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Have You Ever Observed Quasar 3c273?

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Fri Apr 02, 2021 4:18 am
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by Refractordude » Tue Mar 09, 2021 4:42 am

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I will be driving to a bortle 2 area in May. I am thinking of adding this quasar to my object list. Will be using a 150mm f/8 achromatic refractor....

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Yes, when I was younger I made a point of it. Limiting magnitude reachable depends on your eyes as well as the scope. If you have average eyesight...

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Last post by notFritzArgelander
Fri Apr 02, 2021 4:18 am
Virgo I Galaxy Cluster PDF

Last post by kt4hx « Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:16 pm
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by kt4hx » Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:35 pm

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I ran across this pdf document on another site that the author (Scott Harrington) posted on his google drive for open access. It contains 129...

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Thank you folks. I hope that you can put it to good use. This document gives one a good starting point once they have done the Messier galaxies in...

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Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:16 pm
Beehive, M41, and Mizar as Consolation Prizes

Last post by mikemarotta « Sun Mar 21, 2021 4:27 pm
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by mikemarotta » Sun Mar 21, 2021 12:14 am

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I went out to try for the nova in Cassiopeia but found that the W is too low in the northwest for me. i have a neighbor's tree to the west and the...

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@KathyNS, I went to Burnham’s for Ursa Major and read the “Descriptive Notes.” I had Mizar and Alcor confused with Mizar A and B.

As for Mizar A...

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Sun Mar 21, 2021 4:27 pm
Sigma Orionis?

Last post by mikemarotta « Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:01 pm

by mikemarotta » Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:01 pm

From Burnham's (page 1305), I have Alnitak at RA=05h38.2m and Dec=South 01deg 58 secs.
I know that my Field of View is 80 minutes. (52 degree...

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Last post by mikemarotta
Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:01 pm
How Do You Observe M32?

Last post by AstroBee « Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:44 pm
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by Refractordude » Fri Oct 09, 2020 3:26 am

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When observing M31 I have never seen M32. Right click the image.

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I tried spotting M32 within Andromeda at the 10, 11, and 12 o'clock positions, but no luck. I used my 40mm plossl for a wider exit pupil, but no...

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Last post by AstroBee
Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:44 pm
Lynga open cluster catalog link

Last post by pakarinen « Fri Jan 15, 2021 6:09 pm

by pakarinen » Fri Jan 15, 2021 6:09 pm

This might be of interest to OC fans:

One nice feature is you can click over to a DSS or ROSAT field for a quick pic.

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Fri Jan 15, 2021 6:09 pm
Observing Project - Red Dwarf Stars

Last post by mikemarotta « Mon Nov 30, 2020 6:50 pm
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by kt4hx » Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:36 pm

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Here is a little project for folks that may be looking for something a little different to do. In the linked article is a list of the 14 brightest...

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Thanks for the suggestion. I would need to haul out the computer-controlled 10-inch SCT for this. I don't think that star-hopping with my 102mm will...

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Last post by mikemarotta
Mon Nov 30, 2020 6:50 pm
Specular Reflections

Last post by Graeme1858 « Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:47 pm
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by umasscrew39 » Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:35 pm

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This was a new one for me, specular reflections, i.e., stray light from a bright star, that is trying to ruin my image (lower left corner). This is...

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Not been a problem yet for me but with Orion coming into view, I've seen Alnitak do that to people's Horse head and Flame images.

Regards

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:47 pm
Hubble images a frEGG.

Last post by pakarinen « Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:26 pm
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by KingClinton » Mon Jul 13, 2020 1:44 pm

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Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:26 pm
SN 2020uxz in NGC 514

Last post by kt4hx « Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:20 pm

by kt4hx » Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:20 pm

This Type Ia has been around for a bit this month as it slowly has brightened. It is currently listed at mag 13.9 in Sky Tools 3 and at 13.8 at the...

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Last post by kt4hx
Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:20 pm
Ursa Major Bow Wave

Last post by Ylem « Sun Oct 11, 2020 12:46 am
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by Graeme1858 » Sun Jun 21, 2020 4:46 pm

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30 degree arc discovered in Ursa Major

Regards

Graeme

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Thanks for posting, interesting.

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Last post by Ylem
Sun Oct 11, 2020 12:46 am
Where's Bladekeeper?

Last post by Arctic « Tue Sep 22, 2020 1:13 pm
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by Arctic » Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:49 pm

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I haven't been on this site much this summer. But I noticed that the very frequent poster, Bladekeeper, hasn't been here since June. What's up?

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Thanks for the responses. I sure hope everything pans out well for Bryan and his family. 2020 sucks...

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Last post by Arctic
Tue Sep 22, 2020 1:13 pm
Southern hemisphere nova in Reticulum.

Last post by yobbo89 « Mon Jul 20, 2020 3:59 pm
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by KingClinton » Mon Jul 20, 2020 10:17 am

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Astronomers have spotted a classical nova outburst in a type of variable star that involves a white dwarf orbiting a main sequence star. Nova...

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ohh you can get 8 mins on a plane wave 24'' for free on the sighn up !! from the remote observatory rob used .

