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M43 (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: Akarsh Simha (e-mail: akarsh_simha@fastmail.fm)
Instrument: 8-inch equatorial reflector Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Fri Sep 16 22:45:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1325
The star near the great orion nebula's trapezium clearly shows nebulosity. This is M43. The nebulosity was faint, hardly visible. I could not see any detail.
M42 (Orion Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.astroclubul.org/emilneata)
Instrument: 60-mm refractor Location: Craiova, Romania
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Jan 25 00:00:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1168
I can easily see M 42 with my telescope, in the northern part of the nebula I've seen a dark intrusion, using averted vision. The “wings” of the nebula are not visible, even on a dark sky. The “Trapezium” cluster is easily seen, composed of three stars.
Comet (Comet, est. mag 7, est. to be in Orion)
Observer: Joe Caggiano (e-mail: jcaggiano@mindspring.com)
Instrument: 70-mm equatorial reflector Location: Horsham, Pa., USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Mon Dec 6 02:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1125
Tracked Comet Machholz for about 10 minutes with 70mm binos. It's easy finding it now, even in moderate light pollution. I can't wait until it glows at 4th magnitude next month.
Comet (Comet, est. mag 7, est. to be in Orion)
Observer: Joe Caggiano (e-mail: jcaggiano@mindspring.com)
Instrument: 6-inch equatorial reflector Location: Horsham, Pa., USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Sat Dec 4 03:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1123
Tonight's viewing was awesome! I viewed M1, M57, M31, M42, M45, Saturn and Comet Machholz. Staring at approximately 7:00 PM, M57 was in prime viewing position. The ring was nice but there was a good deal of light pollution so I could not go beyond 75x of the Ring. Using my 70mm binos I marveled at the M31 Galaxy for alittle while. The core was easily visible however the satellite galaxies were difficult to see. M45 was also a splendor in the binos as the whole cluster fit nicely in the FOV at 15x. I decided to wait for the night to wear on alittle more before continuing. I resumed my viewing at 10:00. Starting alittle south of Orion with my binos, I spotted Comet Machholz. It took about 20 minutes for me to finally find the comet with the scope. The comet appeared alittle less bright than M31 but only half as large. It's faint tail sprayed out in fan at about a 90 degree angle. This was the first comet I have seen through this telescope. I tracked it for about 10 minutes before moving on. Next I moved on to the Crab Nebula (M1). It was not as bright tonight as it was on previous nights. Barely discernable as a lowercased "s". I used averted vision to see any detail. My next stop was M42. As always it was a fine show in my scope at any power. I ended my stargazing with Saturn. The view tonight was much better than my previous viewing. Using a Saturn Satellite program I plotted what moons I was viewing at that moment. Visible at 203x were Titan, Dione and Rhea. Also the Cassini Division was very readily visible. There was also a singular dark, thick equatorial belt visible (much darker than the previous night). All in all, a phenomenal night for viewing!
M42 (Orion Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: Joe Caggiano (e-mail: jcaggiano@mindspring.com)
Instrument: 6-inch equatorial reflector Location: Horsham, Pa., USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Mon Nov 29 03:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1119
The view of M42 tonight completely blew me away! At 30x the boundaries of the nebula were crisp. The stars looked like headlights of a car peering through fog. It was eerie to see how thick the nebula really was. The Trapezium was easy to seperate at 30x. The coloring was indeed a pale green (previous sighting last month appeared grayish). Boosting to 203x the nebula filled up a large portion of the FOV. Even at this magnification, the contrast of the nebula was unspoiled. A wonderful spectacle that I just can not ever get enough of!
M42 (Orion Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.geocities.com/deep_sky_astronomy)
Instrument: 114-mm Dobsonian reflector Location: Craiova, Romania
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Wed Nov 10 03:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1112
With my 114mm telescope, on a dark country sky, M 42 barley fits in my eyepiece field at 36x, and the details are incredible. The nebula is divided into three areas, according to brightness: The brightest part surrounds the four young stars formed inside the nebula, then continues in the nebulas wings. The medium brightness part is located SE of the Trapezium cluster, and finishes in the point where the eastern wing begins.The faintest area is located in the southern part of the nebula, and continues in the wings. The eastern "wing" is the brightest and longest, and the western one is shorter but wider.In the northern part of the nebula, just above the "Trapezium", you will see a dark intrusion that gives the characteristic aspect of the nebula.
