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Sunspots 1/9/21 - 30/9/21
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mariosi »
Fri Oct 01, 2021 3:01 pm
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Hello all
Click on the photo and I hope you like it!
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Nice 👍
Also nice to see some activities!
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Fri Dec 17, 2021 12:33 am
NGC 1582 Challenge of the month December 2021
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John Baars »
Thu Dec 09, 2021 10:54 am
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In this topic
NGC 1582 is one of the challenges of the month. It is a nice open cluster in Perseus. I observed it with my 150mm f/5 achromat from...
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Beautiful sketch John
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Last post by Falcon 63
Thu Dec 16, 2021 3:38 pm
Saturn sketch
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Mirrorgirl »
Wed Dec 08, 2021 7:31 pm
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Hi there
I have done a sketch of Saturn but I did struggle on the rings here it is all comments welcome thank you
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I have always found it a challenge sketching planets. Very nice work Rhoda.
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Last post by Falcon 63
Thu Dec 16, 2021 3:33 pm
Galaxies in Perseus sketch
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Mirrorgirl »
Thu Dec 09, 2021 10:29 pm
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Hi there
I thought I would do a sketch of the galaxies in Perseus it was quite difficult sketching this but I got round it..thanks for looking all...
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Some hours put in there...excellent work Rhoda.
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Last post by Falcon 63
Thu Dec 16, 2021 3:27 pm
M34 star cluster
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Mirrorgirl »
Sun Dec 12, 2021 5:37 pm
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Hi there
Very cloudy night no getting out for me so I have been sketching this image of m34 and I thought I would share it with you all comments...
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Very nice...well done Rhoda.
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Last post by Falcon 63
Thu Dec 16, 2021 3:18 pm
Orion sketch 16/12/21
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Mirrorgirl »
Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:39 pm
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Hi there
Here's some sketching of M42 and M43..I did this sketch with a pencil and plain paper I then took pictures on my phone and used the filter...
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nice , thx .
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Last post by messier 111
Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:13 pm
Orion sketch
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Mirrorgirl »
Wed Dec 15, 2021 6:58 pm
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Hi there
Here's a sketch of Orion nebula it pops up where I am about 8.30 here it is
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I hope you...
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Hi Rhoda. Another great sketch from you and this time the Orion and Flame Nebulae. I admire your artistic ability as I can't even draw a straight...
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Last post by Mirrorgirl
Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:56 pm
Whirlpool galaxy sketch
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Mirrorgirl »
Sun Dec 12, 2021 2:02 pm
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Hi there
It's been very cold and cloudy the last few days so I have been doing some sketching to keep me occupied here's what I have done I hope you...
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You did that with an 80mm? Very impressive!
Lol I didn’t see this in my eyepiece I just thought I would sketch whirlpool galaxy
Rhoda
If you...
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Last post by Mirrorgirl
Tue Dec 14, 2021 4:15 am
Jupiter, transit IO and shadow transit 09-06-2021
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John Baars »
Tue Sep 07, 2021 3:37 pm
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On Sunday I had already thoroughly enjoyed the good seeing and transparency when I looked at Jupiter with the 120mm Evostar. Last Monday it was clear...
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Very nice John, when I first saw the vertically squashed appearance of Jupiter I though my optics were odd, you have captured the whole appearance...
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Last post by Greenman
Fri Dec 10, 2021 2:48 pm
M45 sketch
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Mirrorgirl »
Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:59 pm
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Hi there guys and girls
I went out and I located M45 on a really cold night I had my bright head light and some black card and a white colouring...
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Nice! You got the dingle-dangle coming off of Alcyone.
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Last post by pakarinen
Fri Dec 10, 2021 1:31 am
Jupiter sketch
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Mirrorgirl »
Sat Dec 04, 2021 5:49 pm
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Hi there
Here's my sketch of Jupiter as I would get from my nexter 4se red spot too...thanks for looking
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Nice Rhoda thanks for posting and congratulations on the VROD!
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Last post by Greenman
Sun Dec 05, 2021 4:26 pm
Sigma Orionis
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John Donne »
Sat Nov 06, 2021 8:14 am
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Sigma Orionis TSS.jpg
This star group was observed on two evenings.
The sky conditions were very very good and I was able to thoroughly enjoy...
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Hi Mark. A very nice report of your journey around Sigma Orionis. There is a plethora of great objects to enjoy in this area. Thanks for your well...
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Last post by Makuser
Wed Nov 10, 2021 9:25 pm
Sunspots on 24/10/21
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mariosi »
Sun Oct 24, 2021 6:04 pm
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Good morning everyone,
Sunspots today at 09:00 l.t. AR 12886 12887 on the limb.
Thanks for looking
DATE: 24/10/21 DAY: Sunday TIME: 09:00 l.t....
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Hi Marios. A very nice sketch of the sunspots with the 10 Dob and solar filter. And I just saw this morning on the Raben Systems solar maps that...
