Thanks Joan, great list! Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of jcarman6@q.com Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 2:52 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] The Utah Astro observing list Not necessarily in order of preference. 1. Polaris, Ursa Minor. Yes the north star, most people align on it, but do they really look at it. I find the difference in magnitude to be spectacular, particularly when the stars are really so close together. 2. Mizar/Alcor, Ursa Major. The perfect example of optical double, true binary and spectroscopic binaries. It leaves me in awe to contemplate the orbits of the various stars involved. 3. The Veil Nebula. Cygnus, Supernova remnant. It has two parts, the part I often enjoy looking at is "the fingers of death." Remember the movie 'The Ten Commandments?" with Charleton Heston as Moses? Some TV station plays it every year at Easter time. The last plague is the death of the first born of Egypt. In the sky you see "mist" dropping down in several streaks, like the fingers of a ghoulish hand. That's what I think of whenever I look at this part of the Veil. 4. The Blinking Nebula, Cygnus, already mentioned 5. Alpha Hercules, Rasagethi (sp), Steve has already mentioned it. Because of the difference in color. What colors do you see? 6. The Bug - Saggitarius, I think - will have to get back to you on this one. It is just below M6 and M7 and very low in the sky for this latitude. 7. The pacman - galactic cluster, already mentioned. So typical of the human mind to associate something well-known - at least to us in this lifetime- 8. The Straight Wall on the moon. Not always visible, usually available about 10 days after new moon. and just before third quarter. Visible at 10 days as a dark line, looking much like a sword cutting the crater in half. Just before third quarter as a bright line, now that it is being lit by sun light. 9. The Alpine Valley - again, on the moon, not always easy to see detail, a crack in the lunar surface from which lava flowed and carved out a valley. 10. Saturn Nebula in Aquarius. Don't think this is a Messier object. Very tight blue green planetary Look forward to seeing the results of the list. :) Joan 9. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mat Hutchings (H USA)" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, December 1, 2011 8:51:53 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] The Utah Astro observing list Mark; For sure it will be sent back out. As I said in my original post, I will compile the objects into a list for this group. I hope it will make it to 100 objects. So far it has had a hopeful start. Reminder to all: Please include objects that are appropriate for 8-12" telescopes. Also per my original request, please include the name (NCG, IC, etc), the type of object, the constellation, and any notes you might want to add. This will significantly help my compilation efforts. If I have to look up each object to find what it is and what constellation it is in, that will really add to my time on getting this list together. The list I started off this thread with and Jays contributions below are exactly what I'm looking for. Have fun coming up with your favorite objects beyond Messier! Once the contributions start to dwindle, I will give you all a notice of about a week and then should have the compiled list back out to you. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Mark Shelton Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 11:47 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] The Utah Astro observing list Hay, I sure hope this list gets published and sent out to interested others. You guys are coming up with some very interesting objects to look at. I can't wait for the final list. Mark ________________________________ From: Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] The Utah Astro observing list Mat, Here are some of mine: NGC 1514 PN in Taurus. Large planetary with easily seen central star with some structure evident in the nebula portion. NGC 7479 in Pegasus. Barred Spiral Galaxy. Bar is easily viewed and in good seeing and dark skies you can see the hooks on the edge of each arm. NGC 6946 in Cepheus. Spiral Galaxy face on. Bright inner core and wonderful spiral arms from a dark site. NGC 6939 in Cepheus. Open Cluster that is large and tight. Near NGC 6946 and in a wide field view makes a wonderful pairing. NGC 2362 in Canis Major. Open Cluster with beautiful Tau Majoris in the center that is bright and bluish. In my opinion the prettiest open cluster of the winter. h3945 In Canis Major and not far from NGC 2362 also known as the winter Alberio. NGC 2207/IC 2163 in Canis Major. Interacting spiral galaxies that are interesting to observe. IC 418 in Lepus (below Orion); Planetary Nebula that can reveal some interesting things depending on the filter used. NGC 1535 PN in Eridanus. Beautiful teal/blue PN where the central star is easily viewed. Use a filter. NGC 1232 Face on Spiral Galaxy in Eridanus. Small bright core, surrounded by a elongated halo. Some detail is viewable. NGC 2264 Monoceros. Open Cluster also called The Christmas Tree Cluster. Large and fun to view. NGC 2261 Monoceros Hubble's Variable Nebula. Cone shaped and varies in its brightness. Fun object to view. NGC 2359 Canis Major Thor's Helmet Diffuse Nebula in Canis Major. You need a filter to really get the shape and detail out but it is a very fun object to observe. NGC 2903 in Leo. Tilted Spiral Galaxy with a bright core and details viewable. Very rich and wonderful object to observe. NGC 4567 & NGC 4568 in Virgo. Spiral Galaxies that are gravitationally bound and are perhaps interacting. NGC 4038 & NGC 4039 Corvus also known as the Antennae Galaxies. Spiral Galaxies that are interacting and easily viewable. Details can be observed from the bright core. Challenge on this is to see if you can see the tidal wisps coming from the interaction. NGC 4361 Corvus PN. This planetary nebula is easily seen in a 6 inch scope and the larger the scope the more detail that comes out. Ultrablock/NB or OIII filter on this. Some of these are Caldwell objects. I have others but that's a start for now. Jay ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical Solutions and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. 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