help with august objects

[blink138 (Pat)]

hello members
can anyone please give me some ideas on any objects in the night sky readily available this coming new moon
i am taking my c11 out to a friends house in the perth hills and i need some "wow" objects to hopefully kill a few hours
so the brightest nebs, dso's, globs and multiple star systems
thanks in advance
pat

[ZeroID (Brent)]

Lagoon, Trifid, Omega, Eagle, Butterfly, M7, Southern Plieades, Saturn(Early evening).
Hows that for a starter ?
Anywhere up in the Scorpio, Sagittarius area is full of globulars and Nebulas. Check it out in Stellarium.

[blink138 (Pat)]

ta brent good start
pat

[Ro84 (Roberto)]

From Perth you can try to have a look to Cygnus constellation (try to see M29 and the famous star Beta Cygni). Try also to find M27 (Dumbell Nebula).

[blink138 (Pat)]

thankyou roberto i will write them down
pat

[Lester]

Hi Pat, if you can get a good view close to the northern horizon, M57 is a nice small planetary nebula. All the best.

ps Saturn is a must.

[blink138 (Pat)]

thankyou too lester though i will be limited to the north so also cygnus might be difficult
pat

[Robh (Rob)]

Hi Pat,
Go to my website ...

https://sites.google.com/site/southernastronomer/

and select the button Observing Targets for Each Month.
Regards, Rob

[blink138 (Pat)]

thats great rob very handy thankyou very much
pat

[dannat (Daniel)]

Robh, congrats again on a great site..an excellent resource I still have your book/charts on my laptop

[Robh (Rob)]

Originally Posted by dannat

Robh, congrats again on a great site..an excellent resource I still have your book/charts on my laptop

Thanks. Glad you found them useful.

Regards, Rob

[Poita (Peter)]

Oh Wow!
What a great website, thanks so much!

[naskies (Dave)]

Hi Pat,

I've found SkyMaps to be very accessible for newbies like me. It's a monthly two-page chart of what you can expect to see in the sky, notable events for each day of the month, and a list of celestial objects that can be seen (1) naked eye, (2) with binoculars, or (3) with a telescope.

http://skymaps.com/downloads.html

Here's the direct link for this month:

http://skymaps.com/skymaps/tesms1108.pdf

Dave

[blink138 (Pat)]

fantastic dave thanks for everybodys help
i am just compiling a list now
pat

[Ro84 (Roberto)]

Another small help for the list: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi..._30%C2%B0S.pdf .

Clearskies!

[OICURMT]

Originally Posted by naskies

Hi Pat,

I've found SkyMaps to be very accessible for newbies like me. It's a monthly two-page chart of what you can expect to see in the sky, notable events for each day of the month, and a list of celestial objects that can be seen (1) naked eye, (2) with binoculars, or (3) with a telescope.

http://skymaps.com/downloads.html

Here's the direct link for this month:

http://skymaps.com/skymaps/tesms1108.pdf

Dave

+1 ... for a "quick reference", last minute, grab-n-go, no planning, SkyMaps is a great resource.