Are there any easy objects to image tonight? I've given jupiter/the moon a good go and would like to try some deep space stuff, but stuff that is relatively easy to get a capture of.
I have been wanting to try M8 and M20, however, will there proximity to the moon make their visibility impossible to capture?
I'll be using an unmodded 400D on a 10" Newt with EQ6.
Sorry but while the moon is out it will wash out your sky fairly quickly, if your camera was modded you could apply a hydrogen alpha filter and get around most of the sky glow....
Once moon has set at 1 am I would wait for Orion to rise and target m42 it rises tonight at at 23.48 so should be good.
47Tuc is a nice target. And as you only need to take shortish subs, the moon won't effect it.
Oh, there is also the Dumbell Nebula too. Nice and bright so again, you can capture nice data very quickly.
Like they say: pretty much I'd recommend Jupiter, later on M42, and if you wait until the moon isn't around (like another phase) you could even get M31 (Andromeda) but then that one I'm not sure if you're far enough north to see.
