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50 astronomy wonders to see before you die

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algol

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this is in this months copy of Sky at night mag, so for anyone that has the mag can you post how many of them you have seen. and the message it gave you.

mine was 11 of 50 and it said i've dipped my toe into the celestial waters- now it's time to buy a bigger scope lol

whatever you say captain. off to FLO

might post list soon, for people who don't have mag.

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algol

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50. craters on the moon

49. milky way

48. ISS

47. Perseus double cluster

46. orion nebula

45. iridium flare

44. double star Mizar

43. Sundogs

42. Albireo

41. Pleiades

40. Cycle of Algol

39. Hadley Rille (on moon)

38. Andromeda Galaxy

37. Gallilean moons

36. Mercury at twilight

35. Rings of saturn

34. Straight wall on moon

33. Leonid meteors

32. Sunspots

31. Dead volcano on moon (between copernicus and kepler)

30. Ring nebula

29. Lunar eclipse

28. M13 through a LARGE scope.

27. Omega Centauri

26. Disc of Uranus

25. Lunar Halo

24. Phases of venus

23. Jupiters GRS

22. lunar occulation of a planet

21. Sun's green flash

20. Polar caps on Mars

19. Perseid Meteors

18. Dumbell Nebula

17. Ceres

16. Whirpool Galaxy (M51)

15. Solar Prominence

14. Transit of venus

13. Zodiacal Light

12. Northa american Nebula

11. Notilucent Clouds

10. Annual solar eclipse

9. Bode's Galaxy (M81)

8. Magellanic Clouds

7. Gegenschein

6. Transient lunar phenomenon

5. a bright comet

4. Markarians chain of galaxies

3. a meteor fireball

2. Aurora

1. Total solar eclipse

if youve seen between :

0-10 just starting out - whole universe to explore

11-25 dipped toe into celestial waters, time to buy a bigger scope

26-40 well on way to expert status, share knowledge with local society

41-50 seasoned astronomer. if all 50 seen write to inbox@skyatnightmagazine.com and tell them how long it took you

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WOW I've seen 35 36 of them! :hello1:

2. Aurora

3. a meteor fireball

5. a bright comet

9. Bode's Galaxy (M81)

11. Notilucent Clouds Seen 24-07-08 :hello1:

12. Northa american Nebula

13. Zodiacal Light

14. Transit of venus

15. Solar Prominence

16. Whirpool Galaxy (M51)

18. Dumbell Nebula

19. Perseid Meteors

20. Polar caps on Mars

23. Jupiters GRS

24. Phases of venus

25. Lunar Halo

27. Omega Centauri

28. M13 through a LARGE scope.

29. Lunar eclipse

30. Ring nebula

32. Sunspots

33. Leonid meteors

35. Rings of saturn

36. Mercury at twilight

37. Gallilean moons

38. Andromeda Galaxy

41. Pleiades

42. Albireo

43. Sundogs

44. double star Mizar

45. iridium flare

46. orion nebula

47. Perseus double cluster

48. ISS

49. milky way

50. craters on the moon

Still to see...

1. Total solar eclipse

4. Markarians chain of galaxies

8. Magellanic Clouds

7. Gegenschein

6. Transient lunar phenomenon

10. Annual solar eclipse

17. Ceres

22. lunar occulation of a planet

21. Sun's green flash

26. Disc of Uranus

31. Dead volcano on moon (between copernicus and kepler)

34. Straight wall on moon

40. Cycle of Algol

39. Hadley Rille (on moon)

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Before I can truthfully answer the total I have seen, I need to clarify the total solar eclipse question.

I travelled down to Devon for the 1999 totality, but the truth is, it was so cloudy, I never saw the total itself. I experienced it, but never actually saw it. Parts were visible on occasion, but the vital part was not. Therefore I feel duty bound to answer no to that question.

Is that how everyone else would judge it.?

Ron. :shocked:

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Talitha

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I've seen 38. :thumbright:

1, 7, 8, 15, 27 and 28 would require that I travel or get new equipment, so they're pretty much in the dead zone for this backyard observer. :lol:

Other than that, the only ones I haven't seen (but are still possible) are 6, 10, 11, 22 and 40. If I can get those under my belt I'll be happy. :shocked: Not too sure about 10 though.. that might require travelling too.

(Btw, #31 could mean either the Milichius Dome or the Hortensius Domes.)

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yeah i was confused by that as well tal, the eact location given is between milichius and milichius A

Ah, ok... that'd be Milichius Pi and not the Hortensius Domes. They're about 2°S and 3°E of Pi.

Correction, my tally is 39/50. :shocked:

(Sorry, forgot to include #31 after verifying it.)

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A nice round 30 for me. If I could prise the cameras off the scopes every now and then it could have been a few more.

Noctlucent clouds was the latest a few weeks ago in the Northern sky while I was out Sea Trout Fishing on the river Clwyd very visible even at 1:20 am

Dave

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David Galvin

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44 out of 50 and it has only taken me 42 years!

And that leaves the following:

31. Dead volcano on moon (between copernicus and kepler)

10. Annual solar eclipse

8. Magellanic Clouds

7. Gegenschein

6. Transient lunar phenomenon

4. Markarians chain of galaxies

The dead volcano must be on an image in my collection but that would be cheating as it should be observed visually.

The next annular eclipse is January 2009, which may require a boat or visit to Indoneasia.

Magellanic Clouds will require me to go south-Australia perhaps!

The TLP could be a long wait (if they are actually real??). Any thought on that one Talitha?

Markarians chain of galaxies, I am not sure on that one but would need a darker sky and Virgo at a higher altitude.

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