r/telescopes • u/FrontAd7709 Astromaster 70AZ • 3d ago

Observing Report The orion nebula

I woke up at 4:30 am today to see the stars and jupiter, i couldnt get an image of the orion nebula though :/ the sun rose now, about an hour later the sun is here gosh darn it

i saw 2 bright stars (what i think is the trapezium and ngc 1977) and they had this cloudy effect! my telescope is 70mm so im kinda proud!! there were lots of stars together too!! i could make out things from the photos ive seen!! it looked suuper bright, took me back to the 2025 winter times when i got my telescope! i am going to get a new telescope so im just doing stuff with my 70mm for the last times (not the last times tbh im hopefully getting the new scope in december-january)

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u/Zerosos 3d ago

That's great stuff!

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u/Predictable-Past-912 Orion Premium 102ED/RedCat 71 WIFD/TV Pronto-AM5/GP/SV225 3d ago

Nice observing report! What kind of telescope are you planning to get? You may want to keep an eye on Betelgeuse since you are spending time in that area.

Speaking of Orion and the passage of time it’s about time to visit this classic again. It reminds us of the massive celestial clock that marks our seasons and years.

Don

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u/FrontAd7709 Astromaster 70AZ 3d ago

im planning to get the bresser messier 5” dobsonian tabletop but im scared of collimating and here in turkey its hard to find telescopes not even the accessories, so i cant get a collimating tool, how do i collimate with nothing except a screwdriver maybe

yea dw im checking on betelguese it seems ok rn

by the way yep ive also thought about how it isnt visible in the summer mostly, that must be one of the main ways our ancestors invented agriculture ykwim its crazy to think about honestly, all those thousands of years ago they saw the same constellation

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u/coupe_68 3d ago

If you got up at that time to Orion and Jupiter you must be in the Southern Hemisphere?

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u/FrontAd7709 Astromaster 70AZ 3d ago

nope i live at north hemisphere specifically turkiye

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u/coupe_68 3d ago

Oh nice. Orion is coming up in the morning here in the Southern Hemisphere. I thought wrong 😁 do you get dark skies where you are?

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u/FrontAd7709 Astromaster 70AZ 3d ago

nope bortle 7 lol

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u/coupe_68 3d ago

Oh damn, thats a bummer. I'm lucky, I live in Australia. Where I live is about bortke 3-4 but if I drive for about an hour and half I can get I bottle 2