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Originally Posted by Lognic04
Hi all,
Me and my dad went out last night under dark skies to observe some of bambos 600. I found that a lot of them were really obscure galaxies, too north, irrelevant (stars, planetary, clusters)
So, I was wondering if I could get some help to compile an observing list for beginners only just moving from looking at the 10 or so same bright objects to dim challenging nebulae and galaxies.
For example here are some nebulae/galaxies I have seen that are pretty cool:
NGC 55
NGC 3199
Horsehead
Hubbles variable
NGC 253
Hope you guys can help us find some objects!
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Hi Logan. You could try open cluster M46 in Puppis. The extra benefit is the planetary nebula ngc2438 seemingly within the cluster (apparently it is a foreground object). You need averted vision to pick it, but once you see it it sticks out like you know what. My first planetary a long time ago but because of where it is still a favourite. In good position this time of year. Cheers Richard
