Meteor showers
The Orionids are active from 10/2 through 11/2, peaking at ~20 ZHR on 10/21.
Deep Sky Objects (DSO's)
Wow! Only one Messier object transits this month near 10 pm. M52 in Cassiopeia, and it's a
doozie! Bright, rich, and open. Good one!
Messier Objects
Named DSO's
Stephen's Quintet is a favorite test of dark skies. A cluster of 5 very faint galaxies in
Pegasus, there's actually a couple dozen withing a degree or two. I usually find it by locating
NGC 7331 and moving 1/2 fov south in declination and 1/2 fov west until they show up-the
brightest being NGC 7320. All are just visible in the C8.
The Helix Nebula in southern Aquarius is also worth a look. It's very large, but has
low surface brightness, so be prepared to squint.
For variable star fans out there, the quintessential variable is up-famous Delta Cepheii,
the star that gives the Cepheids its name. Also, there's a LOT of very nice double stars in
this area.
Here's the link to SEDS as promised.
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