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Get Ready -- Now Is The Time To Start Planning Your MM

Last post by seigell « Mon Feb 14, 2022 11:02 pm
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by JayTee » Thu Feb 13, 2020 3:56 am

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Greetings,

Every February I take it upon myself to remind folks that March is Messier Marathon month. This year the March new moon falls on March...

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If the Weather Gods allow, I'll be doing another Photographic Messier Marathon.
I last attempted this in 2014 with an 8 f/4 Newt with a Canon T2i...

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Last post by seigell
Mon Feb 14, 2022 11:02 pm
Astronomy Report 02-11-22 – First Light with AZ-EQ5 in AZ mode

Last post by Unitron48 « Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:02 pm
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by chris_g » Sat Feb 12, 2022 6:13 am

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I struggled with the mount in the beginning. It wouldn’t slew to target from a basic alignment. I tried going to the moon and it decided it wanted to...

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Well done, Chris....and congrats on the VROD recognition.

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:02 pm
Hercules in Hercules? Neat little asterism

Last post by John Baars « Sun Feb 13, 2022 5:02 pm
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by pakarinen » Wed Feb 09, 2022 12:55 pm

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Scanning with my binos this morning from Vega over to Rasalhague, I was briefly taken aback by seeing Hercules in the FOV. I mean *all* of Hercules....

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I have seen it. Nice little Keystone. :text-thankyouyellow:

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Last post by John Baars
Sun Feb 13, 2022 5:02 pm
Observing Report for 06 February 2022 - a second frosty night of galaxy hunting

Last post by kt4hx « Sun Feb 13, 2022 3:50 pm
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by kt4hx » Thu Feb 10, 2022 12:39 pm

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The second and final night of my stay at our dark site house held the promise of more frosty observing. When I went outside about 2000 hours to begin...

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Alan,
Congratuations on another awesome report and VROD. I especially liked this,

At this point I took a little break from peering through the...

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Last post by kt4hx
Sun Feb 13, 2022 3:50 pm
Back to back sessions....

Last post by Unitron48 « Sat Feb 12, 2022 10:10 pm
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by Unitron48 » Wed Feb 09, 2022 9:56 pm

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As I reported back in December, I received my long awaited Stellarvue SVX127D on December 23 and had First Light under rather dismal skies. Since...

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Nice report Dave. Congratulations on the new OTA and the VROD. So does this mean your name is going to change from Unitron48 to Stellarvue48?
Joe...

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Last post by Unitron48
Sat Feb 12, 2022 10:10 pm
Astronomer’s Curse Broken?

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:54 pm
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by The Wave Catcher » Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:01 am

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2022-02-08
18:30-19:00

I had first light with my brand new Astro-Tech AT102 ED f/7 ED Refractor telescope that came in today. No clouds, calm winds,...

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Great report thank you !
I know that feeling of the new scope, I’m playing around with 4” reflector that someone gave me, awaiting a 10” DOB I hope...

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:54 pm
Some obscure double stars in Auriga

Last post by jrkirkham « Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:13 pm
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by John Fitzgerald » Fri Feb 04, 2022 10:11 pm

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I had a rather long session on the 31st (for January), observing some 20 doubles with my 6 F/8 apo. The temperature hovered a bit above 40 degrees F...

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Thanks for the report. I've never spent much time looking for doubles, but it is on my bucket list for spring.

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Last post by jrkirkham
Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:13 pm
Observing Report for 05 February 2022 - a night not fit for man nor brass monkey

Last post by kt4hx « Wed Feb 09, 2022 2:31 am
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by kt4hx » Sun Feb 06, 2022 8:54 pm

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After the passage of winter storm Landon through the region, the forecast was for clear skies for a couple of nights. While we were spared the snow...

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Superb report Alan. I can see from the distribution of objects that the river of Eridanus disappears over your south horizon. Virginia is...

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Last post by kt4hx
Wed Feb 09, 2022 2:31 am
A session with family

Last post by Shelby « Tue Feb 08, 2022 5:38 am
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by Shelby » Sun Feb 06, 2022 4:27 am

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I took out my 6 dob again tonight, but this time was different. I was joined by my dad and his grandson and my sister.

Observing with family adds a...

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Yeah, I had a good time sharing the beauty of space with them and educating them about some of the different objects they were looking at. My dad...

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Last post by Shelby
Tue Feb 08, 2022 5:38 am
Two lovely nights under the stars with friends

Last post by Greenman « Mon Feb 07, 2022 9:59 am
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by OzEclipse » Sat Feb 05, 2022 7:54 am
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Over the past few days, my friends Lachlan and Victoria came up for a visit. We have been friends for more than 25 years. Though they are not amateur...

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Fantastic report Joe, congrats on the VROD!
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Last post by Greenman
Mon Feb 07, 2022 9:59 am
Poor man's Double Cluster and the "Holland"cluster

Last post by John Donne « Fri Feb 04, 2022 4:06 pm
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by John Baars » Fri Feb 12, 2021 12:30 pm

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Februari 11th skies cleared here. Transparancy was not 100% but good enough. The white snow reflected some citylight to the high veils above and they...

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I am sorry I missed this excellent report the first time posted.
Thank yOu John and congratulations on VROD.
👍👍👍

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Last post by John Donne
Fri Feb 04, 2022 4:06 pm
January Report and Video Finally Here

Last post by Makuser « Thu Feb 03, 2022 8:47 pm
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by Baurice » Thu Feb 03, 2022 3:24 pm

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#astronomy report for Jan finished:

Jan photo video:

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Hi Philip. A very nice gallery of your images and a sketch. Several great lunar shots, a couple of solar captures, Jupiter, Venus and many wide field...

