#1  
Old 01-02-2022, 09:33 AM
EpickCrom (Joe)
Epick Crom

EpickCrom is offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: Perth
Posts: 382
A Wonderful Night

Hi all. I got out last night with my 10 inch dobsonian and had an interesting and varied observing session. I'd rate the seeing as 6 out of 10 while rating the transparency as 7 out of 10. Bortle 6 skies.

NGC 2266: Open cluster in Gemini. Large and fairly rich. A bit washed out in my bright skies.

Comet C/2019 ATLAS: Found this comet 0.5 degrees away from NGC 2266 in Gemini. Rather bright coma. I wasn't expecting to see this comet as it's listed as 12th magnitude. I found it because it is located close to two stars and had to use 343x to see it. Happy to nab this one!

NGC 2440: Bright planetary nebula in Puppis. Lovely with an elongated shape and neon like colour.

NGC 2070: The Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Wow stunning nebula, central cluster R 136 was visible in the centre. Amazing structure and twisted filaments of nebulosity at higher powers.

NGC 2432: A nice open cluster in Puppis. Rather rich with a clumping of stars to one side of the cluster.

Gamma Volantis: Stunning double star in Volans! An unsung southern gem. Looked beautiful at 70x, with unusual colours! Looked like yellow and peach to me.

A nice night was had observing despite my bright skies. Just shows a lot can be seen even through light pollution. Clear skies to you all!
Joe
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 01-02-2022, 10:07 AM
Tinderboxsky's Avatar
Tinderboxsky (Steve)
I can see clearly now ...

Tinderboxsky is offline
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Kingston TAS
Posts: 1,031
Sounds like an enjoyable evening Joe, with an eclectic range of targets.

Coincidentally, I did a tour of Puppis the night before. The constellation has a wonderful range of open clusters, including of course, M46, 47 and 93. I always re-visit the star Asmidiske when visiting Puppis for the neat curved asterism formed by 4 equally spaced stars. The double star Sigma Puppis is also a pretty sight.

I am glad you visited Gamma Volantis. It is one of my favourite doubles.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 01-02-2022, 12:00 PM
EpickCrom (Joe)
Epick Crom

EpickCrom is offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: Perth
Posts: 382
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tinderboxsky View Post
Sounds like an enjoyable evening Joe, with an eclectic range of targets.

Coincidentally, I did a tour of Puppis the night before. The constellation has a wonderful range of open clusters, including of course, M46, 47 and 93. I always re-visit the star Asmidiske when visiting Puppis for the neat curved asterism formed by 4 equally spaced stars. The double star Sigma Puppis is also a pretty sight.

I am glad you visited Gamma Volantis. It is one of my favourite doubles.
Hi Steve. I agree Asmidiske is beautiful with its curve of stars! I was looking at it too last night, set in a beautiful field. It's fascinating how the stars in the curve get brighter until you get to Asmidiske. Cheers
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +10. The time is now 10:48 AM.

Powered by vBulletin Version 3.8.7 | Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Advertisement
Testar
Advertisement
Bintel
Advertisement