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Virgo Doubles, part 3 and TV Delos 17.3mm first light

Last post by Bigzmey « Sun May 05, 2024 12:08 am
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by Bigzmey » Wed May 01, 2024 6:14 pm

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04/28/2024

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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Forgot to tell. I have tried but failed to split STF 1819 in the past with 5 Mak, which is not surprising. Need to revisit with bigger guns. :D

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Last post by Bigzmey
Sun May 05, 2024 12:08 am
Observing and Photographing Comet Pons-Brookes(12P)

Last post by messier 111 « Fri May 03, 2024 9:02 pm
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by OzEclipse » Thu May 02, 2024 11:57 pm

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We have had a large frontal system being held over us by a blocking high pressure system. It was finally clear on Wednesday night and I finally got...

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fine shot and report , congrat on the vrod Joe .

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Last post by messier 111
Fri May 03, 2024 9:02 pm
April Summary

Last post by Mike Q « Thu May 02, 2024 8:36 pm
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by Baurice » Thu May 02, 2024 6:54 am

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My #April #astronomy summary is now ready: #TheSun #TheMoon

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Ohio is notoriously cloudy in April, so I consider two sessions and 30 targets a successful month lol. A perfect eclipse day was a bonus.

I was in...

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Last post by Mike Q
Thu May 02, 2024 8:36 pm
27 April 2024

Last post by Mike Q « Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:55 am
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by Mike Q » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:47 am

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So tonight was going to be iffy at best. The clouds were rolling through quickly and appeared to be breaking up. The 102 was quickly set up and the...

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Thanks

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Last post by Mike Q
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:55 am
28 April 2024

Last post by Mike Q « Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:30 pm
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by Mike Q » Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:07 pm

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I had not planned to post this, but I decided to accept a challenge of seeing how many double stars I could find in an hour. Now for those of you who...

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Thank you. Someone mentioned that I was the only one not clouded over so I figured I would share the last one I would be doing for a while.

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Last post by Mike Q
Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:30 pm
My report - cloudy nights

Last post by Richard « Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:23 pm
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by helicon » Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:42 pm

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Don't seem to be able to get out at all.

Last week the moon peeked for a second through the clouds and shone on the fog covering the lake. But then...

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Me too I normally have a look around in April and we had good 2 days so on the 3rd day get up early but its full clouds , they clear by 10am , but...

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Last post by Richard
Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:23 pm
Blog update

Last post by Baurice « Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:31 pm

by Baurice » Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:31 pm

#astronomy #blog updated #TheSun #TheMoon

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Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:31 pm
Virgo Doubles, part 2

Last post by Bigzmey « Fri Apr 26, 2024 2:26 am
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by Bigzmey » Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:03 am

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04/15/2024

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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Thanks Alan! And we are back to rain and clouds again. This is the cloudiest winter/spring as far as I can remember.

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Last post by Bigzmey
Fri Apr 26, 2024 2:26 am
First spring session

Last post by Mike Q « Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:36 am
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by Bigzmey » Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:44 am

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04/06/2024

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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I am just too lazy to work to split a double with a small scope. I just throw 10 or 16 inches at it and it is split lol.

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Last post by Mike Q
Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:36 am
The Sun and Moon

Last post by Baurice « Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:14 pm

by Baurice » Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:14 pm

#astronomy #blog #updated #TheSun #TheMoon

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Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:14 pm
Busy Week of Outreach!

Last post by Unitron48 « Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:40 pm
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by Unitron48 » Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:47 am

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Our Culpeper group has had a busy week of outreach. It started out with our entertaining and educating over two hundred folks at the Culpeper County...

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One final addition to this thread. We completed a very successful session in support of STEM night at AG Richardson Elementary School on 16 April. We...

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Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:40 pm
13 April 2024 - A night with galaxies and my 14mm 80 LHD

Last post by Mike Q « Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:16 pm
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by Mike Q » Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:36 am

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After three days of rain and wind the skies cleared out nicely. As I was alinging the 16 inch I could tell the skies were very clear but there was...

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Very nice report!
NGC 2362 seems a beauty to me!
Congratulations on your VROD!

Thank you. I still have a hard time putting into words what I am...

