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AP with a 76mm reflector

Last post by prowler75 « Mon Jan 20, 2020 7:55 pm
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by Thefatkitty » Fri Jan 17, 2020 4:15 am

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Hope everyone is good, and has had better weather than I :D

Clear skies here have been pretty much non-existent for the past few weeks. I've been...

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Awesome example of ingenuity and DIY, Mark! Plus that looked like a really fun project.

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Mon Jan 20, 2020 7:55 pm
What a night!

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Jan 20, 2020 4:55 am
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by stewe » Sat Jan 18, 2020 12:42 pm

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Two days ago I had a most memorable night, one of those that come about very scarcely at my location.

I was observing from a not-so-dark site...

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What a wonderful evening Steve! I can relate to your feeling of tranquility. Glad to hear about the great performance of C9.25 Can't wait to put mine...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Jan 20, 2020 4:55 am
Just before 2020: NGC1893 in Auriga

Last post by John Baars « Sat Jan 18, 2020 10:40 pm
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by John Baars » Tue Dec 31, 2019 10:49 am

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Just before the eve of 2020, the sky opened, as if it had something to make up for November and December. Rather a dark night, still a bit damp and...

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Dancing with clouds.

After having seen NGC1893 four times by now, you will not be surprised that I can see more nebulosity and details than the...

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Last post by John Baars
Sat Jan 18, 2020 10:40 pm
Sun Dogs and Sith Lords

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Wed Jan 15, 2020 4:40 am
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by Thefatkitty » Wed Jan 08, 2020 2:22 am

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Hi all, hope your week has been good so far, with clear skies to boot. I can wish.

Some time ago, (dec. 8, 2019 to be exact) I posted this: . I had...

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He said the temperature at the time was a balmy -52°C, but the sun was shining ;)

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Wed Jan 15, 2020 4:40 am
Kent UK 12/01/20

Last post by Graeme1858 « Tue Jan 14, 2020 7:06 am
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:20 pm

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First job of the afternoon was to sweep up after the builders we've had in this week laying some block paving. Big mistake, plagued by dust bunnies...

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Can you not cut a notch to go around the upper plate?

The dew shield heating element is where the notch would go so unfortunately that's not an...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Tue Jan 14, 2020 7:06 am
Brisbane Report #1 - Moogerah Dam on 12-26-19

Last post by terrynak « Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:14 am
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by terrynak » Thu Jan 02, 2020 5:41 am

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Just returned home from Brisbane in Australia this morning (New Year’s Day) after being there since December 15th. The weather during my stay wasn’t...

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Thanks for posting this, Terry! I have always wanted to go to Australia and see the Southern sky. Now that I've seen your photo with the LMC and...

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Last post by terrynak
Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:14 am
Brisbane Report #2 – More galaxies (12-29-19)

Last post by terrynak « Sun Jan 12, 2020 6:45 am
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by terrynak » Sat Jan 04, 2020 2:00 am

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Before I go into the observing session, some info about Brisbane:

The city Brisbane was named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, governor of New South Wales...

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An excellent follow-up to your part 1 Terry. Nice list of galaxies and seeing them well at a dark location. Dorado certainly has a bumper crop of...

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Last post by terrynak
Sun Jan 12, 2020 6:45 am
Back... to Orion

Last post by Kanadalainen « Sun Jan 12, 2020 12:14 am
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by Kanadalainen » Tue Jan 07, 2020 5:37 pm

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January 6, 2019

TIme: 20:00 to 23:00
Goal: To try to capture M42 and M43 to add to my Messier photo challenge list.
Temp: -9*C
40 km wind from the...

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M42 - Jan 6 2020 135mm.jpg

This is my stacked result. Most of my lights were overexposed and I could have used much better focus. :D Its a...

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Sun Jan 12, 2020 12:14 am
A dozen of asteroids

Last post by Bigzmey « Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:32 pm
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by Bigzmey » Wed Jan 08, 2020 2:07 am

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01/06/20

Bright Moon and some moving high clouds this evening, but fine for my purpose. Goals for the evening was to play more with my AzGTi, to...

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Thanks Terry, Peter and Jim!

I hear you Jim. When I am using Goto there seems to be always an issue or two. :lol: I tolerate it, because there are...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:32 pm
If you can't beat'em, join'em

Last post by Peter802 « Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:45 am
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by prowler75 » Thu Jan 09, 2020 3:40 am

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Hello Friends,

The long range weather forecast showed this evening to be the only clear night to be expected for the next 10+ days so I had to get...

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Nice report Craig.
Thank you for sharing your session.

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Last post by Peter802
Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:45 am
Orion in Hallandale

Last post by Unitron48 « Tue Jan 07, 2020 2:59 pm
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by Kanadalainen » Fri Jan 03, 2020 8:17 pm

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Screen Shot 2020-01-03 at 2.20.47 PM.png A very much elevated Orion

December 27, 2019

9:30 PM
Conditions - Partially cloudy with on the beach at...

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Great session...and great that you had a clear night in Florida! It's always cloudy or raining when I make my trips to Florida to visit my...

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Last post by Unitron48
Tue Jan 07, 2020 2:59 pm
First look at M42 with the big Newtonian

Last post by bladekeeper « Tue Jan 07, 2020 5:07 am
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by Kanadalainen » Mon Jan 06, 2020 8:46 pm

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January 5, 2019

My first good look at M42 with the big dob some images of the moon using Canon 60D DSLR

Exciting, as we had a beautifully clear and...

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Good stuff, Ian, and fun images too!

