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Observing Report for 02 September 2024 – chasing this and that in the here and there

Last post by kt4hx « Sat Sep 07, 2024 8:15 pm
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by kt4hx » Fri Sep 06, 2024 1:47 am

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The forecast at our dark site house the evening of 02 September was for excellent transparency and below average seeing, per Astrospheric. I needed...

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congratulations on a very well-deserved vrod, once again you took us for a very fun and lovely tour. thx.

Thank you Jean-Yves. Glad you enjoyed...

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Sat Sep 07, 2024 8:15 pm
Clusters and nebulae with binocular telescope

Last post by Bigzmey « Sat Sep 07, 2024 5:18 pm
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by Bigzmey » Fri Sep 06, 2024 1:38 am

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8/30/2024

Location: Anza Observatory, Bortle 4.

Equipment: APM 100mm ED F5.5 binocular refractor on SkyTee 2 manual AltAz mount.

Spring to fall,...

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Thanks Jean-Yves! You will not be disappointed with your APM bino-scope.

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Last post by Bigzmey
Sat Sep 07, 2024 5:18 pm
Double Star Hunting in the Swan

Last post by Unitron48 « Fri Sep 06, 2024 8:08 pm
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by Unitron48 » Wed Sep 04, 2024 5:05 pm
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As I said yesterday in my report, Out with a Friend , I planned to take advantage of the second night of clear skies and excellent seeing. This time...

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Another great session Dave! Great that the skies have been co-operating with you.

Thanks, Gabrielle. Hope all is well with you.

Dave
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Last post by Unitron48
Fri Sep 06, 2024 8:08 pm
Full August

Last post by Baurice « Fri Sep 06, 2024 7:57 pm

by Baurice » Fri Sep 06, 2024 7:57 pm

August was a very busy and interesting month, at least as far as astronomy went.

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Fri Sep 06, 2024 7:57 pm
A rare morning session 3 Sept 2024

Last post by Mike Q « Fri Sep 06, 2024 8:20 am
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by Mike Q » Tue Sep 03, 2024 9:42 am

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Today is my last day off for the Labor Day holiday and i was up at 0400 to get back on schedule. The sky was reasonably clear so the 10 inch dob out...

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A very fine pre-dawn session Mike.

I really should do more stuff with the binos. They sit in the other room and get forgot about.

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Last post by Mike Q
Fri Sep 06, 2024 8:20 am
Two for One!

Last post by kt4hx « Fri Sep 06, 2024 1:22 am
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by Unitron48 » Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:37 pm

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I returned home from a short trip to North Carolina to visit my brother and his wife...a moderate 7 hour drive. Sky conditions looked reasonable so,...

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A very nice road trip report Dave and congrats on the deserved VROD.

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Last post by kt4hx
Fri Sep 06, 2024 1:22 am
Out with a friend!

Last post by kt4hx « Fri Sep 06, 2024 1:16 am
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by Unitron48 » Tue Sep 03, 2024 4:39 pm

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We have two reasonably clear nights, last night and tonight, and I wanted to take advantage of both. Last night I had a shorter window of...

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Outstanding session Dave with an absolutely beautiful scope. Your vintages scopes are indeed the bee's knees!

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Last post by kt4hx
Fri Sep 06, 2024 1:16 am
Marathon photo shoot and binocular observing tour

Last post by Graeme1858 « Tue Sep 03, 2024 10:02 am
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by OzEclipse » Mon Sep 02, 2024 12:57 am

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I'm had an R & R day yesterday recovering after running a marathon nightscape photography workshop field trip yesterday around the town of Boorowa,...

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That looks like an excellent night out for your students and yourself Joe.

I would definitely need an R & R day to recover after do a marathon...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Tue Sep 03, 2024 10:02 am
Galaxies, doubles and asteroids.

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Sep 02, 2024 2:08 am
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by Bigzmey » Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:11 pm

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8/23/2024

Location: Anza Observatory, Bortle 4.

Equipment: Celestron 14” EdgeHD SCT with 0.7x reducer, on Celestron CGE Pro mount.

EPs
Baader...

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Very nicely done Andrey, and certainly worthy of the VROD awarded. CrB is certainly a challenging constellation in terms of galaxies, and you did...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Sep 02, 2024 2:08 am
Mostly Open Clusters

Last post by Unitron48 « Sun Sep 01, 2024 12:27 pm
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by Unitron48 » Thu Aug 29, 2024 4:17 pm
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Looking at the forecast for the upcoming week, last night (August 28) was the last good night for a number of days. As such, I decided to get in...

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Congratulations on the VROD!

Thanks, John!

Dave
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Last post by Unitron48
Sun Sep 01, 2024 12:27 pm
Full August report

Last post by Baurice « Sat Aug 31, 2024 11:54 pm

by Baurice » Sat Aug 31, 2024 11:54 pm

Despite some bad weather, at times, August 2024 was a great month for astronomy. I caught the northern lights (aurorae borealis) on camera for the...

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Last post by Baurice
Sat Aug 31, 2024 11:54 pm
Serpens Doubles, part 2

Last post by Bigzmey « Wed Aug 28, 2024 3:37 pm
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by Bigzmey » Mon Aug 19, 2024 10:28 pm
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08/18/2024

Location: home, Bortle 7.

Equipment: Sky Watcher 182mm Mak on iOptron AZMP mount.

Mak 7” EPs:
TV Plossl 32mm, 50 deg (84x, 2.2mm exit...

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Well done Andrey, New Moon on the way!

Thanks Aaron! fingers crossed weather and wildfires cooperate.
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Last post by Bigzmey
Wed Aug 28, 2024 3:37 pm
Observing Report for 14 August 2024 – the Jupiter and Mars conjunction, plus old friends

Last post by kt4hx « Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:22 pm
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by kt4hx » Sat Aug 17, 2024 5:35 pm
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We are back at home now after our Perseid trip to the dark site. But, being well aware of the conjunction of Jupiter and Mars taking place, I wanted...

