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With love from Russia!

Last post by Peter802 « Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:44 am
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by Kos » Sun May 26, 2019 2:37 pm
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Hello! Very nice to be on this forum! My name is Konstantin, I am from Russia.
I live in the city of Sochi, I travel a lot in the Caucasus and in...

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Hello.
Welcome to the forum.
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Last post by Peter802
Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:44 am
Early Geminid's Report

Last post by bladekeeper « Fri Dec 13, 2019 2:42 am
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by Unitron48 » Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:56 pm

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In anticipation of the poor skies this weekend (the scheduled peak for the Geminid's), several of us took advantage of clear, cold skies last night...

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Very nice, Dave!

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Last post by bladekeeper
Fri Dec 13, 2019 2:42 am
A flooded basement and the Moon

Last post by bladekeeper « Fri Dec 13, 2019 2:36 am
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by Thefatkitty » Thu Dec 12, 2019 5:45 am

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Hi everyone, hope you're doing good :D

I have not been on this forum since Sunday night. It's now Wednesday, that's a record for me! Last Sunday...

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Holy crap! (literally!)

That's not good at all! Well, I'd been wondering about you, now I know. Sheesh! And here I am complaining about clouds....

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Last post by bladekeeper
Fri Dec 13, 2019 2:36 am
Top 200 Most Beautiful Double Stars

Last post by Unitron48 « Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:21 pm
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by Refractordude » Fri Nov 29, 2019 6:51 pm

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I can look at Alberio for a good 30 minutes. Here is a list of 200 beautiful double stars.

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Great selection of doubles!!

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:21 pm
Patrick’s December Reports

Last post by patrickdives « Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:19 pm
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by patrickdives » Mon Dec 09, 2019 1:54 am

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I had a short session last night. I did nail a new Messier last night, M29. It was a nice open cluster. The Pleiades are always worth a look so I...

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It's funny how much darker it is only 45 minutes away at my parents' house. One couple who is coming over is very familiar with the scope under dark...

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Last post by patrickdives
Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:19 pm
Looking up in the daytime

Last post by bladekeeper « Thu Dec 12, 2019 2:23 am
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by Thefatkitty » Mon Dec 09, 2019 3:53 am

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Today Sarah and I went to see Sunny the dog and her owners, who just got back from a boat cruise around Hawaii. No, Sunny did not go :lol: Her owners...

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I saw the halo around Moon last night. Not a sundog, but still something. :)

Lunar Bunghole...:D

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Last post by bladekeeper
Thu Dec 12, 2019 2:23 am
STF 201 (Eps Tri) and STF 310 in Triangulum Dec 3, 2019

Last post by John Baars « Wed Dec 11, 2019 5:50 pm
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by John Fitzgerald » Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:48 am

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6 f/8 triplet apo

STF 201 - mags 5.5,11.4 - sep 4.2 PA 119. I saw the companion as a tiny speck to the ESE of the primary in moments of good...

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Well done!
Thanks for your report!

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Last post by John Baars
Wed Dec 11, 2019 5:50 pm
A purchase and some views

Last post by russmax « Tue Dec 10, 2019 12:59 am
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by russmax » Fri Dec 06, 2019 5:45 am

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My life got busy. I sort of fell off of the old astronomy forum over the summer. I didn't manage to drag scopes outside when the planets were at...

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This past weekend, I went camping at Guadalupe River State Park, north of San Antonio. I was expecting too much light pollution from San Antone, so I...

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Last post by russmax
Tue Dec 10, 2019 12:59 am
Sh2-216, Sh2-224, Sh2-223, Sh2-249, Sh2-248 on the 4th December 2019

Last post by j.gardavsky « Mon Dec 09, 2019 1:04 pm
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by j.gardavsky » Thu Dec 05, 2019 12:56 pm

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Hello all,

it has been my curiosity to see how the recently put-on-service BBHS 2” mirror, decorated with the recently put-on-service ATIK filter...

