quimby44 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 hi there you star gazers as i class myself as a newbie with a small 76 x700 telescope i was wondering if anybody got any pictures of the 7 stars stars in ursa major so i know what i will be looking for i know the names but dont know what there like to look at untill i go out and look at them i am using a 76 x 700 zennox with a H20 lens with a 1.5x erecting lens cheers and look forward to all your comments thanks stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambouk Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I posted one recently on my society's timeline:https://www.facebook.com/nas.org.uk/posts/445337808950484:0James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4N Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Ursa Major is huge and you will only see a tiny part of it in your scope.It looks like a saucepan I would suggest some planetarium software, Stellarium and Cartes Du Ciel are both free and very good.If you have a smartphone Skysafari is excellent.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Ursa Major is The Great Bear, the 7 you are talking of is, I assume, The Plough which is just a small part of Ursa Major, technical term is "an asterism".I think an asterism is either a sub part of a constellation or a made up one that is not a recognised constellation.So the plough is an asterism of Ursa Major and the pointers are an asterism of the plough.The summer triangle (Vega, Deneb and Altair) is another asterism, but not a subpart of a bigger constellation, it is a made up "constellation".The middle star in the handle of the plough is Mizer+Alcor a well know easy to seperate double.Two good eyes will seperate them, but binoculars are easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Imp Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Stellarium has already been mentioned, get it here:- http://www.stellarium.org/This is a great piece of software, you can spend/waste hours with it and best of all it's free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calculon Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Another vote for Stellarium. Little bit fiddly at first but once you have it sussed it's outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelbeaumont Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Stellarium is brilliant on an Android phone for identifying stars and constellations in the field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie mc Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Stellarium app also available for iOS devices. Also the book "Turn left at Orion" is a great intro to the night sky and finding your way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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