Hercules;Outside the Keystone.

[cotterless45]

Plenty to see around the Keystone. M13 is king, but there's plenty targets to seek out. The stars and clusters being viewable in a small scope.

Nick.

[KevUU]

I really am gonna have to get meself a bigger scope and get stuck in to these things better. But for now I'm determined to get through at least one full season with what I have now, and at least find my way around the highlights before I get drowned in the sea of possibilities. But your detailed posts of everything I'm missing are tempting me sorely!

[crashtestdummy]

that area of sky is just full of stars,really mindblowing the first time you see if and cant imagine what it will look like with poroper dark skies

[cotterless45]

Now on holiday in north Skye, some 25 miles from streetlights.The sky is breathtaking, very difficult to make out constellations,so many stars and clusters. Pegasus is packed with stars in the square.Milky Way is milky and the midges have had enough of my blood setting up to start a blood bank.

Thankfully, they pack up at night.

Nick.

[crashtestdummy]

this is the third time in as many days where people have complained of too many stars!cant wait for me to be afflicted by this condition

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I got NGC 6229 from France this year. Really nice little globular. Not well known but quite bright. Very easy in the 8" scope

[Beulah]

I had completely forgotten about the planetary nebula towards the lower part of Hercules' 'legs'. I tried to find it in the 8" a few years ago but to no avail. Time to try again with the increased aperture.

I really am gonna have to get meself a bigger scope and get stuck in to these things better. But for now I'm determined to get through at least one full season with what I have now, and at least find my way around the highlights before I get drowned in the sea of possibilities. But your detailed posts of everything I'm missing are tempting me sorely!

If you've got the money, go for it!

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

NGC 6210 is mag 9.3 with a mag 12.7 central star, but only 16" in diameter. My C8 should be able to pick that up. Should the skies clear tonight, I might give it a go.