Nicknamed Chinese Lantern by Mary
MacKinnon. A second Jewel Box with a multitude of colours and dark lines traversing
through the outer edges.
08h09, -47 20; Interesting double
08h45, -54 53; Interesting double
Cats Paw nebula in LMC. Near Tarantula nebulae. Have not determined NGC
number yet despite numerous attempts with Uranometria
Tarantula nebulae. Crystal clear and with Dave’s Oxygen III filter
the lanes are open and diverse.
Globular cluster in Aquilla
Globular cluster in Aquilla
Globular cluster within M7 in Scorpius – a difficult object to
find from suburbia but an easy catch this evening.
Polarisma australis. (A/B) None of the three galaxies close to the SCP
were visible
Large planetary in Corvus. Highly visible.
SMC. Superb viewing despite proximity to the horizon
Beautiful, bright and teaming with pure-white stars
Omega Centaurus. What can I say!
Jewel box. Wow! The assortment of colour is really only well defined in
truly dark skies. Also the number of visible light points increases thousand fold.
Small asterism in Sagitta called the coat hanger. Lovely to view in
binoculars
The dumbbell nebulae in Vulpecula
The Sculptor Galaxy in Sculptor. Fills the entire eyepiece and then
some. Very clear with spiral being face on.
With "Night Sky Observers Guide" worked through Sagittarius,
Coma Berenices, Aquila and Delphinius.
Globular cluster in Scutum
Helix nebulae in Aquarius. Massive nebulosity
Saturn nebulae is small compact nebulae within Aquarius
Interesting asterism that makes a T out of stars.
Spiral Galaxy face on in Hydra. Fantastic sighting
Sombrero Galaxy in Corvus. Large and bright with dust lane clearly
defined.
Open cluster in Ara. Superb nebulosity within the cluster creating
depth.
Faint open cluster with nebulosity in Ara. Seems to increase in size
with time.
Syfert Galaxy over 100 million light years away. Barely discernible.
Open cluster with nebulosity within Pavo. Stunning!
Face on spiral galaxy. Faint but with very clear delineation.
Selected double stars from favourites in Kepple’s research list.
Selected double stars from favourites in Kepple’s research list.
Galaxy within Centaurus. Blue/green colour
Key hole nebulae crystal clear. Used 8mm eyepiece with O III filter.
Nebulosity cut with a knife.
