What are you YET to observe?

circumpolar (Matt) · #1 21-08-2006, 09:04 PM

There are so many things to observe in astronomy. If you are like me you will have a list of targets you wish to track down. The following is a list of common astonomy targets that are on my list. They can be divided into two main groups.
1) Events - can only be observed at a pre-determined time and location or at sporatic moments eg. eclipse & meteors. The event is usually compleated by the end of the observing session.
2) General - Objects that are always in the same location in the sky or that their movement is slow enough to monitor over several days eg. stars & comets.

mickoking · #2 21-08-2006, 09:18 PM

I really want to observe the Veil Nebula in Cygnus. The Horse Head Neb and M33 are two others

Starkler (Geoff) · #3 21-08-2006, 10:46 PM

I can take asteroid off the list, having just tracked down Ceres tonight

astroron (Ron) · #4 21-08-2006, 11:30 PM

Unles I win the Lotto I will have to wait till 2012 to see a Solar Eclipse

[1ponders] (Paul) · #5 21-08-2006, 11:38 PM

I'm with you Ron, that and Pluto.

Matt, does imaging count? If so I'll have a go at Pluto before it disappears this year

janoskiss (Steve H) · #6 22-08-2006, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starkler

I can take asteroid off the list, having just tracked down Ceres tonight

Isn't that a planet now?

iceman (Mike) · #7 22-08-2006, 12:07 PM

Nice thread, and interesting results.

I'm the same as Paul, though I also missed the lunar occultations of a planet.

Richard F · #8 22-08-2006, 01:47 PM

i also haven't seen a green flash or arora,but i am dying to see both!
(having met people that HAVE seen both.)

iceman (Mike) · #9 22-08-2006, 02:15 PM

Good point Richard, they need to be added to the poll!

I haven't seen either, either.. but hope to one day.

ving (David) · #10 22-08-2006, 02:22 PM

SO MANY THINGS TO SEE...

i doubt there is anyone who has seen everything.

and there is so much i want to see!!!!

fringe_dweller · #11 22-08-2006, 03:54 PM

nope seen em all, except green flash - couple I would add to that list would be a seriously bright super nova (a la 1987A) which I didnt observe knowlingly at the time, if at all, and a daytime comet :-))))) (cant get enough comet action, lots of variations on those) oh and telescopicaly viewable comet impact on jupe, which I just missed seeing in '94 ;( and a meteor storm (of which if you are willing to travel there is a possible one next year in the september 2007 Auragids see http://astro.cas.cz/nuncius/nsiii_06.pdf
lots of great visual earthly phenomena I havent seen yet either (like the green flash)
would also say there's aurorae and then theres aurorae - a full on coronal display is a looooong way from a few beams and glows

EDIT: woops havent seen an annular solar eclipse! and the incredible variety involved with total solar eclipses is pretty wide to be generalising too I guess

Blue Skies (Jacquie) · #12 22-08-2006, 09:19 PM

Well, I've seen everything on that list.

Things I'd like to see and haven't:
A meteor storm (just don't, and I mean don't, ask anyone in WA about the Leonids.....)
A really REALLY big speccy comet. I saw Halley looking very pretty but I'd like to see one bigger!

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #13 22-08-2006, 09:30 PM

I have been lucky enough to have seen most of them.

There are some I am yet to see. Pluto and an Asteroid would be nice.

I saw the total Solar Eclipse in Melbourne about 24 years ago or near that. I watched it as a reflection in a shop window! AMAZING!!!!

Lee · #14 22-08-2006, 10:21 PM

Hanging for Mercury's transit in November - we'll be there on the beach to watch the show at sunrise on the 9th.... Not too many other reasons will get me looking forward to being up at that hour!

ving (David) · #15 28-08-2006, 04:53 PM

umm... oh and i ticked both eclipses and the hst.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #16 29-01-2010, 12:24 PM

I haven't seen
Pluto
Asteroid
Total Solar Eclipse

I'll be rectifying the last 2 over the next couple of years.

It's been interesting reading this thread.
Some wishes that have been granted-
The yearning desire to see a day time comet....Comet McNaught
A telescopic view of an Jovian impact......the Bird Strike
The Mercury Transit of 2006

pgc hunter · #17 29-01-2010, 12:45 PM

Pluto
Total solar eclipse
Mercury

goober (Doug) · #18 29-01-2010, 12:51 PM

Pluto
Iridium flare

Rob_K · #19 29-01-2010, 01:55 PM

Eta Carinae going supernova.

ngcles · #20 29-01-2010, 02:48 PM

Hi All,

I wonder how this got dredged back up from 2006 ?

Yes, I'm about to blow my own trumpet.

I tried to vote but it won't let me because I can't put a tick in any of those boxes. Been there, done that for all these, many/most are multiples. There are probably several if not many other members of this forum who can claim this too so I don't think I'm in an exclusive club.

Some things I still want to see:

(1) An aurora
(2) An Annular Eclipse
(3) An Annular/Total (Hybrid) Eclipse
(4) Occulatation of a star by Saturn's rings
(5) Optical afterglow/counterpart of a Gamma-Ray burst
(6) Planet/Planet Occultation

I think that's it ...

Best,

Les D