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Congratulations on the VROD!

Thank you John!
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Last post by kt4hx
Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:22 pm
22 August 2024.... Just fracing around

Last post by Mike Q « Wed Aug 28, 2024 8:40 am
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by Mike Q » Fri Aug 23, 2024 12:52 am

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Well lets see what happens tonight shall we. I have set the AT 102 EDL up further to the east then i normally would. This give me access to the...

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Congratulations on your 10th VROD!

Thanks

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Last post by Mike Q
Wed Aug 28, 2024 8:40 am
August going well!

Last post by Baurice « Sun Aug 25, 2024 3:13 pm

by Baurice » Sun Aug 25, 2024 3:13 pm

This month marks the first time I have ever photographed the northern lights. Naturally, I have photographed my signature dishes of meteors and the...

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Last post by Baurice
Sun Aug 25, 2024 3:13 pm
16 August 2024

Last post by Mike Q « Sat Aug 17, 2024 2:09 am
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by Mike Q » Sat Aug 17, 2024 1:32 am

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With the almost full moon in the sky and an afternoon of clouds i didnt figure i would get out tonight. A line of thunderstorms had just rolled...

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And the night has been scrubbed. Everything is now safely in the garage out of the weather with a fan blowing air around to help the cases dry off....

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Last post by Mike Q
Sat Aug 17, 2024 2:09 am
Observing Report for 11 into 12 August 2024 – the great battle between the Perseids and clouds!

Last post by kt4hx « Fri Aug 16, 2024 2:07 pm
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by kt4hx » Wed Aug 14, 2024 7:45 pm

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The second night we stayed at our dark site property it was just us and our grandson. I kept watching the sky as the early evening turned into...

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Nice predawn meteor session Alan! Too bad that Mary and Theo did not see the show, but I would also think twice before waking my wife in the wee...

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Fri Aug 16, 2024 2:07 pm
Observing Report for 10 August 2024 – family, meteors and some DSOs

Last post by kt4hx « Thu Aug 15, 2024 3:21 pm
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by kt4hx » Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:31 am

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Mary, I and our 7 year old grandson Theo headed over to the dark site house for a couple of nights to watch the Perseid meteor shower. We were joined...

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Congratulations on the VROD. Those are the kinds of nights that stay in family memories for a lifetime.

Thank you and you are correct there Rob....

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Last post by kt4hx
Thu Aug 15, 2024 3:21 pm
Perseids!

Last post by Bigzmey « Thu Aug 15, 2024 3:05 pm
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by Bigzmey » Wed Aug 14, 2024 12:22 am

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08/12/2024

Location: Anza Observatory, Bortle 4.

Equipment: two eyes. :)

Last weekend we had monsoon weather with clouds and some rain. Tuesday...

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Thanks Michael! Much appreciated.

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Last post by Bigzmey
Thu Aug 15, 2024 3:05 pm
Meade 10 inch LX200 EMC First Light

Last post by Mike Q « Thu Aug 15, 2024 10:51 am
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by Mike Q » Sat Jun 15, 2024 4:26 am
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Well tonight i finally drug the Meade out under the night sky. It was your typical Ohio sky, not great but good enough for me to give the Meade a...

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I knew the collimation was out just a bit and i made a little adjustment last timeci was out which helped. I checked it again tonight and i am...
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Last post by Mike Q
Thu Aug 15, 2024 10:51 am
Visual Report for August 11/12, 2024 Mini Star Party

Last post by John Baars « Wed Aug 14, 2024 5:28 pm
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by jrkirkham » Tue Aug 13, 2024 5:14 pm

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It is my practice to offer a mini star party for friends and friends of friends, etc. to watch the Perseids. Attendance was lower that usual because...

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Congratulations on the VROD!

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Last post by John Baars
Wed Aug 14, 2024 5:28 pm
Saturday 10 August 2024

Last post by John Baars « Tue Aug 13, 2024 5:53 pm
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by Mike Q » Sun Aug 11, 2024 12:15 am

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The skies are clearing fast, as predicted. The temperature is coming down, the humidity is down, the wind comes and goes but is always less then 10...

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Be sure to have an exit pupil round about 5 mm when you use a small-band filters like UHC or OIII. That is the main secret.
You will see that you...

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Last post by John Baars
Tue Aug 13, 2024 5:53 pm
Nuit des Etoiles

Last post by kt4hx « Tue Aug 13, 2024 1:41 am
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by Gfamily » Sun Aug 11, 2024 5:46 pm

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We're at our holiday home in France at the moment, and a local astronomy group held two Nuits des Etoiles on Friday and Saturday night.

We aren't...

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Nice outing indeed. Thanks for the report of your special time in France.

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Last post by kt4hx
Tue Aug 13, 2024 1:41 am
2024–8-10 Report “Ewok & Mesas”

Last post by kt4hx « Tue Aug 13, 2024 1:38 am
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by The Wave Catcher » Sun Aug 11, 2024 11:15 pm

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2024-08-10
15:15-15:40 CDT (UTC -5)

There had been many solar flares over the last week so I wanted to see what was causing all the disturbances to...

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Well done Steve, nice reporting and images. Congrats on the well deserved VROD.

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Last post by kt4hx
Tue Aug 13, 2024 1:38 am
Sunand Moon photos added to blog

Last post by Baurice « Sat Aug 10, 2024 12:46 pm

by Baurice » Sat Aug 10, 2024 12:46 pm

I did some Sun and Moon photos on 9th:

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Sat Aug 10, 2024 12:46 pm

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