Galaxies in an 8 inch dob

[mdstuart]

Stunning sky this evening after the clouds cleared.

Sat down using my orion 8 inch dob. Crisp views as always.

Started with ngc 7332 in Pegasus. Easy object tonight but could not pick out its friend ngc 7339. 

Managed to see both of the eyes staring at me (ngc 7619 / 7626).

Had a look at ngc 7814 which was a lovely oval.

Then moved left to Aries. ngc 772 was obvious as a wisp in amongst the stars.

Now let's try ngc 891. This can be tough even in my large dob. Well blow me away it was fairly obvious even though very low in surface brightness.

Finished off with a look at Jupiter. Four cloud bands visible with some band markings coming and going.

Enjoyable few hours.

Mark

[Kon]

Nice set of targets that I have not observed before, thanks I will give them a try next time.

[Mark at Beaufort]

Lovely session Mark. It just shows what can be seen in an 8" scope .

[MKHACHFE]

Im glad you had a fruitful session. I found galaxy viewing with my XT8 from my B6 garden very very underwhelming and after a while, boring. The light dome from central london to my north (unfortunately  that direction was also my most open)  ruined a lot of nights for me. I did and still do realise that its more about the fact of WHAT im seeing rather than the view, but it wasnt enough for me after a year.

Glad you have better views than i did mate 😀