Arch nemesis!!!

[ving (David)]

Hi guys!

just wondering if any of you guys have an astronomical "arch nemesis", like an object you have never been able to find or a double you have never been able to split or posibly a nebula you have never been able to resolve any detail in....

I personally have 2. both are planetary nebula and both are really well known.

1. The crab nebula: I have only spotted it a few times in my 8" using first a 30mm SV to find it and then zooming in with various othe EPs. Its has never been more than a blob... a very very faint blob. I just cant get any detail out of it no matter what i do. Admittedly I havent tried it at a dark site yet tho. I dont expect to see the detail seen in pic but it really look just like a cloud to me and I want more!. Unfortunately it's gone for now...

2. The Helix: I had been looking for this for ages with no luck at all till our Linden observing night. Finally after all this time i found it! (thanks to narayan and louie) It didnt show on the night but I was stoked! but now I also want detail from it. It showed in Louie's 16mm nagler as a nice big (reads huge) ring with his filter on (what was that filter louie?). with out the filter the ring became fainter and started to break down in areas. the un filtered viewof it with the 16mm nagler and my very own 15mm SV were very similar tho the nagler was a bit more contrasty.
there should be 2 rings there and my objective will be to see enuff detail to make out the 2 rings at least.

splitting sirius was one too but I've done that now

Whats your arch nemesis?

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by ving

Hi guys!


Whats your arch nemesis?

Tornado33, he gets all the great astro shots I would have to say any of the faint fuzzy's that Scott finds

[asimov (John)]

What about using a nebula filter ving?

[slice of heaven]

The ones hiding behind the clouds.

[ving (David)]

i've only got a broadband... i havent tried it yet but i might do so, it works on other nebs... why didn't i think of this...
oh well, m1 is gone anyhow
i used louies filter on the helix but i want more!

[asimov (John)]

I read it was kinda difficult to split antare's? Is this sposed to be hard to split visually? cos' I split it no worry's a couple of week's ago.

[dhumpie]

Had a few but always bagged them the second time round...so well no major arch nemesis

Darren

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

Too many to list-the Crab the Rosette ..(from home , that is)

know exactly where to look..but buckley's so far

keep trying though
Narayan

[rmcpb (Rob)]

At the moment it would have to be Neptune. Probably seen it a million times when scanning but not recognised it enough to go for the higher power at the right time. Have to keep trying

[asimov (John)]

On my hit-list after last night is now splitting antares with the 12.5" newt....& splitting sirius with the refractor..

[beren]

The Andromeda galaxy M31 has always been a favourite but until recently i had never seen it , either the view to the north has been blocked or its to low in the year at the time of observing . i finally captured it with a pair of 7x50s and it was grand sight, i hope to view it from a dark site and get a pic in the process