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Visiting an Observatory in Gilbert, AZ

Last post by helicon « Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:07 am
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by jrkirkham » Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:13 pm

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:telescopewink:

I spent Christmas with two of my children in Arizona. While there I had the chance to visit the Gilbert Rotary Centennial...

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Sounds like you had a great time. Arizona sure has some advantages for astronomers. Stay safe in that weather. Meanwhile here we are going from a...

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Last post by helicon
Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:07 am
Geminids 2023 - Oh what a night! Sweet December back in twenty three....

Last post by scribbly « Wed Jan 10, 2024 7:08 am
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by OzEclipse » Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:34 am

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My mate scribbly came up on Thursday afternoon and we set up for the night. Phil acquired a very compact and portable 10 f5 a few months ago. We've...

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Joe, thanks for the great report and a n even better evening, I've been offline for a while. It was good to share my excitement for the new scope,...

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Last post by scribbly
Wed Jan 10, 2024 7:08 am
A short session, first light for a new mount

Last post by OzEclipse « Wed Jan 10, 2024 2:34 am
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by helicon » Fri Jan 05, 2024 12:53 pm

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I was able to take the XLT out this morning between 4:00 and 4:30 PST.

Suffice it to say it was the first attempt on the new Alt Az mount. I was...

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Hi Michael,

Nice report. and nice new mount.

Congratulations on the VROD.
Joe

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Last post by OzEclipse
Wed Jan 10, 2024 2:34 am
Lunar occultation of Antares 08 January '24

Last post by Thefatkitty « Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:38 pm
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by Nakedgun » Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:28 pm

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Clear skies, but poor seeing this A.M.

Disappearance.
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Re-emergence.
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While...

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Very cool sequence, well done! That was on my calendar, and so were the clouds :lol:

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:38 pm
The Geminids...Oh Boy!!

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Tue Jan 09, 2024 4:25 am
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by Unitron48 » Thu Dec 14, 2023 12:46 pm

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Last night and early this morning, five of us gathered at Morning Calm Observatory (MCO) to enjoy the Geminid Meteor Shower. This is the most robust...

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An amazing count Dave!
Unfortunately we were in the middle of a snow storm... :(

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Tue Jan 09, 2024 4:25 am
January Blog updated

Last post by Baurice « Sun Jan 07, 2024 8:58 pm

by Baurice » Sun Jan 07, 2024 8:58 pm

#AstronomerReinvented

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Last post by Baurice
Sun Jan 07, 2024 8:58 pm
104 days of Solar for 2023

Last post by Bigzmey « Thu Jan 04, 2024 3:54 pm
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by Thefatkitty » Mon Jan 01, 2024 4:14 am

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Like many of you here, my nights were generally a bust; clouds and smoke. However, I did fare better in the daytime thanks to early days home from...

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Well done Mark!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Thu Jan 04, 2024 3:54 pm
January Blog

Last post by Baurice « Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:29 pm

by Baurice » Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:29 pm

#astronomy #blog started for January:

#AstronomerReinvented #Betelguese #Beetlejuice

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Last post by Baurice
Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:29 pm
Last Session...2023

Last post by Unitron48 « Wed Jan 03, 2024 11:25 am
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by Unitron48 » Sun Dec 31, 2023 2:23 pm

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I was pretty tired last night after dealing with a medical issue (my daughter was passing a kidney stone)...which included an all nighter in the ER...

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Nice session. Congratulations on the VROD!

Thanks, John! Wishing you all the best for 2024!

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Wed Jan 03, 2024 11:25 am
Short but … Nope, just short.

Last post by John Baars « Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:29 am
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by Bigzmey » Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:37 pm

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12/16/2023

Location: home, Bortle 7.
Equipment: SW 182mm Mak on iOptron AZMP mount.

EPs:
TV Plossl 32mm, 50 deg (84x, 2.2mm exit pupil, 0.59 deg...

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Congratulations on the VROD!

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Last post by John Baars
Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:29 am
December Summary

Last post by Baurice « Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:57 pm

by Baurice » Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:57 pm

My #astronomy summary for December:

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Last post by Baurice
Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:57 pm
2023 Wrap up report

Last post by Mike Q « Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:08 pm
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by Mike Q » Sun Dec 31, 2023 2:29 am

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Well since tonight is a washout and there will be no more opportunities to get out this year I guess I will present my first end of the year report....

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Same here Mike, if it wasn't the clouds it was lunatic high humidity!

Happy New Year to you too.

Graeme

Ohio clouds over in November and with...

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Last post by Mike Q
Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:08 pm
Latest from Baurice

Last post by Baurice « Sat Dec 30, 2023 9:56 pm

by Baurice » Sat Dec 30, 2023 9:56 pm

#astronomy #blog updated #themoon

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Last post by Baurice
Sat Dec 30, 2023 9:56 pm
New Mount trial

Last post by messier 111 « Sat Dec 30, 2023 12:44 am
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by helicon » Fri Dec 29, 2023 3:31 pm

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Sort of a first light that wasn't.

