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Good evening everyone! Last night, a little before going to bed, I took a few minutes to take a look at Mars with my SkyWatcher 80mm f/5 refractor, from my...
For those of you "Down Under", this might be of interest: Hi all, Just uploaded my latest online deep-sky observing project called the Top 10 for August. This...
First of all, I have no financial interest in Hands on Optical (1-866- SCOPES1). However, for those of you looking for filters for Mars, they do have them in...
Hi Math, Enjoyed your weblog on the Veil. I just bought a Astronomik PROFI UHC filter this week and tried it last night from home with my 10" f/5. My home...
I actually spent a fair bit of time last night under beautiful clear skies on two globulars that I dont normally spend a great deal of time with. M5 in Serpens...
... It must be wonderful to have these glorious clusters high overhead. Up here in the north, all we get are faint glimpses of them through the murk on the...
Anyone here live in the Parker area (or Denver generally I guess) who can give me a sense of what the conditions are like there? Any good dark sky sites with...
Where did you purchase your filter from Florian, and what did it cost? Did you get a chance to try it on any different objects? With much interest, Mike Casey ...
Nice report David. I am having a hard time imagining what these big bino's look like. Any chance you can post some pictures? Mike Casey Pasadena CA XT10 ... ...
Hi Florian, Last night we were out observing again, and we used the OIII on different telescopes. The best view we got of the Veil this time was through an 8...
... There are several good ways of finding dark sky sites near your location, at least in North America. The first, as several have suggested, is to find your...
I was coming back from some late night grocery shopping last night (about 12:30 am) and overheard on the radio a report of a large "fireball" spotted over...
Hi Ron, Beautiful sketch! Just for grins, I looked at a sketch I made 2 mornings ago at 9 UT (it was a rough sketch that I never 'finished'). I was able to see...
Garry -- ... I was out with my telescope and happened to be looking away from the eyepiece when I saw the light from the fireball, looked in its direction, and...
Hi All I attended my first Star Party on Wednesday. I was supposed to be their for four nights but the weather changed and I only had one good night, but I...
I saw the flash reflected off of the top of a chair I was using as a table to hold my binoculars and coffee cup. By the time I looked up though the object was...
The Sixth Annual Imerman Park Public Star Party NELM: Varied, from 2 to 5 Seeing: Poor, improving a bit over the course of the evening. Conditions: Partly...
... mostly ... I ... That would be Sean Connery in the Untouchables. Great movie. Sounds like you had a wonderful time. I need to show up at our club's star...
... their for four nights but the weather changed and I only had one good night, but I used that whole night from dark until dawn. What a confidence boost - I...
While driving my mother home tonight as it was beginning to get dark and the Moon was easily visible, she came out with a saying I hadn't ever heard before...
Well around here in rural central missouri the old timers say that when the cresent moons horns are tilted downward that it means it is going to rain-hence...
Hi Warren I knew a dark sky site would make a difference. I guess I didn't realize just how big a difference it made. I know realize that the site is...
... Hi Gordon, My mom came up with several of these gems so I know how puzzling they can be. I surely don't know the origin of this one, but that doesn't stop...
... Fred, I've now done some research with a search engine and come up with some sayings - good weather does seem to be involved with the horns pointing ...
my mom used to say that the moon was turned to let the rain out or hold it in depending on how it was angled. John Kagey While driving my mother home tonight...
