The New Scope

Now that the 8'' telescope is available, some more obervation was carried out from my Kolkata residence... 1) Messier 31 (Andromeda Glaxy) - This great galaxy lies at a distance of 2,500,000 ly in the constellation of Peagus. It appeared as a faint cloud and but the spiral shape of the galaxy was easily identifiable. The best time to oberserve this galaxy is October to December. And the best way to find this object is to move the view towards north from the second star in the tail of Peasus constellation. 2) Messier 57 (Ring Nebula) - This nebula lies at a distance of 2300 ly in the constellation of Lyra. The ring was faintly visible considering the night sky condition in Kolkata... The best time to oberserve this nebula is June July .