector Assorted binoculars Post Extras:       snorkler Aperture Aficionado Reged: 10/11/04 Posts: 8266 Loc: Bay Area, California Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: novbabies]       #922877 - 04/22/06 08:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mine was M13 in Hercules. I found it with the setting circles on a 6" short tube reflector on an Orion SkyView Deluxe mount. -------------------- Lotteries are a tax on people who don't understand math - Snorkler Post Extras:       Acheron scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 08/07/05 Posts: 765 Loc: Croatia, Velika Gorica Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: snorkler]       #922885 - 04/22/06 09:08 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M42 through 20x50 binoculars but my first logged DS is M13. I was 16 at that time. -------------------- I like sketching... 8" F6 Dob - "Betsy" 12" F5 Dob - "Tristac" 25x100 Binos Messier Catalogue - done Herschel 400 - 201 more to go http://www.inet.hr/~vevrhova/english/index Edited by Acheron (04/22/06 09:09 AM) Post Extras:       David Pavlich Postmaster Reged: 05/18/05 Posts: 6539 Loc: Mandeville, LA USA 30.38 X 90.... Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: BillBrowning]       #922928 - 04/22/06 09:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M57. A very memorable night! David -------------------- A few scopes and mounts. Proud Member; PAS NOLA, Life expectancies would go WAY up if green vegetables smelled like bacon... Post Extras:       Sgt sage Reged: 12/17/05 Posts: 367 Loc: Under the southern horn of the... Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: David Pavlich]       #922940 - 04/22/06 10:08 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   pleiades thro a tasco, 50mm i think. Post Extras:       Attila member Reged: 12/03/05 Posts: 66 Loc: Eatonville,Wa Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: Sgt]       #923034 - 04/22/06 11:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Another M42 through a 4.5" newt here. About 18 yrs ago. I still have the scope too. -------------------- Karl Meade 4.5" Newt/reflector (model #4420) Meade LightBridge 12" Deluxe Post Extras:       AnthonyP Pooh-Bah Reged: 02/19/06 Posts: 1070 Loc: Toronto, Ontario Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: Attila]       #923336 - 04/22/06 02:50 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It seems that the consensus is that M42 is everyones first DSO. I have to admit it was my first DSO that I observed and that was about 3 months ago. Now that its starting to set, I'm off to look for more. -------------------- - Antares 105mm x 660mm Refractor - Baader Hyperion 24mm - Baader Hyperion 8mm - Baader Hyperion 3.5mm Post Extras:       cildarith Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/26/04 Posts: 2121 Loc: San Diego, CA Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: AnthonyP]       #923346 - 04/22/06 02:56 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M-45 through a pair of 7x35 binos, probably about 27 years ago. Through a telescope, my first was M-7 through a 6-inch f/5 Newt almost 25 years ago. -------------------- Eric 6" f/6 Parks Newtonian 10x50 Bushnell Binocs CN Sketch Gallery Post Extras:       dgs© Postmaster Reged: 03/29/04 Posts: 13899 Loc: West Monroe, Louisiana Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: cildarith]       #923527 - 04/22/06 05:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M42 for me as well, in my 8"Ø the night of first light back in Feb 2003. -------------------- - david 8"Ø Newtonian on SVP, Moonlite CR2, Telrad PST Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 Orion Ultraview 10×50 Hand-me-down Sears Refractor (Discoverer) 60mm×900mm "What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world, remains and is immortal." --Albert Pike Post Extras:       JoeF Pooh-Bah Reged: 03/18/05 Posts: 1112 Loc: 'Sunny Loftus' - N E England Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: dgs©]       #923660 - 04/22/06 06:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M42 in Nov 04, followed by a long search in vain for M31 in severe light pollution. Joe -------------------- Orion Optics 200mm f6 & Accufocus on GP/E Mount Opticron BGA 10x50 Binos NELM 5.2 rural skies Under tripod canine footwarmer Post Extras:       RGM professor emeritus Reged: 09/15/03 Posts: 643 Loc: Burks Falls, Ontario, Canada Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: JoeF]       #923669 - 04/22/06 07:00 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M42 through a RV6 about 35 years ago. I still remember the view. -------------------- Bob Tak FS78 C8 SCT XLT ASGT 10" LightBridge Denk Standards and Power Switch diagonal Post Extras:       csa/montana Astro Ambassador Reged: 05/14/05 Posts: 28576 Loc: montana Re: What was your first DSO you observed? [Re: RGM]       #923764 - 04/22/06 08:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M42 last year with my 8" Dob (first year of observing). I will never forget how beautiful it was. -------------------- Carol AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!) AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm, Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2 7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW 14mm Meade 4000 UWA 22mm Pan, 35mm Pan DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2 Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 2 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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