[mark3d]

hi all

I am planning an observing session for the first night in the next week and a half that doesnt have clouds.

do you think the list below is a reasonable list of targets - are there any obvious omissions? i checked stellarium to work out the best time ranges to see each one and i will print some copies of the skymaps.com star chart for in the field.. they list a lot of targets (with an explanation which is nice - its good to know some information about what you are looking at!), so im sure we will have plenty to see. the ones i have listed from 9pm onwards looks like a busy section of sky, so even if i cant find these specifically we should see something interesting.

we would like to see nebulae and if possible a galaxy or 2 (we will try to get to dark skies).. but clusters are good too. a nice view of jupiter would be great.

cheers!


6:00 - 7:30

moon
Leo galaxies


6:30

NGC 2070 Tarantula nebula


6:30 - 8:30

NGC 3372 Eta Carina Nebula
Saturn
NGC3621 Spiral galaxy


8:30

M58, M90, M57 - Virgo cluster of galaxies


6:30 - 10:30

NGC 3532 Cluster
IC 2602 SOuthern Pleiades
M104 / NGC4594 Sombrero galaxy


6:30 - 12:00

NGC 5139 Omega Centauri Cluster
NGC 4755 Jewel Box
Alpha Centauri double star


9:00 ->

M16 / NGC 6611 Eagle Nebula
M6 / NGC 6405 Butterfly Cluster
M8 / NGC 6523 Lagoon Nebula
M20 / NGC 6514 Trifid Nebula
M25 / IC 4725 Cluster


10:00 ->

Jupiter


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