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calan
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Reged: 06/16/07
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Loc: Oklahoma City, OK
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I'm compiling tours (observing lists), and need to find some nice short descriptions for various objects. (such as what it is, distance from us, size, etc.). Just basic facts and maybe something interesting about the object.
Is there a site that has this already compiled for large numbers of objects? I know I can search and compile my own, but it would be much faster and easier if there was one common source.
I need to cover all types of objects... galaxies, double stars, nebulas, etc.
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Meade LXD75 6" Newt w/mods
Nikon 10x50 AE Extreme
Hyperion 21mm and 8-24mm Zoom
Astrotech 38mm Titan II
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Various Plossls
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Protheus
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Loc: Illinois, US
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SEDS has a list of Messier objects, along with some more non-Messier stuff.
Chris
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to run on smooth-frozen ice,
one needs no footsteps to follow..."
"Well, people sometimes ask me 'how did you get involved in astronomy?' I said 'I got born, what's your problem?'" -- John Dobson
"In discussing the large-scale structure of the cosmos, astronomers sometimes say that space is curved, or that the universe is finite but unbounded. Whatever are they talking about?" -- Carl Sagan
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LLD
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Loc: MASS.
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Hello Calan. The link Chris listed is a good site and I also use a free download called Astrobyte which is a planning and logging program that also gives a description of the object just might also be what your looking for, Check it out ! web page
Edited by LLD (07/19/08 09:14 PM)
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Mike B
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Chris-
VERY nice! Thanks for those links 
 mike b
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w orchid
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Loc: Tampa, Fl
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Here's another. http://www.atmob.org/library/member/skymaps_jsmall.html
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Starman1
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Loc: Los Angeles
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The finest comprehensive list out there:
http://www.saguaroastro.org/content/downloads.htm
and a simple one but truly excellent:
http://homepage.mac.com/vicmenard/telescopes/ see "The List"
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scopethis
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Loc: Kingman, Ks
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A site I often use along with SEDS is the NGC/IC Project at www.ngcic.org
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