Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy 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 jack45 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/07/03 Posts: 2060 Loc: Lacey WA Andromeda       #4516 - 07/12/03 08:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Last night from Ft. Lewis Wa for the first time with Orion XT10 I found the Great Andromeda Galaxy and M32, Andromeda filled up my eye piece very bright even when I moved the the eye piece away you can still see the light from it this was around 0300hrs the galaxy was real white with M32 left of it real pin point galaxy best view of any galaxy I've seen so far. Also M15, M2 and Mars all good views is funny how you see object real good one night and not so good on other nights I know it has to do with seeing and all that but it makes you glad you ordered that 17.5" scope aperture aperture I mean you just have to see more and by the time I get this scope from discovery I might have to wait until next year. We are having pretty good skys here and viewing 4 to 5 days out of the week tonite I will start again around 0200hrs to look at Andromeda oh Orions 15mm Expanse maked it look 3D I was inpressed with this eye piece but the 22mm ED-2 you can't give this one away full Multi-coated or not bad eye piece from Orion and there 40mm Highlight a good eye piece you have to move back some and look good eye relief better contrast. -------------------- 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:       Steve Landry professor emeritus Reged: 04/25/02 Posts: 609 Loc: Graham, Washington Re: Andromeda [Re: jack45]       #4520 - 07/12/03 11:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   <i>...the first time with Orion XT10...</i> AHA!!! That's why it's raining today! Congrats on the new scope...wish you would have warned me 1st. (grin) Cheers, Steve (Graham, WA. About 10 miles from FT Lewis). -------------------- Orion ED80 Orion ED100 Celestron C4R Orion 120/F5 Post Extras:       jack45 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/07/03 Posts: 2060 Loc: Lacey WA Re: Andromeda [Re: Steve Landry]       #4524 - 07/13/03 01:26 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You know how it is here with all the rain, Andromeda was big and bright last night. Is up high around 0300hrs along with Mars, and M51 for some reason may be the seeing is better but the last two time I could make out the spiral arms around 0130hrs until about 0400hrs to me is the best time to galaxy hunt, tonite I hope it stop raining so I can try again. -------------------- 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:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 1 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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