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Old 10-03-2006, 07:44 AM
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Whats your favourite bit of Sky?

It just dawned on me that I really only like 3 bits of sky, Orion, LMC and crux/carnia. They are the ones I mainly look at. Sad really, I need to get out more and look at the other bits.

So it prompted me to ask this question, what's your favourite bit?
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Old 10-03-2006, 08:44 AM
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Good question!

I'm in for Orion, Southern Cross and the Scorpian...

Same for me in being stuck in the rut...with so many other things neat to see it is hard to justify not looking at more more often...

But, I am like that at "all you can eat" buffets too...I tend to go back to the same items again and again and again...you get the picture!
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Old 10-03-2006, 09:59 AM
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I'd have to agree with this bit:

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...LMC and crux/carnia...
also the Sagittarius region for wide field views.
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Old 10-03-2006, 10:52 AM
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Fornax and Virgo.

lots of galaxies
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Old 10-03-2006, 11:27 AM
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The bit between the clouds...
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Old 10-03-2006, 11:28 AM
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Centaurus, Carina, Orion, Sagittarius & scorpius
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Old 10-03-2006, 11:28 AM
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Virgo, Fornax, Galactic Centre, Square of Pegasus + surrounds Hmmmm....Galaxies
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Old 10-03-2006, 11:48 AM
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gee... thats a hard one.
carina, leo/virgo, scorp/sag.... gee i dont know...
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Old 10-03-2006, 12:03 PM
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LMC, Taurus, Crux, Orion. Scorpius.

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I am like that at "all you can eat" buffets too
Its like that for me too.
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Old 10-03-2006, 12:54 PM
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I suppose if I have to pick an area it would be from Triangulum Australe through Crux to old Argo Navis. Just looking at my Observation Planner List in Star Atlasro confirms the above. Looks like I spend a lot of time trying to find dim PN's. I must have a sadistic streak in me. Or I'm
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Old 10-03-2006, 12:57 PM
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Dont know how that got in there should read Star Atlas Pro.
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Old 10-03-2006, 05:40 PM
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if we're talking what do I like to look at with the naked eye, it has to be Orion, Hyades and Pleiades... they always give me a happy feeling with the universe
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Old 10-03-2006, 05:50 PM
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i like those pretty colored star's and theres plenty of them around that sumberro galaxy.
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Old 10-03-2006, 06:39 PM
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All of the above......(pun intended)
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Old 10-03-2006, 06:48 PM
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same for me
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Old 10-03-2006, 07:41 PM
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Very good AstroMan!!
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Old 10-03-2006, 10:04 PM
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The winter milky way
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Old 10-03-2006, 10:29 PM
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Any part of the sky where there's a comet.
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Old 11-03-2006, 12:28 AM
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For Me,
The 1 favourite section of Sky is
The Milky way.
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Old 11-03-2006, 01:04 AM
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Any part of the sky that has easy to find bright DSO's.
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