So yesterday I received my Celestron Heavy Dut Alt-Az mount. Assembly was easy and took all of 15 minutes.

Then...

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pretty tripod in a very pretty decor.

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Last post by messier 111
Sat Dec 30, 2023 12:44 am
December so far

Last post by Baurice « Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:51 pm

by Baurice » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:51 pm

#astronomy #blog updated:

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Last post by Baurice
Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:51 pm
Pac-Man Moon & A Serpent

Last post by Bigzmey « Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:27 am
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by The Wave Catcher » Thu Dec 21, 2023 11:32 pm

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I’ve had many observations since my last astronomy posts but I thought I’d share my last Sunday’s simple city observations before a work day....

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Thanks for the enjoyable report Steve and congrats on the VROD!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:27 am
Observing Report for 13 December 2023 - Perseus vs Cetus, the great battle

Last post by kt4hx « Fri Dec 22, 2023 3:55 pm
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by kt4hx » Wed Dec 20, 2023 5:50 pm

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After last night’s session, I rested well, for a while anyway. I woke up earlier than I had intended, so by early afternoon I was starting to feel...

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What an impressive and enormous session! A very nice and interesting read too.
Congratulations on your 5000th DSO observed! What a great milestone!...

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Last post by kt4hx
Fri Dec 22, 2023 3:55 pm
Wow it's clear!!! SkyMaster session

Last post by John Baars « Fri Dec 22, 2023 8:47 am
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by helicon » Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:25 am

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Well sort of. The clouds have temporarily parted as of 2:33 A.M. local time. I got up to take a middle of the night med and then wasn't tired so I...

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Impressive observation of M1 with binoculars! Great!

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Last post by John Baars
Fri Dec 22, 2023 8:47 am
A new experience for me

Last post by kt4hx « Thu Dec 21, 2023 10:08 pm
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by AstroBee » Fri Dec 15, 2023 10:10 pm

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A few nights ago I managed to get out under the stars for some imaging. What made this night a little different is that I had several astro friends...

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From what I've read, using one of those you effectively triple your aperture. In my case, 12 inch would be like 36 inches and the 17.5 inch like a...

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Last post by kt4hx
Thu Dec 21, 2023 10:08 pm
Observing Report for 12 December 2023 - swimming with a sea monster

Last post by kt4hx « Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:07 am
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by kt4hx » Sun Dec 17, 2023 11:02 pm

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First, let me say this has been a bit of an odd year overall, both in good and not so good ways. Observing time has not been as abundant as in...

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Quite the haul, Alan! Congrats on your VROD!!

Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas.

Dave

Thank you Dave. I hope you all have a...

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Last post by kt4hx
Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:07 am
Dec 9th report

Last post by John Baars « Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:11 pm
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by Mike Q » Sun Dec 17, 2023 4:45 pm

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I had given up on any real observing, there was just too many clouds to mess with it and i called it a night early and went to bed around 9. At a...

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Congratulations on the VROD!
Horse head is not visible from my observing locations. So I haven't seen it yet. It is great that you did! Thanks for...

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Last post by John Baars
Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:11 pm
First winter session

Last post by Bigzmey « Fri Dec 15, 2023 11:28 pm
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by Bigzmey » Thu Dec 14, 2023 1:55 am

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12/08/2023

Location: home, Bortle 7.
Equipment: SW 182mm Mak on iOptron AZMP mount.

EPs:
Baader Aspheric 36mm, 72 deg (75x, 2.4mm exit pupil, 0.96...

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Thanks Jean-Yves and John!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Fri Dec 15, 2023 11:28 pm
Uranus, Jupiter, Pleiades comparison.

Last post by John Baars « Mon Dec 11, 2023 1:45 pm
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by John Baars » Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:13 pm

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Two planets on offer this time. Uranus doesn't come by very often.
Cold, windy, lots of clouds, also with veils in between. Rainy, snowy, typically...

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Nice report John and very deserving of a VROD. Reading your report raised a couple of questions. You say that the chromatic relation is more visible...

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Last post by John Baars
Mon Dec 11, 2023 1:45 pm
Observing Report for 26 November 2010 - An evening with a fair lady

Last post by kt4hx « Fri Dec 08, 2023 8:44 pm
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by kt4hx » Tue Dec 05, 2023 10:29 pm

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Since things seem a bit slow in this forum as Michael mentioned, I thought I would dredge up very old report I had written early on in my attempts to...

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Well done, blast from the past, Alan! Congrats on your VROD recognition.

Dave

Thank you Dave. Since I haven't done any observing for a few...

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Last post by kt4hx
Fri Dec 08, 2023 8:44 pm
VROD update

Last post by Unitron48 « Fri Dec 08, 2023 6:25 pm
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by helicon » Tue Dec 05, 2023 1:20 pm

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Just a quick update. Haven't really seen any VROD worthy reports recently and that is the reason for the hiatus. I have checked back to early...

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Weather has been questionable as of late. But, we do have an early observing session for newbies planned for this Monday, 11 Dec...and a Geminids...

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Last post by Unitron48
Fri Dec 08, 2023 6:25 pm

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