M78 (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.geocities.com/deep_sky_astronomy)
Instrument: 114-mm Dobsonian reflector Location: Craiova, Romania
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Wed Nov 10 03:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1092
M 78 is faint and elongated, it surrounds two 10th mag. stars.
NGC1977 (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.geocities.com/deep_sky_astronomy)
Instrument: 114-mm Dobsonian reflector Location: Craiova, Dolj, Romania
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Wed Nov 10 02:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1091
NGC 1977 surrounds five stars arranged in an U pattern, and is elongated towards the south. It's split into three areas, according to brightness. The brightest part surrounds the star 42 Orionis. The medium bright part is located to the W. The faintest part is visible with averted vision towards the south.
Meteor (Meteor, est. mag 2.0, est. to be in Orion)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Durham, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Oct 16 09:45:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1076
This morning, My friend Joe Cseh and I went hunting for pheasant. We arrived well before dawn to do some casual astronomy before we started hunting. Although the Orinid meteor shower's peak is still four days away, we were able to see several Orinid meteors before the sun came up. The meteors were very fast and relatively bright. One meteor left a train behind it, which lasted only a second. The colors of the meteors was yellow for some and white for others. We then took out my 10X50 binoculars and observed M41, M42, M45 and the Hyades open cluster.
M42 (Orion Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: Joe Caggiano (e-mail: jcaggiano@mindspring.com)
Instrument: 6-inch equatorial reflector Location: Horsham, Pa., USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Sat Oct 16 06:30:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1079
Sorry for the mistake in the last post folks. I meant to state that the "Trapezium" was easily noticeable. Not the "Triangulum". (Seems like I have M33 on my mind just alittle too much.
M42 (Orion Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: Joe Caggiano (e-mail: jcaggiano@mindspring.com)
Instrument: 6-inch equatorial reflector Location: Horsham, Pa., USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Sat Oct 16 06:30:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1078
Cloudcover dominated the late afternoon into the night. By midnight they had broken up sufficiently. At 1:30 AM I had decided to pull out the scope. M42 was awesome! At low power (30x) the Triangulum was easily visible. All 4 stars were easy to "pick apart" due to the stillness of the night. The nebula's boundaries had alot of contrast, however it did not appear to be pale green but rather light gray (probably because it was still very low on the horizon). At 203x the view was massive! No noticeable detail was lost at this power, and M43 was also easily discernable as well as the fishmouth. Spurred on by this magnificent view, I shot up to Alnitak to try and get a glimpse of the Horsehead Nebula and the "Flame". Unfortunately I could not find even a trace of them.
M42 (Orion Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 17-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Colebrook, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: none Transparency: excellent Seeing: good
Time: Thu Sep 23 07:30:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1062
Last week, my friends, Mike Dzubaty, Steve Borer and I went to the northwest hills of Connecticut to observe in the dark skies after the moon set. The most stunning observation we made was of the Orion Nebula with Mike's 17" dob. We were able to easily see green, blue and red colors of M42. The coloring was quite obvious. M43 was also sharp and clear. The shape of M42 and M43 looked like a photo. Another great observation was M31, M32, and M110. The dust lane cutting through the Andromeda Galaxy was clear and sharply defined. I found M110 to be very interesting. Although it is not listed as a spiral galaxy, it looked like one in the 17" dob. The more I looked at it the more spiral it looked to me. M33, the Triangulum Galaxy was also spectacular. We were able to see the spiral arms of the face on galaxy rather nicely. With M57, the Ring Nebula, we were able to see structure in different parts of the ring. We also saw great detail on M27 the Dumbbel Nebula. The taurid meteor shower was occuring. We saw between 15 and 20 meteors. One of them was a fireball brighter than Venus which broke up over our heads. Another one left a beautiful meteor train. At 2:30 AM EDT the Zodiacal Light came into view. IT was fairly bright before it faded away at 3:00 AM EDT. The nebulasity around the M45, the Pleiades, was stunning, especilly around its bright stars.We also observed many other objects. On our second evening, we stepped out of our cabin at 4:00 AM EDT to do some naked eye observing. The milky way's great rift jumped out at us. Even the Orion end of the milky way was very visable. For the first time, I was able to observe the whole constellation of Eridanus. It looked like a great river in the sky as it went away from Orion and then curled back towards Orion. All in all, two perfect nights.
