keef_uk Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Well I did my star count of Orion last night and I got a measley 5 (obviously excluding the 4 rectangle markers and the 3 making up his belt)This was a clear night in Derby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarkey Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I did this from my back garden and got between 22 - 28. I live in Norfolk and have seen the sky darker and clearer than it was last night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisydoo Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I'll be doing this tonight if it stays clear. I think you are supposed to include the stars in his belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarySkater Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I haven't seen Orion since I heard about the star count. The BBC said just to exclude the 4 corner stars, so if I ever get the chance to see it, I'll certainly count the belt, sword and the nebula if I can see it.Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobbly Bob Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Counted six in NE Essex, stunningly dull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarkey Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 For those who are interested, the survey website is here...CPRE - Campaigns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef_uk Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 @daisydoo - opps missread their website!! oh well 3 of the stars were really really faint and out of the family I was the only on who could see them. So if I substitute those for the belt then its all still good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Wish I knew about it Sat night. What a stunning sky that was! Was imaging the horsehead at the time too. Doh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I managed 12 at a push, from SurreyStuSent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_h Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Thats easy from here - 3 ! the belt, on a realy good day can just make out the neb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peewee Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 another new user / watcher.well in the orange street light night i counted a very poor 1 ( yes 1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonR Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I did this from my back garden and got between 22 - 28. I live in Norfolk and have seen the sky darker and clearer than it was last night!I need to move up the coast a bit, I've heard about that sky in Norfolk. Only 5 from Ipswich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenM Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I'm in a completely different place but I was also doing some NELM estimation last night. Besides looking for the fainter stars in Orion, I count the Pleides. With the naked eye, there's the two parents, and often four of the seven sisters are visible. If the fifth sister (seven stars) is visible, you've got about NELM of 5. If your eyes have trouble resolving the stars, you can use binocular or finderscope and calculate the advantage out to get NELM.I found there's a narrow area about 20 feet across in my backyard that is quite good, perhaps 4.5 and that the field outside my neighborhood is only slightly better. I previously thought it was much better because of the distance from the streetlights. To get much better, I have to drive about 3 miles out of town. There I have perhaps NELM 5.5 or better. I didn't really give my eyes time to dark adapt. Had I done so, the limiting magnitudes might have been 1 more but my purpose was simply to compare sites available to me.A 10 inch scope in my backyard would show fainter objects than a reasonably portable scope half that aperture or less. However, I would much rather spend time with an awesome naked eye view and little or no scope than I would with a massive scope and little to see with the naked eye.Fortunately, my town is in the process of replacing "cobra" head HPS streetlights with down-focused metal halide fixtures. The nearest city (20 miles away) is switching out their HPS lights to LED fixtures. They're probably less than 10% complete and it will take years before it's all switched over because they're not replacing them until there's a failure or a remodel of some sort where they widen lanes or redesign an intersection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EA2007 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 12 or 14 was my count, not very precise but averted vision plays tricks sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam1e1 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 i got around 11 - NE surrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Smith Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I managed 11 in Maldon, Essex.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesis Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 A measley 6 in Hull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 11 here - Bridgwater, Somerset (Western edge of town)Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonperformer Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Managed three by standing with my back to the road and hiding the nearest light behind a telegraph pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Stix Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Managed 7 in "orangey" suburbs of Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Did it today onley counted 4, orion is right above a street light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous-Dave Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I did mine from my dark sky spot in the North Pennines and got 26.By the way you are supposed to include the three belt stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 The seeing was a bit "unstable" here this evening (west Somerset, on the edge of Exmoor), but I definitely counted 22, possibly 23. I'd guess the limiting magnitude was somewhere between 5.5 and 5.75.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonperformer Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 By the way you are supposed to include the three belt stars.Just re-read the web page ... oops ... so it shouldOh well, I guess it is better to record too few stars than too many, and I could only see the belt stars when I wasn't hiding behind the telegraph pole, so I suppose it evens itself out ... i hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I could see 3 stars ..... and that included the belt stars If you want an idea of how bad my sky is, set the light pollution level on Stellarium too the highest setting of 9 and then imagine the sky worse than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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