Planet Location Telescope
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
Best Star chart for objects visible with a 6″ dob?
Was looking for a decent – reasonably priced star chart that contains the objects I will be able to see with this telescope. The only reason I am putting a limit on the objects is for the ease of reading, If you know of a good one that contains more than I would be able to see it is fine as long as it is easily readable. I am located in MD, in the US if it has to be based on location. I currently have a Stars and planets book but would like something a little more field friendly. Thank you.
What you want to do is set the chart to the limiting magnitude for your scope AND location.
http://www.celestron.com/c3/support3/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=1644
So for your scope, the best it can do is magnitude 13.6. For your location (light pollution, age and so on), a more realistic figure might be closer to 10 to 12.
For star charts, here’s a list of freeware and up -
http://astro.nineplanets.org/astrosoftware.html
I’ve used Cartes du Ciel before and it works well for its free price. It’ll let you set limiting magnitude, field of view for a given telescope – eyepiece combination and do printable charts for field use.
The program that I use the most is SKyTools -
http://www.skyhound.com/
Which for some folks is awkward to use because of its nonstandard interface. However, once you learn how the program works, it is a very powerful tool for setting up observing lists, observing locations, logs and so on. However the price is also a little steep – $100 for the basic package to $180 for the pro package (which is the one I have)
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