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http://users.adelphia.net/~ronbee/mi/Moon/Euclides-123006-TV102.jpg 'Tis so gooooood to be back observing the Moon through my TV-102 Light Cup even with...
Ron: I hope to image the moon shortly (DLSR). I am ashamed to say that in the year of my return to observing regularly two nights ago was my first view of the...
This will be an interesting event worth watching (or, better still, timing) for observers in a wide band across the USA early tomorrow morning. I've now ...
Well, it's time once again for my annual review of my astronomical activities. 2006 was another year that seemed filled with clouds, yet I managed to observe ...
Geof: How long do you consider a "session". I hadn't thought about the times I've used the 10 x 50's or the C90 for 30-60 minutes "peeks" of the moon and the...
... times ... Hi Jeff, I'm sure Geoff will chime in, but I know he is off-line for periods, so I'll volunteer my opinion ;-) First off, it's a hobby, so...
... times ... ######## Hi Jeff, Here is what I consider a "session". Saturday night I found 11 Lunar 2 objects in about an hour. I hadn't look at these sites...
Hi all, I am currently in Lawrence, Ks. @95d15m west and 38d57m north. At 04:39 UTC, stepped outside to have a cig and streaking from southeast to northwest...
... As Rick said, I was away from my computer yesterday...it happens. When I went on vacation a couple of years ago, a rumour started on another list that I...
... 04:39 UTC, stepped outside to have a cig and streaking from southeast to northwest was a brilliant light. Wow!I wonder if it happened to drop off a chunk...
All: Pretty interesting. I always try and log something. BUT it is winter here in Oregon and like the last seven days, the next are forcast for "rain, rain,...
Last year when I first start taking up imaging with my Light Cup, I also started out the search for lunar filter similar to planetary filter. Color and some...
... I personally never use _any_ filter on the Moon, and very rarely use one on any of the planets, except occasionally on Mars, certainly never on Jupiter or ...
All, I don't believe I've seen postings here about C/2006 P1 (McNaught), though perhaps most of you know about it. It's very close to the Sun, visible at...
I also don't use my moon filter, on the moon. But using the moon filter on Venus really helps capture the phases-George in AZ ... use one on any ... Jupiter or...
... I tried this evening with my Tele Vue 76 but was unsuccessful. But my western horizon is 10° above a flat horizon over a 10,000 ft mtn so sky was still...
... my western horizon is 10° above a flat horizon over a 10,000 ft mtn so sky was still pretty bright while the comet would have been in view. ... I tried...
The Moon is grey - so color filters are useless (unless you just like looking at a green Moon :). If it's too bright at low power use an aperture stop rather...
... Not so. There are many subtle colours in the lunar surface, and Ron himself posted an enhanced colour image of the Moon a week or two ago here. ... I...
Might also mention that if anyone in the Northern Hemisphere wants to see McNaught, now's the time to do it, as this is as good as it gets, more or less, for...
... My copy from Sky Publishing arrived the other day, and I'm really impressed. An enormous amount of thought and planning has gone into this little atlas....
... I absolutely love my copy too! Does anyone know if Roger Sinnott will be incorporating the changes into Sky Atlas 2000? Michael Gilbreath South Carolina...
My wife and I succeeded with Great Comet McNaught this afternoon after driving up to the ridge (Carmi Ave for locals) east of Penticton, British Columbia ....
... of ... Jan 7, 2007. Comet was not seen using 10x50 bino's. Civil twilight. There are two conflicting finder charts, Greg's and spaceweather.com. I'm...
I am just assembling a new telescope system comprised of a Meade LX200R 12" scope, a Titan Mount w/ Gemini goto, and an SBIG ST-10XME CCD Camera. I have some...
Hi Glenn, ... Are you sure they are conflicting? I had a look and it appears to me that both charts depict the comet at about the same place in the sky. My...
I bought one also, based on the recommendation of members of this and other lists. I picked it up last Saturday. It looks great and the colors are impressive....
