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For those interested, Chi Cygni is about half way up to max brightness which should occur in July. I guestimated it to be around mag +8.5 this...
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Looks like Chi is getting close to max as of this morning. It looked pretty comparable to 17 Cygni which is mag +4.99 . Catch it now before it starts...
Useful anywhere in the mid-latitudes of the northern hemisphere including the continental US, Hawaii,...
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This looks really handy and you can never have enough resources to use in your planning. Thanks for finding and sharing this nice link with us Chich...
While nothing beats dark skies, some of us live in the shadow of urban and suburban glow. Should that stop us from viewing galaxies from home?
No....
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Very nice introductory guide Michael, and appreciate the link to my article as well. Galaxies are the most numerous type of DSO up there, and can be...
Any interest in naked eye observing? It seems simplicity is best at times. A little tough for me b/c of the LP soup here, but I noticed Scorpius was...
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I do enjoy visual observing. Often just wander out on the deck for a look for a minute or two most nights
Up here in my northern neck of the world (woods) I haven't seen / had one nice clear, what you would call above normal night and even normal has been...
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according to environment canada,
ontario and quebec experienced the blackest winter in 80 years .thx to the clouds .
Where would I find the RASC celestial object classification (type) abbreviations list? I've looked everywhere and can't find just a list of what the...
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A picture would probably help. Here is an image of the list for the Messier marathon. I'm referencing the column named Type. I understand every other...
Hi all. Here is the latest report from Starry Night Software and Chris Vaughan, at Space.com. It provides information on several interesting...
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Thank you Marshall. Of particular interest to myself is Ceres grazing the very northern edge of Messier 100 in Coma Berenices. This even happens the...
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