DSO's @ constellation Scutum

[Astro-Nova]

I looked at stellarium and found lots of DSO's together ie Eagle nebula to the right of scutum to the south at my location.

Now on the left side there is the wild duck cluster.

I tried to find one of theese DSO using my 25mm EP I found something but cant make out what it was, I think it was the wild ducks as my scope was quite high up and constellation was hard to see as LP area, so not sure where I exactly aimed at. It looked like few stars connected with some nebula but they could as well be stars, it was rather faint.

Any tips for these DSO?????

[swamp thing]

I always have a copy of "star atlas 2000" close at hand when I'm out observing. A quick reference check with this and I know exactly where I'm looking and what im looking at. I would suggest something similar for you.

Using Stellarium to print out maps of the areas you intend to observe is another option.

[cotterless45]

M11 is one of the best open clusters in the sky, it's breathtaking.

I couldn't find anything when first setting out to view. The best thing that I ever got was a Telrad and a print out of the DSO and Caldwell charts. Dead easy to find and use. Once you know where they are you can find them either by Telrad or by star hopping, nice,

Nick.