totally Wild filming our school astronomy program - Help

[batema]

Hi,

I'm trying to take a short cut by asking some objects that my students can image tomorrow night. I am up to my eyeballs marking Yr 12 exams and am a little short on ideas. I'm sure I can find out but am a little lost with the sky available from Brisbane between 7 to 9pm. M20 is very low but a great object for WOW factor as is the orion neb but does not rise between.
o save me some time.


Can you suggest some to save me some time.

Thanks

Mark

[jjjnettie]

NGC 253
Nice and bright and easy to find.

[h0ughy]

lie and post up on screen one of your images as if you just took it;)

if not go for omega cent;)

[GeoffW1]

Hi,

From there at 8pm, Jupiter is well positioned due North, and you can issue a challenge by mentioning that Uranus is right next to it about 5 degrees East, but much harder to find.

The Pleiades are low in the NE near Taurus, about 10 degrees up, so you will need a clear horizon there.

Due South, NGC 104 or 47 Tuc, is a very bright globular cluster 45 degrees up. Another dense cluster M15 is about 40 degrees up directly NW.

The brightest spiral galaxy M31 is a handy 20 degrees up in the NNE (but I am not a photographer, so I can't say how useful it will be), and if you have a clear horizon, the lovely coloured double star Albireo, Beta Cyg, is about 10 degrees up, straight NW.

Cheers

[ballaratdragons]

Tarantula is easy this time of year from early evening/sunset till morning.
It is NGC 2070

Other objects in early evening till late:

47 Tuc Globular Cluster
Grus Trio Galaxies NGC 7599, 7590, 7582 (in the same FOV)
Galaxies in Sculptor NGC 253 and 55

[batema]

Thanks. It should be fun.

Mark

[iceman]

Just mention IceInSpace a few times too ;)

[supernova1965]

And tell us when we can watch it on tele and record it of course for our members who don't have tele.:thumbsup: