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Jupiter on Nov. 02, 2024, “bycatch.”
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John Baars »
Sun Nov 03, 2024 10:00 pm
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During my busy search for NGC 7814 ( object of the month on the Dutch forum ), Saturn and Jupiter were patiently waiting. When that proved...
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Interesting to read how you (and others) handle your gear.
I admit to dealing with a lot of equipment most nights, and this requires more set-up...
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Wed Nov 06, 2024 5:34 am
Little sketch of C/ 2023 A3
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John Baars »
Thu Oct 17, 2024 6:42 pm
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Amidst the photographic supremacy, here's another sketch of the comet.
Last night around 8 p.m., some holes fell in the clouds in the West. In my...
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And another sketch.
But this time with a 102 mm F5 Startravel refractor.
Magnifications of 20X and 36X didn't put much more weight on it compared to...
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Wed Oct 23, 2024 7:45 pm
Sunspots Oct 10th
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Baurice »
Mon Oct 21, 2024 5:00 am
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There was a lot of moving cloud around and my back was playing up again. I had to be content to record sunspots using my binoculars and filters.
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Your back yard was playing up? That conjures up interesting images!
Unfortunately it was my bodily back that was playing up, so I could not use my...
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Last post by Baurice
Mon Oct 21, 2024 5:35 pm
Sunspots October 3rd
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Baurice »
Tue Oct 15, 2024 3:04 pm
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Following a failed solar shoot, I bin scanned the Sun and saw some of the sunspots that I had seen through my camera viewfinder.
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Here, the link doesn't work, sorry.
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Last post by John Baars
Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:30 pm
Sketches of NGC404 and Saturn.
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John Baars »
Tue Oct 08, 2024 6:36 pm
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For a full report see:
NGC 404 Mirach s Ghost.jpg
IMG_3213 4 - kopie klein Final.jpg
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Great sketches John! I need to revisit Saturn, thanks for the reminder.
Thank you. Saturn is beautiful as ever!
Very Very nice John!
Thanks!...
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Last post by John Baars
Fri Oct 11, 2024 8:03 am
Sunspots September 20th
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Baurice »
Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:02 pm
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The Sun was low and in thin cloud. I checked it with my binoculars and saw that the sunspots I had seen two days before had rotated.
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Very nice! The beautiful SG13828.
Marios
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Last post by mariosi
Fri Oct 11, 2024 6:59 am
Sunspots wl September 2024
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mariosi »
Sat Sep 07, 2024 6:21 pm
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Sunspots on 1/9/2024 Sunday
Thanks for looking
Sunspots on 1 9 24 text .jpg
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A great project!
Thanks for sharing it with us.
I'd say a VROD recommendation for the entire project!
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Last post by John Baars
Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:02 pm
Sunspots September 19th
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Baurice »
Tue Oct 01, 2024 9:30 am
It was too hazy for photography, so I saw the Sun through my binoculars and filters and saw two sunspots.
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Last post by Baurice
Tue Oct 01, 2024 9:30 am
NGC6940
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John Baars »
Mon Aug 12, 2024 11:06 am
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Hereby a sketch of NGC 6940
For a full report see
NGC6940 Mothra cluster final.jpg
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Excellent sketch John.
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Last post by Falcon 63
Mon Sep 16, 2024 1:35 pm
Sunspots 4/8/24
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mariosi »
Sun Aug 04, 2024 12:02 pm
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Good morning all,
Sunspots this morning at 07:35 l.t. The weather is clear and sunny!
Thanks for looking
Marios
Sunspots 4 8 24 text .jpg...
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Congratulations on the well deserved APOD 👏 👍
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Last post by Ylem
Thu Aug 08, 2024 8:36 pm
M27
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John Baars »
Mon Jul 29, 2024 3:26 pm
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A sketch of M27 made on the night of july 28 to july 29.
Location Den Osse in Zeeland, Netherlands. Bortle 4-5. Sketching at the telescope took me...
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Excellent sketch as always John :)
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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:56 am
Jupiter and friends 7.30.2024 Naked Eye
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pakarinen »
Tue Jul 30, 2024 1:01 pm
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Stepped out to clear skies and this nice grouping this morning. I'm clearly no artist and I couldn't find my sketch book, but clockwise from moon:...
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Very nice! Keep looking up!!
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Last post by mariosi
Mon Aug 05, 2024 3:59 pm
Tweedledee and Tweedledum
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John Baars »
Mon Jul 15, 2024 1:03 pm
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The twin-brothers from Alice in Wonderland,drawn from behind the telesope and later sketched on real drawing paper. Sketches were photographed and...
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Very nice sketches!
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Last post by pakarinen
Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:29 pm
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Last post by mariosi
Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:25 am
M102, NGC6210 and M5
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John Baars »
Fri Jun 07, 2024 12:04 pm
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I sketched M102, NGC6210 an M5 lately.
For a view see my report:
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Beautiful sketches John!
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Last post by Ylem
Tue Jun 25, 2024 3:20 pm
Sunspots on 6/5/24 W/L
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mariosi »
Tue May 07, 2024 3:23 am
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Sunspots on 6/5/24
Thanks for looking and enjoy the light
Sunspots 6 5 24 text .jpg
Sunspots 6 5 24 .jpg
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Thank you very much Jeff !!!
Marios
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Fri Jun 07, 2024 6:44 pm
Sunspots May 9th
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Baurice »
Thu May 09, 2024 7:23 pm
The Sun seemed very active, even through binoculars and I made this sketch.
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Last post by Baurice
Thu May 09, 2024 7:23 pm
Latest sketches of M3 and M53
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John Baars »
Mon May 06, 2024 2:37 pm
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My latest sketches of M3 and M53 can be seen over here:
I found out that the Airbrush in Paint can be well used to simulate minimally small...
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fine work , thx John .
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Last post by messier 111
Wed May 08, 2024 5:02 pm
Last Jupiter sketch before Christmas?
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John Baars »
Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:18 pm
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All weather stations predicted a one-hour clear sky until 20.30 hrs. For a change they predicted it quite accurately. So out I went with my 102 mm F5...
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Wonderful presentation and beautiful details John!!!
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Last post by mariosi
Tue May 07, 2024 3:19 am
Centaurus A NGC 5128
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Falcon 63 »
Fri Feb 23, 2024 2:36 pm
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Hi all,
I sketched this galaxy back a couple of years ago.
A bright (as far as galaxy's go!) visual feast through the eyepiece in Centaurus.
It was...
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Congratulations Wayne, excellent work!!!
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Last post by mariosi
Tue May 07, 2024 3:17 am
Stock 2
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John Baars »
Tue Nov 07, 2023 1:12 pm
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November is a typical rain-season here. As I always say: Rain in November means Christmas in December :icon-smile:
Never mind. November has kept his...
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Congratulations John....Excellent work !!!!
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Tue May 07, 2024 3:13 am
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Last post by Baurice
Fri May 03, 2024 8:05 pm
Sunspots April 30th
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Baurice »
Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:36 pm
The sky was full of moving cloud of several layers and thicknesses. Fortunately, there were odd gaps and I saw what appeared to be three sunspots...
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Last post by Baurice
Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:36 pm
Sunspots
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Baurice »
Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:50 pm
I bin scanned the Sun through thin moving cloud and saw three sunspots. A fainter one was on the professional observatory images may have been...
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Last post by Baurice
Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:50 pm
Sun February 10th
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Baurice »
Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:23 pm
It had been 8 days of continuous cloud and rain. I was starting to think I would fail to get a single decent image in the whole month. The cloud was...
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Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:23 pm
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