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Originally Posted by barx1963
Eta Carina Nebula
NGC 3532 which is close to Eta Car
47 Tucanae, NGC 104
NGC 362 close to 47 Tuc
Tarantula Nebula
The Jewell Box NGC4755
Omega Centauri (it rises late best after 1am)
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I used this list to guide my observing tonight. Thanks for the suggestions Malcolm.
I had limited success but the ones I could find were quite spectacular.
I couldn't quite catch
Eta Carina Nebula but did manage to get
NGC 3532.
47 Tuc is one of my favourites at the moment so I'm pretty good at finding it.
Couldn't find
NGC 362 but the sky in that area was pretty light polluted so will try again another night from elsewhere. Also couldn't find the Tarantula Nebula - there's quite a bit happening around there so it was hard to locate for me.
The Jewell Box (NGC 4755) was amazing. I
thought I found it the other night and tonight confirmed it. The longer I spent on it, the more I managed to see. Caught a glimpse of a couple red stars (red giants?)
Omega Centauri is up too late for me!
So, mixed results tonight but worth finding a few new sights. If it wasn't for the nicotine addicted neighbour who had to to have a fag in full light every 30 minutes, I may have been a little more successful (and patient!)
Cheers,
Af.