Best objects to view for September new moon?

drmorbius (Randall) · #1 31-08-2008, 01:06 PM

Hi all,

I'm planning ahead for Barambah and compiling a list of objects to have a look at during the September new moon. Can anyone recommend their favourite objects to view this time of year?

cheers -- randall

ngcles · #2 31-08-2008, 03:56 PM

Hi Randall & All,

It'd be nice to know what you are observing with to make suggestions, but ...

I won't give you an exhaustive list so that others can make suggestions too, but why not these three very good spring globulars -- M30 (Capricornus), M2 (Aquarius) and M15 (Pegasus).

After looking at those three very respectable G.C which are all bright and reasonably well resolved in small/medium sized 'scopes, swing over to 47 Tucanae and see how truly spoilt we are living south of the equator and what we take for granted.

I'm also a big fan of NGC 7009 -- the Saturn nebula in Aquarius and NGC 7184 -- bright, pretty large, nearly edge-on galaxy in Aquarius.

Hope you get some clear skies mate.

Best

Les D

AstralTraveller (David) · #3 31-08-2008, 10:14 PM

Early on you can get the Milky Way and Jupiter in the west. If you have a good northern horizon it would be a good time to try for the Veil neb in Cygnus. Later on it would be hard to go past NGC 253. While your there you can try NCG 247, 300 & 55. Then hop over to Uranus and Neptune.

ausastronomer (John Bambury) · #4 01-09-2008, 07:41 PM

Hi Randall,

This is an excellent time of year to observe. Lots of excellent targets from sunset to sunrise. What we recommend however really depends on what scope you have. Many targets that look great in a 25" Obsession don't look so hot in a 4" Takahashi APO refractor, notwithstanding both are excellent telescopes. It would also help a lot to know what eyepieces and filters you have.

Cheers,
John B

wavelandscott (Scott) · #5 01-09-2008, 08:18 PM

I agree with the others in that it might help to know what tools you will be using...and maybe the degree of difficulty that you are looking for.

For a quick overview of some "easÿ to find" things in the night sky, I like to go to this site...http://www.skymaps.com/downloads.html

drmorbius (Randall) · #6 02-09-2008, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wavelandscott

... it might help to know what tools you will be using...

I suppose that might help... it's a 10" dob.

Being partial to planetaries and galaxies, I do have a list of objects that I've acquired over the years from the master of lists himself; Glenc

, I was just curious what others like to view this time of year.

