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What should I be seeing
Is there a website that show pictures of what should be seen though the
eyepiese when looking for deep space objects? |
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wrote: Is there a website that show pictures of what should be seen though the eyepiese when looking for deep space objects? A faint amorphous pale blue/green glow is what you will see on the first observation of any DSO. as you continue to look you will notice more and more detail. your peripheral vision is more sensitive in the dark. to see more you should look to the side of the object. this is called averted vision. Ian Anderson www.customopticalsystems.com |
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DSO's are hit and miss really... Most dim object images you will see
on the www are time exposed. So they are not a fair representation. Most brighter objects like clusters and even M42 are good places to start. As for planets, here is a pretty good representation that you would see... http://timbeauchamp.tripod.com/astro/ |
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 21:46:43 GMT, wrote:
Is there a website that show pictures of what should be seen though the eyepiese when looking for deep space objects? I like the sketches at http://www.skyrover.net/ds/ Les Blalock West Texas Astronomers http://www.wtastro.org |
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 21:46:43 GMT, wrote:
Is there a website that show pictures of what should be seen though the eyepiese when looking for deep space objects? No picture can show you deep sky objects (DSOs) 'exactly' the way you'll see them. Some photographs, CCD images, and sketches can come close. Others will be *very* different from what you'll be able to see. There are many factors that can and will effect the way you see DSOs. It's best to look into the eyepiece yourself. For each DSO you'll either see the object or you won't. If you see it, study the image. You're likely to see more details if you attempt a sketch. Expect nothing! Be happy if you see anything! With experience and practice you'll see far more than what you'll see on your first nights out. Many of the DSOs that were very difficult or even impossible to see when you first started looking will become much easier to see and will be seen in greater detail after you've gained more experience. Sketches are the best way of seeing how others see such objects. Yet, *some* photographs and CCD images can come closer to matching the eyepiece view. (No, there's really no contradiction here!) If you want to search the Internet for insight on what has been seen by others I suggest starting at any site that shows astronomical sketches and from there hop to other sites with astronomical sketches. My own site is: http://www.rangeweb.net/~sketcher/ If you drop by my site, take a look at 'planetary sketches page 2' and compare the two Jupiter sketches. The two sketches are *very* different in scale and *very* different in the details that are shown. Yet both sketches were made by the same person, on the same night, with the same telescope at the same magnification. The lessons to be learned by that pair of sketches a Image scale is a variable. A large object in a sketch may not look 'large' when you look at it through an eyepiece. Also, details that are easy to see in a sketch may not have been easy to see through the eyepiece. When it comes to DSOs, some objects that are easy to see in a sketch might have been almost impossible to see through the eyepiece. My sketch of the Horsehead Nebula is an example of such an object. On many nights that nebula has been invisible even in larger telescopes. In conclusion: Go out and look for yourself. Remember, if you see anything at all when you look at a DSO you're off to a good start. Expect nothing and be happy with anything! Sketcher To sketch is to see. |
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 21:46:43 GMT, wrote:
Is there a website that show pictures of what should be seen though the eyepiese when looking for deep space objects? Check these sketches. http://www.nabu.net/astro/sketches.htm |
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Is there a website that show pictures of what should be seen though
the eyepiese when looking for deep space objects? If you look at the pics in a book and screw your eyes up tight it's a fair representation. jc -- http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/jc_atm/ |
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Thanks for all the Great responses. My interest peaked on this subject about
2 months before xmas, so my wonderful wife bought me the Meade 8" lx200gps. I'm having lots of fun learning the scope. My first night out I was viewing Saturn and Machholz. Now I'm trying to find more money and ways to stay warm when it's only 10 degrees out Thanks! |
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