top 10 objects

[stargazerkelly]

Hi what would be the top ten things to look at tonight

my sister and brother want to check out what all the fuss is about and i want to give them the WOW factor

stargazerkelly

[GazK]

Tough time of year to get 10 wows! ... but I'll start the ball rolling:

1. Saturn

2. The Moon

3. M13

4. Jupiter (if you can stay up late)

5. M57 (if you have a bigger scope)

[stargazerkelly]

i should have mentioned i have a 12" dobs

[GazK]

oh yeah... the ISS. Just passed over, always blows people away - and no scope needed!

[drumsolo]

How do you locate the ISS?

[stargazerkelly]

yeah what does it look like when you see it, does it look like a bright moving star.

stargazerkelly

[GazK]

yes... and you just missed it - sorry. There's another one tomorrow night though...

[GazK]

How do you locate the ISS?

Heavens-Above Home Page

[umadog]

At this time of year? You could substitute these objects with others, but something along these lines works well. You should be able to explain what everything is. People like to know size, distance, number of stars, etc.

1. Moon

2. Saturn

3. M13

4. M27

5. M57

6. M17

7. M8

8. M51 (the supernova is damn bright right now)

9. M81 and M82

10. A double star. Maybe Albireo.

If you have darker skies and an OIII filter, people love the Veil and the North America Nebulae.

[Drakester]

Don't forget the Space Shuttle next month... miss it and it's gone forever..!

[Moonshane]

check out my obs report from a couple of nights ago. a lot of the things mentioned will give a real wow in a 12" dob. I used to have one so I know!

http://stargazerslounge.com/observing-reports/147053-superb-night-despite-light-s.html