Your fav deep sky objects

[astroAJ]

Hi all :hi:


Last night I was looking at some bright deep sky objects and like usual I found them very interesting. Anyway I'm interested to hear what your favorite deep sky objects are other then the ones in the messier catalog.
I think this would be great to help beginners who would like to look at more then just the M catalog.

Thanks
:D :) :lol:

[erick]

Gosh, I've hardly scratched the surface of Charles Messier's list! However, he missed or didn't have the opportunity to see some wonders:- the obvious 47Tuc, Omega Centauri, The Jewel Box etc. I always to try to have a peek, at least!

[ballaratdragons]

Interesting question AJ.

Even though the usual suspects like Galaxies, Globulars and nebulas are always on my 'view and image' list, (and soon I intend to start on Planetary Nebulas) I must admit that my favourite objects are Dark Blood-Red Stars, Black Nebula, and extremely faint extremely distant Galaxies and Galaxy Clusters. :thumbsup:

[astro_nutt]

Some of my favorites...PN NGC 3242 cause it blinks!!!..a red carbon star Esg 365 next to Mimosa in Crux..and also NGC 253...fantastic edge-on Galaxy!

[ballaratdragons]

Sorry to sound pedantic, but it is EsB 365 :) (Espin-Birmingham 365) also known as DY Crucis.

This shows how close it is to Mimosa (Beta Crucis) :thumbsup:

[Ric]

Galaxies are on my list of main favourites, A nice one to start with is always the Centaurus A galaxy. That dust lane is always spectacular viewing.

Cheers

[KG8]

I gotta go with Ken here, that little star can keep me occupied for ten or twenty minutes, and then later in the night I will come back to it just to make sure it hasn't gone anywhere.

Space is so deep that I tend to stick in one little area at a time and explore. Looking at Mimosa with a fellow member last time out we found two little stars very close by that are rarely visable. They kept winking in and out, a real challenge to see and I'm sorry I didn't draw them up in the log for later reference. The whole of crux could keep me satisfied for years I think, but it's nice to have the rest of space there for when the best part sinks lower than the range of my office chair.:)

[glenc]

In the southern sky these are my favourite non-Messier objects.

Open Cl: NGC 2477, 2516, 3114, 3293, 3532, 3766, 4755, 6067, 6231

Globular Cl: 47 Tuc, 2808, Omega Cen, 6397, 6541, 6752

Nebulae: NGC 346 in SMC, Tarantula in LMC, 3199, Eta Car, 3581, 6188, 6726

Pl. Neb: NGC 1535, 2440, 3132, 3242, 3918, 5189, 6302, 6818, 7009, 7293

Galaxies: NGC 55, 253, 1291, 1316, 1365, 1566, 4945, 5128, 7793

[erick]

Thanks Glen - that's my work set out for me for the next several months, given the infrequency with which I'm able to get out at present :sadeyes:

[Bobj]

Great fun and satisfaction chasing up the Virgo/Coma galaxies. I have a penchant for the Carina and Crux region, just sussing out the star fields.
Got to try a few doubles as well.

[Gas Giant]

An often overlooked planetary nebula is IC 5148/50 in Grus. This area is mostly known for galaxies but this PN is a classical 'smoke ring', similar to the Ring Nebula but fainter; so it is a little more challenging and a good dark sky is a must. It's well worth the effort.:eyepop:

In fact, I'd really like to see an amateur image of it (I'm not an imager myself).;)

[iceman]

I've taken a liking to Planetary Nebulas, since seeing them in all their beauty in Rod's 20" SDM.

[mickoking]

The milky way is my choice. It is bright, conspicious and hasn't got a catologue number at all.

[glenc]

I looked at IC 5148/50 in Grus last night, it is very faint in the 12".
This PN was discovered by Gale from Sydney.
http://www.klima-luft.de/steinicke/ngcic/persons/gale.htm
The image below is from the ESO online DSS.
http://archive.eso.org/dss/dss

[astro_nutt]

Oooops!!..thanks Ken..that'll teach me for not checking my spelling!!!

[Ingo]

HP4436...because it helps me find Andromeda Galaxy :lol:

[erick]

I've got a similar one. From those two stars of Corvus to the "arrowhead" to "Stargate" to "Jaws" and that points me right to the Sombrero Galaxy ;)


Woops! that's a Messier object :D