M47 in Binos under Spore Skies?

jermng · Post by **jermng** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:22 pm

Hi,
Just wanted to ask, is M47 viewable with binos under Spore skies? In pretty light polluted area - street lights and stuff around ....

I realised alot of stuff that books say are naked eye and binocular viewable are actually not do-able in Singapore. =( Good example is M45(Pleaides), alot of places refer to it as naked eye, but I need at least a 7x35 to see if from where I live ... argh ...

Canopus Lim · Post by **Canopus Lim** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:50 pm

It is possible to see M45 with the naked eye. I saw 6/7 stars of it before at my house.

It really depends on the transparency of the sky. Sometimes Singapore can be cloudless but that is also very rare.

jermng · Post by **jermng** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:59 pm

Hee ... you must have a pretty good view at your place ....

I couldn't see M45 even at MarsWatch last year .. it was just a big "glow" ... =)

Tachyon · Post by **Tachyon** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:05 pm

We can see M45 clearly at the Bedok observing site, if the sky is clear.

jermng · Post by **jermng** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:21 pm

I really should consider moving to the East!

Most of the good ob sites I know are there anyway .... haiz ....

neoterryjoe · Post by **neoterryjoe** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:28 pm

not necessary...there are also lots of dark areas in the west, waiting for you to discover...

hlyf · Post by **hlyf** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:01 pm

M45 is definitely naked eye in sg, if you find a good dark spot even first timers manage to make out 6 or 7 stars (without me telling them how many they're supposed to see!) of course need good eyesight as well cos i usually make out a fuzzy patch >.<

i dont remember if i've tried M47 with binocs before, but i think should be able to make out in sg too..

Post by **weixing** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:09 pm

Hi,

Just wanted to ask, is M47 viewable with binos under Spore skies? In pretty light polluted area - street lights and stuff around ....

Yes. If the sky is clear, you should be able to see M47 using a bino.

Hmm... may be you didn't look at the right direction?? If the sky is clear, I think you should be able see M45 using nake eye in most area in Singapore as long as your surrounding got no very very bright light.

Have a nice day.

jermng · Post by **jermng** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:00 am

Hee hee ... went to East Coast Park just now for a pretty long ob with Binos .. still can't see M45 naked eye .... then I pointed my Binos up .. and there they were ... same case with my friend. =) Might be becos it was already almost setting so the skyglow was covering it ... I'll try again earlier in the night this weekend.

Anyway, I think I found M47 with my 20x80s and then could make it out with 12x50 after I knew where they were. =) But I'm not ENTIRELY sure it really is M47 .. hee hee ...

Saturn with M44 was such a majestic beauty!! FOV helps! Oops .. am I getting off topic? Anyway, just let me say that Binos can do wonders! =)

qu1xs1lv3r · Post by **qu1xs1lv3r** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:29 am

when i see m45 with the binos i cannot NOT see it with my naked eye! once i found it its always there! hehe i saw during mars watch.. and i saw it last friday at the science centre...