earthbot1
super member
Reged: 08/27/09
Posts: 173
Loc: Central Virginia
|
|
I'm thinking 6-7:30 might be good for Andromeda and Triangulum, dbl cluster. Is Triangulum any good with an 8" SCT?
Of course I'll try Jupiter and Uranus after those.
--------------------
Nexstar 8
Meade/Celestron EPs
Bushnell 90mm Mak-Cass
|
Bob D.
member
Reged: 06/04/09
Posts: 25
Loc: PA
|
|
Hi,
I envy you as it is cloudy with chance of rain this evening. M-31, M-32 and M-110 are good targets. Likewise the double cluster. M-33 is going to be a toughie and you would do better this weekend when the moon rises later. M-33 has a low surface brightness and is best seen using the lowest power eyepiece that you have.
Clear Skies
Bob From Phillie
|
starrancher
professor emeritus
Reged: 06/09/09
Posts: 606
Loc: Northern Arizona
|
|
M33 is the most awesome face on galaxy I have ever seen in an 8 inch scope . ........But .....You gotta grab it from a good dark sky site on a good night . If you're lucky , 5 spiral arms , direct vision . ..........Ive seen it once & once only that good .
--------------------
LXD75 AR5
LXD75 SN8
Series 4000 Plossls
Misc. other stuff
Fort Rock , Az .
Edited by starrancher (11/05/09 04:14 PM)
|
starrancher
professor emeritus
Reged: 06/09/09
Posts: 606
Loc: Northern Arizona
|
|
Magnifications around 50x to 60x or there in abouts should work best . 
--------------------
LXD75 AR5
LXD75 SN8
Series 4000 Plossls
Misc. other stuff
Fort Rock , Az .
|
earthbot1
super member
Reged: 08/27/09
Posts: 173
Loc: Central Virginia
|
|
Thanks...gives me a reason to go to a darker site eventually.
--------------------
Nexstar 8
Meade/Celestron EPs
Bushnell 90mm Mak-Cass
|
scopethis
professor emeritus
Reged: 05/30/08
Posts: 633
Loc: Kingman, Ks
|
|
Another galaxy clearly visible w/8" is NGC 404. It is in Andromeda, right next to Beta. If you use a wide field EP and center on Beta, the galaxy will be in FOV. Use higher power to remove the star (Beta) from the field.
|
Bob D.
member
Reged: 06/04/09
Posts: 25
Loc: PA
|
|
Quote:
Another galaxy clearly visible w/8" is NGC 404. It is in Andromeda, right next to Beta. If you use a wide field EP and center on Beta, the galaxy will be in FOV. Use higher power to remove the star (Beta) from the field.
I am going out this weekend. The moon will rise later in the evening and I am planning on spending some time on M-31. NGC 404 sounds like a worthy object, however its magnitude is 11.7. May have to save it until next week when the moon is completely gone.
Bob From Phillie
|
Dave Mitsky
Postmaster
Reged: 04/08/02
Posts: 10494
Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth
|
|
Don't forget the spiral galaxy NGC 7331 in Pegasus and NGC 7662 (the Blue Snowball Nebula) in Andromeda. Some other worthwhile targets include the globular clusters M2 and M15 in Aquarius and Pegasus, NGC 7009 (the Saturn Nebula) in Aquarius, NGC 457 (the Owl Cluster) in Cassiopeia, and the open cluster M34 in Perseus.
Dave Mitsky
--------------------
Chance favors the prepared mind.
De gustibus non est disputandum.
|
JakeSaloranta
sage
Reged: 09/18/08
Posts: 234
Loc: Sisu, Sauna, Sibelius...
|
|
Quote:
NGC 404 sounds like a worthy object, however its magnitude is 11.7. May have to save it until next week when the moon is completely gone.
NGC 404's visual magnitude is actually 10.0 so it is a lot brighter than 11.7.
/Jake
|
Previous
Index
Next
Threaded
Edit
Reply
Quote
[Re: 