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Amazing observing session, JG! Sh2-216 looks like a fun potential imaging target also!

Yes, Bryan!
It certainly is the case, and I don't get it,...

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Last post by j.gardavsky
Mon Dec 09, 2019 1:04 pm
Selected Sharpless And Lynd's Nebulae For The Binoculars

Last post by 10538 « Mon Dec 09, 2019 3:01 am
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by j.gardavsky » Sat Dec 07, 2019 1:03 pm

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Hello friends of the faint fuzzy emission nebulae,

here is finally the first version of the list, updated from my observing reports done during the...

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Thanks JG! Can’t wait to check these out! Thank you my friend!

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Last post by 10538
Mon Dec 09, 2019 3:01 am
Trip To Dark Bortle 2 Site

Last post by terrynak « Sun Dec 08, 2019 10:37 pm
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by Refractordude » Fri Oct 25, 2019 8:24 pm

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The drive to Circleville West Virginia on October 24, 2019 took four hours. I stopped off at the Golden Carroll Buffet on the way. Minus two servings...

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Very nice dark sky trip - I don't think I've ever observed from Bortle 3 skies.

The pics are wonderful!

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Last post by terrynak
Sun Dec 08, 2019 10:37 pm
Thanksgiving Night Binocular Session: Sh2-202 through 15x85

Last post by Seawolfe « Wed Dec 04, 2019 6:23 pm
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by j.gardavsky » Mon Dec 02, 2019 4:48 pm

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Hello all,

this have been the first reasonably clear skies over the Middle Franken since September,
and I have been one of those enthusiasts,...

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Excellent report! Thumbs up all-round!

I too was out Thanksgiving night but had to cut it short as I had to work the next day.....my day starts at...

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Last post by Seawolfe
Wed Dec 04, 2019 6:23 pm
The Moon and Venus

Last post by Thefatkitty « Mon Dec 02, 2019 9:32 pm
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by Thefatkitty » Fri Nov 29, 2019 12:37 am

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Not much of a report, really. More a brief and hurried photo session :lol:

I got in from work tonight at just after 5PM and saw the crescent Moon...

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Nice grabs, Mark! Pretty darn cool!

Completely stuffed with weeping clouds here. :D

Thanks Bryan! An hour os so after this, I was under the same...

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Mon Dec 02, 2019 9:32 pm
November 2019

Last post by UlteriorModem « Mon Dec 02, 2019 7:17 pm
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by Baurice » Sat Nov 30, 2019 11:52 pm

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It was a poor month with a little bit from the Mercury transit and some lunar action:

Music for the video is Spirit in the Sky by Elton John:

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I got a total of 3 nights in November.

Cold fronts kept coming through but it never would clear up.

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Last post by UlteriorModem
Mon Dec 02, 2019 7:17 pm
Best Night Sky Events of December 2019

Last post by Makuser « Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:18 pm

by Makuser » Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:18 pm

Here is the latest report from Starry Night Software and Chris Vaughan, at Space.com. It provides information on several interesting observing...

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Last post by Makuser
Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:18 pm
Observing report November 27, 2019

Last post by John Baars « Sat Nov 30, 2019 9:28 am
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by MrCit » Fri Nov 29, 2019 4:19 pm

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With the car packed for a family roadtrip from suburban Chicago to Clarksville, Tennessee, there was--as usual for these excursions--very little room...

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A very pleasant outing, a good thing you brought the small refractor with you!

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Last post by John Baars
Sat Nov 30, 2019 9:28 am
The Great Orion Nebula M42 Season Coming

Last post by j.gardavsky « Thu Nov 28, 2019 1:28 pm
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by j.gardavsky » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:30 am

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Hello all,

this is not a report, but just a reminder for the visual observers.
The Great Orion Nebula is an object deserving a few observing...

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Thank you Matt!

I can imagine how amazing the view must have been through a big Dob, and under your southern skies.

