Doc Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 EMS2 6.9.2013 and 7.9.2013 Skywatcher 300P William Optics 28mm and 16mm eyepieces O III filter used on the Veil Nebula Clear skies with little dew build up What a fantastic weekend, I set up next to Darren (Daz Type R) and on Friday and Saturday night we spent hours touring the sky, I think Darren discovered at least 15 new Messiers and I saw four to add to my total which now stands at 97/110. I made a list of objects seen as I went along, but I'm sure I have missed a few as well. M3 M5 M10 M11 Wild Duck Cluster M12 M13 M16 M17 Omega Cluster M18 M19 M21 M27 Dumbell Nebula M29 M31 Andromeda galaxy M32 M33 Pinwheel galaxy M34 M36 M37 M38 M39 M51 Whirlpool galaxy M52 M57 Ring nebula M63 M81 M82 M92 M94 M101 M106 M107 M110 Double Cluster Ngc 457 ET cluster Ngc 281 Pacman Ngc 6888 Crescent nebula found by Ibbo. Veil nebula including both sides and Pickerings triangle in OIII Jupiter Uranus Tried for M30 loads of times with Ibbo but for some reason couldn't find it, very strange as we found other globulars of similar magnitude very easy. All in all a fantastic weekend of clear skies and great company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Blimey, you guys were busy. That is one hell of a list. I think I only managed about 4 new objects this weekend, though I probably spent too much time sitting and talking to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbz2 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 What a list! I thought I did well on 10 new objects, but I did spend a lot of my time just sat down looking up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 nice list I found this about M30 and I quote This cluster can be easily viewed with a pair of 10×50 binoculars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 nice list I found this about M30 and I quote This cluster can be easily viewed with a pair of 10×50 binoculars I don't know what went wrong then, maybe aliens abducted M30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Good account there Mick - many, many, many thanks for your observing list, at one point on Saturday night I needed a drink and a sit down - I was just blown away (and shattered) by the Messier's we were finding, the setting circle being very, very accurate on both mine and Mick's dobs, enabling us to blast our way through the list. Yep, just checked my records and I have bagged myself 15 new Messier's over the course of the weekend but also visited (many times) some old favorites. One of the highlights for me was after listening to Paul Moneys excellent (and slightly bonkers) talk about the 10 most inspiring images to him, the pillars of creation photo was shown, Mick and myself decided to see if we could see it visually which I`m gobsmacked to say we did!!!! M16 in all it's glory, granted it looked nothing like it but for me, the sure size of the thing, the distance etc, was just another (of many) mind blowing instances for me which made up a truly epic weekend. Top all that with visually seeing the Veil in Mick's dob, finding Uranus in mine and then bagging M42 and M45 for the first time this season. A truly magnificent weekend with great food, great drink, fantastic company and truly awesome skies, I`m now set for Kelling. Bring it on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Wow what a list, congrats. These were superb skies and you made the most of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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