What can a 4' scope see
What can a 4' scope see
Hi guys. i just bought a new Celestron 4 SE last week with a 25mm e-lux eyepiece. Anyone with suggestion on the sights to see?
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weixing
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Hi,
Welcome to SingAstro!
The easiest target to start with will be as follow:
1) Orion Nebula (M42/M43) in Orion - check out the trapezium (4 stars) in the nebula,
2) M41 in Canis Major,
3) M46, M47 in Puppis,
4) M35 in Gemini,
5) M36, M37, M38 in Auriga,
6) M48 in Hydra,
7) M50 in Monoceros,
8) Saturn - the ring is a straight line now... very nice (rise at 00:30am), and finally
9) Moon (rise at 2:30am tomorrow).
Some of them might be a bit dim due to light pollution, but will be easier to see once you got some observing experience.
Hope the sky will clear soon....
Happy observing and have a nice day.
Welcome to SingAstro!
The easiest target to start with will be as follow:
1) Orion Nebula (M42/M43) in Orion - check out the trapezium (4 stars) in the nebula,
2) M41 in Canis Major,
3) M46, M47 in Puppis,
4) M35 in Gemini,
5) M36, M37, M38 in Auriga,
6) M48 in Hydra,
7) M50 in Monoceros,
8) Saturn - the ring is a straight line now... very nice (rise at 00:30am), and finally
9) Moon (rise at 2:30am tomorrow).
Some of them might be a bit dim due to light pollution, but will be easier to see once you got some observing experience.
Hope the sky will clear soon....
Happy observing and have a nice day.
Yang Weixing
"The universe is composed mainly of hydrogen and ignorance."
"The universe is composed mainly of hydrogen and ignorance."