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NGC6231 (Bright Nebula, in Scorpius)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 6-inch other Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Mon May 30 23:25:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1241
This is really an excellent sight through any instrument of any size. It looked some what beautiful with zeta sco and a faint circlet of stars at the centre of the cluster.
NGC5139 (Globular Cluster, in Centaurus)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 150-mm other Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: excellent
Time: Sat May 7 22:30:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1230
The sight of omega centauri through my 6 inch telescope was much bright when compared to my small 2 inch refractor. Only the outermost stars were resolved as there was a little light pollution and a slight haze high above southern horizon.Along with a number of stars near it,it looked awesome.
Alpha Cen (Rigil Kentaurus) (Visual Binary, in Centaurus)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in, web: http://dino.lm.com/artists/display.php?name=sriram_gubbi)
Instrument: 6-inch other Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sun Apr 17 08:30:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1256
It appeared as an extended star at 41x as the 2 component stars had smeared together due to almost equal brightness and proximity. They appeared as double at 60x.
Zeta UMa (Mizar) (Multiple Star, in Ursa Major)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in, web: http://dino.lm.com/artists/display.php?name=sriram_gubbi)
Instrument: 6-inch other Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sun Apr 17 08:30:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1255
The close Mizar doubles appeared much wide apart at some 87.5x magnification. At 41x, there was Alcor and yet another star in the same field of view along with Mizar.
Jupiter (Planet, est. to be in Virgo)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Tue Mar 15 00:30:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1207
this bright planet along with spica(alpha vir),during the midnights of winter appeared contrasting.even it's galilean satellites (io,europa,ganymede,callisto) were also visible through my scope.
Saturn (Planet, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Tue Feb 1 00:30:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1208
it's ring is clearly visible in any small telescope and with great difficulty,i was able to see it's satellite,titan through my telescope.the two stars of gemini(castor and pollux)along with saturn formed a bright arc.many times,the moon has passed through the arc but without occulting any of them.
NGC3372 (Bright Nebula, in Carina)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: good
Time: Tue Oct 5 04:50:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1213
i saw the stars in this enoromous star forming region more clearly than the nebula itself.as it is 2 degrees across in the sky,its highly diffused and is difficult to be observed.as the horizon has a dense,dusty atmosphere, i could not see the eta carinae nebula clearly.a number of sodium vapour lamps near the southern horizon also add for the invisibility of the emission nebula.the fifth magnitude star which i saw embedded in the heart of the nebula with great difficulty through my telescope is now one of my favourite stars.i like bright giant and supergiant stars,especially blue-white ones.among them is this eta car because its a "hypergiant",something more than a supergiant.its a 100 times more massive than our sun.this star lies just a few degrees above our southern horizon.
M20 (Trifid Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Sagittarius)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: excellent
Time: Sun Aug 15 23:30:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1210
the three dust lanes of this nebula are really impossilble to be seen through any instrument smaller than 6 inch(150 mm)telescope.but i have the satisfaction that i could atleast see the nebula through my scope.
M8 (Lagoon Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Sagittarius)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: excellent
Time: Sun Aug 15 23:30:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1209
this was the second nebula i saw after M42(orion nebula) of orion.but this appeared a bit whitish when compared to the great nebula which appeared greenish (small telescopes cant show the real colors of nebulae).i tried to find the trifid nebula(M 20)which is only 1.5 degrees northwest of lagoon nebula.but i remember that i could see it only with averted vision.
M24 (Open Cluster, in Sagittarius)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Sun Aug 15 20:35:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1197
huge group of stars on the bright milky way of sagittarius appeared wonderful through my telescope.
M11 (Wild Duck Cluster) (Open Cluster, in Scutum)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: good
Time: Wed Aug 11 23:30:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1214
it appeared as an unresolved irregular globular cluster against the background of the milky way. if i had not read earlier that it would appear as an uncondensed globular through telescopes smaller than 8 inch(200 mm),i would have really mistaken it for a globular cluster.its really a unique sight through my telescope.it did appear as a wild duck's 'beak' but not like a wild duck as a whole!
M41 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm equatorial reflector Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Fri Jun 25 20:35:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1195
this open cluster is one of the most beautiful deep sky objects i have seen.it appears in a small area overflowing with faint stars.
