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Lynds Bright Nebulae through the binoculars on the 25th April, 2020

Last post by j.gardavsky « Fri May 01, 2020 9:28 am
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by j.gardavsky » Tue Apr 28, 2020 9:50 am

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Hello friends of the exotic faint fuzzies!

The LBN catalog of bright nebulae,
Lynds B.T.

=1965ApJS...12..163L

lists 1125 bright nebulae,...

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Re: Quite impressive! Who needs pump iron if you can do binos astronomy. :)

Hello Andrey,

not only the binoculars, I have also a 6 F/5 achro, and...

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Fri May 01, 2020 9:28 am
Session terminated because of optics

Last post by terrynak « Fri May 01, 2020 12:41 am
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by terrynak » Mon Apr 27, 2020 1:02 am

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Since I was planning to tackle some tough double stars last night, I thought an increase in focal length might help. So, I brought out the 60/900mm...

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Are you halfway through your collection yet? :D

I've pretty much given all my scopes a first light except for 2.

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Last post by terrynak
Fri May 01, 2020 12:41 am
nFA observing report April 28, 2020

Last post by Bigzmey « Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:00 pm
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by notFritzArgelander » Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:20 pm

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April 28, 2020

I had reached an accommodation with the neighbor owner of The Hound. An exchange of texts arranged that the dog would be let out in a...

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Hello not_Fritz,

and thank you for the first light report on your new TS 102ED f11

Very interesting, as I am contemplating to add an old 114 ED...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:00 pm
Observing Report for 16 April 2020 - shooting fish in a barrel

Last post by bladekeeper « Tue Apr 28, 2020 3:35 am
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by kt4hx » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:50 pm
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The forecast for our second night at the dark site house was a little better than that for the previous evening and I had higher hopes for more time...

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Thanks Bryan. You may recall I've been talking about working this cluster and finally got the chance to do so. Interestingly enough, I didn't suffer...
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Last post by bladekeeper
Tue Apr 28, 2020 3:35 am
Observing Report for 15 April 2020 - A short and chilly spring outing

Last post by kt4hx « Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:40 am
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by kt4hx » Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:45 pm
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With the moon surrendering its tight fisted grip on the night sky again and the weather being modestly cooperative, we headed over to our dark site...

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Hello Alan. Good golly Molly, I almost missed your latest report here. Another well written report with lots of data. You did a great job with the...
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Last post by kt4hx
Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:40 am
Distant galaxies, bats and a geosynchronous satellite.

Last post by NGC 1365 « Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:33 pm
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by NGC 1365 » Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:46 am

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Last two nights were clear and seeing was good especially Friday evening. Plan for Friday was to find the billion light year distant galaxy IC 1101...

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Thanks for the comments Alan, John and Terry, and thanks to all for the likes.

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Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:33 pm
24-25 April

Last post by John Baars « Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:09 pm
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by MrShorty » Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:58 pm

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Finally, a clear night close to the new moon on a weekend. I loaded up the XT12 and headed west for the open deserts. Saw a few clouds teasing and...

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Nice observations!
NGC 5053 and 5466, those are tough ones. I'm already breaking a sweat when I think about them, even at sub-zero temperatures....

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Last post by John Baars
Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:09 pm
Two sessions with the J.C. Penney scope

Last post by terrynak « Sun Apr 26, 2020 3:27 am
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by terrynak » Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:34 am

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4-23-20

Got out my 60/800mm (F/13.3) J.C. Penney ‘frac for some double stars. Unlike the previous Meade 60mm I used, this has slo-mo controls for...

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Hey Terry, thanks for the response :D My scope didn't come with that mount; it's from my Tasco 4.5 which I made into a dob. The Sears is quite stable...

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Last post by terrynak
Sun Apr 26, 2020 3:27 am
Looked for meteors the other night

Last post by terrynak « Sat Apr 25, 2020 7:24 pm
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by Kingofthehill » Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:44 am

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Greetings,

The sky was dark and clear, a light breeze was from the north, no insects to worry about, decent viewing of the section of sky where most...

