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Originally Posted by Akwestland
And again, Suzy. I have already re-read this complete thread over coffee and have started the list.
This sort of list of objectives to pursue to a newbie is a great aid to give us direction in what to look at, rather than panning the heavens and not knowing what we are looking at.
Cheers,
Andrew.
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That's awesome that you were able to put a good list together, so glad to be of help
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I have several observing books and to find a decent amount of objects within the one constellation no one book seems to give it all, so it's actually a lot of sourcing to start a good tour. My tour guide for Puppis is a good example of that sourcing (It's listed on page 2 of this thread).
If you guys are interested, I have another couple of very nice blue planetary nebulae (again, use your 10mm eyepiece):
-The Ghost of Jupiter, NGC 3242 in Hydra (you can see this now).
This would be my favourite of all the blue nebs.
You can make out the nodules on each side if you observe it well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3242
-The Blue racquet ball in Ophicius, NGC 6572 in Ophiuchus (winter).
http://observing.skyhound.com/archiv.../NGC_6572.html
I'll throw another one in actually; though it's not blue, it has a very interesting shape! Sort of an "S" shape in a square.
The Spiral Nebula, NGC 5189 in Musca (it's below Crux).
http://annesastronomynews.com/wp-con...rt-Gendler.jpg
It's interesting how different peoples eyes will see them as either blue or green. It's the way our eyes are apparently. I always see vivid blue.
There's a thread put up as a sticky packed with great info on observing planetary nebulae:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=79684
The Moon is starting to rise later each night now as it heads into New Moon. Tonight for example it doesn't rise till 9.30pm here in Brisbane, so it's time to get out there and observing again
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Wey, give Sirius' companion another go without the Moon in the way. It's tiny and faint and sits very close at the bottom of Sirius. This will be a good feather in your cap if you can nab it.
