Work and the holidays have distracted me long enough. Here is this months addition to the list.
We will start in the winters most recognizable constellation Orion.
M78 It is a very different type of nebula than the other two we are after in Orion, this one is a reflection nebula. That means it shows up because of a star in the fore ground lighting it up.
M42 THE Orion nebula, what can I say, its a Ionized Hydrogen nebula. The light it puts off is made in the nebula. It contains the trapezium, a group of stars that everybody talks about when referring to resolution. If your skies are halfway decent you can see this naked eye.
M43 A smaller nebula right next to M42. Can be seen in Binos.
M79 A globular cluster in Lepus, the most prominent thin that comes to my mind about this abject is how tough it is to find during the rush in March on trying to do the Messier Marathon. To me its not much of a globular compared to some of the others, this does come from the fact that it is so far south and up during the winter.
M50 Big open cluster in Monoceros. Nice looking and fun to find. Can use Binos.
M41 Extra good open cluster in Canis Major. I really like this one, good in bino's too.
M46 Open cluster in Puppis, not very concentrated.
M47 A better open cluster in Puppis. Both of these are good in Binos.
M93 Also another decent cluster in Puppis and you can find it with Binos.
Sorry it took me so long to get this done, I will make a Resolution prior to next months list to do better.
We will start in the winters most recognizable constellation Orion.
M78 It is a very different type of nebula than the other two we are after in Orion, this one is a reflection nebula. That means it shows up because of a star in the fore ground lighting it up.
M42 THE Orion nebula, what can I say, its a Ionized Hydrogen nebula. The light it puts off is made in the nebula. It contains the trapezium, a group of stars that everybody talks about when referring to resolution. If your skies are halfway decent you can see this naked eye.
M43 A smaller nebula right next to M42. Can be seen in Binos.
M79 A globular cluster in Lepus, the most prominent thin that comes to my mind about this abject is how tough it is to find during the rush in March on trying to do the Messier Marathon. To me its not much of a globular compared to some of the others, this does come from the fact that it is so far south and up during the winter.
M50 Big open cluster in Monoceros. Nice looking and fun to find. Can use Binos.
M41 Extra good open cluster in Canis Major. I really like this one, good in bino's too.
M46 Open cluster in Puppis, not very concentrated.
M47 A better open cluster in Puppis. Both of these are good in Binos.
M93 Also another decent cluster in Puppis and you can find it with Binos.
Sorry it took me so long to get this done, I will make a Resolution prior to next months list to do better.
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