Is Andromeda visible in Brisbane

[wmzaphod]

I've seen some great pics of Andromeda and would like to image it....!

Probably dumb question I know.... :rolleyes:

Peter

[ngcles]

Hi Peter,

Sure is. Oct/Nov are the best months. Doesn't get very high though -- from Brissy a bit over 30 degrees elevation at culmination.

Best of luck with it.

Best,

Les D

[AlexN]

beat me to it Les...

Im very keen on having a look at it, and indeed imaging it if I get the chance...

At the moment its getting to around abouts 20 degrees around 3.30~4.00 am

[peter_4059]

It get to about 20 deg Altitude at 4:30am so you will need a good North horizon.

[wmzaphod]

Tremendous, thanks guys - I am happy now. Looks like I'll be organising myself a trip to a dark site over that period......:D

[AlexN]

I think I know just the place .... :D

[wmzaphod]

Let me know - I'm keen :)

[AlexN]

A few of us from brisbane and surrounding areas go up to another forum members (Astroron) place in Cambroon for new moon weekend... Its dark! REAL DARK..
He's currently away on holidays, but surely he'll be back by october/november so we'll get a chance to spy M31... If you ask real nice, Ron will probably let you have a look through his 16" truss dob... Views are impressive to say the very least :)

I'll be sure to let you know when he's back and the next dark sky night is organised.. Until then... I will have a glance or two in the weeeee hours during astrofest... Should be able to find it.... (although I've never been there and dont know what the horizon is like to the north...)

[coldspace]

You will be able to catch it at Astrofest unless the clouds are in :D, there are a few small hills to the north but it just clears them by about 2am.

Matt.

[wmzaphod]

Thanks Alex that'd be great - I'm sorry I can't make it to astrofest tho :(

[[1ponders]]

Taken at Astrofest. ED80 & 300D

:D

[wmzaphod]

Impressive - :)

[Kal]

I've visually seen the Andromeda galaxy from light Sydney (on the south side, looking north past the light pollution) in my ETX90 scope.

[vash]

I can usually spot it with a pair of binoculars from down here with out to much hassle, too much light pollution to image it though

[jjjnettie]

I was observing M31 the other night, naked eye, during full moon.
It clears the trees at my place about 2am.
It really is quite large, I think it's best viewed through a pair of binoculars.

[AlexN]

how would it go with an ultra wide angel 30mm ep jjj? Maybe i.ll have a go at it during astrofest with my 300mm f2.8 lens..

[seeker372011]

I have imaged it with an ETX 70 from my backyard in Sydney...so should be a cinch further north

[jjjnettie]

I imaged it last year using the Gstar Ex camera and a 100 mm varifocal lens.
I apologise, the image quality is crap, I had no tracking.:(
One was taken using the lens at 100mm the other at 55mm.
It gives you an idea of how BIG this galaxy is.

Can't wait to try the 20d on it. The only fast lens I have is a 50 mm but it should do the job.

[AlexN]

JJJ, with the 20D's resolution and the 50mm (I assume its the 1.8 mk2) you'd be able to capture a great image of it I think... due to the resolution of the 20D you can crop an image down pretty dramatically and still maintain good image scale and quality... If you want to have a play at astrofest you are more than welcome to spend a night with my 70-200 f/4 or the 300 f/2.8

[Tandum]

You are assuming it's going to stop ****ing raining of course .......

[AlexN]

Yep... I'll be pretty upset if it rains the whole time im there....

[wmzaphod]

Just like Brisbane :(



I had no idea it was that bright - Ta.



So, it looks like I won't need the scope for this one - 200mm should be heaps :)

[Tandum]

Forecast looks better from Tuesday on. But they are just guessing .... :)

[AlexN]

sweet... i get there tuesday or wednesday... but yeah... 6 - 7 day forecasts are no more than moderately educated guesses in my opinion.

[jjjnettie]

Peter,
The first time I went looking for it, I couldn't find it at all. Once you know where to look it kinda stands out.

[Tandum]

Still might need one of these to cover the PC :-
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[wmzaphod]

I guess I'm lucky, the goto scope will get me close (don't you love technology when it works) - I'm just going to have to wait till I get to a better viewing location. I have no visibility north at all :(

[Ian Robinson]

My north horizon is too high (Charlestown Hill) and too light polluted (Charlestown). Only gets to about 15 deg above the horizon at transit (that would be about 4:30am tonight).

I have seen it from my from Stockton Breakwater with binoculars.