My two observations were made 39 years ago with an early 13.1" Coulter Odyssey (blue sonotube). The planetary itself was unremarkable (guesstimated at mag 14.5-15.0), but the location 20' S of NGC...
These large open clusters truly shine in a small telescope and a wide field. I particularly like M 48 because there is a more or less heart shaped star chain around the denser central part. It is...
Great pick and a quality write-up, Akarsh. I didn't know this was your first OotW. I just studied it some in the last week and found the entire galaxy to be visible in 15x50 IS binoculars while it...
Here is a recently published astrophoto
https://www.astrotreff.de/forum/index.php?thread/298322-sh2-248-und-sh2-249-in-den-zwillingen/
revealing a mass of the details.
Clear skies,
Jiri
IC 443 G189.1+30 jelly Fish Nebula
During the past years, I have been six times observing this nebula. The first time through the 6" F/5 achro at the magnification of 30x and 23x (Leica...
My observation of the planetary nebula with my 20" dob is in the Abell 1656 page that you already linked:
I located the planetary nebula at 320x and it was visible as a faint star. When I used my...
While in the area the other night, I glanced at IC 443 with my 6-inch reflector and an NPB filter. Its thick northeast arc was easily visible since the skies were running 21.55 mpsas. I've made a...
Berenice's Hair. Strange name for a constellation.
I mean, there's plenty out there to frown upon. Not the mythological persons and creatures, or constellations named for animals, of course... but...
So far I only have a negative observation from 2000 with a 4" and without a filter. No wonder I couldn't see anything. I still drew the 3° wide starfield in the the hope I would get to see the...
Back in 1990 I observed it with a 13" at 61x + O-III filter. It was faint but definite near an arch of stars.
In 2014 with a 22" at 77x + UHC filter:"This is supernova remnant is very large. Only...
Wow, I can't believe this one hasn't been covered before! Thanks for writing about it, Uwe.
I get what you are saying, but you probably know that from from farther south, the Vela SNR is...
Hi, here's my observation from 1/25/25: IC 443 is a supernova remnant in Gemini; magnitude: 12 ; size: 50' x 40' ; seems dimmer than the magnitude given, the area that was most prominent for me was...
I have only one observation of this object made about 30 feet away from Howard's 30-inch at the 2023 Golden State Star Party. Through my 18" at 144x I logged "Resolves into a dense cluster of faint...
Thanks for the object and the incredible write up. This one will have to go on my list for next time. I wonder if d'Arrest by chance had superior retinal sensitivity.
Clear Skies
Akarsh
