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I have 2 interns from Japan with me. We are going on a camp out tonight to look at stars and space objects through my telescope, a goto 80mm Refractor with a 900mm focal length.
I am going to just admit it, I am struggling to figure out what DSO objects to show them. So far, I plan on The Ring Nebula, as well as the M13 Globular Cluster in Hercules, but I am stumped as to what else to show them.
I could do Venus and Mars if conditions permit.
Anyway, can someone give me some ideas of what DSO objects to show them? I am going through my Messier challenge photos trying to make a decision.
Doesn’t have to be Messier objects, it can be anything that my telescope can see.
I want their experience to be unforgettable.
Jared
Celestron Nexstar 8SE Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope
25mm plossl Eyepiece
Goto mount
Iphone 11 Nightcap app Camera
"Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded by possibilities that are infinite, and the purpose of life is to grasp as much as we can out of that infinitude."
M27 the Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula is a nice view as well, it is quite bright.
-Michael Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope Binoculars: Celestron SkyMaster 15x70, Bushnell 10x50 Eyepieces: Various, GSO Superview, 9mm Plossl, Celestron 25mm Plossl Camera: ZWO ASI 120 Naked Eye: Two Eyeballs Latitude: 48.7229° N
Go to this website it will give you an observing list based on the parameters you set either a small refractor or a pair of binoculars and then the type of objects you're interested in. It's a great site. https://telescopius.com/?lat_deg=45&lat ... dsobrowser
Thanks everyone, I just got back from the camp out. Last night was excellent, we saw the Dumbbell Nebula, the Ring Nebula, the Hercules Globular Cluster, two other Globular Clusters I can’t remember the Messier number of, the Lagoon Nebula, the Butterfly Cluster, and the Milky Way star cloud.
Planets we saw were Venus and Mars. We also did solar viewing with a solar filter.
They LOVED it!
Celestron Nexstar 8SE Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope
25mm plossl Eyepiece
Goto mount
Iphone 11 Nightcap app Camera
"Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded by possibilities that are infinite, and the purpose of life is to grasp as much as we can out of that infinitude."