Highlights For This Evening

[Tiddles]

OK, it looks like I may be blessed with some clear(ish) skies tonight and hope to get in a spot of observing.

What would be the highlights for me to look out for?

Thanks

Andy

[barkis]

You can observe Venus in the southwest sky as the sun goes down.

Very bright, so unmissable.

Jupiter too is a treat. The Orion Nebula. M41, a nice open cluster about 4 degrees below Sirius, so you'll need a clear southern horizon for that one..

M35 an open cluster in Gemini.

If you don't have Stellarium Panetarium prog. it's a free download, and you can plan your viewing sessions from that.

Ron.

[Nexus 6]

looking good here too, so much is available for observing this time of year its not easy to know what to start, its a nice bonus with Venus setting to the west and Jupiter sitting nice in the south, not a bad way to get going.

I have been taking a closer look at the many dso's in and around Gemini and Orion, worth a browse.