When Dark Skies Return....

[Herakles]

..... what targets are you guys looking forward to seeing/imaging.

M42 goes without saying I guess but what else are you all looking to capture?

[Aza]

Yeah M42 for me and the Horsehead.

I have yet to get an image of these

[Vega]

I consider dark skies to be mid August onwards :-P so for me its M13, Milky Way, Cygnus widefield, M31, The Bubble Neb, M42. (In that order)

I would love to attempt the likes of the Horsehead, Veil Complex or North American Neb but my un-modded DSLR would make it virtually impossible to get anything of visual value. :-(

Cheers

Matt

[Dave]

I beg to differ.

You can achieve some great results with an unmodded DSLR with nebulae.

Having darker skies does help in making the quality much better, but I have managed to get the Horsehead from my urban light polluted skies.

That's why I can't wait to get out to Kelling in September.

[Whippy]

Observing wise I've yet to start working my way through the 'Hidden Treasures' book that I bought ages ago, so that's me covered for a while.

On the imaging front, I want to finish my Iris Neb (just the Green data to get) and re-do the Bubble nebula pic I did last year. Other than that I think it'll be just trying to pick out suitable targets for my kit.

Tony..

[Herakles]

looks like a quiet winter for a lot of peeps then !