Help Me to See the Stars, and Not Look Dumb in the Process
Hopefully together we’ll be able to figure it out, but in the meantime, maybe you can lend some advice! Callum suggested Andromeda, but do you have other suggestions of what to look at? I assume (and pray) that there will be some measure of assistance offered by somebody at Faulkes, but do you have any tips on how to maximize our hour on the instrument? Any good magic advice to ward off cloud cover?
What picture would you like to see? I’m thinking something relatively close so to create a very vibrant image, but you tell me. Any advice is welcome! I’ll post whatever celestial snaps I get here, so check back often!
My suggestion is defined largely by my lack of knowledge about anything beyond Pluto. It would be great to get some views of our neighbours – I imagine Mars, Venus and the Moon would be sufficiently mind-blowing through this baby. And if you can spend some time on the gas giants beyond, go for it!
Thanks Greg. I should have mentioned however that you can’t use it to look at planets in the solar system. The CCD is too sensitive, and the planets are so bright that they’d burn it out!Here’s some of the many comments I got on the saveJWST Facebook page. (last names removed for privacy)Will : NGC224 and/or NGC3372.October 18 at 2:31pm · LikeEwan : Jobe Hanny’s Voorwerp?October 18 at 2:35pm · Like · 1 personPhillipus : Hoag’s Object and/or Tarantula nebula.October 18 at 2:35pm · Like · 2 peopleJamie : M31..I want to see it coming when it crashes into us…October 18 at 2:42pm · LikeCsernik : Blackeye Galaxy M64October 18 at 2:42pm · Like · 1 personCsernik : SN 2011feOctober 18 at 2:46pm · LikeJake : The Orion NebulaOctober 18 at 2:49pm · Like · 1 personAllen : Ngc 7293October 18 at 2:58pm · Like · 1 personLights in the Dark Jupiter!October 18 at 4:09pm · LikeEugenio : Wanna help the KELT project search for transiting Exoplanets?October 18 at 4:37pm · Like · 2 peopleSave the James Webb Space Telescope Loving these responses; keep’em comin, you starry-eyed fleet of space warriors! If this thread reaches 20 responses, one of you will receive snazzy saveJWST space swag (http://bit.ly/rjxsEL) via mail.October 18 at 5:17pm · LikeDavid : The Sombrero Galaxy, that huge ship coming our way (actually that star that didn’t move in photos taken 12 years apart), the recent supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy … for starters.October 18 at 6:26pm · Like · 2 peoplePaul : The ISS, just to make sure no one’s slacking off up there…October 18 at 7:50pm · Like · 3 peopleBrad Goodspeed These are great everyone! Thanks!October 19 at 6:05pm · Like · 1 personHanice : I don’t know the magnitude needed to see these, but maybe Andromeda or at a Quazer!