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What to shoot?

Last post by carastro « Sun Aug 18, 2024 10:07 am
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by AstroBee » Tue Aug 13, 2024 6:43 pm

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I'm not exactly sure which forum category this question really falls under but I'm sure it will get moved if it's in the wrong location.
So here's my...

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Yes I would agree with several suggestions above. If you're in Bortle 1 (what's that? lol), go for something faint no doable easily and the Squid is...

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Sun Aug 18, 2024 10:07 am
The Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Aug 04, 2024 6:27 pm

by Graeme1858 » Sun Aug 04, 2024 6:27 pm

How big is the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall?

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Sun Aug 04, 2024 6:27 pm
I'm over this summer!

Last post by pakarinen « Mon Jul 22, 2024 5:44 pm
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by AstroBee » Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:21 pm

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That doesn't usually happen to me till mid August. I guess getting older I have less tolerance for heat.
I tried imaging last night. Even at the end...

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With the heat, humidity, mosquitoes, storms, and short nights here, it might be time to switch to quick looks with the binos.

The exception is right...

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Last post by pakarinen
Mon Jul 22, 2024 5:44 pm
Another Shot of T Cor Bor

Last post by AstroBee « Wed Jul 10, 2024 12:56 am
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by JayTee » Mon Jul 08, 2024 11:27 pm

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Here is a single image from 2 nights ago (0702 UTC). I needed to get a baseline image so I can compare if/when it goes off . My image center is...

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zip it and send it to me. I just need to know the date/rough time and pixel scale.
Nevada Desert Skies AT Gmail Dot Com (no spaces, replace the @...

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Wed Jul 10, 2024 12:56 am
T Coronae Borealis

Last post by AstroBee « Mon Jul 08, 2024 2:16 am
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by Graeme1858 » Sat May 11, 2024 8:30 am
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This is a before image of T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), aka the Blaze star, in the centre of the image. (North is to the left) It's a recurrent nova in...

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....September 25 when, from the southern hemisphere, it's disappearing into twilight....

Nooooo!!!!
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Mon Jul 08, 2024 2:16 am
Euclid Mission Images

Last post by StarHugger « Sat Jun 01, 2024 12:06 am
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by Graeme1858 » Fri May 31, 2024 8:45 pm

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Incredible!

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Excellent imagry, thanks Graeme...

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Sat Jun 01, 2024 12:06 am
Looking for advice on a double star

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Fri May 24, 2024 8:40 am
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by jrkirkham » Thu May 23, 2024 11:11 pm

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I have tried several times to split 38 Lyncis, but to no avail. It looks like a fairly bright star 3.9 with a much dimmer star 6.1 with a narrow...

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Read on how to make a occulting mask for a eyepiece. Sometimes it will make a difference.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Fri May 24, 2024 8:40 am
Giant gamma-ray flare

Last post by helicon « Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:55 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:39 pm

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Giant gamma-ray flare from 'recently deceased' magnetar lights up Cigar Galaxy

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Good for M82. I saw an episode of How the Universe Works recently focused on pulsars and magnetars - scary stuff with the gravity, magnetic field,...

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Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:55 pm
Stellar Winds From Other Stars

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:55 pm

by Graeme1858 » Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:55 pm

An international research team led by the University of Vienna has made a major breakthrough. In a study recently published in Nature Astronomy, they...

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Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:55 pm
800 year old explosion

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:07 pm

by Frankskywatcher » Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:07 pm

Thought this might interest a few of you !

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Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:07 pm
Gaia discovers ‘galactic archaeology’

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:56 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:16 am

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25 March 2024. – The European Space Agency (ESA)’s Gaia space telescope has discovered two surprising streams of stars that formed and wove together...

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That was a great read and thanks for sharing it .
I was impressed at how old those stars are and the fact that they named them shakta and shiva the...

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Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:56 pm
NASA suspends Gamma Ray Bursts telescope

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:14 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:39 pm

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Found this to be interesting !

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Sounds like Swift is going the same way as Spitzer went!

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:14 pm
Wide Field Deep Sky

Last post by StarHugger « Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:49 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:24 am

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Here's an astounding NASA APOD:

Graeme

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800 hrs, Wow...

