New to stargazing, this is amazing

[IVAN TAPIA]

Just got into stargazing with a 12" dob and so far I have seen easily the Orion nebula, andromeda galaxy and Jupiter, Venus and mars, more difficult and I just bagged last night the crab nebula after ring nebula, tried to find a pinwheel galaxy no luck yet, but as read on someone's post, it the thrill of the hunt.

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[paul mc c]

Hello and welcome,the Pin Wheel can be very hard if your sky isnt very dark,well done on getting the others.

[swamp thing]

Welcome to the stargazers lounge.

12" Dob, nice

The pinwheel will need some dark skies to be seen well.

Good hunting.

[brantuk]

Hi Ivan and welcome to SGL

Congrats on your first few objects - it is thrilling when you start bagging the more challenging ones entirely unaided.

[Astro Imp]

Hi Ivan and welcome,

Nice piece of kit you've got yourself, congrats on your finds so far.

Good luck and clear skies.

[IVAN TAPIA]

Thanks to all for your welcome, when I got interested in this was because I love to see the constellation of Orion since I was a kid and seeing the amazing objects shown by Hubble I was inspired to pay more attention to the night sky even though I knew I shouldn't expect to see the same it still amazes me and to show this to my kids and see their reaction to seeing the moon so close its completely worth it, clear skies to all.

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[mdstuart]

Have a go at some of the clusters...Try M35 in Gemini and M36/37/38 in Auriga..

Then try to find the pair of galaxies M 81 / M 82...they are really special!

Mark

[IVAN TAPIA]

You are correct Mdstuart, I just went and looked for those and they are the first clusters I have seen they look great, some cloud haze just came over so ill try before dawn for M81/M82

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[mdstuart]

Glad you enjoyed the clusters..

Mark

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[Macavity]

Just got into stargazing with a 12" dob and so far I have seen easily the Orion nebula, andromeda galaxy and Jupiter, Venus and mars, more difficult and I just bagged last night the crab nebula after ring nebula, tried to find a pinwheel galaxy no luck yet, but as read on someone's post, it the thrill of the hunt.

If you ever get do bored with the hunt, do a search for "Dobsonian Setting Circles" ...

"Wixey" (Angle gauge) etc. A non-destructive addition for the "manual" astronomer 

[cantab]

Nice find on M1 (Crab Nebula), it may be the first object in Messier's catalogue but from what I've heard it's not the easiest!

[IVAN TAPIA]

Yep, but once you find it it becomes easier, and I was really happy when I spotted that one the first time.

Call me Desdinova.

[nicks90]

M15 globular is also a good one - wrong time of year for the big globs, but its a nice compact one.and dont forget to have a look at m44 and m35, lovely clusters and really are good at this time of year! 

[Sandancer10]

Hi and welcome to SGL Ivan. Hats off to you for finding these objects unaided and so quickly.

Happy Stargazing and enjoy your Astro journey.

[Bart]

M15 globular is also a good one - wrong time of year for the big globs, but its a nice compact one.and dont forget to have a look at m44 and m35, lovely clusters and really are good at this time of year! 

Yes, but this morning at about 6am I looked out and M15 was lovely and high at 44* in the East. All the Virgo galaxies were nice and high(ish) in the south. If you bet up early, rather than stay out late, you can treat yourself to some new targets. Come on those Spring galaxies!!!!