M3 (Globular Cluster, in Canes Venatici)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm equatorial reflector Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Fri Jun 25 20:35:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1194
found midway between Arcturus and Cor Caroli,this globular cluster appears as an out of focus star through my scope.
M31 (Andromeda Galaxy) (Galaxy, in Andromeda)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Sun Jun 20 04:30:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1193
This is one of the most difficult objects to see even from naked eye on a dark sky and with telescope,a cat's eye must be there.i was really thrilled to see the galaxy thruough my telescope for the first time on a cold midnight of autumn. (for my luck only that time of the night was clear)
NGC5139 (Globular Cluster, in Centaurus)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: excellent
Time: Wed May 5 22:30:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1192
A 50 mm telescope cant resolve any globular cluster's individual stars but atleast the globulars appear as a fuzzy patch.this was the second globular i saw through my telescope accidentally after M 22 in Sagittarius,when i was searching for the galaxy NGC 5128 in the same constellation (though this galaxy is hardly visible from my scope).looking at the brightest globular in the sky was really a fantastic experience.
Alpha Lup (Star, in Lupus)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Wed May 5 05:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1203
though wrongly known as a dim constellation,it really consists of many second magnitude stars which adds to the beauty of the scorpius-centaurus milky way and its OB association.one among them is alpha lupi,a hot blue giant.
Beta Cen (Agena) (Star, in Centaurus)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Wed May 5 05:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1202
it could be easily found as it is on of the pointer stars along with rigil kentaurus to the southern cross.
M13 (Hercules Cluster) (Globular Cluster, in Hercules)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: excellent
Time: Sat May 1 20:30:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1204
this globular cluster appears a little spread out than other globulars through my scope.but by averted vision it really looks beautiful though not resolved into stars.
Alpha Lyr (Vega) (Star, in Lyra)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Sun Apr 25 05:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1206
this metallic blue-white(though an A-class main sequence star),fifth brightest star is one of my favourite and so is it's constellation.
M22 (Globular Cluster, in Sagittarius)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Sun Apr 25 05:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1205
this was the first globular cluster i observed through my telescope.it appeared as a ball of fuzz. it is very easy to locate on the bright milky way when compared to other globular clusters.even M13 is easy to locate.
M6 (Butterfly Cluster) (Open Cluster, in Scorpius)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Tue Apr 20 05:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1212
i found this open cluster northeast of the open cluster M7.though smaller than M7,its really a showpiece but could'nt make out it's butterfly shape.
M7 (Open Cluster, in Scorpius)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Tue Apr 20 05:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1211
i accidentaly found this cluster when i was exploring the stars of the bright milky way present in scorpius and sagittarius.i was totally amazed and thrilled by this beautiful open cluster.even now whenever i go for skywatching with the scorpion high above in the southern sky, the first object i look at is this large cluster.
Alpha Cen (Rigil Kentaurus) (Visual Binary, in Centaurus)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Sun Feb 29 05:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1201
though i saw this star above the southern horizon for a few days of january and february,i came to know that it was our nearest and the third brightest star only after i saw it pointing towards crux,the southern cross.
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.
Alpha Car (Canopus) (Star, in Carina)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: excellent
Time: Sat Apr 15 21:30:00 2000 UT Obs. no.: 1200
though i can identify any star in the sky now,till the previous years(2002-03),i had a wrong notion that any constellation in the southern hemisphere was completely invisible from any part in the northern hemisphere.though i used to see a bright star high above the southern horizon every winter night,i did not believe it to be canopus because of this false notion.our city lies only 13 degrees north of equator and almost all constellations are visible except a handful of constellations or not even that.but still i thought it might be canopus as it appeared brighter than any other star except sirius,the brightest star.moreover,canopus,the second brightest star, was my favourite star.i dont know why.after referring to many sites and guide books,i gradually came to know that the bright star high above southern horizon was my favourite star,canopus.this is the most wonderful experience i have ever had in my amateur astronomy career.realizing canopus launched my numerous observations of the southern constellations.if it is a poorly known star of the deep south,well,its really a very well known star for me.
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