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What a difference a Bortle zone makes?

Last post by 10538 « Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:03 pm
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by pakarinen » Mon Jul 10, 2023 12:27 am

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Spent a little time observing in a B7 last night with my 10x50 binos. The number of stars I could see compared to my home B8 (or maybe more likely...

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Good point Alan! If the moon and clouds are gone, good Lord willing I will be out there! Every once in a while I’ll get a special night if I’m lucky!

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Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:03 pm
Some Tips on Galaxy Observing from Light Polluted Locations

Last post by Mike Q « Sat Jul 08, 2023 7:45 pm
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by helicon » Wed Apr 19, 2023 4:56 pm

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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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Limiting stray light coming in from odd angles has always helped me out a bit. I made a foam light shield for both my 16 and 10 inch dobs. It does...

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Last post by Mike Q
Sat Jul 08, 2023 7:45 pm
High Point scientific July report

Last post by Makuser « Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:50 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:22 pm

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Here it is !

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Hi Frank. We have had overcast every day here too. What is worse is that they call for rain or thunderstorms all afternoon/evening each day but then...

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Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:50 pm
up in smoke ...

Last post by Mike Q « Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:55 pm
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by messier 111 » Mon Jun 26, 2023 1:57 am
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today in the capital, the sky and the air was filled with very dense smoke. This is what the sky looked like.
going outside was a health risk.
even...

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We have been dealing with it here in Ohio ad well. The attached picture was several days ago and would be considered one of our better days. There...
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Last post by Mike Q
Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:55 pm
Best Night Sky Events of July 2023

Last post by messier 111 « Sat Jul 01, 2023 3:10 pm
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by Makuser » Sat Jul 01, 2023 11:18 am

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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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thx .

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Sat Jul 01, 2023 3:10 pm
Best Night Sky Event for July 2023

Last post by Makuser « Sat Jul 01, 2023 11:50 am
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by JayTee » Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:51 pm

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Here's a posting from my article for the local newspaper.

Best Night Sky Event for July 2023

July is prime time for viewing the Milky Way core from...

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Hi JT. A very nicely laid out single page of observing information. When Frankskywatcher (Frank) gets his monthly High Point Scientific report for...

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Last post by Makuser
Sat Jul 01, 2023 11:50 am
Highpoint scientific June observe and report

Last post by Ylem « Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:19 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:29 pm

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Here is the report for this month.

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Thanks Frank!

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Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:19 am
Best Night Sky Events of June 2023

Last post by Michael131313 « Fri Jun 02, 2023 3:06 am
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by Makuser » Thu Jun 01, 2023 5:28 pm

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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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Thanks once more for this Month's sky events. Appreciate it .

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Fri Jun 02, 2023 3:06 am
Long Period Variable Chi Cygni on the way to maximum

Last post by helicon « Mon May 29, 2023 2:46 pm
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by pakarinen » Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:26 pm

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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...

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Mon May 29, 2023 2:46 pm
"Whats out tonight" website.

Last post by Makuser « Thu May 25, 2023 9:57 pm
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by Chich » Mon May 15, 2023 8:04 pm

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another website to help plan your observing.

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...

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Thu May 25, 2023 9:57 pm
JPL May report

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by Frankskywatcher » Sat May 06, 2023 12:05 pm

This is a great report from JPL

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Sat May 06, 2023 12:05 pm
May Report From High Point

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Fri May 05, 2023 6:13 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Tue May 02, 2023 1:02 pm

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Here it is !

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Thank You !
I like the way they present the report the format !

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Fri May 05, 2023 6:13 pm
Best Night Sky Events of May 2023

Last post by messier 111 « Wed May 03, 2023 12:29 am
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by Makuser » Tue May 02, 2023 7:52 pm

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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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thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Wed May 03, 2023 12:29 am
upcoming comets > 15 magnitude

Last post by JayTee « Tue May 02, 2023 6:30 pm
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by Chich » Mon May 01, 2023 5:32 pm

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Found this page listing comets that will be brighter than 15 mag over the next three months. You can click on the comet name to get info on...

