· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Observing >> Deep Sky Observing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 OldDeadOne Pooh-Bah Reged: 09/09/06 Loc: West Virginia snake nebula       #2425541 - 05/28/08 08:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Anyone get a look at this,and are there any NGC objects (or M objects) nearby for me to slew to to see this nebula(I don't think Barnard objects are in my classic library)whenever it becomes viewable? Post Extras:       Bill Weir Carpal Tunnel Reged: 06/01/04 Loc: Metchosin (Victoria), Canada Re: snake nebula [Re: OldDeadOne]       #2425817 - 05/28/08 11:35 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Making plans are you? This object, like most dark nebulae likes a transparent sky. It's actually located a little north of half way between the small unexciting globular cluster NGC 6325 and the small but reasonably bright PN NGC 6369. Use low power to locate the area. DNs repond well to putting a bit of FOV around them. B72 will be at a nice altitude around 0200hrs at this time of year. Last new Moon, I was able to make out the southern, thicker section with my little ED 80. Bill Post Extras:       skyward_eyes Reged: 12/12/06 Loc: California Re: snake nebula [Re: Bill Weir]       #2426504 - 05/29/08 11:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yes, FOV is a must with these objects. My 10" dob at the Grand Canyon Star Party last year did very well on the DN. They have become some of my favorite objects. A 35 Panoptic was perfect. This are very cool objects to find. Good luck! Post Extras:       Illinois Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/18/06 Loc: near Chicago, Illinois USA Re: snake nebula [Re: skyward_eyes]       #2426563 - 05/29/08 11:25 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Astronomy magazine June or May, 2008 article about dark nebulas....good information! I want to see snake and pipe nebula but need dark sky! Maybe I able to spot it when the night is right without moon near Dixon in Illinois. Yellow and Green light pollution zones! Post Extras:       LumpyDarkness sage Reged: 08/06/07 Loc: San Francisco bay area Re: snake nebula [Re: OldDeadOne]       #2426871 - 05/29/08 01:40 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I've observed it twice that I remember. One was in Bill Cone's 18" at 8200ft on Mount Lassen. See B72 in: http://observers.org/reports/2007.7.18.1.shtml I also observed it near Mount Lassen in 2005, but only make a passing comment about seeing it: http://observers.org/reports/2005.07.06.6.html I'll put this on my list for GSSP, which has darker skies than the prior locations. Clear skies, Post Extras:       OldDeadOne Pooh-Bah Reged: 09/09/06 Loc: West Virginia Re: snake nebula [Re: LumpyDarkness]       #2428065 - 05/29/08 11:09 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Bill,I've been coming across stuff I just happen to see while researching for nebulas to look at,and made me curious if they are viewable,never hurts to try for em'. Yea I been making plans for viewing Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 5 registered and 10 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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