Gerd Waloszek       

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Deep Sky Observations with eVscope Beginning of 2020

Conditions | Observation Overview | List of Observed Sky Objects | References

Since the end of January 2020, I own an Unistellar eVscope telescope for observing and taking photos of deep sky objects. On this page, I collect information about my first observations (end of January 2020 to the beginning of March), which might be of interest to other beginners. In this phase, I used the preliminary version of the Unistellar app. The photos that were taken during this phase are presented elsewhere.

Notes:

• See page Overview of the eVscope Pages for just that!
• I present the first five observation sessions, including photos, on page Unistellar eVscope - Observations.

Conditions

Sky Region and Objects

At the beginning, I constrained myself to the sky area in the south, southwest, and somewhat to the west (according to the respective date).

Map: Section of the sky showing most of the observed objects (Feb 5, 2020) (Image Courtesy of SkySafari Astronomy, www.simulationcurriculum.com)

After late February, I also looked further to the east (with the objects gradually moving further south):

Map: Section of the sky showing the observed objects further to the east (Feb 24, 2020); M 66 and M 96 were very hard to find for me (a house was in between...) (Image Courtesy of SkySafari Astronomy, www.simulationcurriculum.com)

In March, I also looked into further directions (Ursa Major, Virgo, Canes Venatici, ...).

Observation Time

The observations in this phase started at the end of January 2020 and ended on March 9, 2020. They typically took place shortly after dusk, when it was sufficiently dark for a successful star alignment. Once, I also observed in the early morning.

Observation Location

All observations took place in Mühlhausen/Kraichgau (Germany):

• Coordinates: 49° 15′ N , 8° 43′ E
• Coordinates (dec.): 49,25° N, 8,72° E

Equipment Used

When observing with the eVscope, I only needed the eVscope and my iPhone.

General Conditions

In general, the sky above Mühlhausen/Kraichgau is "light-polluted" and does not invite you to search for deep sky objects. This is certainly one of the reasons why I found some of the deep sky objects that I wanted to observe only sometimes or not at all. For astro photography, however, light pollution is not as disturbing as for visual observations.

Observation Overview

Observation Dates

Bold: First observation during this observation period; G = galaxy, OC = open star cluster, GC = globular star cluster, GN = galactic nebula, PN = planetary nebula, P = star pattern, DN = dark nebula, C = comet, SN = supernova

List of Observed Sky Objects

Object details can be obtained via the links to the relevant deep sky objects.

G = galaxy, OC = open star cluster, GC = globular star cluster, GE = galactic emission nebula, GR = galactic reflection nebula, DN = dark nebula, C = comet, PN = planetary nebula, SP = star pattern, HII = HII region (emission nebula in other galaxies)

References

Books

• Michael Feiler & Philip Novak (2023). Deep Sky Reiseatlas (5. Auflage), Oculum Verlag (ISBN 978-3-949370-04-5)
  www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=608
• Ronald Stoyan (2021). Deep Sky Reiseführer (6. Auflage), Oculum Verlag (ISBN 978-3-938469-72-9)
  www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=603
• Erich Karkoschka (2022). Atlas für Himmelsbeobachter, Kosmos Verlag (EAN: 9783440173602)
  www.kosmos.de/de/atlas-fur-himmelsbeobachter_1074889_9783440173602

On this Website

• Overview of Observations
• DSO List (Collected from Books)
• Unistellar eVscope - Information
• Unistellar eVscope - Observations
• Unistellar eVscope - Photo Gallery (Messier Catalog)
• Unistellar eVscope - Photo Gallery (Other)
• Unistellar eVscope - Specialty Gallery - Part 1 - Part 2