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AZ-Gti first light

Last post by Bigzmey « Fri Oct 11, 2024 2:19 am
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by pakarinen » Thu Oct 10, 2024 1:41 pm

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Not much of a report, but after leaving it sitting on the shelf for almost a year, I finally took out my new AZ-Gti this morning with my AT50.

I did...

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Congrats on the successful first light, Olen! This is quite capable little mount. The stock tripod is shaky though, but should be OK for 60-80mm...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Fri Oct 11, 2024 2:19 am
NGC 404 and Saturn.

Last post by kt4hx « Fri Oct 11, 2024 12:49 am
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by John Baars » Tue Oct 08, 2024 6:28 pm

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Last week Oct. 2 and 3 were both clear and cold evenings. With good seeing. Transparency was good enough, but not excellent. Been reasonably warm...

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Very well done John! I truly enjoyed the cat and mouse game you have with NGC 404. As always your sketches are to notch my friend.

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Last post by kt4hx
Fri Oct 11, 2024 12:49 am
First fall session

Last post by Bigzmey « Thu Oct 10, 2024 7:24 pm
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by Bigzmey » Thu Oct 10, 2024 2:14 am

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10/04/2024

Location: Anza Observatory, Bortle 4.0

Equipment: Celestron 14” EdgeHD SCT with 0.7x reducer, on Celestron CGE Pro mount.

EPs
Baader...

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Thanks Aaron and Jean-Yves! I use reducer to get wider true field of view. Without reducer my widest 2 EPs produce ~0.7 deg TFV in F11 14 SCT, with...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Thu Oct 10, 2024 7:24 pm
Post COVID Sessions!

Last post by Unitron48 « Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:58 am
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by Unitron48 » Wed Oct 09, 2024 10:05 pm

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My spouse and I both got COVID; she tested positive on 21 Sep, I on 22 Sep. Because of her chronic respiratory conditions, she ended up in the...

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I hope you are feeling better Dave. Also, I hope your wife is on the mend quickly.

Thanks, Michael.

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:58 am
Comet C/2023 A3 - 28th September, 2024 AEST.

Last post by Bigzmey « Sat Oct 05, 2024 3:06 pm
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by OzEclipse » Sat Sep 28, 2024 10:06 am

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Had one friend, Denis Graham, visiting overnight for a peek at the comet this morning. After three days of cloud, I was looking forward to observing...

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Beautiful captures Joe!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Sat Oct 05, 2024 3:06 pm
September Summary

Last post by Baurice « Wed Oct 02, 2024 8:58 pm
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by Baurice » Tue Oct 01, 2024 11:38 pm

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Not everything I tried worked but enough did to say it was a good month. I caught solar details, even though the Sun was quiet. I did some lunar...

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Thanks for the replies but I'm sorry to hear you had a bad month. I would have had far fewer observations and photos had I been working.

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Last post by Baurice
Wed Oct 02, 2024 8:58 pm
Evening session in the southern sky

Last post by Bigzmey « Tue Oct 01, 2024 10:09 pm
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by Bigzmey » Wed Sep 25, 2024 11:59 pm

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9/21/2024

Location: Anza Observatory, Bortle 4.0

Equipment: Celestron 14” EdgeHD SCT with 0.7x reducer, on Celestron CGE Pro mount.

EPs
Baader...

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Thanks John!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Tue Oct 01, 2024 10:09 pm
A Messier 15 observation.

Last post by Unitron48 « Mon Sep 30, 2024 12:41 pm
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by John Baars » Sun Sep 22, 2024 12:17 pm

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Just the other week away from home, just refueling in a vacation park. Significantly darker than at home. Too bad the owners of such parks think that...

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Great sketch...and report John! That is truly a shame about your dark sky site!

Also, congrats on your VROD!

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Mon Sep 30, 2024 12:41 pm
23 September 2024

Last post by Mike Q « Thu Sep 26, 2024 9:58 pm
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by Mike Q » Mon Sep 23, 2024 9:52 pm

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Greetings and salutations from Jamestown Tennessee. Two States, 7 hours and a time zone away from home.

