CSOG Objects of the Month

[Clear Skies]

Every month, six objects from the Clear Skies Observing Guides (http://www.clearskies.eu) are selected to feature as Objects of the Month (http://www.clearskies.eu/samples). A northern and a southern constellation, three objects each, positioned favorably this time of the year.

February 2014, Northern
Constellation Auriga, one carbon star and two open clusters


Carbon star FU Aurigae

Open cluster NGC1857

Open cluster Stock 8 with nebula IC417


February 2014, Southern
Constellation Volans, three galaxies


PGC19481 "Lindsay-Shapley Ring"

NGC2442

PGC25169


A free download on the Samples page (http://www.clearskies.eu/samples).
To demonstrate the CSOG concept, guides are included in all four image orientation options. Matching tours and AstroPlanner planfiles are included.

Give it a go and don't forget to share your observations!

[Clear Skies]

CSOG Objects of the Month (http://www.clearskies.eu/samples) for March are here:

March 2014, Northern
Constellation Lynx, one carbon star and two galaxies


Carbon star T Lyncis

Galaxy NGC2549

Galaxy NGC2683


March 2014, Southern
Constellation Carina, one carbon star, one open cluster and one globular cluster


Carbon star SZ Carinae

Open cluster Trumpler 18 - note the reference to other clusters in the field description, a major CSOG feature.

Globular cluster NGC2808


A free download on the Samples page (http://www.clearskies.eu/samples).
To demonstrate the CSOG concept, guides are included in all four image orientation options. Matching tours and AstroPlanner planfiles are included.

Download and unzip for use on your tablet. Give it a go and don't forget to share your observations!

[Clear Skies]

CSOG Objects of the Month (http://www.clearskies.eu/samples) for April are here:

April 2014, Northern
Constellation Leo, a planetary nebula, a galaxy and a Hickson group


Planetary nebulae the "Frosty Leo Nebula"

Galaxy NGC3384

Galaxy group Hickson 58


April 2014, Southern
Constellation Vela, a carbon star, a globular cluster and a planetary nebula


Carbon star XZ Velorum

Globular cluster NGC3201

Planetary nebula NGC2899


A free download on the Samples page (http://www.clearskies.eu/samples).
To demonstrate the CSOG concept, guides are included in all four image orientation options. Matching tours and AstroPlanner planfiles are included.

Download and unzip for use on your tablet. Give it a go and don't forget to share your observations!

[Clear Skies]

CSOG Objects of the Month (http://www.clearskies.eu/samples) for May are here:

May 2014, Northern
Constellation: Canes Venatici


Carbon star TT Canum Venaticorum

Open cluster Upgren 1

Galaxy NGC4244, the "Silver Needle Galaxy"


May 2014, Southern
Constellation: Chameleon


Carbon star CI Chamaeleontis

Reflection nebula IC2631

Planetary nebula NGC3195


A free download on the Samples page (http://www.clearskies.eu/samples).
To demonstrate the CSOG concept, guides are included in all four image orientation options. Matching tours and AstroPlanner planfiles are included.

Download and unzip for use on your tablet. Give it a go and don't forget to share your observations!

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[Clear Skies]

Clear Skies Observing Guides' Objects of the Month (http://www.clearskies.eu/samples) for June are here:

June 2014, Northern
Constellation: Boötes, the Herdsman
three (Herschel 400) galaxies
http://www.clearskies.eu/webfiles/ootm/0614/thumb06n.jpg (http://www.clearskies.eu/webfiles/ootm/0614/06n.jpg)
NGC5248
NGC5676
NGC5689


June 2014, Southern
Constellation: Musca, the Fly
http://www.clearskies.eu/webfiles/ootm/0614/thumb06s.jpg (http://www.clearskies.eu/webfiles/ootm/0614/06s.jpg)
Carbon star RR Muscae
Open cluster Collinder 261
Globular cluster NGC4833


A free download on the Samples page (http://www.clearskies.eu/samples).

To demonstrate the CSOG concept, guides are included in all four image orientation options. Matching tours and AstroPlanner planfiles are included.
Not familiar with AstroPlanner yet? Download the application (http://www.astroplanner.net/download.html) on the Astroplanner website and give the (.apd) planfiles a try.

With paper rapidly becoming obsolete in visual amateur astronomy, CSOG brings your tablet to the eyepiece.


How CSOG stands out

- CSOG is truly all sky, covering all of the northern and southern hemisphere and all of the 88 constellations.
- It is a digital publication intended to primarily be used at the telescope's eyepiece.
- It is the first publication to:

list all DSO's and carbon stars visible in telescopes up to 12 inches in aperture, in detail (well over 14000 -fourteen thousand- objects, including all Herschel DSO's and all DSO's in Burnham's Celestial Handbook)
provide a complete list of carbon stars up to mag. 11
use an ergonomic "observing card" style layout in a dedicated dark color scheme, perfect for use on tablets
list object synonyms, not just the most commonly used designation
clearly list useful information: classification, magnitude, size, position angle, etc.
include a DSS image for every object, uniformly scaled, uncompressed and with a known orientation: a "standard candle" for visual*astronomy
be available in editions with mirrored or unmirrored images to best match the view in your eyepiece
contain a field description for each object, with bearing and distance to stars and objects in the vicinity
sort objects not purely in R.A. (right ascension) but in an order that minimizes the distance between them, using "blocks of declination" where required
include matching tourfiles for Meade Autostar, Celestron NexRemote and EQMOD controlled telescopes, and AstroPlanner planfiles
be available in:
- Constellation Editions by telescope aperture and celestial hemisphere
as well as well known catalogues and lists:
- Messier ($5.95)
- Lacaille ($3.95)
- Dunlop ($14.95)
- All Herschel ($34.95)
- Herschel 400 ($14.95)
- Herschel II ($14.95)
- Caldwell ($5.95)
- Bennett ($7.95)
- Palomar ($1.95)
- Terzan ($1.95)
- Hickson ($9.95)

