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Who's Out on the Telescope Tonight?

Last post by Mike Q « Sat Jan 18, 2025 4:54 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:18 pm
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Forecast was good tonight for the first time in ages. So I set up with great expectations. Just as I was ready to go, it started snowing! Just a...

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We have had a handful of clear nights but when it is 8F.... forget about it lol
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Last post by Mike Q
Sat Jan 18, 2025 4:54 pm
The weather

Last post by Mike Q « Sun Dec 29, 2024 11:19 am
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by Caldwell 14 » Sat Dec 28, 2024 8:35 pm

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I have been into astronomy since I was 5 years old. I can remember the exact moment I thought, oh yeah, I want some of that. There we all were sat...

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I got lucky this year and was able to get outside in a very mild February. Take that away I would would have been right on my average of 22 or 23...

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Last post by Mike Q
Sun Dec 29, 2024 11:19 am
Sidewalk astronomy!

Last post by jrkirkham « Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:48 pm
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by Augustus » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:24 am

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With things returning to normal I've been inspired to do sidewalk astronomy on one of the main streets over in Greenwich, Connecticut a few minutes...

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:observer: Good job! I haven't done anything like that for awhile. I used to set up outside libraries and in community college parking lots. Your...

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Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:48 pm
Astronomy photographer of the year 2024 – winners and finalists

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by Pikaia » Fri Sep 13, 2024 8:54 am

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Sat Sep 14, 2024 3:16 am
Recovery tips to get back to astro?

Last post by TareqPhoto « Fri Sep 13, 2024 12:54 am
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by TareqPhoto » Wed Sep 11, 2024 8:42 am

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Hi all,

It has been long time since i posted here, simply i lost interest in everything including astrophotography, but i didn't stop buying stuff...

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I have no experience in astronomy photography, but I can tell you this.
taking one step back sometimes leads us to take two steps forward.
the best...

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Fri Sep 13, 2024 12:54 am
August Highlights

Last post by Baurice « Sat Sep 07, 2024 8:10 am

by Baurice » Sat Sep 07, 2024 8:10 am

I'm not sure which forum to post this. I had a great August and these are the photo highlights.

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Sat Sep 07, 2024 8:10 am
2 mounts, 3 pcs, 3 monitors.....

Last post by Altocumulus « Mon Feb 26, 2024 3:51 pm
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by Altocumulus » Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:15 pm

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Does anyone run 2 mounts, each with their own dedicated headless mini 12v pc - controlled remotely by a 3rd more powerful pc with 2, or even 3...

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There's a version of Windows Remote that allows more than a couple of pcs to be controlled by a single; a separate app to the one generally...

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Mon Feb 26, 2024 3:51 pm
In Search of Dark Skies, Holbrook AZ area (Anyone know of a good spot to setup?)

Last post by ngcjim « Sat Feb 11, 2023 12:41 am
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by chris_g » Sun Nov 13, 2022 5:45 pm

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Hello all,

I am off next week in search of some truly dark skies for a remote observatory location I am contemplating in the Holbrook, AZ area. I...

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I assume you are looking for something quite a bit outside of Holbrook, right? Just checked the dark site finder:
Its near Winslow where the...

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Sat Feb 11, 2023 12:41 am
Amazing Solar System

Last post by Athur2023 « Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:38 am

by Athur2023 » Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:38 am

This project is quite exciting:
It's a levitating platform where the planets orbits around the sun.

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Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:38 am
NASA Climate Change Study

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by ThinkerX » Mon Nov 28, 2022 10:33 pm

Not sure where else to put this.

Anyhow, NASA released a study based on thirty years of satellite observations on sea level increase from global...

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Mon Nov 28, 2022 10:33 pm
Christmas Trash

Last post by Jeeper « Wed Nov 02, 2022 2:13 pm
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by Jeeper » Mon Oct 31, 2022 4:08 pm

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Christmas Trash

Years ago my wife gave me a telescope. It came in a swell black box with hinges and hasps and felted cradles. It is a scope of the...

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I may have gotten an exceptional one. Looking at my observing journal, a really good seeing night will show me some color variation on Saturn and...

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Wed Nov 02, 2022 2:13 pm
Comets on Celestron cpc800 xlt database

Last post by bqms1 « Fri Oct 14, 2022 9:58 am
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by bqms1 » Fri Sep 30, 2022 6:06 pm

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Hi, i haven't updated my Celestron cpc 800 for a few years as I have just started gazing again. Have Celestron put comets on their updates yet?

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ok thank you

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Fri Oct 14, 2022 9:58 am
Five brightest stars of the sky

Last post by pakarinen « Sat Sep 24, 2022 9:59 pm
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by Bigzmey » Sat Sep 10, 2022 10:03 pm

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I always thought that Vega is the second brightest star after Sirius. However, it is actually 5th brightest.

Sirius > Canopus > Alpha Centauri >...

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Yeah, subjectively, Arcturus doesn't look all that bright to me.