The wife and i are 9 miles from the...

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Bummer about the weather. Let's hope you have earned enough clouds credit to last till the end of the year. :)

If i make it thru November I will...

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Last post by Mike Q
Thu Sep 26, 2024 9:58 pm
I was blind .

Last post by messier 111 « Tue Sep 24, 2024 9:56 pm
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by messier 111 » Sat Oct 09, 2021 5:21 pm
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Hello everyone ,
I explain to you .
recently I had surgery on my right eye for a cataract.
not exactly pleasant, but oh how the result is.

after the...

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Jean-Yves, I'm glad to hear that your cataract surgery went well (twice)! About a year or two ago (ok, I've lost count), I was at the eye doctor for...
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Tue Sep 24, 2024 9:56 pm
Another Lunar Session

Last post by jrkirkham « Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:09 pm
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by Unitron48 » Thu Sep 12, 2024 10:57 am

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Last night was my third night out in four days, and one devoted once again to checking out Lunar features included in the Astronomical League's Lunar...

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I've always enjoyed observing the moon.

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Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:09 pm
Morning session in the southern sky.

Last post by Bigzmey « Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:32 pm
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by Bigzmey » Thu Sep 19, 2024 1:05 am

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9/14/2024

Location: Anza Observatory, Bortle 3.5

Equipment: Celestron 14” EdgeHD SCT with 0.7x reducer, on Celestron CGE Pro mount.

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Thanks John! Just came back from another desert trip, report is to follow. :)

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Last post by Bigzmey
Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:32 pm
22 Sept 2024 0600

Last post by Mike Q « Sun Sep 22, 2024 1:32 pm
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by Mike Q » Sun Sep 22, 2024 11:18 am

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A while back i was given a kids scope, a Celestron Powerseeker AZ70. Its a 70mm F10 scope that none of us would be caught dead with....its OK to...

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I will add this, to actually look up at most things you either need to be really short or a bit of a contortionist to use the red dot finder to find...

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Last post by Mike Q
Sun Sep 22, 2024 1:32 pm
14 Sept 2024

Last post by John Baars « Sun Sep 22, 2024 1:07 pm
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by Mike Q » Sat Sep 14, 2024 11:24 am

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Seeing i automatically woke up at 4am on a weekend i decided why not. The sky was clear and fairly dark, and was actually in pretty good shape. I...

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:icon-smile: Good Morning :icon-smile:
Congratulations on the VROD!

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Last post by John Baars
Sun Sep 22, 2024 1:07 pm
September so far

Last post by Thefatkitty « Fri Sep 20, 2024 12:06 am
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by Baurice » Thu Sep 19, 2024 8:53 pm

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After a slow start, September has taken off. As usual, most of my photos are full-disc white light solar. I have also been experimenting a lot with...

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Nice go Philip, and a good read too. Hope the rest of the month works out for you :D

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Fri Sep 20, 2024 12:06 am
Attempted visual observation of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS 2023 A3

Last post by OzEclipse « Sun Sep 15, 2024 1:45 pm
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by OzEclipse » Sun Sep 15, 2024 11:32 am

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This morning I woke at 4am and took out my 15x70mm binoculars to attempt to visually observe the mag 5.2 Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS 2023 A3. I could not...

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Not at the moment. It does not appear to be disintegrating as previously suggested in the paper published last May and the pause in brightening that...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Sun Sep 15, 2024 1:45 pm
Two Short Sessions...

Last post by Unitron48 « Thu Sep 12, 2024 6:47 pm
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by Unitron48 » Wed Sep 11, 2024 12:23 pm

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Sunday night, 8 Sept, our Culpeper Group got together for a short session, to take advantage of the clear skies for the next three nights. On this...

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Great observations
Star hopping on the Moon :lol:
Congratulations on the VROD!