Give it a go and don't forget to share your observations!


http://www.clearskies.eu/webfiles/ootm/0614/ipad.jpg

[Clear Skies]

July's Clear Skies Observing Guides Objects of the Month (http://www.clearskies.eu/samples):

July 2014, Northern
Constellation: Hercules
http://www.clearskies.eu/webfiles/ootm/0714/thumb07n.jpg (http://www.clearskies.eu/webfiles/ootm/0714/07n.jpg)
Carbon star RR Herculis
Planetary nebula Vyssotsky 1-2
Galaxy NGC6181


July 2014, Southern
Constellation: Circinus, the Draftman's Compass
http://www.clearskies.eu/webfiles/ootm/0714/thumb07s.jpg (http://www.clearskies.eu/webfiles/ootm/0714/07s.jpg)
Carbon star AS Circini
Planetary nebula Henize 2-120
Galaxy PGC50779


A free download on the Samples page (http://www.clearskies.eu/samples).

To demonstrate the CSOG concept, guides are included in all four image orientation options. Matching tours and AstroPlanner planfiles are included.
Not familiar with AstroPlanner yet? Download the application (http://www.astroplanner.net/download.html) on the Astroplanner website and give the (.apd) planfiles a try.

With paper rapidly becoming obsolete in visual amateur astronomy, CSOG brings your tablet to the eyepiece.


How CSOG stands out

- CSOG is truly all sky, covering all of the northern and southern hemisphere and all of the 88 constellations.
- It is a digital publication intended to primarily be used at the telescope's eyepiece.
- It is the first publication to:

list all DSO's and carbon stars visible in telescopes up to 12 inches in aperture, in detail (well over 14000 -fourteen thousand- objects, including all Herschel DSO's and all DSO's in Burnham's Celestial Handbook)
provide a complete list of carbon stars up to mag. 11
use an ergonomic "observing card" style layout in a dedicated dark color scheme, perfect for use on tablets
list object synonyms, not just the most commonly used designation
clearly list useful information: classification, magnitude, size, position angle, etc.
include a DSS image for every object, uniformly scaled, uncompressed and with a known orientation: a "standard candle" for visual*astronomy
be available in editions with mirrored or unmirrored images to best match the view in your eyepiece
contain a field description for each object, with bearing and distance to stars and objects in the vicinity
sort objects not purely in R.A. (right ascension) but in an order that minimizes the distance between them, using "blocks of declination" where required
include matching tourfiles for Meade Autostar, Celestron NexRemote and EQMOD controlled telescopes, and AstroPlanner planfiles
be available in:
- Constellation Editions by telescope aperture and celestial hemisphere
and the following catalogues and lists:
- Messier ($5.95)
- Lacaille ($3.95)
- Dunlop ($14.95)
- All Herschel ($34.95)
- Herschel 400 ($14.95)
- Herschel II ($14.95)
- Caldwell ($5.95)
- Bennett ($7.95)
- Palomar ($1.95)
- Terzan ($1.95)
- Hickson ($9.95)

Give it a go and don't forget to share your observations!

[Clear Skies]

Clear Skies Observing Guides Objects of the Month (http://www.clearskies.eu/samples):

August 2014, Northern
Constellation: Lyra, the Lyre
http://www.clearskies.eu/webfiles/ootm/0814/thumb08n.jpg (http://www.clearskies.eu/webfiles/ootm/0814/08n.jpg)


Carbon star U Lyrae
Open Cluster NGC6765
Planetary nebula NGC6765



August 2014, Southern
Constellation: Apus, the Bird of Paradise
http://www.clearskies.eu/webfiles/ootm/0814/thumb08s.jpg (http://www.clearskies.eu/webfiles/ootm/0814/08s.jpg)


Carbon star U Apodis
Globular cluster IC4499
Planetary nebula Henize 2-105



A free download on the Samples page (http://www.clearskies.eu/samples).

To demonstrate the CSOG concept, guides are included in all four image orientation options. Matching tours and AstroPlanner planfiles are included.
Not familiar with AstroPlanner yet? Download the application (http://www.astroplanner.net/download.html) on the Astroplanner website and give the (.apd) planfiles a try.

With paper rapidly becoming obsolete in visual amateur astronomy, CSOG brings your tablet to the eyepiece.

Be sure to read Kemer Thomson's blog: "Look Ma: No Paper! - Planning and Observing Digitally (http://www.fullness-of-life.com/returntothestars/2014/7/19/look-ma-no-paper)" !