Guest zidder Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) Went out tonight for a quick go at getting Andromeda, which I found A question for you dob folks, below is a basic mock up of what I saw. Is that how you guys see it ? Edited February 5, 2015 by zidder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 It appears more like this in binoculars: http://s197.photobucket.com/user/PhillipPugh/media/Deep%20Sky%20Objects/M31Y14AugD23_zps1c721122.jpg.html?sort=3&o=7 I cannot get it all into the field of view in my 127mm Mak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) You normally only see the brighter central bulge area in light polluted skies. If it stands out as well as in your pic above I'll swap you my 14" for your 10" . Edited February 4, 2015 by Tweedledee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) I see it as more elongated with a bright core and diffused outer. I must say it's no where near as bright as you make it. I see it like this: Edited February 4, 2015 by Doc Tweedledee, catman161 and andyboy1970 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Yep I see it more like Mics for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyboy1970 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Also the more experienced you become at the eyepiece the more you see as your eye becomes trained for looking at faint fuzzies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zidder Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) I see it as more elongated with a bright core and diffused outer. I must say it's no where near as bright as you make it. I see it like this: My hack up was just that a hack up, what I was trying to get across was the lack of any discernible shape, other than a roundish fuzz. Being new to both astronomy and to this scope, understanding how things should look with given scope ( so I can work out if it duff or not) is part of the steep learning curve, so I hope you guys don't mind me plaguing you with inane questions Edited February 5, 2015 by zidder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 No don't mind at all Gary, ask away. You should see a bright slightly oval core surrounded by a definite elongated hazy smudge. In fact through your 10" the view should look very similar to my picture maybe a tad less bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 All questions are welcome - the answers often help other folks as well as yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Yes, please ask away, even those of us who have been at it for decades are still learning. I find it looks like Mick's photo on a good night but I normally only get about 12-15 of those per year. I'm still fiddling around with a DSLR when most people have moved on to CCDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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