Which ones should I be able to see

[Chubster]

From this list which should be visible to my scope..

NGC4565

M94

M63

M51

M3

M101

M106

Cant seem to find any ....and yes I have taken the cover off :?

Cheers

Chub

[Brass n glass]

I'm not sure which NGC object that is, but I've seen all those Messier objects in small refractors - you can see M3 in binoculars. They should all be easy in a scope as big as yours. I know how you feel: "If Messier could see them more than 200 years ago, why am I having trouble now?" Have you got bad light pollution? M51 can be wiped out of view by lurid street lights almost as esily as M33.

[geoff_k]

NGC4565 is in Coma Berenices with Virgo the south of it. Although about mag 9.6, you should be able to see it as with the rest of your list.

M51 for example is very awkward to see at times.

All you need is a bit of perserverance and a dark sky. Some nights, it doesn't seem to matter if you haven't taken the cover off, you still can't see a bleeding thing!

Geoff

[SteelRat]

M3 looks great in m'Tal1 8)

[lunator]

Chub

At the moment with the level of moisture in the sky the LP will wash some of these out.

From my LP back garden DSO friendly nights are rare.

Last week I got a decent look at the Leo triplets and the next night although it looked the same conditions I could barely see them......

Cheers

ian

[Vega]

Very surprised you cant see M3 with a C8 ! :shock:

Maybe it's a case of not looking in the right place ?

[SteelRat]

Last week I got a decent look at the Leo triplets and the next night although it looked the same conditions I could barely see them......

Yup - need a good sky f'galaxies. Keep tryin Chub

[Chubster]

Maybe it's a case of not looking in the right place ?

Im SURE its the case of not looking in the right place... Did manage to find M13 in Hercules, not totally awe inspiring it has to be said but think that had to do with seeing, still very nice to find it though Also sure I saw M51 as a very faint smudge, but seem to be intermittent? Would that be right??

Anyway just nice to get out and just have a look down the ep. I have very limited viewing area in the sky so there is not much to actually look at. Perhaps I should become a M101 specialists

[SteelRat]

Im SURE its the case of not looking in the right place...

'Philip's DEEP SKY observer's guide' by Neil Bone could help you out there matey. S'a GREAT little book. And the Philip's guides don't mind bein outside in the damp. They might get abit crinkly by the end of the night but are totally flat and as-new again after a couple of hours back indoors. HTH

[Greg]

Chub..

The seeing's poor at the moment due to the nice weather we're having, which basically means there's a lot of pollution, moisture and thermal instability.

At the moment all i'm doing is lunar and bright DSO's...Just waiting for a good downpour to clear the air and the out with the big guns..

[Chubster]

hmm..Dont think their are any bright DSO's in my tiny itsy bit of sky. What would you class as bright anyway? And the moon doesnt seem to be around till about the 20th, and then I think it will be behind the flats....

HONEY WE ARE MOVING !

[Vega]

At the moment all i'm doing is lunar and bright DSO's...Just waiting for a good downpour to clear the air and the out with the big guns..

Amen... bring it on

January/February... Never known so many consecutive cloudy nights

March... Some clear nights ...ONLY DURING FULL MOON

April... horaahh cloud free nights galore... TERRIBLE HAZY SKIES