I am observing deeps sky objects rencetly, but actually I want to get a detailed list of them, which can guide me to observe the sky, with my 7×50 binocular.
Is there any list about Deep Sky objects in the Southern Sky? If have ,pls PM me and send me.ok?
If you wait a few minutes, I'll go put them all back up....had to borrow them for a few hours!!!
Seriously though, someone here will probably have a list of DSO's for the south, of their own. I don't necessarily concentrate just on the southern sky alone, but it would be prudent to get a book like "An Atlas of the Southern Night Sky", as it will have all the DSO's you could poke a prism at
I really like the chart provided on this site: http://www.skymaps.com/downloads.html
One of the 1st charts I ever used and I still like to use it when I go observing. Great list of naked eye, binoc and telescope objects updated montly.
The other publication which I can't recommend highy enough is "Astronomy Australia 2009" by quasar publishing. It's about $25 and it's great, has charts and a month by month guide about what to keep your eye out for.
One of our regular forum contributors, John Bambury (Ausastronomer) has come up with a list of about 600 southern objects for the benefit of the Three Rivers Foundation. I think he calls them something like, "The Bambo 600". Send him a PM. I am sure he would be happy to pass them on.
7x mag from a set of binoculars limits, somewhat, your field of choice when it comes to deep sky. A huge list is no good if you're only going to be able to see 10% of it.
One of our club members, Robert Bee, has written a 160-page book specifically to answer your questions called "Heavens Above!" - A Binocular Guide to the Southern Skies". A brilliant book, it has certainly been read by many in our astro society, on this forum and elsewhere. Great directions and descriptions of objects and asterisms that you can actually see with a pair of standard 7x50's from our latitude.
