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Where To Post, Where To Post?
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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?
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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?
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Fri Feb 03, 2023 1:37 pm
10 May 2024
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Mike Q »
Sat May 11, 2024 12:16 am
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Every weather app says it is cloudy outside with no chance of observable weather. Well i am going to go with my eyes and believe what i am actually...
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We dont usually get the Aurora this good here in Ohio and i gave up for the night, but i am not going to complain, because the light show was...
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Last post by Mike Q
Sat May 11, 2024 3:39 am
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Last post by Graeme1858
Tue May 07, 2024 7:17 am
The Advance of Light Pollution or lack thereof!
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OzEclipse »
Mon May 06, 2024 10:30 pm
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I have been using LP map resources to look at the advance of light pollution in my region over the past decade. I have animated the Visible Infrared...
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Interesting to hear of tornadoes outside of tornado alley here in the states. Which, BTW is shifting further south and east than in decades past. I...
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Last post by AstroBee
Tue May 07, 2024 3:18 am
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Last post by StarHugger
Thu May 02, 2024 1:16 am
lock screw not tightening
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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
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Last post by Richard
Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:45 pm
Markarian's Chain
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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.
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Last post by OzEclipse
Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:25 am
ECLIPSE WEATHER PROGNOSIS
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OzEclipse »
Sat Apr 06, 2024 12:23 am
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Hi Andrey
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Last post by OzEclipse
Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:17 am
Iridium satellites still up ?
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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 :)
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As far as I know all of the 1st generation satellites that caused the Iridium flares are gone.
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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:53 pm
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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Tue Apr 02, 2024 3:11 am
FiINALLY!!! A clear slot for 12p Pons-Brooks!
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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.
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I need to take a shot at that comet sometime.
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Last post by Mike Q
Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:00 am
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Last post by DeanD
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:25 pm
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Last post by messier 111
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:57 pm
T Corona Borealis might go nova.
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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
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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
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Last post by JayTee
Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:46 pm
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Last post by helicon
Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:01 am
Night Skies Network?
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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
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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.
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Congrats on getting your piece published JT!
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Last post by helicon
Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:24 pm
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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?
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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
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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
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Last post by helicon
Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:50 pm
Best Night Sky Events for December 2023
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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.
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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
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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!
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Last post by helicon
Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:34 pm
A list of Carbon Stars to view
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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.
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Great to see you again Frankie!
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Sun Nov 26, 2023 4:43 am
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