Post by atomant on May 16, 2012 16:46:12 GMT -6
A month has passed and the nights are getting shorter by the day.
Had a short session this past Monday at Conway.
Sky didn't get decently dark until 10pm. Yikes!
Galaxy season is quickly moving out.
With Saturn and Mars bookending the sweet galaxy area:
Virgo, Berenice's Hair and Leo.
It's time to prepare for glob country.
Globular clusters are my all-time DSO fave.
Bright ones being visible as fuzzy cotton balls from urban areas with 60mm starter scopes.
6in light buckets ability to smash and resolve these ancient "beehives".
Armed with starter Nikon DSLR and 6in f/5 Newt, I go shooting...
Arcing from the Dipper's handle toward Arcturus in Herdsmen, we come upon the Hunting Dogs; where we find the bright M3
60sec, iso800, 750mm
Also the misty ngc 5466
[you might want to turn the brightness a bit on this one]
60sec, iso800, 750mm
Next door in Berenice's Hair,
Skipping past M53, we find this faint bugger: ngc 5053.
60sec, iso800, 750mm
On the otherside of Bootes, we find Hercules with these gems:
Do you see the galaxy ngc 6207 right of M13?
60sec, iso800, 750mm
And the lonely lil bro, M92. Don't miss this one!
90sec, iso800, 750mm
Moving along, we see the Summer Triangle pushing its way toward the sky, with Vega leading the way.
After a couple of geometric starhops, we find this obscure lil guy.
M56.
60sec, iso800, 750mm
Here's the Ring Nebula M57 for size reference.
60sec, iso800, 750mm
Below Hercules, we find the Serpent Holder with a few more gems.
M12
90sec, iso800, 750mm
M10
60sec, iso800, 750mm
Scorpius is also clawing its way up toward the sky.
We find this dense and bright lil glob, M80.
60sec, iso800, 750mm
In contrast, right next to Antares is the loose open cluster wannabe M4.
90sec, iso800, 750mm
In the coming nites, armed with a scope big or small, you'll likely find a globular to your liking.
More globs next time.
Had a short session this past Monday at Conway.
Sky didn't get decently dark until 10pm. Yikes!
Galaxy season is quickly moving out.
With Saturn and Mars bookending the sweet galaxy area:
Virgo, Berenice's Hair and Leo.
It's time to prepare for glob country.
Globular clusters are my all-time DSO fave.
Bright ones being visible as fuzzy cotton balls from urban areas with 60mm starter scopes.
6in light buckets ability to smash and resolve these ancient "beehives".
Armed with starter Nikon DSLR and 6in f/5 Newt, I go shooting...
Arcing from the Dipper's handle toward Arcturus in Herdsmen, we come upon the Hunting Dogs; where we find the bright M3
60sec, iso800, 750mm
Also the misty ngc 5466
[you might want to turn the brightness a bit on this one]
60sec, iso800, 750mm
Next door in Berenice's Hair,
Skipping past M53, we find this faint bugger: ngc 5053.
60sec, iso800, 750mm
On the otherside of Bootes, we find Hercules with these gems:
Do you see the galaxy ngc 6207 right of M13?
60sec, iso800, 750mm
And the lonely lil bro, M92. Don't miss this one!
90sec, iso800, 750mm
Moving along, we see the Summer Triangle pushing its way toward the sky, with Vega leading the way.
After a couple of geometric starhops, we find this obscure lil guy.
M56.
60sec, iso800, 750mm
Here's the Ring Nebula M57 for size reference.
60sec, iso800, 750mm
Below Hercules, we find the Serpent Holder with a few more gems.
M12
90sec, iso800, 750mm
M10
60sec, iso800, 750mm
Scorpius is also clawing its way up toward the sky.
We find this dense and bright lil glob, M80.
60sec, iso800, 750mm
In contrast, right next to Antares is the loose open cluster wannabe M4.
90sec, iso800, 750mm
In the coming nites, armed with a scope big or small, you'll likely find a globular to your liking.
More globs next time.
