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06-10-2008, 12:51 PM
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Its only a column of dust
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New Iceland
Posts: 761
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Your favourite deep sky targets
what's your favorite type of object to hunt at the eyepiece?
I have a thing for galaxy clusters and Planetery nebulae
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06-10-2008, 02:14 PM
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Fast Scope & Fast Engine
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Broken Hill N.S.W
Posts: 3,305
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The PN,s are a Fave at the moment...cheers kev.
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06-10-2008, 02:35 PM
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No obs, raising Harrison
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 796
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I'm still trying to bag Krypton, but there's nothing there at the RA/DEC.
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06-10-2008, 02:36 PM
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No obs, raising Harrison
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 796
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Seriously? From a dark sky site, galaxies. From home, double stars, messiers, brighter herschell 400's.
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06-10-2008, 07:07 PM
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Widefield wuss
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Caboolture, Australia
Posts: 6,994
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Splitting double stars is my thing at the eyepiece...
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07-10-2008, 08:42 AM
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star-hopper
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Terranora
Posts: 4,372
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Nebula: EN, RN, SNR, PN any kind of nebula.
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07-10-2008, 09:17 AM
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“We are star-stuff”
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Central Coast
Posts: 1,317
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Recently picked up "The Night Sky Observer's Guide" and have been hunting galaxies by constellation.
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07-10-2008, 10:53 AM
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Clear Skys and Open Road
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Townsville
Posts: 207
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PN's, Galaxies, Double stars and Variable star obs have to be the favourites. If there is no moon in the sky I search for Galaxies and PN's, with a moon, I observe brighter PN's and double stars. Variables I do every time I have the scope out. Sketching is another thing I love to do at the eyepiece.
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23-10-2008, 03:51 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Umina NSW Australia
Posts: 279
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I have a thing for either Globular clusters and only have 5 to go. The other target are the members of the Local Group of galaxies.
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23-10-2008, 04:38 PM
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Starcatcher
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Gerringong
Posts: 8,548
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hector
I have a thing for either Globular clusters and only have 5 to go.....
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5 to go - in this galaxy or in the Universe, Andrew?  More seriously, I understand that globulars around other galaxies can be seen with amateur equipment? I'm guessing you mean five more of the known Milky Way globulars? So how many are on your ticked list now?
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23-10-2008, 04:48 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Warrnambool
Posts: 12,792
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Have to say none, but then having said that, Nebulas and Galaxies are my thing, when it comes to imaging, I'm still learning, but am getting there, I don't do visual stuff.
Leon
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23-10-2008, 04:48 PM
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Its only a column of dust
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New Iceland
Posts: 761
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Quote:
Originally Posted by erick
5 to go - in this galaxy or in the Universe, Andrew? More seriously, I understand that globulars around other galaxies can be seen with amateur equipment? I'm guessing you mean five more of the known Milky Way globulars? So how many are on your ticked list now? |
Yes. You can find globulars around M31 and the Fornax Dwarf with moderate sized amatuer equipment under dark skies.
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23-10-2008, 05:06 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Lennox Head, NSW, Australia
Posts: 30
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So new I'm not sure yet....
But clusters are a wonder when the sky is clear. I get the western sky from the backyard so I plan to work on clusters based around on constellations to help me learn the sky more.. then I'll throw a dart at a list that includes nebulae, messiers etc.. and see what is next ..
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23-10-2008, 11:11 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Umina NSW Australia
Posts: 279
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The 5 Globulars I have yet to find are all Milky Way clusters. I have also observed numerous extragalactic Globulars as well including 2 clusters in NGC5128. There are several Globulars listed as targets in my talk for next weekend.
The 5 clusters are Liller 1, AM4, Pal 14, Terzan 11, Terzan 6. I managed to observe the clusters Pal 1 and Pal 2 from the US during my last 2 visits.
I hold little hope of seeing any of the remaining 5 but will continue to try.
Andrew
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23-10-2008, 11:16 PM
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Starcatcher
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Gerringong
Posts: 8,548
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Thanks Andrew - very impressive.
Quote:
Originally Posted by hector
I hold little hope of seeing any of the remaining 5 but will continue to try.
Andrew
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Why's that? Too far north?
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24-10-2008, 02:06 AM
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star-hopper
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Terranora
Posts: 4,372
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Open Clusters
M7 and the surrounding star clouds
M45 Pleiades
NGC 3532
NGC 6231
Globular Clusters
Omega Cen
47 Tuc
M22
NGC 6752
Bright Nebulae
M1 Crab nebula
M8 Lagoon Nebula
M17 Swan Nebula
M42 Orion Nebula
NGC 3372, eta Car Nebula
Planetary Nebulae
M27 Dumbell Nebula
M57 Ring Nebula
NGC 3242 Ghost of Jupiter
NGC 5189
NGC 7293 Helix Nebula
Galaxies
Milky Way
LMC
SMC
M31 Andromeda
NGC 253
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