... All of the OPH Globs are easily visible in a 4.5" scope, but you won't be able to resolve anything - they'll just be small fuzz balls. You might get lucky...
... Well this is embarrassing I was not including the proper stars in the constellation and thats why M14 was so hard to spot... I was looking in the wrong...
... Don't worry, I'm sure that everyone here has done that at one time or another. Greg -- Greg Crinklaw Astronomical Software Developer Cloudcroft, New Mexico...
... My favourite story along those lines was Vance Petriew, who was looking for M1 at the South Saskatchewan Star Party a few years ago. He started at the...
... Now for the question; to do really really ... Whatever you decide on, You must avoid looking through a really big scope -- it may spoil you and then you...
Greetings Everyone; If you were at RTMC yesterday or was watching the NASA channel you were in the loop of what was happening with the Phoenix Lander now see...
... started ... Those pesky comets are always getting in the way of observing Messier objects. :-) I remember a couple of years back when a comet passed...
... I was observing one of my variable stars, W Herculis, which is near M13. When I got to the field, there was one of the Schwassmann-Wachmann fragments right...
... Been there - the first summer I had my 4.5" dob I tried (in vain) several nights trying to find M13 in Draco's head - it looks kinda like hercules keystone...
... Well if you do bag it with the 16 I feel I should offer to relieve you of too many possessions so if you like I could send you my mailing address and you...
Hi all yesterday we had a true monsoon and then in the evening with all the dust rinsed from the atmosphere there was a few hours of magnificent viewing. Eta...
Hi all, tonight was a better night for observing so I performed a test. After my wifes eyes had adapted by taking a tour through Lagoon, the Swan and a few...
I arrived at the Stargazer's Paradise, Cherry Springs State Park, on Wednesday evening. Conditions looked very good indeed at nightfall and continued to stay...
Hi all, I need some help in locating NGC 5606. I start at Rigel Kent, move over to NGC 5617, move up to the double star LPO 47 which I can split into 3 in my...
... Hi Brian, Well, to tell the truth, the scope was not mine. But even if it were, I am not so sure I would need to part with it just yet -- but thank-you for...
... I've just started building a 16" dob, and boy am I looking forward to getting it completed. Having used my trusty 8" for around 6 years, which I have now...
Hi, Hoping I am not too off-key here, I added here my first contracted ... Being the first instalment of a new astronomy column, and one which also welcomes in...
5606 is mostly north and a bit west of 5617, both fitting comfortably in the same 1.5° field. The small (3') non-circular clump of 8.7-10th mag suns might...
... Hi Stephen, thats just what I needed to know. Thats getting close to the limiting power of my scope so I will need an exceptional night to bag this one....
Hi Brian. It is not exactly what you need, but it can serve my report. I hope helps you. NGC 5606 (Cr 281) [14h 27m 48s -59ΒΊ 38 '] One is a compress and...
http://www.virtualcolony.com/sac/ Hi all, the above data base is very extensive and allows for sorting by constellation, by object type, by mag and other ways...
... helps you. ... It certainly does. Your report gives me a great idea of what to look for. living in the Philippines has taught me to understand different ...
... That's interesting...it's an online version of the famous Saguaro Astronomy Club database, long available as a text file for loading into any database or...
Geoff, it sounds like you've compiled a very valuable database of observations. Any chance you might share the FileMaker Pro file that includes your observing...
... Thanks, Craig, but my descriptions leave a lot to be desired, mostly short phrases like "faint fuzzy blob". I don't offer any competition to the guys like...
... Hi Brian, I have no doubt that Stephen has correctly identified the problem. NGC 5606 lies in a very rich field and you are likely looking straight at it...
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Hi all, tonight I started the best 110 of the NGC found in the AstroByte program. Clouds and haze over most of the sky made it a tad difficult in my 4.5 but I...
