A bunch of us recently produced this organization of OOTW posts and links by constellation, sharing it here hoping readers of this forum will find it helpful for picking OOTW targets.
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For this OOTW I am choosing the other NGC planetary nebula in Lyra in NGC 6765.
I am surprised that it has not been included as an OOTW before. NGC 6765 was first
discovered by Albert Marth using...
This past week I was at the Nebraska Star Party. I had the privilege to meet Deep Sky Forum's very own Dragan. I was able to visit with him briefly and meet some of his family. He asked me if I had...
Blog update, a night of observing in France, 5-6 August 2024.
Galaxies, nebulae, a propeller, a butterfly, a flea, Calar Alto's, double stars, a cookie... heck, probably even a future OotW..!
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Hi everyone,
It's almost that time again - the 17th annual Alt Az Workshop is coming up September 13, 14 and 15 at Dan Gray's TMS location in Portland Oregon. Please see the attached announcement...
Hey deep sky hounds,
A brand new observing guide release is imminent. I have spent a ton of time and hours in the last 6 months working and building this guide. It contains more than just a...
I'm away from my original logbooks and only have access to low-quality scans, but I observed this object with my 18" f/4.5 on 2022 June 26 using a DGM NPB filter. It responded well to the filter, and...
Nice one, Owen!
2 Observation in my log. The first in September 2009 in the French Alps using my 12" SCT @ 191x / 26'. Nothing knotty observed but I did note something "stellar":
16mm Nagler...
Hi, here's my observation from 10/16/2009: Ngc 6765 is a planetary nebula in Lyra ; mag:13.1 ; size: 38" ; small, fairly faint and elongated; no central star observed. I used a 7mm Nagler with my...
Interesting story behind this object. Does not know, that this is such an unique PN with a special CS.
I got three different observations with larger aperture. My rough notes says:
16", 360x,...
Back in 1991 with a 13" at 130x + UHC: "Once I got to the area (too many stars to hop easily) it was easy. Elongated fuzzy, no brightening."
In 2006 with a 20" at 272x + UHC: "Brightening towards...
With my 24", I found it fairly bright and well concentrated with a bright core that increased to an intense nucleus. But I found the spiral structure ill-defined with segments of curving arms...
My notes says: 27", 293x-419x, NELM 6m5+ - showy object; bright, somewhat elongated core; fainter halo with indicated spiral arms which are difficult to resolve; some stars within and at the border...
This past Sunday night (8/11) Larry Mitchell and I observed the Chivito at our dark site near Columbus, Tx. SQM 21.0. Excellent seeing. Scope was an 18" f4.5. Easy star hop from Iota Cep. Is the...
Great choice. I have observed this galaxy many years ago with my 6" newt. The first time it appeared elongated nw-se. The second time it appeared round. My suspicion is that it appeared elongated the...
That is a nice pair Steve. Thanks for the cool write-up, I have to revisit the pair with larger aperture.
I visited the pair 15 years ago from Namibia and with 17-inch, the largest available...
I took a look at Dracula's Chivito with my 28-inch f/4.1 last night. I was using a 4.5mm Morpheus which delivers about 650x magnification.
It appeared like an elongated fuzzy spot with an...
Hey Brandon,
Indeed, SkySafari names NGC 6445 the Crescent Nebula. As far as I know it is called the Box Nebula or Little Gem Nebula, though there is another planetary nebula called the Box...
Thanks for taking a look, Jimi! PDS 144S is about 1.1-magnitudes brighter than PDS 144N.
I know you found IRAS 23077+6707 (Dracula's Chivito) to be elongated at 1040x. The brightest part if its...
I looked at this object Friday night under less than optimal conditions. The transparency was sub par due to smoke. The seeing was good so I was able to use high power. At 1040x the pair looked like...