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Marshall's Night Sky This Week 22nd April to 28th April

Last post by Graeme1858 « Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:45 am

by Graeme1858 » Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:45 am

Marshall's Night Sky This Week , 22nd April to 28th April has now been posted.

Come and browse!

TSS Team

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Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:45 am
Where To Post, Where To Post?

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Fri Feb 03, 2023 1:37 pm
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by JayTee » Fri Dec 09, 2022 1:54 am

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This new forum, which overlaps at least two other forums, once again makes you ask the question into which Forum should I make my post?

The answer...

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This new forum, which overlaps at least two other forums, once again makes you ask the question into which Forum should I make my post?

The answer...

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Fri Feb 03, 2023 1:37 pm
lock screw not tightening

Last post by Richard « Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:45 pm
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by jazzin » Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:22 pm

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The lock screw which hold the laser collimator in the holder won't tighten when I have the collimator tube in but when I take the tube out, the lock...

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The screw is much harder material so the chance of the screw stripped is low
But I am a bit confused , I assume you use it to collimate your newt ,...

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Last post by Richard
Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:45 pm
Markarian's Chain

Last post by OzEclipse « Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:25 am
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by Mike Q » Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:32 am

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So what is everyone using to visually observe The Chain? I am reasonably certain there is no way I will see it all at one time in the 16, but I...

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I will keep this in mind the next time I get out. Thanks, good pics by the way.

Mike,
Not pics, they're screenshots from my planetarium software -...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:25 am
ECLIPSE WEATHER PROGNOSIS

Last post by OzEclipse « Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:17 am
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by OzEclipse » Sat Apr 06, 2024 12:23 am

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8_TSE2023-single-5470-no-text.jpg

Hi all,

I am an eclipse chaser with a 94% weather success rate across 30 years of eclipse chasing and 18...

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Hi Andrey
Bigzmey
The eclipse crosses the whole continent from the tropics in the Kimberley's in north Western Australia and the Northern Territory...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:17 am
Iridium satellites still up ?

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:53 pm
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by Dragonsfire » Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:04 pm

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Was doing some general sky time lapses and caught these two streaks ( we had two nights almost clear :)

Was surprised to see these....

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As far as I know all of the 1st generation satellites that caused the Iridium flares are gone.
The new ones have a different coating that does not...

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:53 pm
High Point Aprils Report

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Tue Apr 02, 2024 3:11 am

by Frankskywatcher » Tue Apr 02, 2024 3:11 am

Here is Aprils observing report !

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Tue Apr 02, 2024 3:11 am
FiINALLY!!! A clear slot for 12p Pons-Brooks!

Last post by Mike Q « Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:00 am
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by hosshead » Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:44 pm

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So we have been pretty cloudy for a few days/nights, expected the same last night.
Imagine my joy to look out my window to see Arcturus' gorgeous...

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I need to take a shot at that comet sometime.

Our Marshall's Night Sky This Week 1-7 APRIL 2024 Topic will show you where it is.

It looks like...

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Last post by Mike Q
Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:00 am
NEWS FLASH: [B.O.L.O.] BETELGEUSE DIMMING AGAIN!!!!

Last post by DeanD « Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:25 pm
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by OzEclipse » Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:12 pm

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Many of you will remember Betelgeuse's 2019 episode of dimming. The episode was explained by theory that a large amount of material was ejected from...

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Here you go:

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Last post by DeanD
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:25 pm
March observing report

Last post by messier 111 « Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:57 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:16 pm

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Here it is !

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thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:57 pm
T Corona Borealis might go nova.

Last post by helicon « Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:56 pm
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by OzEclipse » Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:43 pm

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T Coronae Borealis nova outburst predicted for some time between Feb - Sep 2024
Originally Posted by By Lauren Perkins/Beth Ridgeway, NASA, 27 Feb...

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Good to see hopefully will become visible in Spring when the constellation is well positioned for observing

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Last post by helicon
Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:56 pm
Best Night Sky Events for February 2024

Last post by JayTee « Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:46 pm

by JayTee » Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:46 pm

This is the monthly article I produce for my local newspaper: the Coeur d'Alene Press

Best Night Sky Events for February 2024

Don’t forget that...

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Last post by JayTee
Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:46 pm
High Point Scientific / Feb Report

Last post by helicon « Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:01 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Fri Feb 02, 2024 3:55 am

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Here it is.

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Open clusters indeed. It seems like clear and cold nights make the stars blaze even brighter! Thanks Frank

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Last post by helicon
Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:01 am
Night Skies Network?

Last post by AstroBee « Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:18 am
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by pakarinen » Sun Jan 07, 2024 4:46 pm

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Anybody know the status of NSN? I've checked several times for livestreams and nobody has been broadcasting. I assume it's still an active site since...