Thanks, John! Star hopping on the Moon , doesn't everyone?

Dave.

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Last post by Unitron48
Thu Sep 12, 2024 6:47 pm
Sept. 11, 2024 CA Line fire smoke in Las Vegas

Last post by helicon « Thu Sep 12, 2024 4:10 pm
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by AstroBee » Wed Sep 11, 2024 6:45 pm

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The smoke is so bad here in the Vegas valley today that you can taste it in the air.
I should mention, I live approx. 10 miles from the strip as the...

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I hope it abates Greg. We had some smoke and orange skies from fires in British Columbia earlier in the week, not fun to have to deal with. I hope...

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Last post by helicon
Thu Sep 12, 2024 4:10 pm
Paid my cloud fees

Last post by Bigzmey « Wed Sep 11, 2024 7:10 pm
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by Bigzmey » Wed Sep 11, 2024 12:09 am

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You of cause know the new equipment clouds curse. I have something similar for my dark site location. Every observing season I always get at least...

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Sorry to hear, but its all part of the game!

Dave

A side note: I purchased a new eyepiece (5mm TV Delite) and star diagonal (Baader T-2Prism...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Wed Sep 11, 2024 7:10 pm
Clusters and nebulae with binocular telescope

Last post by Bigzmey « Tue Sep 10, 2024 2:49 pm
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by Bigzmey » Fri Sep 06, 2024 1:38 am
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8/30/2024

Location: Anza Observatory, Bortle 4.

Equipment: APM 100mm ED F5.5 binocular refractor on SkyTee 2 manual AltAz mount.

Spring to fall,...

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Awesome rig Bigz!
I would imaging viewing in stereo is quite amazing!

Thanks Jim! Yes, very relaxing and enjoyable.
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Last post by Bigzmey
Tue Sep 10, 2024 2:49 pm
September so far

Last post by Mike Q « Tue Sep 10, 2024 1:32 pm
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by Baurice » Tue Sep 10, 2024 12:09 pm

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After a cracking August, September has been rather quiet, with just a few images so far:

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August was good, September has started slowly for me.

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Last post by Mike Q
Tue Sep 10, 2024 1:32 pm
A trip to La Palma (Canaries)

Last post by Thefatkitty « Mon Sep 09, 2024 11:38 pm
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by carastro » Sun Sep 08, 2024 4:33 pm
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My local Astro group decided some time ago to organise a group to go to La Palma, mainly to see the Observatories and perhaps do some Astronmy in...

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Great images and narrative Carole, thanks for sharing all that!
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Last post by Thefatkitty
Mon Sep 09, 2024 11:38 pm
Observing Report for 02 September 2024 – chasing this and that in the here and there

Last post by kt4hx « Sat Sep 07, 2024 8:15 pm
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by kt4hx » Fri Sep 06, 2024 1:47 am

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The forecast at our dark site house the evening of 02 September was for excellent transparency and below average seeing, per Astrospheric. I needed...

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congratulations on a very well-deserved vrod, once again you took us for a very fun and lovely tour. thx.

Thank you Jean-Yves. Glad you enjoyed...

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Last post by kt4hx
Sat Sep 07, 2024 8:15 pm
Double Star Hunting in the Swan

Last post by Unitron48 « Fri Sep 06, 2024 8:08 pm
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by Unitron48 » Wed Sep 04, 2024 5:05 pm
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As I said yesterday in my report, Out with a Friend , I planned to take advantage of the second night of clear skies and excellent seeing. This time...

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Another great session Dave! Great that the skies have been co-operating with you.

Thanks, Gabrielle. Hope all is well with you.

Dave
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Last post by Unitron48
Fri Sep 06, 2024 8:08 pm
Full August

Last post by Baurice « Fri Sep 06, 2024 7:57 pm

by Baurice » Fri Sep 06, 2024 7:57 pm

August was a very busy and interesting month, at least as far as astronomy went.

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Fri Sep 06, 2024 7:57 pm

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