Ally8446 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I have it on good authority that tomorrow night will be clear as a bell (yes we've all heard that before). So with that in mind I'd like maybe five DSOs to look for in a 5 inch scope, except M42 & M45 please. Any suggestions would be great. Clear Skies folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamp thing Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Righty ho!The moon is getting brighter now, so open clusters are a good bet as they aren't as badly effected by light pollution.Try some of the winters open clusters, M41, M39,M44, M36, M37 & M38 why not have a bash at the globular M79 too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stovetop Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I'm still very new to this hobby, but I found this web site that has the Messier catalog. It has a good description and the best way to observe these objects. I found it very interesting.http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/astronomy-messier.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rory Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 as steve rightly says,with the moon brightening up the sky,the fainter objects will suffer .so open clusters are your best bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally8446 Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 This is great stuff guys, and the link to Messier catalogue will come in very handy. Will let you know how I get on. Clear skies. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Another list of Messier objects is on Wikipedia:WikiIt is presented as a table initially oredered by number, however by clicking on the top of one of the column it can be reordered by Type - groups all Galaxies, Open Clusters etc together, by magnitude - identify those that are brightest, by Constellation - go out and work through all in one constellation.The latter is useful as you can find out all thoise in say Leo and when Leo is high and easy to view get all that are in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stovetop Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Ronin: Thanks for listing the wiki page. It will make star searching much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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