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Your link is the web page I refer to on occasion. I always check it against this web page to make sure they somewhat agree with each other.

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Tue May 02, 2023 6:30 pm
Astronomy Day - April 29

Last post by SkyHiker « Thu Apr 27, 2023 7:39 pm
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by Unitron48 » Mon Apr 17, 2023 11:51 am

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Anyone planning on anything special for Astronomy Day, 29 April 2023? Our group in Culpeper is planning to do some solar observing in front of the...

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My club the SBAU has their annual astronomy day at a busy shopping center in Goleta. ClearOutside predicts 100% clouds but it's not always right. I...

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Thu Apr 27, 2023 7:39 pm
need help finding "North".

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:18 pm
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by messier 111 » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:26 am

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hi all ,

I am trying to find out how to put my cg-4 in the right position.
I use a compass on my cel to put my mount as close to the celestial...

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I did not realize there could be that much deviation.

But I am using phone app, not the old school compass, this explains it.

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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:18 pm
finally helios at last ...

Last post by messier 111 « Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:05 pm
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by messier 111 » Mon Apr 03, 2023 1:57 am

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helios at last .

I was able to see the sun.
today was a great day.
no clouds on the horizon.
I noticed the blue of the sky and I said to myself that...

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Hello Jean-Yves. I am glad that you had a nice solar observing session with your Tele Vue and solar wedge. Thanks for your well written an fun read...

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Last post by messier 111
Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:05 pm
April’s report High Point Scientific

Last post by Ylem « Fri Apr 07, 2023 3:46 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Mon Apr 03, 2023 12:38 pm

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Here it is !

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Thanks Frank, I love their videos.

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Last post by Ylem
Fri Apr 07, 2023 3:46 pm
How about some naked eye observing?

Last post by Chich « Sun Apr 02, 2023 5:01 pm
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by pakarinen » Fri Feb 24, 2023 3:03 pm

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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

When I lived in the NWT we worked with...

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Last post by Chich
Sun Apr 02, 2023 5:01 pm
WHEN ?

Last post by LDW47 « Sun Apr 02, 2023 3:19 pm
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by LDW47 » Sat Apr 01, 2023 10:08 pm

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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 .

I have read that, it leaves...

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Sun Apr 02, 2023 3:19 pm
Best Night Sky Events of April 2023

Last post by Ylem « Sat Apr 01, 2023 4:30 pm
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by Makuser » Sat Apr 01, 2023 8:38 am

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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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Thanks Marshall, great info!

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Last post by Ylem
Sat Apr 01, 2023 4:30 pm
The Moon vs Observing

Last post by Unitron48 « Wed Mar 29, 2023 1:52 pm
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by LDW47 » Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:36 pm

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Just as a point of interest how many, are there many who don't even bother to take their scope(s) out the door to do some enjoyable time under even...

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I enjoy Lunar viewing! So many unique features that change with the phase! As a challenge try working through the Astronomical League's Lunar...

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Last post by Unitron48
Wed Mar 29, 2023 1:52 pm
Splitting ε Lyrae into four stars?

Last post by pakarinen « Sun Mar 19, 2023 9:47 pm
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by pakarinen » Wed Feb 01, 2023 7:07 pm

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I'm curious what size scopes and magnification people have used to resolve ε Lyrae (The Double Double) into four stars.

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Alas, my ST120 was not up to the task this morning, even at 125X. But I did split it at 119X with my 102ED although it blurred out now and then....

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Last post by pakarinen
Sun Mar 19, 2023 9:47 pm
Object Type Abbreviations

Last post by JayTee « Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:20 pm
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by JayTee » Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:20 am

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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...

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Last post by JayTee
Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:20 pm
Messier Marathon -- Start Your Planning

Last post by pakarinen « Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:48 pm
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by JayTee » Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:21 pm

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The weekend of March 18th is the weekend to use if you want to attempt a Messier Marathon!

Here are some links if you're interested.

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Emerald Hill Obsy is doing one tonight:

Let's try a first round at a Messier Marathon tonight beginning at 8pm ET . I'm a bit concerned that we...

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Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:48 pm

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