Steve Swancott Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Long question can anybody answer it? LP isnt too bad and i can take the scope into the country side so that shouldnt be a problem.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spec-Chum Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 You can indeed sir. It was one of the first things I saw with my 200p.You can also make it out with bins quite easily too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Absolutely. You can see the Lagoon neb with a considerably smaller aperture than 200mm. With a 200P it should look very nice.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeSkywatcher Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I have a 200mm scope and i imagine i would be able to see the Lagoon with it from my location,so i only imagine you would see it from your location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtr42 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 isn't this below the horizon at the moment? when is it visible/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeSkywatcher Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 isn't this below the horizon at the moment? when is it visible/According to SkySafari on my phone, it is WELL below the horizon at the moment and not a winter object in the northern hemisphere. Its most likely a Sping/summer object in the northern skies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikM Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Yes you can, when it is visible. Start with the 25mm, that should frame it nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spec-Chum Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 It does stay pretty low even during summer. All of Sagittarius does really. If you've got houses or trees to your south you may struggle to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvaz Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 As said above you can. It's bright and easy to spot but it's a summer object.It appears somewhat low in the south so it may be a bit tricky up in the UK but here in Portugal it's an easy object. As any other nebula, it won't show in red like the pictures but you'll notice hints of stucture, specially with the aid of an OIII filter. Maybe with an UHC as well, but I only have the OIII so I can't garantee that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeSkywatcher Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 It does stay pretty low even during summer. All of Sagittarius does really. If you've got houses or trees to your south you may struggle to see it.Thats my understanding.Sagittarius is always very low down even during summer in the Northern hemisphere.Would i be correct in assuming that it is more of an equatorial constellation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Swancott Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 The other object was the Sombrero galaxy and possibly neptune? i didnt want to make the question reall longthanks i know threl probobly be dim smudges but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikM Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 The Sombrero is quite visible, though small. Start with your 25mm to find it and then try the 10mm to frame it nicely.Here is a little sketch I did using a 10" and a 14mm eyepiece. It doesn't look very different in an 8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I'll second Rik's comments regarding the Sombrero. It's very easy to miss if the conditions aren't good.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo636 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 The Sombrero and Neptune are both well within reach of your scope. Neptune is very small but with high mag it can be resolved as a small disc. Uranus is slightly more rewarding to look at :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantharis Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Thats my understanding.Sagittarius is always very low down even during summer in the Northern hemisphere.Would i be correct in assuming that it is more of an equatorial constellation?Sagittarius is between about 20 and 40 deg south - so at London´s latitude of 51.5 N you can´t quite see all of it. I am at 37 N and get a much better view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Swancott Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wired2moon Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Another one to add to my list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtr42 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 im at 55 degrees north so i doubt i would get much of a view from here at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spec-Chum Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I'm at 53 degrees north and I can see it so I think you'll be ok. Doesn't stop in view long tho.It's about roof top height from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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