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Last post by Makuser
Mon Oct 25, 2021 1:33 pm
Sunspots September 1/9/21 - 16/9/21
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mariosi »
Fri Sep 17, 2021 5:08 pm
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Hello all,
Sunspots September 2021 1/9/21 - 16/9/21
Thanks for looking
Sunspots September 2021.jpg
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The correct image and I'm sorry about that!
Sunspots 2021 September .jpg
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Last post by mariosi
Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:51 pm
Sun on 18/9/21 WL-Ha
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mariosi »
Sat Sep 18, 2021 4:20 pm
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Good morning all,
The sun today...no spots on the limb, zero. The Chromosphere always deliver wonderful images even from small aperture.
Have a nice...
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Very nice Marios; your sketches are always so well done :D
All the best,
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Last post by Thefatkitty
Sat Sep 18, 2021 5:41 pm
Sunspots on 10/9/21
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mariosi »
Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:52 pm
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Hello all,
Friday 10/9/21 11:00 l.t. Sunspots today AR 12863 12864 12866 12868 12869 12870. The AR 12870 I can not see any spots to this area but is...
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always very nice , thx .
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Last post by messier 111
Fri Sep 10, 2021 10:34 pm
Sunspots on 9/9/21
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mariosi »
Thu Sep 09, 2021 8:37 am
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Good morning,
the sunspots today at 09:20 l.t.in the morning AR 12863 12864 12866 12868 12869 and one new? The Sunspots groups changing fast
Thanks...
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fine disc , fine work . thx .
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Last post by messier 111
Fri Sep 10, 2021 1:20 am
Sunspots on 8/9/21
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mariosi »
Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:56 am
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Good morning people,
the sunspots today at 07:15 l.t.in the morning l.t. AR 12863 12864 12866 12868 on the limb and one new....??
Thanks for looking...
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Hi Marios, you do some of the best sketches ever; I can't believe the detail you capture. Very nicely done, and it seems the new area you caught was...
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Last post by Thefatkitty
Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:45 pm
Sunspots on 7/9/21
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mariosi »
Tue Sep 07, 2021 2:22 pm
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Hello all,
the sunspots today at 13:00 l.t. AR 12863 12864 12866 12868 on the limb.
Thanks for looking
SCOPE: Dobsonian 10px Sky-Watcher solid tube...
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Nice work , thx .
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Last post by messier 111
Wed Sep 08, 2021 1:33 am
Sunspots on 6/9/21
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mariosi »
Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:22 pm
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Good afternoon,
The Sunspots this afternoon at 14:30 l.t. AR 12868 12866 12864 12863 on the limb.
Thanks for looking
SCOPE: Dobsonian 10px...
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Thanks. Great shots.
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Last post by Michael131313
Mon Sep 06, 2021 11:39 pm
Sunspots 4/9/21
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mariosi »
Sun Sep 05, 2021 1:18 pm
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Hello all,
The Sunspots in the early morning at 07:45 l.t. AR 12863 12864 and another 3 spots on the limb.
Enjoy the light!
SCOPE: Dobsonian 10px...
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again very nice , thx .
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Last post by messier 111
Sun Sep 05, 2021 2:01 pm
Sunspots 5/9/21
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mariosi »
Sun Sep 05, 2021 1:13 pm
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Hello all,
The Sunspots today at 07:15 l.t. AR 12863 12864 12865 12866 12867 12868 on the limb. I didn't saw any spots to this (!!AR 12865!!) Sorry....
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superb work , thx .
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Last post by messier 111
Sun Sep 05, 2021 2:00 pm
Sunspots 31/8/21 - 1/9/21 - 2/9/21.
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mariosi »
Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:28 pm
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Hello all,
Sunspots on 31/8/21 1/9/21 2/9/21
I'm used:
SCOPE: Dobsonian 10px Sky-Watcher solid tube 1200/f4.7
EYEPIECE:Celestron zoom eyepiece...
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Beautiful Marios! And congratulations on the VROD :)
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Last post by Ylem
Sat Sep 04, 2021 3:30 pm
Sunspots 3/9/21
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mariosi »
Fri Sep 03, 2021 3:39 pm
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Hello all,
The Sunspots today at 09::00 l.t. AR 12863 and the (!!AR 12860!!) on the limb but I can not see any Sunspots to this area AR 12860 (I...
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nice disc , thx .
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Last post by messier 111
Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:06 pm
Sunspots on 27/8/21 AR 12859 12860 12861
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mariosi »
Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:32 am
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Good morning,
Sunspots today at 08:25 l.t. AR 12859 12860 12861 on the limb. I'm used Maksutov 102mm 1300/f13. Eyepiece 32mm TV. Baader Astrosolar...
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Hi Marios. Very nice solar work from you. All three of the active regions show up nicely in your sketches. Thanks for sharing these with us Marios,...
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Last post by Makuser
Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:37 pm
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