Herschel 400 charts

I'm about to get organized.

Anybody know if there is already a set of charts for the Herschel 400. I can get out the Sky Atlas 2000, and The Sky, but I figure somebody has already done most of the work here!

Alex

http://members.aol.com/billferris/h400.html

Very good work done here!

John,

Thanks for the good references.

The reason I am looking for a lager chart showing a constellation's worth or so is that it kinda helps me plan the sequence of the observing. WIth just lists, you have to arrange them in some order (like by NGC number or RA or Dec). This may get you bouncing from one part of the sky to another. (In a typical RA order, for instance, you could have two objects that are half a degree apart in the sky, but in between them on the list is an object separated by five degrees north or south, but which happens to have a RA in between the two.) I suppose I could figure it all out at the scope that night, but I prefer to plan before I go.

Is there something for the Herschel 400 similar to the Messier Marathon guides that tell you what order to search? If not, then the next best guide would be a star chart with all of them marked and highlighted. (Yes, I promise not to try to get it all done in one night!)

Alex

Thanks for the suggestions, everybody.

I think it looks like what I am going to have to do is use Cartes du Ciel (that I know you can add telrad targets and notes to) and make up my own star charts if I want to do what I am asking. I do not think I can do the same with The Sky 5, my workhorse planetarium program.

Alex

Thanks for the suggestions, everybody.

I think it looks like what I am going to have to do is use Cartes du Ciel (that I know you can add telrad targets and notes to) and make up my own star charts if I want to do what I am asking. I do not think I can do the same with The Sky 5, my workhorse planetarium program.

Alex