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Way back during the pandemic when I was livestreaming to YouTube quite a bit, I tried signing up on NSN to stream there. I signed up and submitted a...

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Last post by AstroBee
Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:18 am
Best Night Sky Events for January 2024

Last post by helicon « Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:24 pm
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by JayTee » Tue Jan 02, 2024 8:08 pm

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Here is a reprint of the article I produced for the Coeur d'Alene Press.

The new year brings with it a whole new list of events to experience...

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Congrats on getting your piece published JT!

For those of us in the Northwest the forecast for 11th-14th calls for 5 of snow each day along with...

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Last post by helicon
Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:24 pm
January’s report/High Point scientific

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Tue Jan 02, 2024 5:39 pm

by Frankskywatcher » Tue Jan 02, 2024 5:39 pm

Here’s the report,enjoy and Happy New Year Everyone !

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Tue Jan 02, 2024 5:39 pm
Asterisms -- Do You Want To Know Where They All Are?

Last post by kt4hx « Sun Dec 17, 2023 3:40 pm
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by JayTee » Thu Dec 14, 2023 2:55 am

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I found a download link to the Asterism section of the Deep-Sky Hunters Field Guide. I've always been intrigued by this chapter as an old friend Dana...

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Ditto for me. Once I was panning around with 10 x 50 binos and I saw this thing that looked like a coat hanger. I immediately thought Hey that looks...

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Last post by kt4hx
Sun Dec 17, 2023 3:40 pm
recommendation for small reflector

Last post by Richard « Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:16 pm
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by 1jimalexander » Tue Dec 12, 2023 6:39 pm

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A friend has asked me for a suggestion for a small reflector under $150. If that price had another couple of zeros I might be able to help but I'm...

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Ok I dont know the US market but if you want a cheap small reflector but still good its best to go used , most of these cheap scopes perform poorly...

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Last post by Richard
Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:16 pm
High Point scientific Decembers report

Last post by helicon « Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:50 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Mon Dec 11, 2023 1:49 pm

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Last post by helicon
Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:50 pm
Best Night Sky Events for December 2023

Last post by helicon « Mon Dec 04, 2023 2:14 pm
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by JayTee » Sun Dec 03, 2023 10:57 pm

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Here is a reprint of my article from the 1 Dec 2023 Coeur d'Alene Press page 5.

Best Night Sky Events for December 2023

While December is a month...

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Awesome JayTee . I didn't know we had a media celebrity in our midst.

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Last post by helicon
Mon Dec 04, 2023 2:14 pm
Night sky is getting brighter by about 10% every year

Last post by helicon « Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:34 pm
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by Bigzmey » Thu Nov 16, 2023 7:19 pm
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That aligns well with what I see at my observing sites. Not good news for astronomy.

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Wow having Bortle 4.5 only a quarter mile from a Bortle 8 zone is amazing!

Well, I am lucky that there is a HILL between me and downtown - and all...
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Last post by helicon
Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:34 pm
A list of Carbon Stars to view

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Sun Nov 26, 2023 4:43 am
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by Lady Fraktor » Sat Nov 11, 2023 5:44 am

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I recieved this list a while ago from SpyderwerX aka Frankie/ The Smoking Monkey.

If you enjoy observing carbon stars here is a list that should...

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Great to see you again Frankie!
With the state of the world of late I was starting to worry :)

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Sun Nov 26, 2023 4:43 am
Great Red Spot is shrinking

Last post by messier 111 « Thu Nov 16, 2023 1:13 pm
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by Bigzmey » Thu Nov 16, 2023 2:23 am

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The article in Sky and Telescope confirms what I have been seeing for the last few years. GRS is not just getting smaller but also loosing its...

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it is already starting to be more difficult to see, I also read that its rotation speed has also decreased.
Thank you for this interesting article.

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Last post by messier 111
Thu Nov 16, 2023 1:13 pm
Anybody like the Edmund Astroscan?

Last post by JayTee « Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:18 pm
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by helicon » Sat Jan 07, 2023 2:43 pm

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I have a chance to pick up an old late 1970's red Astroscan. Curious if anyone on the forum had (or has) one? When I was a kid the boys down the...

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Curious if anyone on the forum had (or has) one?
No, but I've always wanted one!

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Last post by JayTee
Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:18 pm
A nice naked eye project

Last post by kt4hx « Tue Nov 07, 2023 2:11 pm
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by kt4hx » Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:22 am

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Over on Cloudy Nights, noted observer and author Phil Harrington posts a monthly observing challenge. For the month of October he posted a nice naked...

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Same again, none! But I did see a meteor, so that was nice. Zooming across the top of the square from the direction of Andromeda. Probably an...

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Tue Nov 07, 2023 2:11 pm

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