Cygnus_x1
Sketcher Extraordinaire
Reged: 11/17/04
Posts: 2119
Loc: Isle of Wight, England
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For sheer spectacle the prize has to be split between NGC 4565 (in a 36"!), Omega Centauri and M31.
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FirstSight
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/26/05
Posts: 2515
Loc: Raleigh, NC
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M31 is bigger than most galactic balls of dimly glowing lint, but it's still an indistinct fuzzball in most scopes. To me, M104 is much more impressive with enough aperture to make the "Sombrero" nucleus and "brim" dustlane large and distinct enough.
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Chris M., aka "First Sight"
Orion XT12i Dob with Moonlite CR-2 focuser
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GÜNTER
journeyman
Reged: 05/05/06
Posts: 6
Loc: España
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For me, the most impressive DSO is M42, without a doubt. Later, M81 and M82 are my favorite galaxies with my 8" reflector and my SkyMaster 15x70.
This forum is the best one than I have seen of astronomy. Pardon my bad english. It is very interesting read you!. Greetings from Spain!
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Sky Watcher 8" f/5 EQ5
Meade Lightbridge 12" Deluxe
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Don W
Postmaster
Reged: 05/19/03
Posts: 13232
Loc: Wisconsin, USA
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Omega Centauri, the Tarantula Nebula, and Eta Carina with the Homunculus nebula. Unfortunately they are all southern sky objects. *sigh*
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Don Wyman
Obsession 18" f/4.5 #1166
W/Argo Navis DSC and Torus Primary
William Optics Megrez 90
Coronado PST
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Magellanico
super member
Reged: 07/09/05
Posts: 169
Loc: São Paulo - Brazil
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NGC2070 - Tarantula Nebula. Easy naked eye, with smallish tint of red. In binoculars will can see its legs. In telescopes, you see a lot arcs and loops that you say "wow".
Clear skies to all,
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Pat Bohlinger
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Reged: 04/07/04
Posts: 86
Loc: Grand Rapids, MI
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I second the M24 starcloud. Simply stupefying in it's majesty. I've seen anything that made me feel so small.
Pat
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Stephonon
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 07/28/05
Posts: 1873
Loc: Melbourne, Australia
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ngc104 (47tuc) never fails to impress. Always draws the biggest wows, oohs and aahs (and the occasional swear word).
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Steve H --- Dobs: Saxon/SW 10" f/4.7, GSO 8" f/6, custom truss 8" f/4 | Intes MK-65 (6" Mak) + EQ | binos: Pentax PCF 8x40, AOE 10x50MX Ultra, AOE 12x60.
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Lew Zealand
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 06/28/04
Posts: 768
Loc: Pasadena, CA
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I'll target my list to the northern casual observer or member of the general public (ie: not a scope nut):
In city light pollution - Double Cluster in a long FL. scope, Pleiades in a rich field scope (nebulas too faint)
In dark sky - Omega Centauri (if accessible), M13, M42, M51, M27, Leo Triplet, Virgo Cluster, M104
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ngc6475
Fearless Spectator
Reged: 03/02/02
Posts: 4790
Loc: Northern Sierra Foothills
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I never seen it, but I'd love to observe the Large Magellanic Cloud!
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Walter
"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
-Mark Twain
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Dave Mitsky
Postmaster
Reged: 04/08/02
Posts: 6272
Loc: Pennsylvania, USA
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I spent several hours logging open clusters and HII regions located within the LMC with a 22" Starmaster in 2002 and 2004. The Tarantula Nebula was quite a sight through that telescope.
Dave Mitsky
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Chance favors the prepared mind.
De gustibus non est disputandum.
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btschumy
Think Astronomy
Reged: 04/13/04
Posts: 1110
Loc: Austin, TX, USA
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There is a beautiful picture of the LMC and the Tarantula Nebula on today's APOD.
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Bill Tschumy
Where is M13? Freeware -- Add a new dimension to your observing.
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Achernar
Post Laureate
Reged: 02/25/06
Posts: 3720
Loc: Alabama, USA
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There are many impressive DSO's to me, but the Orion Nebula, Omega Centauri and NGC-4565 are definitely among the most impressive in big or small telescopes.
Taras
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Jim Nelson
professor emeritus
Reged: 05/10/05
Posts: 718
Loc: Hanover, New Hampshire
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There is a beautiful picture of the LMC and the Tarantula Nebula on today's APOD.
The POD from Astromart/Anacortes is a really interesting H-alpha version: here
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Orion Starblast
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ananias
member
Reged: 02/20/06
Posts: 10
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In dark sky always >6 mag,,i like m51, m27, the veil with OII, and ofcourse m13 ...they look fine throuh my 8" starfinder...ok its not a 30" but under dark skyies it can go deep
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Don W
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Reged: 05/19/03
Posts: 13232
Loc: Wisconsin, USA
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Quote:
There is a beautiful picture of the LMC and the Tarantula Nebula on today's APOD.
The POD from Astromart/Anacortes is a really interesting H-alpha version: here
Wow, all those H-II regions. That's an incredible image.
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Don Wyman
Obsession 18" f/4.5 #1166
W/Argo Navis DSC and Torus Primary
William Optics Megrez 90
Coronado PST
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boatstar
super member
Reged: 04/10/05
Posts: 149
Loc: Cowtown, Texas
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Someone needs to put a vote in for M104 the sombrero galaxy. Its a classic galaxy that always shows well through almost every aperture even under less than perfect skies.
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Alvin Huey
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/18/05
Posts: 1533
Loc: NorCal
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Yeap, that's my wife's favorite. Everytime we do go out during the spring...she swings the 22" at the Sombero...and cranks up the magnification to about 300x and enjoys for at least 10-15 minutes.
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Clear Skies,
Alvin #26
22" f/4.1 reflector, Takahashi TOA-130S on AP1200GTO (just sold), 30" f/4.3 StarMaster and Antares 6" f/6.5 on Orion SVP
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Doug Brown
sage
Reged: 02/24/06
Posts: 318
Loc: Fort Worth
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Globular clusters my favorite will be Omega Centaruri
Open clusters the Per double cluster
Planetary nebulas the Eskimo nebula
Other nebulas Orion’s
Galaxies Andromeda
All but the Eskimo can be seen with the unaided eye with dark skies.
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Doug Brown
Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light;
I have loved the stars too truly to be fearfull of the night. ---Sarah Williams, 1868
10” Mead converted to Dob
Broken 20 x 70’s
7 x 50’s
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Peter Argenziano
Watcher of the Skies
Reged: 11/11/03
Posts: 2811
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I really like edge-on galaxies, so NGC 4565 in Coma Berenices is high on my list. I also really like M51 with lots of aperture. 
Peter
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Peter
14.5" Starmaster
I hail from the explosive jetsam of a multitude of high-mass stars that died more than 5 billion years ago.
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