Clear skies,
JG

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Last post by j.gardavsky
Thu Nov 28, 2019 1:28 pm
Back to LP

Last post by Bigzmey « Wed Nov 27, 2019 6:32 pm
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by Bigzmey » Tue Nov 26, 2019 2:56 am

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11/24/19

Due to winter weather I am back to observing from my light polluted patio at home. After eight months of Anza fun, home sky looks...

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A nice list, Andrey. I need to make notes and give them a try. :)

Nice reporting, Andrey...and great set of targets. Glad you like your SV...I...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Wed Nov 27, 2019 6:32 pm
New Session this Morning

Last post by helicon « Wed Nov 27, 2019 4:40 pm
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by helicon » Mon Nov 25, 2019 4:23 pm

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In the expectation of good observing weather I set up the AR152 last night. I had some fun observing Andromeda, M32 and M110 as well as M33 (yes I...

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I'm pretty happy about the session as now we have clouds and rain in the forecast - started raining yesterday afternoon - first rain since May and we...

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Last post by helicon
Wed Nov 27, 2019 4:40 pm
23 Nov report

Last post by Thefatkitty « Wed Nov 27, 2019 3:48 am
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by MrShorty » Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:07 am

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IN between storms, last night was looking pretty clear. NWS said humidity at high elevation was going to be lower, so I loaded up and climbed to the...

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Sounds like a great night out with your 12 , albeit a bit cold... Your weather sounds like mine... :D

Nice report and all the best,

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Wed Nov 27, 2019 3:48 am
Another early Sunday

Last post by John Baars « Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:01 pm
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by Thefatkitty » Sun Nov 24, 2019 2:20 pm

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This has to stop...!!!

But I only have myself to blame. Once again, I wanted to get up early and drive down to the lakeshore to see Mercury, Mars...

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Moon pics always give me a sort of ambivalent feeling. Very nice, but for obvious reasons I like shots of the crescent dissapearing Moon most. Sorry!

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Last post by John Baars
Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:01 pm
Nice crisp night

Last post by terrynak « Sun Nov 24, 2019 6:33 pm
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by Steveinit » Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:56 am

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Before high clouds rolled in we had very crisp skies. Brought my little 80mm Orion short tube to my parents farm for kicks, and I'm glad I did....

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Beautiful little report Steve! I've been using my ST80 as a travel scope, bringing it with me on trains to inter- and intra-state destinations. But...

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Last post by terrynak
Sun Nov 24, 2019 6:33 pm
Another early Saturday

Last post by bobharmony « Sun Nov 24, 2019 2:12 pm
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by Thefatkitty » Sat Nov 23, 2019 2:36 pm

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I have reached a milestone in my life. I no longer need technology to wake me up at a certain time. Yup, that's right. I have reached a point of Zen...

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Nice images, Mark, and a great story. I caught Luna naked eye Saturday morning, hanging in the pre-dawn twilight. I can thank my alarm clock, the...

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Last post by bobharmony
Sun Nov 24, 2019 2:12 pm
A Great Seeing

Last post by SKEtrip « Fri Nov 22, 2019 2:47 pm
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by Steveinit » Fri Nov 22, 2019 6:14 am

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Of clouds... great texture and feathering. The color was a breathtaking streetlamp orange from horizon to horizon. Definitely reccomend looking at...

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Does breathtaking mean you can't breathe due to an inability to interrupt the flow of colorful epithets? ;)

Well done - you made good on difficult,...

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Last post by SKEtrip
Fri Nov 22, 2019 2:47 pm
My Winter Darksite

Last post by Refractordude « Fri Nov 22, 2019 6:21 am
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by Refractordude » Thu Nov 21, 2019 5:38 am

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Just got back home from my winter dark site, which is greenish yellow on the light pollution map. I did a few chores before the two hour drive this...

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Nice arrangement Refractordude! Is that Versago II mount? How does your Meade ride on it?

I removed the metal dew shield and replaced it with an...

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Fri Nov 22, 2019 6:21 am

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