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Thanks for sharing Paul, even if you came up mostly empty on your intended targets. Hope you saw some other cool things (e.g. interesting asterisms)...

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Last post by terrynak
Sat Apr 25, 2020 7:24 pm
Auriga: Gaze-Shajn nebulae [GS55] 69 and [GS55] 75

Last post by j.gardavsky « Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:31 pm
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by j.gardavsky » Wed Apr 22, 2020 1:38 pm

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Hello friends of really faint fuzzies,

it has been an inspiration thanks to Frank Slotosch in the

which has attracted my attention towards the...

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Hello John,

actually, it has not been as difficult, but more a matter of good luck, and patience.

Clear skies,
JG

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Last post by j.gardavsky
Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:31 pm
Two IFNs in Ursa Maior through the 15x85 binoculars on the 20th April 2020

Last post by j.gardavsky « Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:29 pm
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by j.gardavsky » Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:00 am

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Hello friends of the faint fuzzies,

thanks to an unexpected favourable observing conditions, I have returned to the IFN nebulae in Ursa Maior,
and...

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Thank you all for the kind words!

Nice catches JG! How do you observe close to zenith?

Hi Andrey,

the Cullmann Titan 300 CT tripod has a...

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Last post by j.gardavsky
Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:29 pm
Poor vetting of "Lyrid" meteor photos

Last post by OzEclipse « Fri Apr 24, 2020 2:40 am

by OzEclipse » Fri Apr 24, 2020 2:40 am

Hi All,
I am seeing lots of pictures of random meteors or satellites being posted as Lyrid meteor storm photos. Now I think we have to go easy on...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Fri Apr 24, 2020 2:40 am
Session with the Meade Newtonian

Last post by terrynak « Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:45 pm
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by terrynak » Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:45 am

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Got the Meade 127/1020mm Newt out last night (4-21-20), mounted on a NexStar GT.

Had a few alignment problems before getting the GOTO to get the...

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Nice to see the old Meade is working fine even if its on a Celestron mount! I don't think the size of the scope should be a problem as long as it is...

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Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:45 pm
Lyrids Meteor Shower report - Buckethead de la dos 4/22/2020

Last post by Buckethead 2.0 « Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:57 pm
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by Buckethead 2.0 » Thu Apr 23, 2020 4:27 am

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Ok, more of a rant! I put on my Inuit-tested winter wear (it is precisely 0°C here in the Pine Tree State), and venture out with my 10x50 Bushys. I'm...

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Way to brave the elements Eric! The bet way to observe a meteor shower is naked eye. The radiant is located in Lyra, but the meteors will fly all...

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Last post by Buckethead 2.0
Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:57 pm
Simeis 147 (Sh2-240) through the binoculars on the 21st April, 2020

Last post by Makuser « Thu Apr 23, 2020 4:30 pm
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by j.gardavsky » Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:54 pm

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Hello friends of the supernova remnants!

Going on with the Auriga initiative, one more DSO to try what the Covid skies will offer, has been this...

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Hi JG. Another great report on your latest delve into Auriga. Thanks for your update report JG with your 15x85 binoculars, and keep looking up.

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Last post by Makuser
Thu Apr 23, 2020 4:30 pm
NGC 6229 versus Scrooge & Marley

Last post by Buckethead 2.0 « Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:35 am
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by John Baars » Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:37 am

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A beautiful transparent sky again last night NLM 4,5 in Zenith and the seeing was not too bad either. So out again.

Twenty or more ( I lost count)...

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Excellent report, John. I was out last night (4/22) and saw the satellite chain as well. I was actually looking for the Lyrid meteors, but King...

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Last post by Buckethead 2.0
Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:35 am
Betelgeuse Report

Last post by Baurice « Wed Apr 22, 2020 7:58 pm
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by sdbodin » Thu Apr 09, 2020 6:00 pm

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Last night, while outside standing on my deck fielding the frantic UFO sightings by my neighbors, BTW it was Venus, I took a look at Betelgeuse and...

