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Need help with M4 in Scorpio

Last post by GCoyote « Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:11 pm
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by mikemarotta » Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:10 pm

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With Scorpio near the mediian in the summer, it is an easy target area. I have been trying to find M4 for months, even over the winter being up at...

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Also, over all, the neighborhood skies were more transparent five or six years ago. I have notes about the Milky Way which now is just a rumor....

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Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:11 pm
M22 First View

Last post by mikemarotta « Sat Jul 31, 2021 4:52 am
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by mikemarotta » Fri Jul 30, 2021 2:44 am

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Still no joy on M4, but turning to Sagittariius which I know is a rich field, I was stopped by a classic puffball. No mistaking it. I was able to...

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This chart should help with finding M4--the circle is 1.1°

Thanks. It's clear right now, 23:51 to 0100, at least . So, I took everything outside.

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Last post by mikemarotta
Sat Jul 31, 2021 4:52 am
Supernova in NGC 7814 (Pegasus)

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:17 am
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by kt4hx » Tue Jul 20, 2021 7:58 pm

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If you can wait until after midnight when Pegasus is starting to climb a little bit, the Type Ia supernova 2021rhu is currently listed at magnitude...

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Thanks for the heads up Alan.

The SN is clearly brighter than the whole core. Awesome!

Regards

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:17 am
Not Certain About M16

Last post by Don Pensack « Sun Jul 11, 2021 3:06 pm
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by Refractordude » Sun Jul 11, 2021 1:28 am

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Enjoyed the photography images of M16 a few days before the trip to my dark site. So I put M16 on my short list of targets. However, not certain it...

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Enjoyed the photography images of M16 a few days before the trip to my dark site. So I put M16 on my short list of targets. However, not certain it...

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Last post by Don Pensack
Sun Jul 11, 2021 3:06 pm
this is what I see of orion nebula in my telescope. is this what I should expect?

Last post by GCoyote « Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:58 pm
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by realflow100 » Fri May 01, 2020 9:37 pm
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I have an orion skyscanner 100mm F4 reflector telescope

Orion nebula just looks like a faint fuzzy smudge with a barely-detectable darker area sorta...

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I hope realflow is able to use some of this advice and I know it's helping me in my Bortle 7 suburb.
Right now, the high summer humidity is only...
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Last post by GCoyote
Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:58 pm
How Do You Observe M32?

Last post by Don Pensack « Mon Jun 14, 2021 5:42 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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Yes, that's it.
Here is another link that also has the indices and where you can look at it online without a download:
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Last post by Don Pensack
Mon Jun 14, 2021 5:42 pm
3 Juno M10 Conjunction

Last post by Ylem « Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:56 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Jun 02, 2021 6:56 pm

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Here's a viewing/imaging opportunity if ever I saw one! I heard about it in a podcast, S&T I think and put it into Stellarium:

Capture.JPG

Juno...

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Thanks for the heads up! That's something to definitely check out if the clouds permit :)

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Last post by Ylem
Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:56 pm
Why 2nd Brightest Castor is alpha Geminorum

Last post by mikemarotta « Mon May 31, 2021 9:55 pm

by mikemarotta » Mon May 31, 2021 9:55 pm

It was originally thought that the stars were assigned labels in alphabetical order according to their brightness. However, in many constellations...

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Mon May 31, 2021 9:55 pm
Sigma Orionis?

Last post by MistrBadgr « Mon May 03, 2021 6:03 pm
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by mikemarotta » Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:01 pm

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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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That is a really pretty area of the sky, which I normally go to earlier in the year. (too much light pollution to the west) I normally swing up to...

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Last post by MistrBadgr
Mon May 03, 2021 6:03 pm
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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Last post by kt4hx
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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Last post by mikemarotta
Sun Mar 21, 2021 4:27 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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Last post by pakarinen
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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Tue Jun 23, 2020 6:34 am

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