What to view tomorrow night?

[EdF_uk]

Hello everyone,

Well I'm off to my friends house for a BBQ tomorrow night and am planning on taking my scope. They live in the middle of nowhere so there will get a good 360 fov but I haven't been out for a while due to poor weather and work commitments so I was wondering if anyone can suggest some objects to view? Hopefully I'll be able to see M13 in between the clouds.

Cheers

Ed

[todd8137]

just a few things,cygnus as lots to look at casopiea,lyra ,hercules m33/m110 just above it the moon is about yes its light but we have a great view tonight try for m92 if you gonna look at m13

pat

[George]

Clouds according to tomorrows forecast, I'd leave the scope at home and take more beer

[EdF_uk]

Clouds....hmmm just my luck. Horrible things! Well I'll see what the forecast says about an hour before I leave.

Ed

[HippyH]

Handy webpage http://www.sat24.com/gb

[DOBBY]

That sort of info. comes at a price... 2 beers & a burger lol

[MorningMajor]

Albireo in Cygnus is a lovely example of a double star with the orange Albireo A and the blue of Albireo B - it's one of those stars that "non believers" can easily coo over!

[Black Knight]

Tomorrow night I shall mostly be viewing clouds .....

[m.tweedy]

use this and you can choose what you want. don't forget to set your co-ordinates

Tonight's Sky Main Page

Sorry cannot guarantee to see through clouds

[EdF_uk]

Well I made it out tonight. We started the BBQ with a brisk wind and a threatening sky overhead but to my joy the clouds cleared at about 2200 to reveal almost perfect clear skies. Amazing, given the forecast earlier. Just luck I guess. The only problem is that I didn't bring any trousers ( only shorts) so I got cold very quickly. Mistake! Anyway we managed to see m51 (faint smudge) m13 and m92 ( Pretty impressive) andromeda and the double star albieron. Thanks for the recommendations. I also saw an amazing shooting star that burned very very brightly and for a long time. Never seen one so bright. And there were loads of satellites. One of these was impressive, it was very faint and travelling extremely fast - I would say about 5 to 10 times faster than the ISS. Any ideas what this was?

I love looking at the night sky because I always see something different.

Now back in the warm with a beer. :-)

Ed

[MorningMajor]

Glad you had a good time - The weather wasodd last night here as well - a lot of cloud then sudden really crystal clear windows, so much so that I could make out the milky way with the naked eye which is unusual from my garden!