The Blue Snowball.

[cotterless45]

High above the square of Pegasus NGC 7662 and better than most of the fireworks last night.

A beautiful blue at x48, then go in at x100 and keep going. It blinks wonderfully, just stare it out without straining the eye.

Just a couple of very bright noisy hours selecting targets for our local scout meet. Starting off with the hilarious NGC 457 nearly upside down in the refractor, M27, M57, double Double,M31, Double Cluster, Kemble's Cascade at x20, Albireo, Bode's and Pleiades. That should give them a few things to wander at !

M13 is still possible , but the Auriga clusters a bit low and there be trees !

Nick.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

The Blue Snowball is a lovely planetary, isn't it. Like many planetaries, it does take a lot of magnification (I went up to 169x with the 12T4, awesome)

[Stargazer33]

Nice! Must try that one. I didn't realise that it showed so much visually.

Great that you are introducing fresh young minds to the wonders of the night sky. Good luck for your Scout meet, hope you get clear skies!

[YKSE]

Very nice Nick, Your enthusiasm will surely be inspiring for many youngsters  .

[Qualia]

Nice heads up , Nick. The Snowball is a great sight and it's good of you to do these kind of outreaching activities.

[MadAlbert]

Good call

[Special K]

This is a fun one for sure and not till a few weeks back did I see it for the first time.  Not too hard to find either which is nice!  I don't get much light in my 130 so bet those higher apertures work a treat! 

[Astro Imp]

Good luck with your Scouts, with you leading the way they're sure for a good night.

[WaveSoarer]

Great stuff Nick. I'll go look when I next get the chance.