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With love from Russia!

Last post by Baurice « Tue Dec 31, 2019 10:28 pm
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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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Hi. I've been to Russia three times, first as a student on a school trip. I went back later twice to teach some telecommunications classes. All my...
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Last post by Baurice
Tue Dec 31, 2019 10:28 pm
Andromeda For The First Time This Year

Last post by Refractordude « Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:58 am

by Refractordude » Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:58 am

Just got back in from one of my dark sites. My new 6 refractor showed a great improvement in light grasp compared to my 4.7 refractor. M81 and M82...

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Last post by Refractordude
Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:58 am
Comets, Galaxies and Callisto transit.

Last post by terrynak « Wed Jul 15, 2020 7:52 am
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by Bigzmey » Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:44 am

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Location: Anza desert site, Bortle 4.
Equipment: Celestron 9.25” Edge HD SCT and Stellarvue 102ED on SW SkyTee 2 manual AltAz mount.

7/8/2020...

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A wonderful pair of sessions Andrey!

Looking forward to the time when I can bring one of my big 150mm Newts to a darker sky site and just hit...

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Last post by terrynak
Wed Jul 15, 2020 7:52 am
Planets and DSOs Again

Last post by Peter802 « Wed Jul 15, 2020 6:49 am
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by terrynak » Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:21 am

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7-11-20 (early morning)

On the previous two nights, the marine layer moved in shortly after dusk, squashing any chances of getting a session in....

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A busy session again Terry.
Thank you for sharing.

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Last post by Peter802
Wed Jul 15, 2020 6:49 am
C/2020 F3 NEOWISE: The first light for my eyes

Last post by terrynak « Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:06 pm
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by j.gardavsky » Tue Jul 14, 2020 2:37 pm

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Hello all,

I have spent a few observing sessions with this comet, and here is a pic I took on the 13th July from our backyard,

518 200713 0243...

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Very nice pic JG - hope to see the comet soon.

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Last post by terrynak
Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:06 pm
A few Messiers and Neowise

Last post by terrynak « Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:03 pm
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by Kanadalainen » Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:19 pm

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Last Friday a number of my friends (Kevin, David and Ryan) called me and wanted to do some observing... at a new dark site, primarily to open up the...

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Sounds like a fun trip Ian! Good to see you got a good view of the northern horizon, hope it was a revelation. I have yet to see the Iris Nebula (NGC...

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Last post by terrynak
Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:03 pm
Our Home Supercluster

Last post by Kanadalainen « Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:14 pm
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by Refractordude » Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:06 pm

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Thanks nFA

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Great video!!

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:14 pm
nFA observing report June 23-24, 2020

Last post by Kanadalainen « Tue Jul 14, 2020 3:32 pm
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by notFritzArgelander » Thu Jul 02, 2020 6:36 am
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The forecast was for cloud free skies with above average transparency (4/5) and good seeing (4/5). Although the usual protocol I follow is to select...

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Outstanding evening, not_Fritz. I must say, I love that new TS scope. Beautiful.
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Last post by Kanadalainen
Tue Jul 14, 2020 3:32 pm
Looked for Neowise, ended up turning clockwise...

Last post by Buckethead 2.0 « Tue Jul 14, 2020 3:24 pm
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by Buckethead 2.0 » Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:22 am

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This will be short and sweet, because there isn't a ton of new stuff to report. However, as I scanned the sky this morning hoping to see C2020...

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I will be going to Acadia Natl Park (and to Cadillac Mountain ultimately) as well. It is the first point in the US to see sunlight each day.

We...

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Last post by Buckethead 2.0
Tue Jul 14, 2020 3:24 pm
nFA observing report July 11-12

Last post by Buckethead 2.0 « Tue Jul 14, 2020 1:52 pm
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by notFritzArgelander » Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:29 am

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I had some discussions about a new line of eyepieces about which some buzz exists which I find controversial in its details. (I’ll deal with that in...

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The older you get the more like yourself you are. :lol:

I could see the both of us sitting on a park bench, feeding pigeons and not saying a word...

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Last post by Buckethead 2.0
Tue Jul 14, 2020 1:52 pm
So Many Stars

Last post by Makuser « Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:32 pm
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by Refractordude » Sun Jul 12, 2020 9:03 am

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Observed Pleiades around 4:30am for the first time this year. Best Observed with my Oberwerk LW 11x70 binoculars. It was very nice.
Sarah Vaughan's...

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Hi Refractordude. You have a great observing report here. M45 (the Pleiades or the 7 Sisters) and M13 (the Great Globular Cluster) are my two...

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Last post by Makuser
Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:32 pm
nFA observing report July 10 AM

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Jul 13, 2020 4:29 pm
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by notFritzArgelander » Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:39 pm

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This is a predawn binocular session using the Nikon Aculon 10x50 binoculars. The main purpose was to catch Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise). It’s also a...

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Congrats on catching the comet nFA! As Michael I was not able to catch it so far because of all the mountains we have to the east.

Hoping it will...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Jul 13, 2020 4:29 pm
10 and 11 july, Heavens from the city.

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Jul 13, 2020 5:23 am
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by John Baars » Sun Jul 12, 2020 11:30 am

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It were actually two sessions: the first with my 6 inch f/5 achromat and the second with the 4,7 inch f/7.5 apo. On two different nights.
I observed...