Other (Other, est. mag NA, est. to be in Orion)
Observer: Paul (e-mail: paul_ohstbucks@msn.com)
Instrument: 16-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: 60 miles east of Kansas City, MO, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Sun Feb 22 03:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 944
B33 Horsehead NebulaWith my handy new HB atlas and an H-Beta filter, it took all of 5 seconds to nail it's exact position. IC434(the backlight) and its sharp boundary were clearly defined. The torso of the horse was fairly easy with direct vision, and with effort coupled with averted vision, I was able to trace the outline along the top of the horshead as it pointed downward. I was able to trace the contours along the top of the head down the lengh of the snoot, but wasn't able to do the same for the underside of the nose. As you can imagine, I spent a fair amount of time on this to see what detail could be coaxed. All in all, considering the conditions, you could say I was pretty thrilled with the results. For kicks, once I knew exactly where it was, I tried without the filter. I could still faintly make out IC434 and its sharp boundary, but making out the torso was very hard. With averted vision, the notch was barely glimpsed. Without the benefit just using the filter and knowing its exact size and position, it would have been a negative report. Transparencywas hit and miss on this night, so I was very happy with the results.
Other (Other, est. to be in Orion)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Fri Nov 21 05:05:00 2003 UT Obs. no.: 914
Last night when the clouds from a big rain storm finally cleared, I took out my O111 filter and my light pollution filter to see if I could see Barnards Loop in Orion. The skies were as good as I have ever seen it here in West Haven Ct. I was able to see two segments of the nebula. I assumed these were the two brightest areas of Barnards Loop. In the northwest hills of Connecticut, you can sometimes see the whole Barnards Loop by holding these filters to your eyes. I doubt that I will see West Haven skies this good ever again.
NGC1981 (Open Cluster, in Orion, Est. RaDec -)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.geocities.com/emilneata)
Instrument: 114-mm Dobsonian reflector Location: Craiova, Romania
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Mar 2 18:00:00 2003 UT Obs. no.: 797
Open cluster in Orion. 15 faint stars surronded by other 7 bright ones disposed in "W" form.
M42 (Orion Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm equatorial reflector Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Wed Jan 15 20:35:00 2003 UT Obs. no.: 1196
During the clear winter nights,when i pointed my telescope towards a cloudy star in the minor belt of orion which lies perpendicular to the middle belt star,Alnilam,appeared as a burning gas with 4 stars within it.i was sure that it was the great nebula though i was still a beginner then.
NGC2022 (Planetary Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Dec 10 07:40:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 751
After star hopping to its location at low power, and being unable to distinguish it from other field stars, I was able to see a faint disk at higher power.
NGC2023 (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Dec 10 07:30:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 750
Dark lane detected at low power by jiggling telescope. Fairly difficult.
NGC2024 (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Dec 10 07:25:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 749
Detected at low power. Fairly difficult.
M78 (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Dec 10 07:15:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 748
A faint, small nebula, found by star hopping at low power. Fairly easy.
M42 (Orion Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Dec 10 07:00:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 747
I'll never get tired of looking at the Great Nebula in Orion.
M42 (Orion Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Dec 10 07:00:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 747
I'll never get tired of looking at the Great Nebula in Orion.
Comet (Comet, est. mag 6.5, est. to be in Orion)
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 80-mm binoculars Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Thu Aug 8 08:20:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 670
I set my alarm for 4:15 a.m. EDT (8:15 UT) on this particular Thursday morning in order to have a peak at the new morning comet, C/2002 O6. I resorted to the most languid of observing methods, I merely stuck my Celestron 20x80 binocular out of my southern facing bedroom window. Orion was rising in the eastern sky. The comet was just to the west of the head of Orion and was quite prominent. However, it was also extremely large and diffuse, a huge fuzzball. I spent a few minutes on O6 and the Sword of Orion and then retired to bed. In a few hours I would have to start preparing for my annual pilgrimage to Stellafane.
Beta Ori (Rigel) (Multiple Star, in Orion)
Observer: Andrew (e-mail: rigg@optusnet.com.au, web: http://www.astronomy.xrs.net)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Fri Mar 8 12:00:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 616
Rigel is the blue giant at the feet of Orion. It is a binary star which (apparently) is difficult to split, however on Friday night we were able to resolve its tiny companion star in the South West Astronomical Societies 8" dob. It was actually really interesting to see the tiny pin prick of light that is Rigel's companion star!
Beta Ori (Rigel) (Multiple Star, in Orion)
Observer: michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Feb 14 00:15:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 609
Rigel is a bright blue white star. At 200x, it is split into two closely bound blue white stars. one conponant is slightly larger and brighter than the other. Michael Amato
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