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Jupiter Saturn 12 20 20 from Illinois

Last post by Makuser « Fri Dec 25, 2020 1:13 am
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by John Donne » Mon Dec 21, 2020 6:29 am

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I had my first clear sky opportunity this evening to view and snap an image of the Saturn Jupiter conjunction.
In the image posted here I have also...

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Hey John. We had a few nice views earlier in the week, but the weather here has now taken a nosedive and throughout the midwest. Thanks for sharing...

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Last post by Makuser
Fri Dec 25, 2020 1:13 am
Successful views of Jupiter-Saturn conjunction, Dec 21, 2020

Last post by Bigzmey « Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:07 am
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by Voyageur » Tue Dec 22, 2020 3:36 pm

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After determining that terrestrial objects were going to obstruct views from my home, I obtained an invitation to bring my 80mm scope to the home of...

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Congrats on catching the conjunction Mary! Sounds like a wonderful experience. I also used 80mm ED refractor with 5mm EP, Pentax XW in my case. It...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:07 am
Getting ready for the Jupiter & Saturn Conjunction

Last post by ARock « Tue Dec 22, 2020 3:44 am
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by ARock » Tue Dec 15, 2020 2:27 am

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Finally a clearish night, so grabbed and went with the Meade Adventure 80 on the EXOS Nano EQ mount. Fully manual mode, no tracking. Luckily it is...

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Nice to see your setup. I have been wondering how you attached motors to the Nano. That should work fine for visual. Do you use an OnStep controller?...

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Last post by ARock
Tue Dec 22, 2020 3:44 am
The shortest observing report

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon Dec 21, 2020 8:12 am
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by j.gardavsky » Fri Dec 18, 2020 9:11 pm

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And I have seen them, Jupiter and Saturn, on their way to the close distancing.
Today late afternoon at 17:15, with unaided eyes.
(4 weeks ago just...

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Conditions are poor here as well. :(

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Mon Dec 21, 2020 8:12 am
Observing Report for 09 December 2020 - the southern view

Last post by kt4hx « Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:07 pm
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by kt4hx » Tue Dec 15, 2020 12:33 am

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After a two month observing drought, I finally was able to get over to the dark site house for a night. A combination of foul weather and other...

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Hi Alan. You caught a big gulp after your drought. :lol: What a great list of objects looking south. It looks like you relished a lot of the New...

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Last post by kt4hx
Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:07 pm
Wounded Warrior Outreach - Part 1

Last post by drock « Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:21 pm
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by Unitron48 » Sun Dec 13, 2020 4:28 pm

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Several of us were approached by a fellow observer to support an outreach for the Wounded Warriors in our area. The first step was to check out an...

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Very cool idea. That dob is going to blow some minds!

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Last post by drock
Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:21 pm
Bright nova in Perseus

Last post by drock « Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:19 pm
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by dcrowson » Sun Nov 29, 2020 2:35 am

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There’s a bright nova in Perseus:

Nova Per 2020
J2000.0
04 29 18.85 +43 54 23.0 (67.32854 +43.90639)

I get mag 8.738 V tonight near the big moon....

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Thanks for the info. I'm looking forward to checking it out.

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Last post by drock
Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:19 pm
Another Night...another Meteor Shower!

Last post by Bigzmey « Wed Dec 16, 2020 3:16 am
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by Unitron48 » Fri Dec 11, 2020 4:22 pm

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One again a small group of us took on the Geminid Meteor Shower. Although the peak night is 13/14 December, the weather outlook in our area drove us...

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Well done Dave!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Wed Dec 16, 2020 3:16 am
Wednesday's Sun, Jupiter & Saturn

Last post by Unitron48 « Sun Dec 13, 2020 3:55 pm
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by Thefatkitty » Fri Dec 04, 2020 2:32 am

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Greetings, mes ami (my friends), hope you're all good :D

I was going to post this yesterday, but I was tired. Tired to the point where I fell...

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Great read! Thanks for sharing.

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Sun Dec 13, 2020 3:55 pm
Jupiter & Saturn converging; barn-door tracking

Last post by Thefatkitty « Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:06 pm
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by Thefatkitty » Sun Dec 06, 2020 4:40 am

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Hey all, hope you're good :D

I wasn't too sure which forum to post this on. Some bad planetary through a 60mm achro and some camera lens wide field...

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I'm also really looking forward to the conjunction, or the Christmas star as some have said. I believe it is the closest the two planets will appear...

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Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:06 pm
Cassiopeia Clusters

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:00 pm
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by Bigzmey » Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:56 am

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11/15/20 and 11/16/20

Location: home, Bortle 6.0
Equipment: Celestron 9.25” Edge HD SCT, Celestron 150ST achro and Onyx 80ED on SW SkyTee 2 manual...

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Excellent night Andrey!

Thanks Falcon!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:00 pm
A fairly nice night out

Last post by Falcon 63 « Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:35 pm
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by Mark Moyer » Sun Nov 15, 2020 5:41 pm

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I usually don't post my observing sessions, but I thought it would be nice to post at least one since I haven't in so long. Last night wasn't an...

