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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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It's been miserable here in North Carolina also.
I think I have several inches of accumulated mud here LoL
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...
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 usually use the Little Dipper to judge transparency for my logs.
I can only see Pherkad and Kochab at home, even on a good night. :lol:
I don’t want to be looking near my zenith when one of these shines down my telescope. If the lasers are bright enough to see the beam shining through...
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Hi all. I think that Gabrielle hit the nail on the head with her post. LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging or laser imaging, detection, and ranging )...
Thanks for the post! This makes the adventure a bit easier and appended a few new targets for me. It is much more fun with some targets and data for...
I was asked recently about being out in the cold. I've been out at -29c, and it was glorious for clear skies but you had to take some precautions,...
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I looked it up Alan and supposedly you can't use them on concrete driveways...there may be a type without rotors but I am not sure. Shovel, salt, and...
Here are a few resources I've used for planning a session.
TELESCOPIUS at You can customize your objects of interest and keep track. You can also...
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I like Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas. It's small and easily used in the field with a red light. The knock against it, if there is one - is that...
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