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For the last three nights high winds have meant telescopic seeing was for the toilet, so my neighbor and I have been tracking down a few deep sky objects which can be had from this suburban sky, and identifying lunar features along the terminator as best we can make out, with binoculars.

Great fun!


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(Just ignore the two homeless creatures who wandered into this scene, uninvited)




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Hi NG. A fun read observing report from you and your neighbor using binoculars. It just proves that sometimes you just have to view what you can when you can. Thanks for this report and photos NG and keep looking up.
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Well, it looks like you made lemonade out a couple of lemons. Who are those two guys????
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That's great that you got your neighbor hooked on astronomy.
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I love the use of the music holder for charts!
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Ylem wrote: Fri Jan 27, 2023 6:22 pm I love the use of the music holder for charts!
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Very handy at the eyepiece!



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Bigzmey wrote: Fri Jan 27, 2023 6:15 pm That's great that you got your neighbor hooked on astronomy.
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He's become quite a trooper, I must say. Few casual observers would put up with the conditions we tolerate so often.

Tonight (Friday) will be the end, for now. Clouds and rain on the way, alas.



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