What to look at - for beginners!

[shaula]

Hi all,

we're going away camping for Easter weekend with some friends and taking the scopes too. Obviously, depending on the weather (looking bad at the moment!), I would like to show them some good sites.

Is there a 'hit-list' anywhere on the forum for beginners?

So far I have, Moon, planets, Double cluster Perseus,

Pleiades, Praesepe Cancer, M13, M42 - Orion & M31 - Andromeda, M65/66.

cheers

Claire

[Capricorn]

Coloured doubles:

Almack: - Gamma Amdromeda,

Alpha Cassiopeia

Iota Orion

M8, M42, M20, M16: all mag 6.5 or better.

M33.

M7, M7, M44, M6

M22

Slight disclaimer, not sure how many are visible at this time.

[Doc]

Try this:

http://stargazerslounge.com/primers-tutorials/81493-object-list-indexed-constellation.html

[shaula]

great stuff! thanks

;-)

Claire

[Chris H]

Wrap up warm I think it might snow

[acey]

Try "Amalia's list", link in this thread:

http://stargazerslounge.com/observing-discussion/100497-messiers-ranked-easiness.html#post1405782

[jamiemcewan]

Thanks so much for this link, that's an absolutely fantastic list!

[m.tweedy]

you could use this and set up and print an observing plan

http://tonightssky.com/MainPage.php

[m.tweedy]

just noticed that you were going away at easter

never mind the link will still be useful