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You know how we complain on occasion about lack of young people in astronomy and blame it on light pollution, social media, smart phones, and what...
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Wellll only four score years young now, and no grey hairs, I would agree that astronomy is more for the retired with some disposable income than the...
First light with my Mewlon 210
I received my Mewlon 210 three weeks ago. Tonight I finally had the opportunity to break it out. I went to a friend’s...
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I will be the first to admit i know squat all about DKs, but i read that coma at lower powers can be a real thing, how much, if any, did you notice....
I finally dug into this massive cluster a bit and have determined that this is just not something i can see from my location. May 26th to the 30th...
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Good luck Mike. I recall seeing it for the first time back around 1980 from where we lived in southern Indiana. I called it a blob rather than a glob...
Believe it or not, it is possible to view ALL 110 Messiers in one night (depending on your latitude). It's like putting off studying for a final exam...
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Well, as of right now my weather forecast is less than promising to accomplish the {{{MESSIER MARATHON}}} . The problem is, you need the whole night...
Its funny how the media always hypes up the
latest celestial event. Often someone with no astro experience will text me for advice about
the latest...
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Yeah, I concur. Disappointment usually follows in due course when someone discovers the 100 meteors an hour they were promised on TV is in reality a...
Last night after the wife's company's Christmas party we decided, instead of sitting and feeling miserable after way to much food, we bundled up and...
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Moon and clouds is a beautiful combo. On Thursday when I got home from work, I looked up and saw the moon halo. That was neat!
The other night I was looking at Jupiter. Despite it being high in the sky the seeing was terrible as often the case in the desert. I could not push...
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I've noticed a nice boost in contrast on my lunar images using the Solar Continuum filter. That was discovered by happy accident. I had been solar...
Hi, I’m not sure where this goes, move it if necessary.
I have a Stellarmate pro and for the life of me cannot see where to connect the tx-60 cable....
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Hi, I’m not sure where this goes, move it if necessary.
I have a Stellarmate pro and for the life of me cannot see where to connect the tx-60 cable....
I have another short window tomorrow morning. Only 3-4 clear nights out of the next seven so I need to be prepared. The scope is set up, balanced and...
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OBSERVATION TIME WINDOW: 20240922.785UT - 20240922.797UT
Sky: Bortle 5-6 due to large moon
Comet nucleus was just visible to the naked eye approx...
A powerful X4.54 CME was ejected from the sun’s limb just as the originating sunspot was rounding the sun’s limb. Much of the energy will miss Earth...
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The magnetometer readings spiked to high negative values (requisite for southern aurorae) .....
That's interesting! But it makes sense when you...
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