Larsan Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Hi everyone. Today our kids are returning to Norway, and I'm preparing for tonight with clear skies and finally some peace in the house again. I have a 150P, eye pieces from 25 to 10. When using SkyX First light edition, the nebula NGC 7293 looks like an interesting bit of piece to explore. Anyone else had a look at this nebula? What could I expect to see with my set up? Do not plan to take pictures tonight.Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualia Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I have a sketch but haven't scanned it in. Nevertheless, I recall that it is a big PN and on some nights, its brightness is just a little above that of the sky. You're going to want to keep magnification low. I was using the 24mm Panoptic giving me about 50x and the UHC-S filter did help to some extent. Be patient with this one. There's no evidence that Messier, nor the great observer, Herschel ever observed this huge, whispy gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsan Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 OK, thanks. Will be in my field of sight from around 7pm to midnight. Hope tonights moon won't mess up :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsan Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 So far I've had a brief look at Uranus with rings, 10 mm + Barlow x 2. GOTO not aligned, forgot to charge battery, and there is absolutely more reading before I can enjoy the advantages...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul73 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 You'll be doing amazingly well to spot the Helix with a big moon washing out all but the brightest DSO.Uranus is always a pleasure though. Getting the as many of the moons as you can is a good challenge.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsan Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 No moon here...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsan Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 Moon just appeared, but my wife confirms my eyes' OK ;-) At least for now. But haven't found my nebula yet........ Mars looks great, 28 C outside, clear skies, and the kids left for Europe for a couple of hours ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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