Orion Nebula

[bluesboy]

Well, that was the best night watching the sky. A really great view of Jupiter. Finding it every time is good, actually finding my way round the sky is getting easier. Even found the Orion Nebula. Beautiful. Watched it for a good hour using all my eyepieces. 10mm, 25mm and both through the Barlow. 10mm with the barlow was a bit hard to focus but was well worth a look.

Then spent a good while looking at different constellations.  All will help me getting about the sky.

A wonderful evening

Gary

[Fozzie]

Sounds very similar to mine, simply a great evening and very unexpected with all the clouds around!

Got about 10mins on orion before it ducked behind a fir tree however spent the last 3 hours just seeing new things. Try the double cluster in Perseus.... Just wow.

Glad you enjoyed yourself.

[bluesboy]

If good weather tomorrow, I shall try and find the double cluster. Shall go and read about it now to find out where it is.

Cheers Fozzie

[Fozzie]

You can just make it out with the mk1 eyeball (I think!!!) about halfway between the head of Perseus and "delta" star in Cassiopeia... Nice low power, wide field... Again WOW...

Happy hunting and clear sky's to you!

[bluesboy]

Well, with the weather as it is, No chance of the scope coming out tonight. Shall look for the double cluster in Perseus in the week. 

Gary

[ChrisSJ]

Orion, one of my favourites.

For its easily recognisable belt, its nebulae, to Betelgeuse the one great event which could happen in our life time. If only.

Chris

[Mr Q]

   Gary - The below link is very good in helping you find your way around the sky each month and its free. Just click on the current month for the "northern hemisphere" and once loaded, you can print out a 2 page copy to take outside. Its a valuable tool I have been using for many years!

http://www.skymaps.com/downloads.html

   Good hunting and you will enjoy the double cluster for sure!