Your favorite constellation in terms of objects?

[A budding astronomer]

If you ask me, my favorite is close between Hercules and Orion, both have a huge library of facinating objects on show For Hercules we have M13, M92, Zeta and Rho Herculis both beautiful binary stars. And Orion we have the Great Orion Nebula ( M45 ) Betelgeuse a spectacular variable star, Meissa and it's group of stars around it. Many incredible sights in these pair of constellations!

So whats yours?

[xtreemchaos]

Orion without a dout, nothing else comes close, but I do have a softspot for Leo and the hart of the lion Regulus. charl

[Putaendo Patrick]

+1 for Orion. Always fascinating, you'll never get bored.

[Davesellars]

Too difficult!

Virgo / Coma Berenices (difficult to split them really...) for galaxies

Sagittarius for nebulae & clusters (just such a shame it's not available for more time from the UK...) 

[Stu]

Summer - Cygnus

Winter - Orion

Simples  

[Timebandit]

My favourite constellations is anyone I can see when the clouds allow?

But probably Cassiopeia due to the considerable amount of objects such as star clusters that always never fails to impress.

Orion is a close second with m42, m43 which always is a great site. My first DSO I ever observed with binoculars many year back also was lucky enough to see colour at the time. Just a woow moment that sticks in my mind 

[estwing]

Since being converted into a Galaxy hunter ....Leo is a strong contender but after getting Uranometrian every one is great!...Hello Abell clusters!

[RayD]

Another for Orion, so much going on 

[andrew63]

I'd go with Sagittarius for it's myriad of different objects - pity it's so low down for us.

 

andrew

[Galactic Wanderer]

In Winter, it has to be Orion for the seemingly endless amount of objects 

In summer - Saggitarius. I crave going to Malta (even though its only a few more degrees south than England) to see the mysteries that the constellation holds.

[John]

I like Cygnus because my favourite deep sky object is in it - the Veil Nebula

The constellation also has some lovely star fields, clusters and double stars as well as a few more nebulae.

 

[Yamez]

Another one for Orion although I do love Cygnus, that's a close second.

[cloudsweeper]

Cassiopeia / Perseus - clusters, doubles, nebulosity, the magnificent Double Cluster.  And always in view!

Doug.

[Dave In Vermont]

A coin-toss between Orion in-the-winter, and Cygnus (and area) in-the-summer. These feed my appetites for both nebulae & starfields.

Woof!

Dave

[laser_jock99]

I'm going to stick my neck out here and nominate Ophiuchus/Serpens- the home of some nice Globular Clusters.

[A budding astronomer]

1 hour ago, laser_jock99 said:

I'm going to stick my neck out here and nominate Ophiuchus/Serpens- the home of some nice Globular Clusters.

Can't forget Barnard's star

 

 

[PeterW]

Cygnus followed by Cepheus.... I be a sharpless nebula observer, can't find any other constellation (from the UK) to compete (I never seem to get much a view of Sagittarius, might change my mind if I could)?!

 

peter

[LukeSkywatcher]

Just to be different, i'm going to go with Auriga. Its a wonderful area to browse.

[DirkSteele]

Sagiattirus but only because I have been fortunate to observe from the Southern Hemisphere many times where it gets nice and high.

 

from the UK, between Orion and Cassiopeia.

[Astro Imp]

I have to agree with the consensus, Orion and Cassiopeia. 

[Walshie79]

What no votes for Ursa Major?

From the sublime (M81/82) to the ridiculous (M40) it has plenty to keep me sweeping around. An  It never sets. There's even more if you take in neighbouring Canes Venatici (surely the winner of the "Highest ratio of Messier objects to visible stars" award, beating Vulpecula and Monoceros)

[ollypenrice]

For visual, Orion I guess. But for imaging, Cepheus. Wonderful dusty things lurk therein!

Olly

[alanjgreen]

Leo & Virgo for me.

Ursa Major gets honourable mention.

i like my galaxies - can you tell?