What is your challenge object for this winter...

I got this Idea for this thread on CN. I would like to hear what this group will be trying to track down this winter. So

What is your challenge object for this winter...??????

Hi Jimi,

my challenge object is the waterfall and the HH objects north of the Keyhole Nebula NGC 1999 in Orion. Not HH1 and HH2, which are S of NGC 1999, but the structures above the keyhole in this image

http://www.reinervogel.net/YSO/image...9area_NOAO.jpg

I doubt that I will reach it with my 22", but I will give it a try.

Hi Jimi,
Cassiopeia A with 10 inches.
I failed last month, but it should be possible.
Marc

Hi Jimi,

for me the challenge object will be the Super - Star Cluster "C" in NGC 1569. I hope the seeing will be with me.

The tentacles of Ic443 (Jellyfish Neb) and whatever I may be able to achieve in Sh2-240 (Simeis 147 SNR). Inspired by many posts including here on DSF but are both key objects I have been waiting to make another pass since last year so that must qualify them for this thread as far as my own goals are concerned. Both are as ornate as objects can get and both dim down to 'nothing' as their limits. Reiner has posted in detail on Ic443 and Steve Gottlieb has discussed Simeis 147 for some time now. Sue French has done a feature of Simeis 147 as well as I recall.

Sorry but I am unable to select a single higher priority object from these two as they are equally compelling in my book.

IC 1613 and the Burbidge Chain, both in Cetus.

Burbidge Chain is a good one the galaxy MCG-4-3-12 can be tough to see from my experience.

Here are a few objects on my list.

Arp's Shred Near Arp 145

02 23 18
+41 24 52
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Ring Galaxy or PN ????? (uncharted ?)

00 57 14
+21 28 21

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Minkowski 2-3 (What is it and were is it ?)

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Auriga Wheel (Ring Galaxy)

06 47 02
+45 54 02

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KN 60 PN ?

07 00 06
+12 14 40

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Eridanus Len's Arc

03 27 27
-13 26 13

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HH 222 waterfall is also on my list.

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In my observations of IC 1630 I never noted the semi-separated clump of the galaxy to the NE that is separated from the main glow by a little bit of a dark lane. This is a case I wish I had looked at the DSS first but I guess I kept myself 'honest'. I should have studied it more as I was satisfied with the broader glow and perhaps felt that was the extent of the object. It's worth a re-visit for that. It almost makes one wonder if IC 1630 is really two tightly bound dwarfs.

So far, my primary challenge object is a clear, dark sky! But once that comes along I plan to continue my assault on the Cone Nebula through my own scope. I've seen it only once, this past January through a 24 inch at the Viz on Mauna Kea under a pristine sky, but so far no joy with my 28 under considerably inferior conditions. Aside from that, I plan to continue working my composite drawings of M33 and M42 and sketch all the Arp galaxies I can.