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Hallo. I could not remember that I had seen Haro 3-75, but in fact I had! On February 14, 2017, I observed it with my 12-inch Dob and 188x magnification (unfiltered). Haro 3-75 was quite bright...

The DSF Objects of the Week for the year 2020 are now part of the collection of CSOG editions. Years 2012-2019 will follow. https://clearskies.eu/csog/downloads/dsfootw2020/

Uwe your drawing is very realistic. It is a really cool view when you can catch them all!

Funny thing one - I made the same fault as Victor, funny thing two - I tried the halo independently of the current OOTW last new moon period. The halo was visible at the limit of perception. What...

Nice and bright RN Victor. Thanks for pointing the object out. With larger aperture, the brightest arc was easily visible. sketch: 27", 172x, NELM 6m5+

Fascinating group Jimi. The MCG was tough, but the moments I catch all three together were stunning. sketch: 27", 293x-419x, NELM 7m0+

Thanks for pointing that out Steve The area is really rich in DSO's.

Jimi didn't mention the location but the AM 1316-240 group is only 16' W of the spiral NGC 5085. Also nearby is the overlapping Arp-Madore AM 1316-241 pair (HST image) and more.

Thanks for your research, Steve. I'll certainly be mooching off of it for my upcoming S&T article since I've seen ETHOS 1 in my 10-inch without the aid of a filter! Scott H.

That's a great find, Jimi..! The li'l one is PGC4681588 / 6dFJ1319096-242505. Here it is in Hyperleda and it's mentioned here, too, but that seems to be all the info to be found. I will piece...

I believe IC 2003 is the last visual discovery by date (of any deep sky object) that made it into the second IC before publication in 1908. And the only planetaries later visual PN discoveries are J...

I noted this on 10-14-2020 with a 22" Obsession UC (207x): Bright and round. Without a filter shows a blue color. Responds somewhat to the UHC filter and stronger with an OIII. At 337x w/OIII averted...

I observed this planetary back in 1985 with my 17.5-inch and for a long time assumed it was perhaps the first visual observation, but not quite... 17.5" (9/14/85: Slightly non-stellar unfiltered...

Hi, here's my observation from 7/26/2011: Haro 3-75 is a planetary nebula in Orion ; magnitude:13.8 ; size: 24" ; small but fairly bright, there is a brightening towards the central area, but not...

First of all, a thank you to Owen for this object that has been in my guides + observing log for years under the incorrect designation of Henize 3-75, where it is in fact Haro 3-75..! I have a...

Nice write-up, Owen. I didn't realize that it got its PN status so late! Last night, under 21.60 mpsas skies, I viewed NGC 2242. I could see it at 94x in my 10-inch and an NPB filter didn't seem to...

Hi, here's my observation from 1/24/25: Fornax A and Fornax B galaxies in Fornax ; magnitude: 8.47 and 10.93 ; Fornax A is the brightest member of Fornax I galaxy cluster., very bright,...

Ngc 2357 galaxy in Gemini ; magnitude:14.5 ; size: 3.2' x 0.5' ; very faint edge on, averted vision only. One of the faintest galaxies I have observed with my telescope. I used a 8mm Ethos at 240x...

I just updated my side with the last observing trip to Namibia. And one goal was to revisit Fornax A and Fornax B and try to see the faint extensions. And they were visible, what a pair. sketch:...

Here's the guide for this week's OotW; also in mirrored orientation options.

Yes, I used that nearby magnitude 15.7 star and another mag 15.5 field star as "anchor stars" for my averted vision. Mostly, it helps to rest one's eyes directly looking at some stars while...

Van den Bergh 45, also cataloged as MCG+05-14-001 (PGC3084735 / UGC3327) may be a contestant for "brightest RNeb other than NGC1931" in Auriga..! NGC1985 isn't too faint, either. I will see if I can...

Can't believe it's already been a decade since I observed this one. It's in my observing plan for February; this time I will make sure to go after the tail, too.

I have brief comment on the observing conditions for each session going back 40+ years, but opted not to include that information in my online notes. But we know observing conditions can vary quite...

I first observed APM 08279+5255 with my old 18-inch back in February 2005 and despite being a 16th mag speck, it was definitely exciting to view an object so distant, lensed or not! Obviously, a...

I'm almost certain it will be visible in your 10-inch, Scott. I have a dead link from Finnish amateur Jere Kahanpää, who sketched it with his 8-inch. Jere used to maintain a "Minimum Aperture...

Wow! Congratulations, Victor, for going after this one with your 14-inch since I only looked at it last night for the first time...with my 16-inch! I'm happy to report that while high overhead under...