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Last post by pakarinen
Sat Sep 24, 2022 9:59 pm
Discovery of a likely water world

Last post by Chich « Sat Aug 27, 2022 5:56 pm

by Chich » Sat Aug 27, 2022 5:56 pm

An exoplanet,TOI-1452, has been discovered about 100ly from Earth. It is suspected of being a 'water planet' and is in an 11 day temperate orbit...

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Sat Aug 27, 2022 5:56 pm
Iota Leonis (I think)

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon May 09, 2022 6:13 pm
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by The Wave Catcher » Sun May 08, 2022 2:41 am

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Two nights ago I was observing with my AT102ED refractor telescope and eventually I was trying to see if I could see the Leo Triplets through my...

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Apparent star colors are affected by sky conditions, optics (aperture, coatings) and observer physiology and perception. As a result you will find...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon May 09, 2022 6:13 pm
Travel to Chile to see the Southern Sky

Last post by Baurice « Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:11 pm
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by SparWeb » Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:33 am

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A family member was speaking wistfully of his tour of Chile many years ago, telling me all about the stunning sky he saw, with everything so...

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I went to Chile to work on a project in 1988 and 1989 and brought back an interesting souvenir: my Mrs!

At the time, I wasn't interested in...

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Last post by Baurice
Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:11 pm
Meteor sighting over Southampton Docks, UK

Last post by Butterfly Maiden « Tue Sep 07, 2021 6:02 am
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by Butterfly Maiden » Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:47 pm

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I have just come across this news item on the BBC News website.

A Meteor was apparently videoed on Sunday at around 22:45 BST as it crossed the sky,...

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I have never actually seen a meteor shower in real life, but I imagine it would be quite a sight to behold.

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Last post by Butterfly Maiden
Tue Sep 07, 2021 6:02 am
Website features and usability.

Last post by FRAZ « Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:18 am
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by FRAZ » Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:11 am

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How about a few posts where people who know how to use the many features of the website available share amongst others who may wish to use them....

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I just found the forum tips and tricks.

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Last post by FRAZ
Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:18 am
Chinese scientists find evidence of most powerful asteroid strike humans ever experienced

Last post by Chich « Tue Aug 17, 2021 2:16 am

by Chich » Tue Aug 17, 2021 2:16 am

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Tue Aug 17, 2021 2:16 am
Anyone going to Stellafane?

Last post by SkyHiker « Sun Aug 08, 2021 7:52 pm
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by Augustus » Thu Jul 01, 2021 4:16 pm

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Is anyone planning on going to Stellafane this year? Really excited to bring my homemade scopes to Breezy Hill. I have a few friends who are also...

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Stellafane was a success. Two mostly clear nights, lots of DIY products, good weather. I would go again but perhaps not by car.

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Last post by SkyHiker
Sun Aug 08, 2021 7:52 pm
Forum maturity and a potential change in awards

Last post by FRAZ « Sun Jul 25, 2021 6:51 pm
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by FRAZ » Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:48 pm

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I appreciate that when there are less people in the forum then a collection of awards is easier to accommodate on a daily basis by all concerned....

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I love the idea that the SolarHeads get out of control and you may just have given us a collective name for the monthly post ;)

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Last post by FRAZ
Sun Jul 25, 2021 6:51 pm
On-line Telescope store "Sale Telescopes"?

Last post by Ylem « Thu Jul 01, 2021 4:54 pm
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by DeanD » Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:52 pm

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Hi all,

Just wondering whether anyone has had any experience with Sale Telescopes: ? They are apparently based in Singapore and Indonesia, and they...

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Also just want to curse predictive spelling: that was supposed to be Lady Fraktor, not Lady Frankfort, for cryin' out loud! I spied it too late to...

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Last post by Ylem
Thu Jul 01, 2021 4:54 pm
Solar eclipse June 10th

Last post by Makuser « Thu Jun 10, 2021 8:56 pm
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by Pikaia » Thu Jun 10, 2021 11:06 am

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It went from thick cloud to clear sky in a few minutes, but I was able to capture the eclipse just before maximum when the cloud was just enough to...

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Hi Pikaia. I am too far south and had clouded out skies to catch the event this year. You did a great job, and now have something to show to your...

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Last post by Makuser
Thu Jun 10, 2021 8:56 pm
Donut shaped planets

Last post by Chich « Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:56 pm

by Chich » Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:56 pm

Improbable but apparently not impossible. May even be a temporary 'jam' centre. No word on frosting though.

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Last post by Chich
Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:56 pm
SpaceX launches 2nd mission in three days with SiriusXM-8

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Jun 06, 2021 6:33 am

by Graeme1858 » Sun Jun 06, 2021 6:33 am

SpaceX launched its 18th mission of 2021 with the SiriusXM-8 (SXM-8) high-power broadcasting satellite. A Falcon 9 rocket lofted the SXM-8 satellite...

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Sun Jun 06, 2021 6:33 am

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