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Last post by bladekeeper
Tue Jan 07, 2020 5:07 am
Lynx Doubles and first light Delites

Last post by prowler75 « Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:36 am
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by Bigzmey » Mon Jan 06, 2020 2:19 am

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01/03/20

My first session in 2020! :D

Location: home patio. Bortle 7
Equipment: Stellarvue SV102ED on SW AzGTi mount

TV Delites
For the last two...

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Thanks Craig! I hope to see some reports from you to. :)

Definitely planning on it. My hopes of getting out tonight have been squashed by a very...

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Last post by prowler75
Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:36 am
Perseus - Helm to Sandal

Last post by bladekeeper « Mon Jan 06, 2020 6:51 am
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by Kanadalainen » Sun Jan 05, 2020 4:38 am

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August 2, 2019

Perseus: Helm to Sandal (at Black Island)

This is a list of my observations made during a session that I completed this past summer....

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An excellent report, Ian, and a fine tour through Cassiopeia and Perseus!

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Last post by bladekeeper
Mon Jan 06, 2020 6:51 am
Moon and Venus conjunction

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Jan 06, 2020 5:34 am
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by Bigzmey » Fri Jan 03, 2020 1:41 am

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The weather did not cooperate here during the holiday break, but I did see Venus getting close to the Moon on December 28.

Moon and Venus...

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That's fun, Andrey!

It was unfortunately completely cloudy here (seems to be for all events ) with dark and very low clouds. It never rained save...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Jan 06, 2020 5:34 am
New Years Day

Last post by bladekeeper « Mon Jan 06, 2020 12:22 am
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by Don Quixote » Thu Jan 02, 2020 9:12 am

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Tonight was clear and cool, about 38°f. There was some breeze but I did not care. I figured I could hunker in the lee of my van.

I set up my ES127...

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Great report, Mark!

Yeah, I too was feeling a bit of apprehension with you, but it turned out ok. Good on ya, my friend. :)

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Last post by bladekeeper
Mon Jan 06, 2020 12:22 am
Best Night Sky Events of January 2020

Last post by Kanadalainen « Sun Jan 05, 2020 8:35 pm
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by Makuser » Wed Jan 01, 2020 9:18 pm

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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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Thanks Marshall, very useful and interesting.

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Sun Jan 05, 2020 8:35 pm
Guide Scope First Light

Last post by Micke187 « Sun Jan 05, 2020 11:49 am
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by Graeme1858 » Sat Jan 04, 2020 10:21 am

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Last night was fairly clear so I set up the rig and put the guide scope on for the first time. The first thing I didn't think of was the need for...

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the guiding looks pretty good for first time use !
But one tip is to keep the snr over 30 and up the exposure on the star to 1.5s and im sure you...

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Last post by Micke187
Sun Jan 05, 2020 11:49 am
The Return of Prowler75

Last post by prowler75 « Sat Jan 04, 2020 11:26 pm
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by prowler75 » Tue Dec 31, 2019 11:03 pm

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Hello Old (and new) Friends!

I've been on a brief hiatus from the hobby...well actually from everything it seems like due to some personal issues....

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Thanks everyone!
Good to be back at it. I ended up having a lackluster follow up session due to some very inconsistent transparency. It was one of...

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Last post by prowler75
Sat Jan 04, 2020 11:26 pm
New Years Eve Moon pics

Last post by bladekeeper « Sat Jan 04, 2020 7:38 pm
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by Thefatkitty » Wed Jan 01, 2020 3:38 am

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2020, another 1 hour and 40 minutes for me :lol:

Hope you're all well and having fun. I got off work today at 4PM, which was nice. Came home, had...

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Nice grabs, Mark!

I tried last night but auto-focuser. It is no longer on the Stellarvue and will not go back on there. I'll put it on the Desk Lamp...

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Last post by bladekeeper
Sat Jan 04, 2020 7:38 pm
Pls help with Rosette NGC parts

Last post by milanpicard « Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:07 am
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by milanpicard » Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:58 pm

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Hey guys, I have just seen the Rosette nebula and with Oiii and Uhc filters I detected a big patch of nebulosity below the star cluster (in my...

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Thank you, Not Fritz, it helped a lot!!

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Last post by milanpicard
Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:07 am
First Clear Night in Ages

Last post by Don Quixote « Thu Jan 02, 2020 5:02 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Dec 30, 2019 9:18 pm
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First clear night in ages, in fact a very clear night! So I'm out having a go at M78 with one day to go before the December monthly competition ends!...

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Nice work Graeme !
M78 was on my tour last night. :-)
Thank you for posting.
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Last post by Don Quixote
Thu Jan 02, 2020 5:02 pm
Auriga Doubles

Last post by Bigzmey « Wed Jan 01, 2020 10:16 pm
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by Bigzmey » Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:41 am

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12/19/19

Two storms are coming our way during the holiday week. I used the opportunity of clear skies last Thursday to split some more doubles from...

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Thanks Ian, John and Gabby and happy New Year! I was hoping for another doubles session this holiday break, but the weather playing tricks on me.

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Last post by Bigzmey
Wed Jan 01, 2020 10:16 pm
The Great Orion Nebula M42 Season Coming

Last post by Kanadalainen « Wed Jan 01, 2020 3:28 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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Hi JG,

Thanks for this excellent resource. Its going to add to my views of M42.... brilliant!

Ian

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Wed Jan 01, 2020 3:28 pm
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 12.19.19

Last post by Kanadalainen « Wed Jan 01, 2020 3:05 pm
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by pakarinen » Fri Dec 20, 2019 2:09 pm

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The Good: Clear night last night and morning today with decent temps. Humidity was a little high, but c'est la vie. Tried my new GSO 2X Barlow with...

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Thanks for your report! The Chimp on Demerol comment provided a smile.

I just bought the same GSO Barlow, and am looking forward to using it....

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Wed Jan 01, 2020 3:05 pm

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