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Some quality time there and the comet on top. Congrats John!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Jul 13, 2020 5:23 am
Double star report: Nu and Xi Scorpii, 68 Herculis

Last post by John Baars « Sun Jul 12, 2020 9:40 am
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by John Fitzgerald » Fri Jul 10, 2020 2:39 am

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I looked at both these showpieces in Scorpius last evening with my 6 inch f/8 triplet. Used the new 6mm Delos for 203x. Both the close pairs showed...

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Nice observations, thanks!

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Last post by John Baars
Sun Jul 12, 2020 9:40 am
Planets and DSOs (Three Sessions)

Last post by John Baars « Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:45 am
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by terrynak » Fri Jul 10, 2020 2:16 am

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7-8-20 (early morning)

Got out the Meade 127NT for some planetary viewing shortly after midnight. Used the NexStar mount:

Initially struggled...

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Outstanding Jupiter observations!
Thanks!

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Last post by John Baars
Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:45 am
Double stars: Where’s the secondary?

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:38 am
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by DEnc » Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:22 am

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I’ve downloaded the WDS catalog of double stars and filtered on systems that might show orbital displacements detectable in the time frame of a few...

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It will be interesting to see what you actually observe as compared to the calculations.

A wonderful time for astronomy indeed!

Regards

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:38 am
10th anniversary - Tatakoto total eclipse

Last post by OzEclipse « Sun Jul 12, 2020 4:44 am
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by OzEclipse » Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:14 pm

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JoeCali_corona_comp2.jpg

Exactly ten years ago today, a group of nine of us travelled to a remote coral atoll 1200km east of Tahiti to observe a...

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Hi Joe. I know about the French Frigot Shoals, Marquesas Islands, and Clipperton Island. This is a new one for me. However you grabbed several great...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Sun Jul 12, 2020 4:44 am
Observing report-HR 6819.

Last post by chasmanian « Sat Jul 11, 2020 3:54 am
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by KingClinton » Sun May 10, 2020 5:12 pm

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Some clear skies presented last night. I did a sketch of IC 2602 and that took up most of my session under a near full moon.

I did however have a...

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watch the video. its phenomenal.

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Last post by chasmanian
Sat Jul 11, 2020 3:54 am
Short but sweet

Last post by Buckethead 2.0 « Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:52 pm
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by Buckethead 2.0 » Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:58 am

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After work and after arriving home, I grabbed my Bushnell 10x50 binos and went to the park across the street. In between the many thin and elongated...

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Nice bino session Eric!

Thanks Mr. Bigz! :D

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Last post by Buckethead 2.0
Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:52 pm
Two Classics...Burnham and Unitron...and a comet bust!

Last post by Bigzmey « Fri Jul 10, 2020 7:21 pm
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by Unitron48 » Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:57 pm

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When preparing for a night of double/multiple star hunting I normally turn to the WDS and/or Sissy Haas' book. Yesterday I pulled out the appropriate...

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Nice binary session Dave! The comet should be easier to spot once it moves to the evening slot.

Caught the comet in my Unitron 10x50 Binos this...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Fri Jul 10, 2020 7:21 pm
Callisto's Shadow And 400 Magnification On The Moon

Last post by Buckethead 2.0 « Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:09 am
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by Refractordude » Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:23 am

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This time I set my Celestron 150mm f8 scope out at 1:00am, and began observations at 2:30am. The longer than usual cool down time and or great sky...

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RD, great report! I loved the description of Callisto and the shadow. I bought a dedicated astronomy chair for a very reasonable price, and it is a...

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Last post by Buckethead 2.0
Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:09 am
Evening of July 4th

Last post by Buckethead 2.0 « Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:40 pm
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by terrynak » Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:35 pm

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Fireworks died down by 11:30PM on the evening of July 4th, so I went back outside, this time with a 70mm F/12.9 Meade Polaris:

Note that the Do...

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Thank you, Bigzmey. :D

I believe Jupiter has a ~10 hour day, so ~5 hours it will face us, and the other ~5 it is on the other side.

Thanks,...

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Last post by Buckethead 2.0
Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:40 pm
Asteroids, Doubles and Planets

Last post by Bigzmey « Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:11 pm
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by Bigzmey » Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:49 pm

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Location: Anza desert site, Bortle 4.
Equipment: Celestron 9.25” Edge HD SCT and 150ST achro on SW SkyTee 2 manual AltAz mount.

7/1/2020

Bright...

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Thanks Brett and Ed!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:11 pm
Session around midnight (7/7/20)

Last post by terrynak « Wed Jul 08, 2020 3:13 pm
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by terrynak » Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:33 pm

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First brought out the 50/600mm Tasco 66TE:

Used 24x and 67x.
NGC 6543 or Cat’s Eye Nebula (Dra, mag=8.5, size=20” (core)) – not difficult to...

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Hello Terry.
Sounds like you are having a fun time.
Raining and cloudy in the UK at present, so not much chance of seeing anything.!!!!

Yup Peter...

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Last post by terrynak
Wed Jul 08, 2020 3:13 pm
nFA observing reports July 3-7

Last post by 10538 « Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:42 pm
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by notFritzArgelander » Wed Jul 08, 2020 3:29 am

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I'm not going to report anything specific. With the grab and go setup, (the VMC110L + StarSeekerIII) we've had a string of clear nights above average...

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Good to hear you’re out having fun nFA! I always keep a written log of my sessions along with a recorded log using my little Sony digital recorder....

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Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:42 pm

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