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Started by ps, 02/07/2007 02:29AM
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Posted 02/07/2007 02:29AM Opening Post
Paul Shin
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I’m planning to invite a few of my daughter’s friends over this weekend to view Saturn’s Opposition. I was also hoping to show them some other things as well. A few weeks ago, we viewed Orion Nebula and Pleiades. Since I live in a valley, I have sort of a southern view of the sky. I can see as low as Canis Major and as high a Pleiades at approximately 9:00pm from my light polluted driveway. We normally attend the monthly Star Parties but they are at the end of the month. Anyhow, I have a 10” dob and was wondering what other interesting / easy to find objects I can show the group. Any comments and / or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance and Aloha from Hawaii. Paul smile
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Meade 10" LX200
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Orion 10" XTi
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Posted 02/07/2007 04:10AM #1
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One of my winter showpieces is the colorful double h3945 in Canis Major. Also know as 145 CMa, it is up above the hind leg of the dog about as far up as the leg extends down, and along the same line. Some call it the Winter Albireo. Mags 5 & 7 with 27" Separation. Last time I showed it was in a fully-lit parking lot at a County Science Fair, so you should have no trouble!

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Posted 02/07/2007 04:19AM #2
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M35 Open Cluster in Gemini
M36, M37, M38 Open clusters in Auriga
M44 (Beehive) big open cluder in Cancer
NGC 2362 (Tau cluster) in Canis Major

M46, M47 in Puppis
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Here are a few more potential targets: the red carbon star W Orionis in western Orion, the multiple star Sigma Orionis and the nearby triple star Struve 761 southwest of the easternmost belt star Alnitak (Zeta Orionis), NGC 2169 (the "37" Cluster) in northeastern Orion, the very red carbon star R Leporis (Hind's Crimson Star) in Lepus, the open cluster M41 below Sirius in Canis Major, the open cluster M50 in Monoceros, the open cluster NGC 2244 in Monoceros, NGC 2264 (the Christmas Tree Cluster) in Monoceros, the open cluster M93 in Puppis, and the planetary nebula NGC 2392 (the Eskimo Nebula) in Gemini.

http://www.ngc891.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Stars&file=chart&ra=-4.75&dec=0&zoom=675&w=710&h=475&tirion=0&out.x=12&out.y=13

http://www.astronomical.org/portal/modules/wfsection/index.php?category=1

http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/constellations.html

http://www.nckas.org/carbonstars/

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