Weekly dose of deep space beauty

[TomTerrific]

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/03/05/get-a-weekly-dose-of-deep-sky-beauty/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BadAstronomyBlog+%28Bad+Astronomy%29

 

[Trachito]

my gf was able to see several of the planets clearly through some high powered telescope when she was a kid. She saw saturn's rings, the spot on jupiter. i'm so fascinated with space that i'm jealous that she got to see them.

 

[TomTerrific]

my gf was able to see several of the planets clearly through some high powered telescope when she was a kid. She saw saturn's rings, the spot on jupiter. i'm so fascinated with space that i'm jealous that she got to see them.

You can see the four largest Jovian moons with a pair of 10x binocs, but I can't hold them steady enough.

I think this is the time of year you can see the Andromeda Galaxy naked eye if the sky is dark enough, plenty easy for binocs.

 

[BRMedic]

my gf was able to see several of the planets clearly through some high powered telescope when she was a kid. She saw saturn's rings, the spot on jupiter. i'm so fascinated with space that i'm jealous that she got to see them.

If you ever make it to BR the Highland road observatory is open to the public some nights. Dont ask me when its been several years since I went.

 

[Trachito]

If you ever make it to BR the Highland road observatory is open to the public some nights. Dont ask me when its been several years since I went.

i might take a trip just for that. i'll look it up. thanks for the heads up.

 

[Renegade]

FYI: Tonight is a perfect night for sky-viewing, even just with a pair of binoculars. If you look west after the sky is dark tonight, you'll see Venus closest to the horizon (2nd brightest object in the night sky), Jupiter above and slightly to the left (3rd brightest object), and Mars will be off near the eastern horizon (4th brightest object).