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To all who have responded so far Thanks enormously for your posts - they are great! I am learning a lot from this thread and suspect a lot of others are to. To...
Dear Eric Thanks for such a comprehensive post - I liked the drawing! I find drawings reflect far better than photos what can be seen in reality with a scope...
Hi Angela, It is difficult in light polluted areas, isn't it! I intend not to give up though - I will see those Messier objects and some more besides....well,...
Dear Dean You're right - the moon was up and must of effected what I could see! I certainly did not see the eyes of the Owl nebula - only a very dim circle. ...
Dear Eric, Re "If your interested in observing deep-sky objects like nebula and galaxies it is best to wait until the Moon is out of the sky, and astronomical...
Dear Geoff, Thanks for your post. I think your point about the effect of Summer skies on DSO observing is a good one - does not get truly dark here at night at...
... I remember as a teenager spending a night in Cumberland and being quite surprised that it never got dark the whole night. ... Exactly right! M57 is...
In a message dated 6/1/2007 10:40:06 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ... Greetings To Everyone, I have observed the Owl Nebula although with no Nebulosity from the...
... Hi Mike, I think what you have observed is NGC 457, the Owl Cluster (also called the ET Cluster) an open star cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. The...
... From your description, that sounds like the Owl Cluster, also know as the ET Cluster, in Cassiopaiea, as opposed to the Owl Nebula in Ursa Major. The Owl ...
Yes, you could win a fabulous astro-prize at Shingletown Star Party 2007, which takes place from July 9-16, 30 miles east of Redding, California! You could win...
Vesta will be possible to spot by unaided eye at a magnitude of 5.4 . This is the brightest it has been since 1989 when it reached a magnitude of 5.3 . Look...
Hi Everybody, After waiting for one rainy week, I finally got a chance to use the telescope last night. Around midnight, I observed Jupiter from Central...
Hi Ifan, Jupiter currently is in the constellation of Scorpion. The red star you saw probably is Antares, the brightest star of Scorpion. Clear skies, Wouter...
... No, it was probably the star Antares, which is close to Jupiter right now. Mars is far away in the predawn sky in Pisces, very low in the southeast. -- ...
... You aren't the first person to make this little blunder. The Greek name for the god of war was Ares. The Romans called him "Mars." The name "Antares"...
... I really enjoyed the 2001 apparition of Mars, even though Mars was so far south, because it was right next to Antares, and it always reminded me of the ...
Hi Andy, ... Thanks for the kind words about the drawing and glad you found my post helpful. I found that sketching at the eyepiece has helped me to train my ...
... Florian, thanks for correcting me. The constellation borders in that area are so complex that it is hard to remember that the ecliptic only passes through...
... I often do ask astrologers about Ophiuchus because it confuses the hell out of them! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada ...
... Well, Libra was formed out of what originally were the claws of Scorpius. And I defy anybody to see a crab shape (or any shape at all) where Cancer is. I...
