Best things to see in UK sky

Hi,

Does anybody have a list of the best things that can be seen with a
(cheap) 4.5 inch reflector in UK skies now.

We have seen the obvious (Saturn, Jupiter). Would like to see Messier
and other deep space nebulae, galaxies etc (have seen good M42). This
is mainly for my 9 year old son who wants to see impressive things (me
too !).

Yes, we are star hoppers. I have searched around a lot on the internet.
Those sites mostly give 'specials' around this month or are US based.

Regards

davlap wrote:
Does anybody have a list of the best things that can be seen with a
(cheap) 4.5 inch reflector in UK skies now.

See:
http://www.astrospace.co.uk/nightsky...lyNightSky.htm and
http://www.nightsky.org.uk/

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davlap wrote:
Hi,

Does anybody have a list of the best things that can be seen with a
(cheap) 4.5 inch reflector in UK skies now.

I would use the center pages (or nearly so) in Sky and Telescope
Ther's always a good discussion of the objects and how to find them.
At the end of a year you would have gone through a lot of astronomy.




We have seen the obvious (Saturn, Jupiter). Would like to see Messier
and other deep space nebulae, galaxies etc (have seen good M42). This
is mainly for my 9 year old son who wants to see impressive things
(me
too !).

Yes, we are star hoppers. I have searched around a lot on the
internet.
Those sites mostly give 'specials' around this month or are US based.

Regards

Hi,
The astrospace monthly sky page is just what I am after, thanks

Have you tried your local AS ?
Here's the UK FAS directory page
http://cgi.fedastro.force9.co.uk/pub...as/society.php
There must be one near you, they'll be pleased to see you and will
show you what's around through different instruments.
jc

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davlap wrote:
The astrospace monthly sky page is just what I am after,

If so, it is worth getting the "Nightscenes" book.

Best,
Stephen

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Being US based is not an issue. Most of these sites are based for people
living between Lat. 25 and Lat. 50. You need to look for things visible
from around Lat. 50.

You can down load a couple of free programs that might help. Cartes du
Ciel, and Stellarium can be set to your Latitude and will show you what
is up in the sky and then you can go out and observe.

One ting to keep in mind, is that the 4.5 in scope you have won't give
you the brightest images, but it is more than serviceable for most
applications.

Some things to look at now for you:

M44 the Beehive in Cancer
M57
Alberieo in Cygnus (a nice double star)
M31 (a nice bright galaxy best seen from a dark spot)
M51
M101
M81 & 82
M13


Just to name a few.

Craig

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Hi,

Does anybody have a list of the best things that can be seen with a
(cheap) 4.5 inch reflector in UK skies now.

We have seen the obvious (Saturn, Jupiter). Would like to see Messier
and other deep space nebulae, galaxies etc (have seen good M42). This
is mainly for my 9 year old son who wants to see impressive things (me
too !).

Yes, we are star hoppers. I have searched around a lot on the internet.
Those sites mostly give 'specials' around this month or are US based.

Regards



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The free Windows program RTGUI (www.rtgui.com) has a "best of the sky"
button. After you tell it where you are, it reads the time (actual, or
some future time you might set it to), and gives a recommendation of the
"best" objects to look at in amateur telescopes: planets, M-objects, NGC
objects, and double stars. You can print this list to take out to the
field, or generate it in the field on your laptop.

The advantage is that it works not only in the U.S or the U.K., or for
any particular month, but generates a custom list based upon your
location and the time.

Robert Sheaffer

davlap wrote:

Hi,

Does anybody have a list of the best things that can be seen with a
(cheap) 4.5 inch reflector in UK skies now.

We have seen the obvious (Saturn, Jupiter). Would like to see Messier
and other deep space nebulae, galaxies etc (have seen good M42). This
is mainly for my 9 year old son who wants to see impressive things (me
too !).

Yes, we are star hoppers. I have searched around a lot on the internet.
Those sites mostly give 'specials' around this month or are US based.

Regards


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Hi everyone,
Like davlap, I would also like to view deep space objects but my back
garden is surrounded by 8 sodium street lamps, so in some directions I
am lucky to see the sky never mind the stars! Can anyone recommend a
filter which will help?
Regards,