totally Wild filming our school astronomy program - Help

[batema (Mark)]

Hi,

I'm trying to take a short cut by asking some objects that my students can image tomorrow night. I am up to my eyeballs marking Yr 12 exams and am a little short on ideas. I'm sure I can find out but am a little lost with the sky available from Brisbane between 7 to 9pm. M20 is very low but a great object for WOW factor as is the orion neb but does not rise between.
o save me some time.


Can you suggest some to save me some time.

Thanks

Mark

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

NGC 253
Nice and bright and easy to find.

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by batema

Hi,

I'm trying to take a short cut by asking some objects that my students can image tomorrow night. I am up to my eyeballs marking Yr 12 exams and am a little short on ideas. I'm sure I can find out but am a little lost with the sky available from Brisbane between 7 to 9pm. M20 is very low but a great object for WOW factor as is the orion neb but does not rise between.
o save me some time.


Can you suggest some to save me some time.

Thanks

Mark

lie and post up on screen one of your images as if you just took it

if not go for omega cent

[GeoffW1 (Geoff)]

Hi,

From there at 8pm, Jupiter is well positioned due North, and you can issue a challenge by mentioning that Uranus is right next to it about 5 degrees East, but much harder to find.

The Pleiades are low in the NE near Taurus, about 10 degrees up, so you will need a clear horizon there.

Due South, NGC 104 or 47 Tuc, is a very bright globular cluster 45 degrees up. Another dense cluster M15 is about 40 degrees up directly NW.

The brightest spiral galaxy M31 is a handy 20 degrees up in the NNE (but I am not a photographer, so I can't say how useful it will be), and if you have a clear horizon, the lovely coloured double star Albireo, Beta Cyg, is about 10 degrees up, straight NW.

Cheers

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Tarantula is easy this time of year from early evening/sunset till morning.
It is NGC 2070

Other objects in early evening till late:

47 Tuc Globular Cluster
Grus Trio Galaxies NGC 7599, 7590, 7582 (in the same FOV)
Galaxies in Sculptor NGC 253 and 55

[batema (Mark)]

Thanks. It should be fun.

Mark

[iceman (Mike)]

Just mention IceInSpace a few times too

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

Originally Posted by batema

Hi,

I'm trying to take a short cut by asking some objects that my students can image tomorrow night. I am up to my eyeballs marking Yr 12 exams and am a little short on ideas. I'm sure I can find out but am a little lost with the sky available from Brisbane between 7 to 9pm. M20 is very low but a great object for WOW factor as is the orion neb but does not rise between.
o save me some time.


Can you suggest some to save me some time.

Thanks

Mark

And tell us when we can watch it on tele and record it of course for our members who don't have tele.