im pretty sad right now

[keiwein1]

so yesterday i was looking for andromeda on my telescope..... first of all my telescope didnt align properly so i couldnt use that and i also couldnt find eitherway..... well anyway i brought a pair of low power binoculars out with me adn i pointed toward a random bright star.... i moved a little bit to the left and there it was......... it was taunting me LOL.... anyway i could find it ony my telescope and i need some help... any helpful tips finding andromeda after u found cassieopia and traced it down? thx in advance!

[Davey-T]

A few scope / mount details would be useful

Dave

[Carbon Brush]

M31 was one of those elusive objects, until I saw it for the first time.

After that it seemed to take no finding, so you may be there.

Binos are definitely the best way to locate the galaxy. Afterwards, when you more familiar with the 'skymarks' pointing to the location, use a scope.

Even then, keep the magnification low.

Hope this helps.

[Matt Scunthorpe]

I tend to go off of the Great Square of Pegasis. If you find the 'top left' corner star, then its 2 stars off of it and up 2 stars and a bit. Have a look at this page to see what I mean (hopefully)

http://www.solarius.net/assets/finder_charts/messier_31.pdf

Matt.

[rockystar]

That PDF is a good map. I use the narrower V of the W in Cassiopeia to point me down to Mirach, get that in the Scope - it's very bright so should be obvious, and work my way up through the other 2 bright stars. I missed it the first couple of times, and even when I first found it, it was a case of wondering if that was it - it doesn't look as big under light polluted skies, you will probably only be able to see the bright core.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Were you using a goto scope? If it is not properly aligned you may be in trouble. Otherwise, align the finderscope with the scope during daytime on a distant object. Once aligned, you should be able to star hop to M31 (and use low magnification in the main scope,of course)

[Stu]

Try these. I use method 2 as it takes you right to it, you can't miss!

[Lorne]

Method 2 for me everytime.... it has the added advantage that instead of hopping UP to M31, hop down (a similar distance from Mirach to M31) and you will get M33 (assuming skies are playing ball of course)

[Matt Scunthorpe]

I had to hop down to M33 like 100 times before I actually saw it lol.

Sumorian, where is the screengrab from out of interest?

Matt.

[Lorne]

I had to hop down to M33 like 100 times before I actually saw it lol.

Matt.

I know that feeling..... sometimes from our "dark" site its barely there, next time it just pops out.

[Stu]

I had to hop down to M33 like 100 times before I actually saw it lol.

Sumorian, where is the screengrab from out of interest?

Matt.

I can't remember Matt, I think I managed to find it on t'internet somewhere, just a Google search for M31 star hop or similar

[Stu]

I had to hop down to M33 like 100 times before I actually saw it lol.

Sumorian, where is the screengrab from out of interest?

Matt.

I can't remember Matt, I think I managed to find it on t'internet somewhere, just a Google search for M31 star hop or similar

[estwing]

method 1....but that's just me!!

[Knighty2112]

Try these. I use method 2 as it takes you right to it, you can't miss!

Ditto too for star route 2. Always get it nice and easy.

[laudropb]

Route 2 is definitely the easiest to follow IMHO

[inedible_hulk]

Route 2 for me two [emoji4]

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[RT65CB-SWL]

Good advice from those that have replied. 

Give it a few billion years* you will not need a scope to see it. 

 

* estimates vary between 2,000,000,000,000 to 4,000,000,000,000 years [+/-]   from now!

 

 

 

 

Route 3 for me... I'm getting out of here!

[Knighty2112]

Good advice from those that have replied. 

Give it a few billion years* you will not need a scope to see it. 

* estimates vary between 2,000,000,000,000 to 4,000,000,000,000 years [+/-]   from now!

Route 3 for me... I'm getting out of here!

Better get extra cover on the house insurance then! Hehe!

[Psychology]

M31 was my first Messier and I used route 2, in fact I still normally start my observing sessions with M31 and M13.

[Megaman250]

Andromeda was my 3rd DSO to find and it was a little elusive but when I found it I had no problems finding it again just like riding a bike oh and used Bins before finding it with my scope soooooooo much easier  

[Paul73]

Route 1 to find Mirach and then up from there!

Good post this. At least I now know where the Great Square of Pegasus is to be found!

Paul

[Stu]

Good advice from those that have replied.

Give it a few billion years* you will not need a scope to see it.

* estimates vary between 2,000,000,000,000 to 4,000,000,000,000 years [+/-] from now!

Route 3 for me... I'm getting out of here!

Isn't it even sooner than that Phil? You are assuming old style UK billions, not the more usual US 'thousand million'. Don't get caught unprepared [emoji6][emoji6][emoji51]

[ollypenrice]

I tend to go off of the Great Square of Pegasis. If you find the 'top left' corner star, then its 2 stars off of it and up 2 stars and a bit. Have a look at this page to see what I mean (hopefully)

http://www.solarius.net/assets/finder_charts/messier_31.pdf

Matt.

That's how I do it as well. I don't from Cass.

Olly

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I always go upwards from Mirach (the route described by Matt)

[RT65CB-SWL]

Isn't it even sooner than that Phil? You are assuming old style UK billions, not the more usual US 'thousand million'. Don't get caught unprepared [emoji6][emoji6][emoji51]

 It was on a US site!