Astronomy Visual Observation Report - 24 Jan 2021

This is the report of the Visual Observation through my new Telescope.

Date: 24-Jan-2021 

Time: 9PM to 11PM IST 

Location: Bengaluru, India 

Equipment: Orion SkyQuest XT8g GoTo Dobsonian Telescope 

The Moon was overhead so its light affected the observation.

Aries 

• Mars 
• Uranus - The first time I observed Uranus. Mars and Uranus were visible in the same Field of View (FOV) 

Andromeda 

• NGC 752 aka Caldwell 28 - Open Cluster 

Perseus 

• M34 aka NGC 1039 - Open Cluster 
• NGC 869 and NGC 884 aka Double Cluster - Open Cluster 

Cassiopeia 

• M 103 aka NGC 581 - Open Cluster (not much details) 

Taurus 

• M 45 - Open Cluster 

Auriga 

• M 36 aka NGC 1960 - Open Cluster 
• M 37 aka NGC 2099 - Open Cluster 
• M 38 aka NGC 1912 aka Starfish Cluster - Open Cluster 
• NGC 2281 - Open Cluster 

Gemini 

• M 35 aka NGC 2168 - Open Cluster 

Cancer 

• M 44 aka Beehive Cluster - Open Cluster 
• M 67 aka NGC 2682 - Open Cluster 

Puppis 

• M 46 aka NGC 2437 - Open Cluster 
• M 47 aka NGC 2422 - Open Cluster 
• M 93 aka NGC 2447 - Open Cluster 
• NGC 2451 - Open Cluster 
• NGC 2477 aka Caldwell 71 (Not very evident) 

Hydra 

• M 48 aka NGC 2548 - Open Cluster 

Canis Major 

• NGC 2362 aka Caldwell 64 - Open Cluster 
• M 41 - Open Cluster 

Monoceros 

• M 50 aka NGC 2323 - Open Cluster 

Vela 

• NGC 2547 - Open Cluster (It resembles Mushroom shape) 

Lepus 

• M 79 aka NGC 1904 - Globular Cluster (It looked very small) 

Columba 

• NGC 1851 aka Cladwell 73 - Globular Cluster (It looked very small)

Carina 

• NGC 2516 aka Caldwell 96 aka Southern Beehive - Open Cluster (Looks beautiful) 

Orion 

• M 42 aka Orion Nebula - Diffuse Nebula 
• NGC 1981 - Open Cluster