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Last post by Mike Q
Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:16 pm
Blog Update

Last post by Baurice « Sun Apr 14, 2024 1:16 pm

by Baurice » Sun Apr 14, 2024 1:16 pm

#astronomy #blog updated: #TheSun #TheMoon

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Last post by Baurice
Sun Apr 14, 2024 1:16 pm
Blog Update

Last post by Baurice « Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:52 pm

by Baurice » Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:52 pm

#astronomy #blog updated with a #sunspot drawing and reprocessed old #moon photos:

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Last post by Baurice
Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:52 pm
6 April 2024

Last post by John Baars « Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:04 pm
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by Mike Q » Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:42 pm

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The skies cleared up late afternoon and the forecast was for clear skies. I decided to do a big and small night. The AT 102 EDL and its iOptron mount...

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Congratulations on the VROD!

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Last post by John Baars
Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:04 pm
30 March 2024

Last post by scribbly « Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:49 am
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by Mike Q » Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:34 am

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Saturday night was kind of clearish, so I rolled the 10 inch out and adjusted the setting circle to north and went for it. This would be a low power...

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Hi Rob, congrats on the VROD. I'm really enjoying my new (old) 10 DOB, such a nice aperture! A nice range of objects, some not observable from 35S...

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Last post by scribbly
Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:49 am
April Blog

Last post by Baurice « Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:19 pm

by Baurice » Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:19 pm

#astronomy #blog started for #April: April 7th 1130 GMT Sun

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Last post by Baurice
Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:19 pm
March Summary

Last post by Baurice « Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:46 pm

by Baurice » Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:46 pm

#astronomy summary for March: #TheSun #TheMoon

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Last post by Baurice
Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:46 pm
Goodbye Winter, welcome Spring.

Last post by Bigzmey « Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:15 pm
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by John Baars » Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:19 pm

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Unexpectedly, on April 01, it suddenly turned out to be bright for a while. And no, it was not an April Fool's joke.
A nice moment to say goodbye to...

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Congrats on the well deserved VROD John!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:15 pm
5 April 2024 - this is only a drill

Last post by Mike Q « Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:46 pm
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by Mike Q » Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:37 am

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I have been watching the clouds all day, slowly but surely the had been thinning out. At 9 pm the clouds drifted off to the south and the stars that...

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I have done quite few of those drills myself, except here it involves packing the truck and driving for a couple of hours. Mother Nature always has...

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Last post by Mike Q
Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:46 pm
03 APR 24

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:23 am
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by Nakedgun » Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:42 am

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Pons-Brooks through Tasco No.216 10x50s. It was brighter than my 21 MAR 24 sighting. M45 perfectly framed by the Tasco bino.

Also had a look at...

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Nice views, the pup can be difficult without almost perfect skies.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:23 am
Look what I captured! Chinese Shenzhou SZ-15 Habitation Module reentry

Last post by AstroBee « Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:35 am
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by AstroBee » Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:55 am

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I managed to capture something even cooler than the occasional meteor and clouds passing over on my All Sky camera. This is the Chinese Shenzhou...

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Stupendous catch Greg.

I know I've asked this before so I apologize upfront, but what camera are you using as you're all-sky camera?

Thanks,...

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Last post by AstroBee
Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:35 am
Full March Report

Last post by Baurice « Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:39 pm

by Baurice » Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:39 pm

#astronomy report complete for March:

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Last post by Baurice
Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:39 pm
Lunar Obs (from 24 Oct 2023)

Last post by John Baars « Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:38 pm
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by scribbly » Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:29 am

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Hi,
probably not great observing at the moment (well here anyways: i.e. bright moon, and we have thick smoke from controlled burns ) so I noticed...

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Great lunar observations. Not really the easiest ones! ( Hadley rille)!
Congratulations on the VROD!

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Last post by John Baars
Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:38 pm
our good old sun.

Last post by messier 111 « Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:36 am
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by messier 111 » Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:38 am

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Hi all ,

I decided this morning to take out my solar telescope.
a bright but cold day { 0 celcieus } .
after letting my telescope cool down, around...

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Very nice solar session Jean-Yves. While I am not much of a solar observer, I know it can provide some very interesting and intriguing views. A...

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Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:36 am

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