Galaxies, galaxies, galaxies.

Hi Paul, 

Sounds like you had a great night (and morning) down in Glendalough. What instrument(s) did you bring with you? 

Very well done - keep going!

Darren.

Hi Keith, where do you observe from?  I went to the upper car park and stayed on the road, observing Ursa Major and it being high in the sky, the trees were not a problem.
Paul

Hi Paul, I nowadays just observe from home here in east cavan, it's safer

I used to observe around isolated lakes nearby, and by the seaside doing astrophotography for many years, at all hours of the early morning when most sane people are tucked up in their beds  

Keith..

Hi Paul.
There are loads of images on Google on NGC 3631.
It seems reasonably easy to find in Ursa Major.

If you complete the Herschel either in 2020 or 2021, I reckon we could recognise you as Ireland's leading amateur astronomer.
Who else has achieved such a feat?

Sunday night 22nd March promises to be clear again.

Kind regards from Aubrey.

Thanks, Aubrey, Ireland's leading amateur astronomer?  I don't think so, there are so many out there more qualified to hold that title.  I don't think I will have the list finished before 2022 at the earliest, there are single tricky objects to be observed, even two in Pyxis, I had to look up Pyxis, it's a good distance south and may need a site with a good view of the southern horizon, Wexford, Cork or Kerry.
There's no hurry.
Paul

Pyxis is a winter constellation, Paul.
It's below Hydra's head right now.
Way too low and difficult for me in my back garden.
But guess what?
There are 2 carbon stars within its boundaries.
YY Pyxidis and UZ Pyxidis.
The latter is quite bright varying between 7 and 7.6.

Maybe in 2021, you and I can hunt these down somewhere with a low southern horizon, We can only live in hope!

Clear skies,

Aubrey.