Deep Sky Observations - Andromeda |
M31 : Galaxy. Huge, very bright. A showpiece galaxy. With a broadband light pollution filter (I use an Astronomik CLS), on the very darkest, clearest of nights shows a very definate hint of a dust lane. With the 32mm Televue Plossl I can just squeeze the companion galaxies M32 and M110 into the same field of view. |
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891 : Galaxy. |
Edge-on spiral. I find this very, very difficult. Glimpsed as small, faint elongated glow with averted vision. |
965 : Open Cluster. |
A small rather sparse collection of medium-bright stars, somewhat uninteresting even at high power. |
7009 : Planetary Nebula One of the best planetaries. Appears as a very bright blue ball, hence the name Blue Snowball Nebula. With OIII filter at x200 - slightly elliptical with a darker centre giving an almost ringlike appearance. |
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