GavStar Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I only had time for a quick session last night so decided to have a go with my 60mm Altair which I haven’t used much yet. The aim of this scope is to get the largest fov of any of my scopes (around 6 degrees with my 55mm plossl in NV monoculars). For my garden the skies were around the best the could be (a massive sqm of 18.5) One object I haven’t viewed for a year or so is the Pacman nebula. Great name but when I viewed it at a dark side with my 140mm refractor with standard eyepieces I was not particularly impressed with this object. However, last night I liked it much more and I can see it is well named. The magnification of the 60mm was really a bit low for this object, so it’s one for me to try again when I have bigger aperture out. But nice to get to see this in a better light (sort of ?). Phone pic below. The phone camera washes out the view due to the background light pollution - at the eyepiece the background sky is much more black... And to finish the short session, with the wide field of view, I couldn’t resist looking at two of my standards, the Veil and North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarsG76 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Ah man I want those NVs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarp15 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Good report and phone pics. Once more it is appreciated that you have included a specific SQM reading relating to the time you were observing. Perhaps for most circumstances reporting from a light polluted sky it is not entirely necessary, I would never think on to do this myself, yet with the choice of targets and the NV approach this becomes a relevant inclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Eeeerrrrrgggghhhh the image is mirror imaged...... Looks like another tool in the arsenal, go heart and soul hunting with it, PEter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan potts Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Nice results with the small scope,some of these targets need a wide FOV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertI Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Remarkable! I love the views you are getting. More please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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