What is a DSO...sorry im new.

[M3 Andy]

as above, i see alot of people talk about it on here but i dont no what one is lol.

sorry i have to ask.

[JimBobs63]

It stands for Deep Sky Object. In other words, not a planet, or moon, or other object in our solar system, but something much further away - a galaxy, star cluster or a nebula are examples of Deep Sky Objects.

Jim

[M3 Andy]

arrr thank you my good friend.

[Nexus 6]

Guess your username is due to the fact you like them? M3 is a globular cluster in the constellation Canes Venatici

Messier Object 3

[M3 Andy]

haha no mate i own a bmw M3 lol. big car fan.....so M3 is somet else on here then?

[M3 Andy]

oh just saw the link. haha.

[Nexus 6]

haha no mate i own a bmw M3 lol. big car fan.....so M3 is somet else on here then?

:D better than being a fan of motorways

[Adz]

haha no mate i own a bmw M3 lol. big car fan.....

Priceless

[jamespels]

My fav M3...

[Adz]

Or a train

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/M3-Harmon.jpg/250px-M3-Harmon.jpg

[Squats]

Or a small American tank of WW2...

[MorningMajor]

Hi Andy

Attempted a difinition here - it's a pretty open field (the definition not a DSO!!)

[M3 Andy]

Thanks for that mate.

[jamespels]

Glad you got your answer Andy!

btw, don't expect ALL answers on here to be serious... I think a little madness comes with the territory

[M3 Andy]

Haha. Been reading a lot of stuff on the forum and I'm starting to get hooked.

[Adz]

Haha. Been reading a lot of stuff on the forum and I'm starting to get hooked.

Sounds like aperture fever. Be careful, it is highly contagious.

[Jack123456]

Do you think i could have a week of work with Aperture Fever?

i might give it a try

[johntrob]

No musicians out there? Surely someone could come up with a song for astronomers about Aperture Fever. If nothing else, a good country song.

[rowan46]

No musicians out there? Surely someone could come up with a song for astronomers about Aperture Fever. If nothing else, a good country song.

peggy Lee "fever"

[AndyDix]

Glad you got your answer Andy!

btw, don't expect ALL answers on here to be serious... I think a little madness comes with the territory

I only came for a quick look a month ago and havent managed to escape since

Welcome to the madness

Andy

[M3 Andy]

I know what you mean.

[Ant]

Maybe this will be of some interest?

http://stargazerslounge.com/beginners-help-advice/137703-abbreviations.html

Cheers

Ant

[M3 Andy]

wicked. i will be using this all the time now lol.