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Sounds like an excellent night...well done.

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Last post by Falcon 63
Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:35 pm
November

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Sun Dec 06, 2020 5:00 am
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by Baurice » Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:28 pm

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The weather was not too different from last November. The highlights were a good visual session with Mars and the approach of Jupiter to Saturn....

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At least you managed some observing, thank you for the posting. :)

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Sun Dec 06, 2020 5:00 am
Best Night Sky Events of December 2020

Last post by Bigzmey « Sun Dec 06, 2020 3:44 am
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by Makuser » Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:49 pm

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Hi all. Sorry a little late this month folks, but we had some health issues here this last week. Here is the latest report from Starry Night Software...

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Thanks for the heads up Marshall Saturn - Jupiter conjunction is #1 on my list.

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Last post by Bigzmey
Sun Dec 06, 2020 3:44 am
How To Observe Sirius B

Last post by John Baars « Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:41 pm
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by Refractordude » Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:21 pm
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Last post by John Baars
Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:41 pm
Mars with Filters

Last post by Makuser « Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:15 am
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by mikemarotta » Wed Dec 02, 2020 3:21 pm

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We all see them differently. As a technical writer for information systems, I pay close attention to accessibility standards. People who have no...

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Hi Mike. A great thread here. The same is true with gemstones.

An Alexandrite gemstone can be seen as red and turn to greenish-blue when going from...

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Last post by Makuser
Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:15 am
I discovered a double star

Last post by mikemarotta « Wed Dec 02, 2020 3:10 pm

by mikemarotta » Wed Dec 02, 2020 3:10 pm

I was looking at Mars, and changing oculars I bumped the telescope. I was pretty sure that I knew in which direction, and when I went to move it...

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Last post by mikemarotta
Wed Dec 02, 2020 3:10 pm
meanwhile in Japan.

Last post by messier 111 « Mon Nov 30, 2020 7:55 pm
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by messier 111 » Mon Nov 30, 2020 7:37 pm

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he is lucky to have been able to film it.

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scroll down to see the video.

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Mon Nov 30, 2020 7:55 pm
Mars' Retrograde

Last post by John Baars « Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:23 am
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by jrkirkham » Fri Nov 27, 2020 3:31 am

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I have never followed Mars in retrograde before. I decided to give it a try during this apparition. You can tell that my observations are a little...

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Nice work!
I remember following Vesta during a period of time, but following a planet in its retrograde movement curiously I never thought of.
Thanks...

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Last post by John Baars
Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:23 am
What is the astronomical event, which touched you the most?

Last post by messier 111 « Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:05 am
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by messier 111 » Tue Nov 10, 2020 12:30 am
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it may very well be that there is more than an event, so I'll leave the floor to you.
I'll tell you about my experiences later.

I look forward to...

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I found another one. follow the soubresaut of Betelgeuse.
Will she transform into a supernova, several questions are raised with this episode.
it was...
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Last post by messier 111
Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:05 am
Mercury and the Leonid's

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Fri Nov 20, 2020 6:18 pm
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by Unitron48 » Tue Nov 17, 2020 5:21 pm

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Yesterday started with a 5 am wake up call to check out Mercury...and ended about 5 am this morning following a night of observing the Leonid Meteor...

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A long but fine day Dave! Congratulations, I only managed to see 3 meteors so far.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Fri Nov 20, 2020 6:18 pm
Andromeda Galaxies

Last post by Bigzmey « Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:26 am
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by Bigzmey » Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:10 pm

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10/16/20

Location: Anza desert site, Bortle 3.5
Equipment: Celestron 9.25” Edge HD SCT and Stellarvue 102ED on SW SkyTee 2 manual AltAz mount.

I...

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Hello Andrey,

this is an absolutely comprehensive observing session on all galaxies you can see reprted in Andromeda.
Just incredible!

Thank you...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:26 am
back to deep sky :)

Last post by yobbo89 « Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:45 pm

by yobbo89 » Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:45 pm

It was a nice year for the planets, i did a reasonable job ,wished for more but that will do this year, the jupiter animation was fun and my winjupos...

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Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:45 pm
Mars: Hellas Planitia finally

Last post by Mark Moyer « Wed Nov 18, 2020 10:50 am
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by ARock » Mon Nov 16, 2020 3:37 am

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Was cloudy for a while here, finally a clear night, so got the Dob out early for 6-7 pm session. I have found that my seeing is better early and...

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Nice job! I've also seen Hellas for the first time not too long ago and I felt the same way: there isn't a well-defined circle but rather a...

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Last post by Mark Moyer
Wed Nov 18, 2020 10:50 am
Viewing Rigel vs Venus

Last post by helicon « Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:24 pm
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by mikemarotta » Sat Nov 07, 2020 6:42 pm

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Explore Scientific First Light 102-mm Refractor f/6.47
Celestron Lens & Filter Kit
06:30 AM CST (UTC -6)
Oculars ( eye pieces )
32 mm (20.6x)
32mm +...

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I have yet to see it. Hopefully I will be able to catch it this season and hopefully Mike you will be able to catch it as well.

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Last post by helicon
Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:24 pm

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