PLease pray

[Roobi]

Please please please evryone in Melbourne pray tonight that the skies stay clear..... Looking good so far. Skippysky says its all clear, but I'm sure you all know how it goes around here. I havn't had a decent viewing in well over a week. Fingers crossed here.

[wasyoungonce (Brendan)]

Originally Posted by Roobi

Please please please evryone in Melbourne pray tonight that the skies stay clear..... Looking good so far. Skippysky says its all clear, but I'm sure you all know how it goes around here. I havn't had a decent viewing in well over a week. Fingers crossed here.

When you think it is all good to go...check the moon phase.

Time to stay indoors & howl !

[pgc hunter]

It's full moon

A time when even the moon itself is at its worst time to observe

[sasup (Stacey)]

Ya what he said. Big damn round thing

[Rodstar (Rod)]

Now fellas, there are always plenty of doubles to hunt down under a full moon...

[Roobi]

Damned moon... even so, i'l find something to look at..... still a noob, so anything will do.... even a crappy looking full moon lol

[pgc hunter]

Originally Posted by Roobi

Damned moon... even so, i'l find something to look at..... still a noob, so anything will do.... even a crappy looking full moon lol

You could go for the bright clusters in Carina and all that or find some nice doubles.

[Roobi]

Carina sounds good, any other ideas anyone?

[Octane (Humayun)]

Roobi,

There are some stunning clusters in Puppis, which is at a great location to observe.

NGC 2451 is my favourite there.

Good luck.

H

[wasyoungonce (Brendan)]

Originally Posted by Roobi

Carina sounds good, any other ideas anyone?

I guess you could look at...insert the droll comment... "the Moon"!...droll very droll!

Well....I thought it humorous....just a little bit!

I know what your thinking...all dressed up & no place to go!...Astronomy is like that. Patience is the curse you have to endure.

Anyway look for bright larger objects like some globular clusters & open clusters around 6hrs to 13Hrs RA at high -ve angle declination.

The projects page has 111Bright NGC southern objects. Arrange the list in Excel by RA hrs to see what is in your FOV by Hrs. I have an easier version of this list also with Messier names etc. PM me if you want it.

[bloodhound31]

You could try some long exposure landscape photography with the full moon out. It can produce some spectacular results.

Baz.

[pgc hunter]

Was clear all night, but lots of haze and pollution so even without the moon it would've been a crap night for DSOs.