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This month we will be following along (for the most part) the primary plane of our own galaxy, the Milky Way, sampling some of its riches. The...
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Thanks for your kind comments Alan. I have never been much of a sketch artist. Although I could take quick photos of these objects, they don't convey...
I have had the good fortune to observe all this month's challenge objects. Since all of the northern and half of the southern objects are from the...
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Hi Alan. A great report of your observations in the southern hemisphere of our sky. As always, a fun read and informative report from you. Thanks for...
Hi all I took this image last night of M3 before the clouds rolled in.I managed to get 53 minutes of 50 seconds each,used my Skywatcher 80ed with my...
So I got out on 5th April for a go at the DSO Challenge. I was trying to do a live stream at the same time and the electronic focuser kept...
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Despite the dust issues, still a nice view of this really interesting galaxy Graeme. It does indeed remind me of my visual experience with it, though...
Since I do not have any access to the first southern object from my mid-northern latitude, I thought I would go ahead and post one of my best...
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Okay friends, we did get over to the dark site yesterday (06 April) for some observing. I was able to turn the 17.5 inch all the Leo Triplet and then...
My how time flies, and here we find ourselves in another new month with some more new observing/sketching/imaging challenges. Late winter into early...
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We I managed a session on the 13th. It was windy but clear.
I managed one of Brett's Carbon stars but the other two were hidden by roof tops....
OK guys/gals, Here's my first submission to the monthly DSO challenge. I wsn't 100% certain if I was supposed to start a new post or just add to the...
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Nice images Greg and you illustrate why M67 is one of my favorite clusters to observe through a scope, as M44 (Praesape) is almost more impressive in...
I was able to get over to the dark site last night and do some observing. While there, I re-observed four of this month's objects with 17.5 inch. The...
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Congratulations!
I haven't had much time at the scope this month (or last for that matter). Either snow, rain, or clouds. I got a clear night last...
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