Are there any backyard astronomers here???

[Kuntry Klucker]

Just wondering if there are any here who also have their heads in the clouds.

(Astro humor)

What is the most interesting object that you have found or observed in
the sky?

My favorite is M31 the Andromeda Galaxy.

Just beautiful on a clean night. And M42 is another treat.

So what is your favorite Messier object or NGC object??

 

[A.T. Hagan]

My astronomy interests lean more towards asteroids and comets.

 

[Kuntry Klucker]

That is really cool. Do you track the asteroids and comets or just observe them?

 

[Illia]

Yeah I track a few comets now and then, but honestly I'm also a Messier person. The problem is that it's almost always cloudy here.


I know there's a lot of awesome galaxies and the sort, but my fav. things to stare at are the planets (particularly Jupiter and its moons) and Pleiades.


I need a Moon filter sometime though. Or a Sun filter. Would love to observe those two.

 

[A.T. Hagan]

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I don't get much observation time and it seems like when there is a good chance of seeing one with my equipment it's cloudy!

 

[Kuntry Klucker]

Yea, it is really fun to watch Jupiter and it's moons.
We have a telescope and watch the moons orbit Jupiter
all the time. You can tell a change in position each night.

I totally understand the awe that Galileo had when he
first discovered them.

M31 is my favorite Messier object to look at. I never get tired of it.
Also the nebula in Orion's belt is an awesome sight too.

Then later in the year M44 (the beehive cluster) in cancer the crab.

I love fall and winter observing, the air is clear and just a little bit chilly.
Perfect observing weather I thing.

 

[Beekissed]

Does laying out under a down comforter with your dogs and watching the "shooting stars" count? Been doing this for years on a clear fall/winter night. I have a great yard for watching the night sky.

 

[yankeedoodle300]

I have no telescope, but i love stargazing

 

[Kuntry Klucker]

Beekissed: Yea, that is great fun. I remember doing that when the Leo meteor showers
were come through. It was great to watch them streak across the sky. I still do if we
get good weather to watch the shower. Sometimes we a not so lucky.

 

[Lordofchickens 86]

i LIKE TO LOOK AT THE CRATERS ON THE MOON and look at the constellations.