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It has brightened very quickly but the problem is that the best comparison stars are Pollux and Aldebaran. Aldebaran is not officially variable but I...

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Last post by Baurice
Wed Apr 22, 2020 7:58 pm
Beginner report - first light with binoculars

Last post by Buckethead 2.0 « Wed Apr 22, 2020 6:43 pm
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by Buckethead 2.0 » Tue Apr 07, 2020 1:47 am
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This is my first report at this forum. And the first in probably 4 years. And my first with binoculars, so please be gentle. If you must throw...

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Howdy Eric. Wow, I almost missed this great binoculars report from you. You did a great job with your new Bushnell Falcon 10x50 binoculars. It is so...
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Last post by Buckethead 2.0
Wed Apr 22, 2020 6:43 pm
April 19 2020 AR 152

Last post by Makuser « Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:01 pm
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by Don Quixote » Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:37 pm

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Penfield Illinois
April 19-20
9PM to 12:30 AM
ES AR152 f6.5
LXD 75 mount
10X30 Swarovski Binoculars
Nikon d810 Camera

2 bags of Ranch Nacho chips
2...

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Hello Mark. A great report on a great night. The images are nice, all nice. And the sketch is quite good too. Thanks for sharing all of this work...

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Last post by Makuser
Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:01 pm
Galaxy cluster Abell 3627.

Last post by Bigzmey « Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:24 pm
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by NGC 1365 » Sun Apr 19, 2020 12:06 am

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Last night was supposed to be cloudy in my area but the sky looked clear at sunset. I waited till 8.30pm to see what happens but still no cloud, so...

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Sounds like a great night. Well done Ivan!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:24 pm
Can I recommend Planetary NGC6210 in Hercules?

Last post by Makuser « Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:52 pm
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by John Baars » Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:58 pm

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The 17th of April the sky was all right. Nice transparant, mediocre seeing.
I decided to check the performance of my 6mm Fujiyama othoscopic eyepiece...

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Hello John. A very well written and fun read report here. And your sketch of the Turtle Planetary Nebula NGC 6210 is also very nice. Thanks for...

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Last post by Makuser
Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:52 pm
Double star session (4-16-20)

Last post by terrynak « Sun Apr 19, 2020 5:30 am
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by terrynak » Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:04 am

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One more chance at double star hunting before cloudy weather takes over this weekend and into the following week.

Since most of my targets were...

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Since so many of your targets were close to the zenith, did you just sight down the tube to find the initial star to star hop from? The finderscope...

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Last post by terrynak
Sun Apr 19, 2020 5:30 am
The Integral Sign Galaxy UGC 3697 , and other Uppsala Galaxies on the14th April 2020

Last post by terrynak « Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:53 pm
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by j.gardavsky » Wed Apr 15, 2020 6:28 pm

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Hello friends of the Uppsala Catalog Galaxies!

The Tuesday night after the Easter Holidays has offered at least a NELM of 5.0mag, and the last...

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Thanks JG for sharing! NELM 5 is like Bortle 6, so excellent catches for a 6 'frac. I see that in such conditions (esp. UGC 3697), you really need...

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Last post by terrynak
Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:53 pm
Doubles and Messiers

Last post by Bigzmey « Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:34 pm
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by Bigzmey » Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:16 pm

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4/14/2020

Location: home patio. Bortle 7
Equipment: Stellarvue SV102 F7 ED doublet on SW AzGTi mount. Set of Vixen SLV EPs. Orion Little Giant II...

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Some impressive and challenging observations with the binos under a Bortle 7 skies!
Thanks for reporting!

Thanks John!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:34 pm
Clear Morning, What the Heck!!!

Last post by Juno16 « Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:33 am
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by Juno16 » Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:16 pm

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As you all know, nothing starts the day off better than a crisp 47 degree morning with sparkling clear skies.

All of my Sky apps ( ClearDarkSky,...

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Jim, wonderful app you have for testing sky darkness. I don't own a handheld computer - my only electronic device when observing is my GOTO when I...

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Last post by Juno16
Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:33 am

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