glenc (Glen) · #7 11-09-2008, 06:26 AM

Maybe some of these?
From SkyMapPro 8pm 25/9
Name Type Mag Size Con
IC 1396 Open cluster 3.5 89.0' Cep
IC 1613 Galaxy 9.9 16.6'x14.9' Cet
IC 2602 Open cluster 1.9 100.0' Car
IC 2621 Planetary nebula 9.5 5.0" Car
IC 2944 Bright nebula 4.5 35.0' Cen
IC 4606 Bright nebula 10.0 60.0'x40.0' Sco
IC 4665 Open cluster 4.2 41.0' Oph
IC 4756 Open cluster 4.6 39.0' Ser
IC 5067 Bright nebula 8.0 25.0'x10.0' Cyg
IC 5070 Bright nebula 8.0 60.0'x50.0' Cyg
M 2 Globular cluster 6.5 11.7' Aqr
M 4 Globular cluster 5.6 22.8' Sco
M 5 Globular cluster 5.7 19.9' Ser
M 6 Open cluster 4.0 20.0' Sco
M 7 Open cluster 3.0 80.0' Sco
M 8 Bright nebula 5.0 45.0'x30.0' Sgr
M 10 Globular cluster 6.6 12.2' Oph
M 12 Globular cluster 6.7 12.2' Oph
M 13 Globular cluster 5.8 23.2' Her
M 15 Globular cluster 6.2 12.3' Peg
M 17 Bright nebula 6.0 11.0' Sgr
M 19 Globular cluster 6.8 5.3' Oph
M 20 Bright nebula 6.3 28.0' Sgr
M 22 Globular cluster 5.1 17.0' Sgr
M 25 Open cluster 4.6 29.0' Sgr
M 27 Planetary nebula 7.6 5.8' Vul
M 28 Globular cluster 6.8 15.0' Sgr
M 39 Open cluster 4.6 32.0' Cyg
M 55 Globular cluster 6.3 19.1' Sgr
M 57 Planetary nebula 9.7 1.2' Lyr
M 62 Globular cluster 6.5 14.1' Oph
M 74 Galaxy 9.8 10.0'x9.4' Psc
M 83 Galaxy 8.0 13.1'x12.2' Hya
M 92 Globular cluster 6.4 12.2' Her
NGC 55 Galaxy 8.4 31.2'x5.9' Scl
NGC 104 Globular cluster 4.0 30.0' Tuc
NGC 246 Planetary nebula 8.0 3.8' Cet
NGC 247 Galaxy 9.6 21.0'x5.6' Cet
NGC 253 Galaxy 8.0 26.4'x6.0' Scl
NGC 292 Galaxy 2.8 319.1'x205.1' Tuc
NGC 300 Galaxy 8.8 19.3'x13.3' Scl
NGC 362 Globular cluster 6.4 12.9' Tuc
NGC 1269 Galaxy 9.4 9.7'x8.4' Eri
NGC 1313 Galaxy 9.8 9.2'x7.2' Ret
NGC 1316 Galaxy 9.4 11.2'x7.7' For
NGC 1553 Galaxy 10.0 5.0'x3.0' Dor
NGC 2070 Bright nebula 5.0 40.0' Dor
NGC 2074 Bright nebula 8.5 --- Dor
NGC 2808 Globular cluster 6.2 13.8' Car
NGC 3114 Open cluster 4.0 --- Car
NGC 3195 Planetary nebula 10.0 48.0"x30.0" Cha
NGC 3293 Open cluster 4.0 40.0' Car
NGC 3372 Bright nebula 3.0 120.0' Car
NGC 3532 Open cluster 3.0 50.0' Car
NGC 3766 Open cluster 5.0 14.0' Cen
NGC 3918 Planetary nebula 8.0 12.0" Cen
NGC 4755 Open cluster 4.0 10.0' Cru
NGC 4833 Globular cluster 6.9 13.5' Mus
NGC 4945 Galaxy 9.3 19.8'x4.0' Cen
NGC 5128 Galaxy 7.6 27.6'x20.5' Cen
NGC 5139 Globular cluster 3.7 36.3' Cen
NGC 5281 Open cluster 5.0 7.0' Cen
NGC 5460 Open cluster 5.0 35.0' Cen
NGC 6025 Open cluster 5.0 14.0' TrA
NGC 6067 Open cluster 5.0 14.0' Nor
NGC 6087 Open cluster 5.0 14.0' Nor
NGC 6124 Open cluster 5.0 39.0' Sco
NGC 6193 Open cluster 5.0 15.0' Ara
NGC 6210 Planetary nebula 9.3 14.0" Her
NGC 6231 Open cluster 2.0 15.0' Sco
NGC 6250 Open cluster 5.0 10.0' Ara
NGC 6281 Open cluster 5.0 200.0'x150.0' Sco
NGC 6374 Open cluster 5.0 20.0' Sco
NGC 6388 Globular cluster 6.7 8.7' Sco
NGC 6397 Globular cluster 5.7 25.0' Ara
NGC 6416 Open cluster 5.0 14.0' Sco
NGC 6530 Open cluster 4.6 15.0' Sgr
NGC 6541 Globular cluster 6.3 13.1' CrA
NGC 6572 Planetary nebula 9.0 8.0" Oph
NGC 6595 Bright nebula 7.0 11.0' Sgr
NGC 6633 Open cluster 4.6 27.0' Oph
NGC 6723 Globular cluster 7.0 11.0' Sgr
NGC 6744 Galaxy 9.1 20.2'x13.2' Pav
NGC 6752 Globular cluster 5.4 20.4' Pav
NGC 6818 Planetary nebula 9.9 17.0" Sgr
NGC 6822 Galaxy 9.3 15.4'x14.2' Sgr
NGC 6826 Planetary nebula 9.8 25.0" Cyg
NGC 6857 Bright nebula 11.4 38.0" Cyg
NGC 6888 Bright nebula 10.0 20.0'x10.0' Cyg
NGC 6946 Galaxy 9.7 11.2'x9.8' Cyg
NGC 6960 Supernova remnant 7.0 210.0'x160.0' Cyg
NGC 6992 Bright nebula 7.0 60.0' Cyg
NGC 6995 Bright nebula 7.0 12.0' Cyg
NGC 7000 Bright nebula 4.0 120.0'x30.0' Cyg
NGC 7009 Planetary nebula 8.3 25.0" Aqr
NGC 7293 Planetary nebula 6.5 12.8' Aqr
NGC 7662 Planetary nebula 9.2 12.0" And
NGC 7793 Galaxy 9.7 9.6'x6.4' Scl

erick (Eric) · #8 11-09-2008, 07:18 AM

Glen

Could you provide that list in an excel spreadsheet so I can sort by constellation etc. Now I have my Argo Navis working..............

Thanks Eric

glenc (Glen) · #9 11-09-2008, 09:21 AM

Eric that is difficult as SMP only gives a text file.

erick (Eric) · #10 11-09-2008, 09:44 AM

No problem, I'd seen you post excel files before. I'll cut and paste into excel then.

erick (Eric) · #11 11-09-2008, 10:08 AM

Here we go

glenc (Glen) · #12 11-09-2008, 10:56 AM

Well done Eric.

drmorbius (Randall) · #13 11-09-2008, 12:05 PM

You guys are absolute champions...

That'll keep us busy for a few hours up there!

fok4tel · #14 11-09-2008, 12:44 PM

Further to the excellent work by Glenc and Erick, I added some descriptions and common names found in the chart in skymaps.com. Highlighted are also the objects recommended by others in this thread earlier on.
Cheers.

erick (Eric) · #15 11-09-2008, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fok4tel

Further to the excellent work by Glenc and Erick, I added some descriptions and common names found in the chart in skymaps.com. Highlighted are also the objects recommended by others in this thread earlier on.
Cheers.

Great, thanks