Brightest star in the Northern Hemisphere - Sirius |
Looking for Bright Stars
for Celestron Nexstar 6SE Alignment
As a reminder, the following Messier lists are available on pages of Astroimaging. If you get a clear night, seven stars may become visible in and around the Orion Nebula, enough for Celestron's Two star Alignment. Run an experiment to see what happens.
As a reminder, the following Messier lists are available on pages of Astroimaging. If you get a clear night, seven stars may become visible in and around the Orion Nebula, enough for Celestron's Two star Alignment. Run an experiment to see what happens.
Why are we looking for bright stars? Urban astronomy typically has severe light pollution. The largest cities also deal with air pollution and particulate matter suspension. This is conducive to the forming of upper atmospheric haze. Two nights ago, Venus was bright and visible. However, dimmer Mars and Saturn were not obvious and almost not visible. Blame it on several factors, air pollution, light pollution, haze, and planets that are far from opposition. This applies to large cities with populations of 3 million or more.
Main Messier List
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/messier-object-list.html
Messier List by Constellation
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/messier-objects-by-constellation.html
Messier Objects by Type
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/messier-objects-by-type.html
Messier List by Magnitude
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/messier-objects-by-magnitude.html
List of Supernova
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/find-supernova.html
List of Bright Stars
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/bright-stars.html
Main Messier List
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/messier-object-list.html
Messier List by Constellation
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/messier-objects-by-constellation.html
Messier Objects by Type
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/messier-objects-by-type.html
Messier List by Magnitude
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/messier-objects-by-magnitude.html
List of Supernova
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/find-supernova.html
List of Bright Stars
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/bright-stars.html
Other Interest
Top Ten Brightest Messier Objects
"Deep Sky for light polluted skies"
Object Catalogs - The Constellations
Map of the constellations
List of the constellations
Constellations in order of size
The Deep Sky
The Messier objects
Browse object catalogs
List of the 200 brightest open clusters
List of the 200 brightest globular clusters
List of the 200 brightest galaxies
Stars
List of the 200 brightest stars
List of the 200 closest stars
Your Sky - Solar System Objects
Planets
Comets
Asteroids
The Deep Sky
Visibility of the Constellations
Deep Sky Objects
Sky Diagrams
Diagram of objects in your sky
Rising and setting times
Altitude/time charts
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Find Messier Objects by Type
List of Other Objects
Messier Objects by Constellation
Supernovae in Messier Catalog Galaxies
Messier in Photos
Main Messier Object List
Messier Objects by Magnitude
Best Non-Messier Objects