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Last post by Makuser
Thu Feb 03, 2022 8:47 pm
Session 9 and a Bag full from Leo!

Last post by Unitron48 « Wed Feb 02, 2022 11:48 am
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by davesellars » Sun Jan 30, 2022 1:36 pm

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Session Date: 29th - 30th Jan, 2022
Time: 9pm - 2:15am
Scope: 120ST
Transparency: Excellent

Somehow, magically it cleared slowly from storm Malik...

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Great session and report! Wow...incredible month! Those a few and far between!

Congrats on your VROD selection.

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Wed Feb 02, 2022 11:48 am
Best Night Sky Events of February 2022

Last post by Ylem « Wed Feb 02, 2022 1:40 am
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by Makuser » Tue Feb 01, 2022 12:42 pm

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

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Thanks for the info, let's hope for better weather this month.

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Last post by Ylem
Wed Feb 02, 2022 1:40 am
Another great session

Last post by Unitron48 « Mon Jan 31, 2022 12:23 am
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by Shelby » Sun Jan 30, 2022 4:54 am

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I went out again tonight with my 6 dob. Oh boy, did I see alot.
I started around 7:30 PM and ended around 10 PM.

I started off with comet...

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Great session. Congrats on your VROD!

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Mon Jan 31, 2022 12:23 am
Observing Report for 15 January 2021 - the bonus round

Last post by kt4hx « Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:39 pm
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by kt4hx » Tue Jan 19, 2021 7:41 pm
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This is a report that certainly wasn’t expected as we had planned to head home on Friday the 15th. But since it was snowing in the morning and we had...

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Great report Alan and it is featured as today's VROD.

The reason being M46 and NGC 2438 are well-positioned for viewing currently and forum members...
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Last post by kt4hx
Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:39 pm
ISS and random objects

Last post by John Baars « Sun Jan 30, 2022 10:25 am
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by davesellars » Fri Jan 28, 2022 10:05 am

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The transparency last night was the best I've seen it this year - truly excellent.

Just after 6pm i took my family out to watch the ISS pass over as...

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Congratulations on the VROD!

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Last post by John Baars
Sun Jan 30, 2022 10:25 am
Four comets night

Last post by John Baars « Fri Jan 28, 2022 10:28 pm
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by Bigzmey » Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:37 pm

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01/23/2022

Location: home, Bortle 6.0
Equipment: SW 180mm Mak and Stelarvue 102ED on iOptron AZMP. EPs: Baader Aspheric 36mm, TV Panoptic 27mm, TV...

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(...)Laziness. :lol:(...)
:lol: so it was a predetermined goal after all.

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Last post by John Baars
Fri Jan 28, 2022 10:28 pm
A bit of snow and a sunrise

Last post by Roverich « Thu Jan 27, 2022 10:28 pm
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by Thefatkitty » Tue Jan 18, 2022 11:00 pm

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Greeting and salutations all, hope you're well :D

For the past week, it would seem that winter is finally on un here in southern Ontario. Last week...

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Wow . That's a lot of snow. Great pictures . Lot colder there than here. It's 20 here. Stay warm.

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Last post by Roverich
Thu Jan 27, 2022 10:28 pm
A nice Saturday session

Last post by Unitron48 « Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:43 pm
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by Shelby » Sun Jan 23, 2022 4:26 am

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I took my 6 dob back out for another session tonight.

I was out between 7 and 9 pm.

I started with Jupiter again, but it was very low, about to go...

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Great session and comet captures! Congrats on the VROD award!!

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:43 pm
An awesome Wednesday night!

Last post by Bigzmey « Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:08 pm
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by davesellars » Thu Jan 20, 2022 2:06 pm

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Session Date: Jan 19th 2022
Scope: 12 Dob.

Part 1
Observing time: 6pm - 9pm
Transparency: very good

(1) Ceres (mag 8.1 Dwarf Planet) - starting...

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Another excellent session and report Dave! Seven sessions already and January is not even over yet. Way to follow the New Year resolution! :clap:

I...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:08 pm
A Quick Work Night Session

Last post by Makuser « Wed Jan 19, 2022 11:05 pm
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by The Wave Catcher » Wed Jan 19, 2022 2:43 pm

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This report is just an example of the fun I often have with my little setup. It takes all of two minutes to bring my telescope, chair, and go-box of...

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Hi Steve. A very nice short session observing report from you. And you grabbed several nice night targets too. Thanks for your well written report...

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Last post by Makuser
Wed Jan 19, 2022 11:05 pm
A hike around the Moon

Last post by Unitron48 « Wed Jan 19, 2022 3:28 am
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by davesellars » Fri Jan 14, 2022 1:19 pm

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Session: 13th Jan
Scope: 12 Dob

So, we've recently had over the previous few nights amazing seeing. I could tell late evening as the sun went down...

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Great session; great read!! Congrats on your VROD award!

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Wed Jan 19, 2022 3:28 am
DSOs on a bright moony night!

Last post by davesellars « Mon Jan 17, 2022 10:35 pm
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by davesellars » Mon Jan 17, 2022 9:20 pm

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Session Date: 16th Jan, 2022
Time: 10pm - 12
Scope: 120ST

So, 99% moon but it was beautifully clear and thankfully the extreme humidity seemed to...

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Thanks. Yep, the 10mm BCO is a mighty fine eyepiece especially for DSOs. I don't have the 18mm but the 32mm now gets a lot of use in the refractor.

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Last post by davesellars
Mon Jan 17, 2022 10:35 pm
First 2022 view of Deneb

Last post by pakarinen « Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:39 pm

by pakarinen » Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:39 pm

Watched Deneb rise over my neighbor's roof at 0430 today. Summer's on the way. Pharaoh will be pleased. ;)

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Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:39 pm

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