Astronomy thread/Kìng a teri tanhìyä tìftia

Toliman · July 11, 2018, 08:53:30 AM

Quote from: TEAgaming2154 on July 11, 2018, 08:35:04 AM
Light pollution is evil!

Yeah, it is.
And it will be still worse and worse, sadly

`Eylan Ayfalulukanä · July 11, 2018, 04:12:27 PM

Ma TEAgaming, where are you going in your State (if you can say) where you will have Class 1 skies?

Tomorrow, I am (Hopefully!) leaving for the Golden State Star Party. They have class 2 or 3 skies, and recently, they have had some local light pollution encroach on the site.

The Lassen Astronomy Festival, in early August, can have class 2 skies. The Oregon Star Party (3 days after Lassen) and the Great Basin Astronomy Festival (September) are definitely class 1 sites.

BlueHusky2154 · July 11, 2018, 08:21:34 PM

Here in Montana, I will be going to the ranch of my SO's family and will be staying with them for a night. The ranch is near well off the beaten path, about 30mi from any paved road.
There is one streetlight out there but it is on a switch and can be switched off.

I'm going to have a fun night!

Toliman · July 12, 2018, 05:34:01 AM

It looks good, enjoy it!

Looks that sky would be again clear this weekend, this week was cloudy here.

BlueHusky2154 · July 14, 2018, 12:15:45 AM

Here's my report for Class 1 skies: AMAZING!

-Milky Way was bright and dust lanes were easily visible.
-M13 and M4 were almost fully resolved in by 6" Dob.
-M31 was visible to the naked eye, with faint dust lanes visible.
-I saw LOTS of open clusters.

Sadly there were some clouds taunting me in the Sagittarius, Scorpius, and Scutum regions. Seems like somebody just bought a new telescope and activated the New Telescope Curse.

Toliman · July 14, 2018, 05:05:34 AM

Nice

I observed tonoght too. I saw Saturn, Mars and many deepsky:

Open clusters: M7, M6, M21, M23, M25, M18, M11, M26, NGC6709, NGC6755, M29, NGC6910, M39, NGC7160, M52, NGC7789, NGC457, NGC663, NGC654, NGC559, Stock 2, Double Cluster and Pleiades (low above horizon before dawn)
Globular clusters: M4, M8, M22, M28, M55, M75, M10, M12, M14, NGC6712, NGC6760, Palomar 11, M71, M56, M13, M92 and NGC6229
Planetary nebulae: NGC6818, M27 and M57
Nebulae: M8, M20, M17, M16, Veil Nebula, NGC7000 and IC5067
Dark nebulae: B142+143, B168

Vawmataw · July 14, 2018, 07:38:38 AM

53 objects in a single night?

At least this isn't a Messier marathon

Toliman · July 14, 2018, 09:02:59 AM

Yeah

Sky conditions were just average so I observed each object only quite short time tonight so therefore such big number

But if sky condition will be good tonight, I will observe few nebulae more detailed through various nebulae filters.

Vawmataw · July 14, 2018, 09:20:02 AM

Quote from: Toliman on July 14, 2018, 09:02:59 AM
Yeah Sky conditions were just average so I observed each object only quite short time tonight so therefore such big number

But if sky condition will be good tonight, I will observe few nebulae more detailed through various nebulae filters.

hmm nebulae filters

I need to expand my list of objects that I've seen...

Toliman · July 14, 2018, 09:27:44 AM

Nebulae filters are very useful equipment

Quote from: Vawmataw on July 14, 2018, 09:20:02 AM
I need to expand my list of objects that I've seen...

Can you post complete list of your observed objects?

Vawmataw · July 14, 2018, 09:36:51 AM

let's try hrh

Spoiler

Toliman · July 14, 2018, 09:52:38 AM

Good. I wii see it, maybe I will found something which you could see and add.

Hmm ... my observed object list, it would be insane

Vawmataw · July 14, 2018, 09:59:35 AM

Quote from: Toliman on July 14, 2018, 09:52:38 AM
Good. I wii see it, maybe I will found something which you could see and add.

Hmm ... my observed object list, it would be insane

HRH

IMO you should make one because it shows your achievements

Toliman · July 14, 2018, 10:24:42 AM

OK, I will try collect complete list of deepsky which I observed. Probably tomorrow, weather looks as excellent for astronomy tonight

But it will be very long list

(well, I stargazing more than 10 years)

Toliman · July 15, 2018, 09:34:03 AM

Quote from: Toliman on July 14, 2018, 09:02:59 AM
But if sky condition will be good tonight, I will observe few nebulae more detailed through various nebulae filters.

And I did it.

I was under dark sky tonight ang sky conditions were really excellent. I observed nebulae with using of UHC, O-III and H-Beta filters.

M8 Lagoon Nebula, M20 Trifid nebula, M17 Swan nebula, M16 Eagle Nebula, NGC7000 North America Nebula, IC5067 Pelican Nebula, NGC 6992+6960 Veil Nebula, IC1318 A+B+C (nebulae complex arround star Gamma Cygni), NGC6888 Crescent Nebula, NGC 281 Pacman Nebula and IC1805+1848 (Soul and Heart Nebula).

Thanks excellent sky many of them was gorgeous even withouth filters and with filters it was just amazing - especially Veil Nebula through O-III filter.
Interesting is also IC1318 - this is not too faint, but for very light background of milky way it's almost impossible see it withouth UHC filter - with UHC light background disappear and nebulae are visible.

Toliman · July 18, 2018, 04:34:21 PM

Eltur tìtxen si...

The Propeller in M13
http://www.swagastro.com/my-blog/the-propeller-in-m13

I wonder whether I could see it visualy...

Vawmataw · July 18, 2018, 04:52:25 PM

Quote from: Toliman on July 18, 2018, 04:34:21 PM
Eltur tìtxen si...

The Propeller in M13
http://www.swagastro.com/my-blog/the-propeller-in-m13

I wonder whether I could see it visualy...

I already know the answer for me. hrh

Toliman · July 18, 2018, 04:57:54 PM

Quote from: Vawmataw on July 18, 2018, 04:52:25 PM
Quote from: Toliman on July 18, 2018, 04:34:21 PM
Eltur tìtxen si...

The Propeller in M13
http://www.swagastro.com/my-blog/the-propeller-in-m13

I wonder whether I could see it visualy...
I already know the answer for me. hrh

Sadly yeah, this is really for bigger telescope and excellent sky... (if it's visualy observable at all)
However I think that maybe I could see it (if sky condition will be excellent), I can see many details in M13 usually, but this I never noticed ... In any case I will try it.

Toliman · July 20, 2018, 04:02:34 AM

I observed Mars tonight again but seeing was really terrible tonight...

I observed also few deepsky: M2, M15, Double Cluster, M31 and M33 - it was far better.

Vawmataw · July 20, 2018, 11:22:54 PM

The night sky conditions were not so great so I didn't observe many objects:

M15, M21, M31, M32, M57, NGC 457, NGC 869, NGC 884, NGC 6633, IC 4756, Strongman cluster.
Of course, I observed the Moon, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.