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M1: I have been hunting for this Nebula for a while and i finally found it. It is in the constellation of Taurus and is just above and to the right of the Taurus horn. It is right under saturn. When i first found it with my 25mm eyepiece it looked like a gray could the size of a penny. when I dropped in the 9mm i could see just a hint of black detail insdide the cloud and the size was about that of a quarter. with the 6mm it was very dim and about the size of 2 quarters with about the same amount of detail.

M17: This is the beautiful Swan Nebula. Also know as the Omega Nebula. I found this on accident just scrolling down the milkyway. When It came into view I was very excited!!! I could automatically tell what it was. It looked just like a grey swan! I was surprised with the detail visible with the 25mm. I could see faint Nebulosity around it. when I switched to the 9mm I could see detail inside the nebula! It looked like a bumby cloud. Lots of texture. I was not disapointed with this Nebula at all!

M42: This is the Great Orion Nebula in Orion. It is found underneath Orion's belt. Through my telescope it takes up much of the field of view in the 25mm plossl. I can easily make out some bluish greenish grayish color in the nebula.When i drop in the 9mm plossl i need to actually move the telescope to scan certain areas in the Nebula. I see a lot of detail in the nebulosity. The trapezium is easily split with the 25mm and the 9mm. When i put in the 6mm eyepiece the views were so breathe taking. I could see huge amounts of detail in the Nebula. Even M43 was a lit cloud. with the 6mm and barlow, there were pillars going through the nebula. It was about the size of a Audio CD maybe a little bigger. This was my first object to view.

M57: This is the wonderful Ring Nebula located in Lyra. It is pretty easy to find as long as your are looking in the right spot. When I first found it with the 25mm it was very small but perfectly round and looked fainter than the surrounding stars. But as the magnification gets higher, The bigger it got. When viewed with the 9mm (89x) I can see the ring and how it is hollow. It has a slight green tint to it. I have to use adverted vision to see the donut shape. When viewed with the 6mm I can see the donut shape without adverted vision. Perfectly round, and green! I was very excited with this object at higher magnification. I didn't expect to see a greenish tint at all and it was bigger than I expected.

M78: M78 is a small reflection nebula above and to the left of Orion's belt. It is very faint and easily missed. It looked like a Gray cloud with tiny stars in the middle of it. with the 9mm i could see more stars inside the nebulosity and a little bit more detailed. I guess i could say detailed but it seemed more of a cloud the size of a quarter. This was an incredibaly dim nebula.

Merope Nebula: This is a reflection nebula that covers the star cluster M45. It is somewhat hard to detect with lower magnification. with my 9mm and 6mm i can see a Blue-grey Hue over a few of the stars in M45.

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M31: M31 is the Andromeda galaxy in the constellation on Andromeda. It is visible with the naked eye as just a Fuzzy star. When looking at it with my 25mm eyepiece it is a pretty big looking object. I can see the core as a Bright ball the size of a marble. I almost peed my pants when i saw this galaxy. It was my first galaxy view and i was amazed. I had to have more power so i put in the 9mm and the core was much bigger and the galaxy expanded out of the eyepiece. the core was somewhat brighter and i could see a hint of dustlane at the edges of the galaxy. with the 6mm eyepiece it gets very dim and just gets bigger. there is a little more detail visible but not much. The galaxy is blue through my scope and i was viewing it over a street light (imagine that!).

M65: This is a Galaxy in Leo. It is one of the galaxies part of the famous "Leo Trio." I could see the Nucleus quite well. It was a pretty bright galaxy. It was also elongated and fuzzy.

M66: I loved this galaxy!! Leo was high up in the sky and I was viewing it with the 6mm and I swear I saw some spiral arms on it! No one believes me about it but I know I did.

M104: The Sombrero galaxy. This is one of my favorite galaxies. I loved viewing it! I could see the dustlane that runs through the middle of the galaxy perfect! The nucleus was very visible and bright.

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M13: This is a Globular cluster in Hercuels. It was awesome!! I noticed I could finally see hercuels so I grabbed the bincoulars and saw a faint patch of fuzz so I aimed the scope at it and BAM! It was great. I could resolve a few stars with the 25mm. but with all my 6mm(133x) I could resolve it almost to the core with adverted vision. It was so great. I was pumped up the whole night. There were thousands upon thousands of stars in the field of view. with the 6mm it extended out of the field of view.

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The Closehanger: I don't know if this qualifies as an Open Cluster but it does in my book. It looks really cool and the baseline is perfectly straight! It looks great in Binoculars but in the scope it is even better.

M29: This is an Open cluster in the constellation Cygnus. It is pretty neat. 7 stars shining brighter than any other stars in the field surrounded by lots of fainter stars. Nothing too special but pretty cool and easy to find!

M41: When i viewed M41 it was breath taking. There were thousands and thousands of stars visible in the 25mm. It was best viewed through my lowest magnification of 32x.(25mm). When i looked at it with 89x with the 9mm it looked great but i had to move the scope around to see it all. I did not bother to even look at it with the 6mm.

NGC 869 and NGC 884: This is a star doulbe star cluster in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It rocked my socks off. there was soo many stars visible and so much detail. It looked as if the 2 clusters were colliding into each other. There are a lot more of open clusters in the area of cassiopeia that i want to view.

M44: This is the Beehive Cluster. It is an open cluster in the constellation of 'Cancer'. This Cluster isn't exactly one of my favorites but it is still cool. It looks like a swarm of angry bees ready to sting. >

Mars: I finally caught a view of mars!! It was very low and just over the top of a house so I know that my view of mars will only get better. It was August 7th 2003 when I got my first peak at this planet. I was actually Under estimating the power of my scope! I didn't expect to see near as much detail as I did. I saw a polar ice cap and some Black land features. The planet was beautiful! I could completely tell it was orange. It was fairly small but I saw good detail! It was about this big ( ). Overall I was extremely pleased with My view of mars!

Saturn: This is My favorite planet to view. IT looks so great. when i view it with my 25mm it is very small but the rings are visible. No Cassini division is visible with the 25mm or te 9mm. When viewed with the 6mm I can see the cassini division! it looks great. On the Planet itself i can see a faint white blob on it. the planet it is a whiteish tan.

Jupiter: This is an awesome planet to view. I can see 2 equitorial bands on the planet with all of my eyepieces. with the 6mm i can see 3 bands. with the 2x Barlow and the 6mm eyepiece i can see 4 bands and a little detail on the planet. I can see tiny stripes along the planet and the equitorial bands are wavy rather than straight. When the Great Red Spot transits I can see it! It is more like the Great Pink spot! It's moons are always nice to see. I get the sharpest image with the 9mm. Back