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Last post by StarHugger
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:49 pm
Record-Breaking Black Hole

Last post by Michael131313 « Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:05 am
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:31 pm

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A good one from Chandra and JWST:

Graeme

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Can't imagine how much gas it would take to make that BH. Thanks.

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Last post by Michael131313
Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:05 am
Relative Distances

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Fri Dec 29, 2023 7:28 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Dec 29, 2023 11:00 am

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This Hubble Picture of the Week features a richness of spiral galaxies: the large, prominent spiral galaxy on the right side of the image is NGC...

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A wonderful image.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Fri Dec 29, 2023 7:28 pm
JWST sheds new light on a six galaxy smash up!

Last post by messier 111 « Sun Dec 24, 2023 2:18 pm
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by kt4hx » Sun Dec 24, 2023 1:04 am

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The James Webb Space Telescope has shed new light on what was thought to be a single galaxy, but now appears to be a total of six interacting,...

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thx

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Last post by messier 111
Sun Dec 24, 2023 2:18 pm
Planet Size Measured by Hubble

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:08 am

by Graeme1858 » Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:08 am

Hubble measures the size of the nearest transiting Earth-sized planet

Graeme

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Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:08 am
Poll - What Should I Image?

Last post by JSBach1801 « Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:52 pm
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by JSBach1801 » Tue Nov 07, 2023 2:33 am

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Good evening all,

Looks like I will be able to get out again this coming Wednesday evening. Two targets have caught my eye. The North American...

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Well, last night wasn't a total success, but it wasn't a total failure either.

Some lingering clouds delayed my start time. Once I did start imaging...

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Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:52 pm
Distant FRB

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Nov 09, 2023 6:23 am

by Graeme1858 » Thu Nov 09, 2023 6:23 am

Astronomers detect most distant fast radio burst to date:

An international team has spotted a remote blast of cosmic radio waves lasting less than...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Thu Nov 09, 2023 6:23 am
NGC 6284 13.3 Billion Years Old

Last post by messier 111 « Tue Nov 07, 2023 11:53 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:24 pm

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A new study has found Globular Cluster NGC 6284 to be 13.3 billion years old!

Graeme

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I don't know if this can be useful ,

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Last post by messier 111
Tue Nov 07, 2023 11:53 pm
Alignment stars

Last post by Mirrorgirl « Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:35 pm
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by Mirrorgirl » Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:15 pm

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Hi there

I'm having trouble aligning i need three bright stars that will be quite high up because of my trees all around that will be listed on my...

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Vega, SWish, Lyra
Caph, NE, Cassiopiea
and Enif, SEish, Pegasus

Try that.

If you have Stellerium you can put your horizon in to show you what you...

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Last post by Mirrorgirl
Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:35 pm
Our Position in The Milky Way

Last post by Don Pensack « Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:48 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Sun Jul 23, 2023 4:22 pm

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Thought this was interesting “ you are here”!

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Now that tracking the outer arms is occurring, the Milky Way's disc has been extended to ~150,000 light years.
That means the Sun is only about 1/3...

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Last post by Don Pensack
Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:48 am
Photographer Travels 10,000 Miles to Capture Stunning Photo of the Entire Milky Way Galaxy

Last post by Don Pensack « Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:44 am
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by SkyHiker » Fri Aug 11, 2023 7:10 am

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Last post by Don Pensack
Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:44 am
DAYLIGHT SAVING?

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Wed Aug 16, 2023 3:50 am
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by Mirrorgirl » Tue Aug 15, 2023 5:08 pm

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Hi there

just wondered if anyone knew if it is daylight saving in Britain?

Rhoda

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I fully agree, it should have been removed decades ago.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Wed Aug 16, 2023 3:50 am
Giant Question Mark

Last post by messier 111 « Wed Aug 09, 2023 8:50 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Aug 09, 2023 7:45 pm

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James Webb Space Telescope spies giant cosmic question mark in deep space:

Graeme

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as if the universe said, do you have a question mr james?

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Wed Aug 09, 2023 8:50 pm

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