Tom2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Good evening everyone!Just been outside for about 20 minutes star hopping with the Celestron SkyMaster 15x70's. Was I in for a treat? This was really my first proper look with a larger pair of binos than the ones we have. Found Orions' Nebula!! That was beautiful. Then!!! I found the 7 sisters!! I'd only ever seen a really faint view of them with my eyes, seen pictures online but nothing beats seeing them with your own eyes! Reading a previous thread I have only just found that these are the Pleiades (Please correct me if I'm wrong) They were beautiful.I'm going to give it about half hour, see if the moon comes a bit further over the house for a better view!!I'm hoping to get a better view of Jupiter tomorrow. I only have a short window before it disappears behind more houses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellfish Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Sounds great.... (and just like me lol) I have just come in from looking at the moon Starting to learn the crater names Good luck with Jupiter tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Sounds great.... (and just like me lol) I have just come in from looking at the moon Starting to learn the crater names Good luck with Jupiter tomorrow Hello shellfish. Thanks for the comment! You're trying to learn crater names? I wouldn't know where to begin! Ha!Hopefully it'll be a lot clearer tomorrow. Only had literally 5 or so minutes on Jupiter before it disappeared. Unfortunately I couldn't get it focused fast enough to look at the moon!!Good luck learning the names:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellfish Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 for a good map of the moon try here.The Full Moon Atlas : Lunar Navigator : Map of the Moonand I'll be out with you tomorrow for a look at Jupiter... Fingers crossed for a clear night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Thanks for the link, I've bookmarked it.What are you using to look at Jupiter?Fingers crossed indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Kick Drum Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Congrats on your new binos.As well as the Moon, planets and the two Messier objects you've spotted to date, you should be able to pick up quite a few more clusters and galaxies, especially with the Moon out of the way.Happy hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellfish Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I just got a sky watcher 607AZ2..... Was a gift for chrimbo to get me started Just strong enough to see Jupiter and can make out some of the rings and 4 moons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space3 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 m31, andromeda galaxy is a fairly easy target to locate,try this one on a moonless night, i have the same binos and their great, good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellfish Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 you too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Just been out there looking at the moon too. So mesmerising and I want to learn all the main seas and craters too! I got a book today - Moon Observers Guide by Peter Grego, and whilst I've only had a quick flick, it looks amazing! Gives a day by day account of what changes and what is visible on the moon, great for bin and scope gazers alike! As well as moon maps and all that jazzy stuff too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 Thank you for the comment!I'm hoping tonight to find M1! Does anyone know if these binos will be able to focus on it?Days started off really well! I'm hoping it will carry on right through!!---I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?5lrcww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 m31, andromeda galaxy is a fairly easy target to locate,try this one on a moonless night, i have the same binos and their great, good luckWhere I'm situated I can't get andromeda in view! Ill have to find somewhere pretty local that's not built up and has less light pollution. Liverpool isn't exactly the darkest place regarding lights! HaThank you for your help.Tom.---I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?i4od2x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 Just been out there looking at the moon too. So mesmerising and I want to learn all the main seas and craters too! I got a book today - Moon Observers Guide by Peter Grego, and whilst I've only had a quick flick, it looks amazing! Gives a day by day account of what changes and what is visible on the moon, great for bin and scope gazers alike! As well as moon maps and all that jazzy stuff too.Hello Miranda. I've seen from a few I your posts that you seem to be really enjoying your experiences!Shellfish kindly past on a link that has all the crater names on and has grid references too!Thanks for the comment.Tom.---I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?i3qcq3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Yeah Tom, the word you are after is bonkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 Yeah Tom, the word you are after is bonkers. Haha! Some interesting stuff out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 You may struggle with M1 at the moment due to the full Moon. It's quite a faint and defuse object.Have a crack at the the double cluster in Perseus instead - it's a wonderful Bino target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 You may struggle with M1 at the moment due to the full Moon. It's quite a faint and defuse object.Have a crack at the the double cluster in Perseus instead - it's a wonderful Bino target.Thanks for the recommendation! I'll have to drive out to a clear speck. Perseus is behind the houses by the time I get back home sadly!Thanks again!Tom.After looking forward to a good session later on, it's completely overcast and looks like it's going to be on all night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Kick Drum Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 You may struggle with M1 at the moment due to the full Moon. It's quite a faint and defuse object.Have a crack at the the double cluster in Perseus instead - it's a wonderful Bino target.I'd second that and add maybe the three open clusters in Auriga (M36, M37 and M38) which should be clearly visible in your bins.M31, the Andromeda galaxy is getting quite low in the sky now but the pair of galaxies (M81 and M82) in Ursa Major will be possible in a decent sky, though they may take some finding.Happy hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Another fun Bino object in that part of the sky is Kembles Cascade - strictly a bino only object. Driving directions are here . A nice high res picture here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh50963 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 The Moon was the first Planet I saw through a "6". Realy cool, you are right there is nothing better than seeing it with your own eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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