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Last post by yobbo89
Mon Jul 20, 2020 3:59 pm
Odd Shaped Stars

Last post by jgass « Fri Jul 17, 2020 4:15 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sun May 10, 2020 7:50 am

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The attached shows the top right corner of a recent image I captured. The stars are lopsided all facing a way from the centre of the image. I'm...

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Hello Graeme,

Please remember that after you collimate your telescope with the out of focus image at this level, you should move it closer to focus,...

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Last post by jgass
Fri Jul 17, 2020 4:15 pm
SN 2020nvb in NGC 4457

Last post by KingNothing13 « Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:51 pm
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by kt4hx » Fri Jul 03, 2020 6:48 pm

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Another new SN in the Virgo galaxy cluster has been discovered. This one is in the lenticular galaxy NGC 4457 (mag=10.9, size=2.7'x2.3', SBr=12.7)....

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Thanks Brett. That would be IC 1101 in Virgo, which I observed at the dark site house with the 17.5 dob on 20 April this year. Here is a link to that...

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Last post by KingNothing13
Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:51 pm
Super nova AT 2020 nlb in Messier 85.

Last post by KingClinton « Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:15 am

by KingClinton » Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:15 am

New super nova in M85 just discovered!
Not a visual target but good for AP.

And from Twitter

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Last post by KingClinton
Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:15 am
Good Mount for Viewing

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:20 am
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by Baskevo » Tue Jun 16, 2020 11:52 pm

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Hi Guys! Long time no chat!

I just moved, and my new spot is completely covered, so I do not have any room for AP. However! I am planning a trip...

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It seems it has been replaced by the EQM-35 which is twice the price. I am not sure if it is worth that increase thought.

I have not used the...

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:20 am
Brief Video On what Is A Galaxy

Last post by Graeme1858 « Tue Jun 23, 2020 6:34 am
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by Refractordude » Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:00 pm

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These videos got me started in the hobby. Here is a good shorty on what is a galaxy.

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These videos got me started in the hobby. Here is a good shorty on what is a galaxy.

The video doesn't work for me RD. Their Youtube channel has...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Tue Jun 23, 2020 6:34 am
XMM-Newton spies baby pulsar

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:20 pm

by Graeme1858 » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:20 pm

An observation campaign led by ESA’s XMM-Newton space observatory reveals the youngest pulsar ever seen – the remnant of a once-massive star – that...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:20 pm
Astronomy at a distance: Myths and legends of the Pleiades

Last post by Makuser « Thu May 14, 2020 5:04 pm
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by KingClinton » Thu May 14, 2020 11:40 am

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Last post by Makuser
Thu May 14, 2020 5:04 pm
Supernovae are firing off!

Last post by kt4hx « Sat May 09, 2020 2:00 pm
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by kt4hx » Sat May 09, 2020 5:03 am

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Seems we are currently seeing a bit of a flurry of SNe activity in the spring skies. In addition to SN 2020hvf in NGC 3643 (Leo) that I mentioned in...

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I neglected to include the below link where you can find more info about each, my apologies! :whistle:

As always magnitude estimates should be...

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Last post by kt4hx
Sat May 09, 2020 2:00 pm
Researching targets from a session.

Last post by helicon « Wed May 06, 2020 8:21 pm
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by KingClinton » Sat May 02, 2020 5:32 pm

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When I go out for a session I usually have some sort of a list or the other, or an idea of the type of target I am after, GC, Open clusters etc.
I...

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I like to create a list beforehand, written in my notebook, then at the eyepiece with a red light shining I look at my atlas, usually picking out a...

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Last post by helicon
Wed May 06, 2020 8:21 pm
Would it be a cool idea if I set up some sort of interactive livestream showing live views of space

Last post by smeyer8015 « Tue May 05, 2020 10:03 pm
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by realflow100 » Tue May 05, 2020 5:02 pm

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Would it be a cool idea if I set up some sort of interactive livestream showing live views of space with a wireless transmitter and receiver to...

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Here's a YT channel that live streams on occasion

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Last post by smeyer8015
Tue May 05, 2020 10:03 pm
Do you need some observing ideas?

Last post by kt4hx « Mon May 04, 2020 9:54 pm
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by kt4hx » Sun May 03, 2020 5:36 pm

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For those that like structured observing programs and are looking for some challenges of varying degrees, I can recommend the below linked site - the...

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Thanks for the links Alan.
I took the southern skies list from the first and took out the galaxies. Still leaves enough to look through, I probably...

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Last post by kt4hx
Mon May 04, 2020 9:54 pm
hunting for rim nebula !!! Wascally webula!

Last post by kt4hx « Sun May 03, 2020 5:31 pm
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by yobbo89 » Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:01 pm

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so i came across a target in stellarium , it was just a name icon with no image. rim nebula and i clicked on it and it showed up in details as ngc...

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I observed NGC 6188, which I know as the Firebird Nebula and its associated cluster NGC 6193 a few times using my ED80 at a location just south of...

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Sun May 03, 2020 5:31 pm

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