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Blog 24394

This or that?

As I am off work today I have spent the day trying to decide what scope to go for - inbetween looking after my 1 year old twins that is. I keep reading other posts on the forum when people ask for info on what one to go for, I keep look at what others have in their signatures when I look at the photographs they have taken, I keep studying the makers websites, keep reading in the magazine etc etc but it still doesn't make any sense! Once I think yes that is the scope I will go for I start looking
MrsR

MrsR

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Nick's blog, including AOSX (Astronomy on OSX)

Another weekend on AOSX..

I'm sure you thrilled to learn that AOSX is progressing with the redesign. Principally the work refactors (tech speak for rework/design) the communications and the class hierarchy for the plugin management/plugins so that each class is now considerably smaller and more focused on doing it's specific job. Yes this means a delay however it also means the code base is smaller and easier to maintain. From experience it always take three attempts to get something right.. the prototype/test that is th
NickK

NickK

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Blog 24844

Messier 1: Help needed

I've been trying to find M1 for a while now but i just cant find it. Im using my 8'' dob and im not using any sort of camera just my eyes. I'm battling light pollution in the middle of the city. Can any one help me?
that>one<stargazer

that>one<stargazer

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Blog 24250

Book Advise Help Needed Pls , can you help?

Hi I am after a book that will assist me in using my new telescope. (I have the telescope manual on the operation side), however the help is more the Sky side, and where to look and when etc. And how to get the best / set up out of my telescope. I am a newby to this, and would appreciate any advise/suggestions. I have searched the net and amazon and keep only finding either really old books or just books on telescopes.:hello2:
Jetblakk

Jetblakk

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Blog 21987

SOLAR FLARES IMMINENT

The sun newspaper has reported that were in for solar flare to disrupt earth, radio black outs and spectacular northern lights from higher latitudes, next few days. More so in northern USA.
mr saddo

mr saddo

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Blog 24394

Third lecture tonight

Tonight on my Observatory course it is our third lecture - "Covering the Night Sky" and I have been wishing away the hours. although the cloud here is awful and there will be no chance of getting any scopes out I just don't care as I will be learning and be around other people that have the same interest and excitment as I do for the subject. I bought "Turn Left at Orion" for a fiver off someone at work - her husbands and have been reading that a lot, also trying to get my head round stellariu
MrsR

MrsR

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Telescope Project

Improved Tracking

Well I finally managed to get back outside after what seems like a month of bad weather, poor sleep due to my youngest teething, car problems and colds & bugs. The drive system has been adapted with a new shaft coupler.. I'm very pleased with this... all much tighter better algned etc. Testing: So of course it was a full moon. very very thin cloud and all planets too low, too dim or just not visible.. so where to point.. ah yes M42. Well after a bit of aligning I stopped the stars drif
rfdesigner

rfdesigner

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Telescope Project

Improved Tracking

Well I finally managed to get back outside after what seems like a month of bad weather, poor sleep due to my youngest teething, car problems and colds & bugs. The drive system has been adapted with a new shaft coupler.. I'm very pleased with this... all much tighter better algned etc. Testing: So of course it was a full moon. very very thin cloud and all planets too low, too dim or just not visible.. so where to point.. ah yes M42. Well after a bit of aligning I stopped the stars drif
rfdesigner

rfdesigner

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Todd8137s adventure into space

the double star chase

hi every one a love double stars and a hope you do to,so what have done is put a few maps to get started with to see how many of you out the can tick them of.i have put the picks on my photobucket account its easy to copy them press keys alt and prtscr at the same time open windows paint and copy from clip board,see how many ya can get and repost a a thumb nail in this blog a doubt many of you will but its worth a try just to test ya scope out and for some thing to do whilst out in the cold th
todd8137

todd8137

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Blog 24394

So very new

Well thought I'd type out my ramblings here to save on wasting peoples time on the forum reading my waffling posts - at least here you choose to click on my blog and read it so I cannot be blamed for boring anyone. I am very new to astronomy - something I have wanted to get into for a very very long time but put it off as I know what I am like and it would become all consuming and my marriage for a start might not have coped - until now - I have twin girls coming up to 2 years old and I think my
MrsR

MrsR

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Blog 21433

I decided to give this a go

I've decided to use this blog finally as a weekly update on what I've been doing astronomically, I do have a feeling it will be mostly looking on ebay and reading through posts on here but hopefully there will be some observing thrown in. Jonathon.
Asur84

Asur84

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Blog 24712

Hi all, newbie needing advice

hi all, i am new to astronomy and need a little advice. My son wanted a telescope for xmas so i got him the skywatcher skyhawk 114 on an EQ1 mount. i set it up no problems, read some books to prepare myself to help him when it came to the time to use it. Well now i find i myself have been bitten by the bug, we both have had so much fun with it. we got a ccd web cam from ebay for £8 and have got some really good pictures of the moon, Saturn and Jupiter. i downloaded and learnt how to use r
paul101

paul101

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Blog 24712

Newbie wanting some advice

hi all, i am new to astronomy and need a little advice. My son wanted a telescope for xmas so i got him the skywatcher skyhawk 114 on an EQ1 mount. i set it up no problems, read some books to prepare myself to help him when it came to the time to use it. Well now i find i myself have been bitten by the bug, we both have had so much fun with it. we got a ccd web cam from ebay for £8 and have got some really good pictures of the moon, Saturn and Jupiter. i downloaded and learnt how to use registax
paul101

paul101

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Todd8137s adventure into space

More Moon pics 14/2/2011

hi just three more pics a did the other night a used the a focal method ,and the trpiod which sounds easy but line in the thing up to the eye piece was crazy. ep was 32mm cam sony mavica and zoom was x3 ,in these pics they on photobucket here is the link if you want a look and all comments are welcome cheers pat clear skies always http://s473.photobucket.com/albums/rr93/todd8137/moon2/ do not for get to clik then klik again on these pics to see full screen on photo bucket
todd8137

todd8137

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Blog 22548

The Hunt for Sirius B

I'd just like to point out that Stargazers Lounge is solely responsible for me deciding last week, after 5 years of ignoring 'Stars' and treating them like sign-posts to everything else, that wait a minute, there may be something interesting about them after all. The thread on Sirius B - soon launched me out the door onto the driveway to have a look for the impossibly tricky double that is Sirius and Sirius B. Here's what happened: I setup my 8" Astro-Tech AT8In on CG5 ASGT Mount on the drive
James4

James4

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Blog 22857

Congratulations!

Sunday, February 13th / 2011 The sun was setting, the clouds were nowhere to be seen and the thermometer was friendlier than the week before. I told myself: This is it and invited all those interested to come to my back porch to view the stars. Three teenagers came for a look as well as one tiny astronomer who's small stature was towered by my telescope. The people were all there enthusiastic to see what wonders were hidden in the night sky (not all at the same time though). It was
stolenfeather

stolenfeather

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Blog 21987

Been out tonight for a few hours

Hi all, it rained here at 4pm here in UK York, cleared up about 6pm so i grabbed the heritage 130p and set up, quick look at Orions sword, and Pielidies never disappoints me, over to Cassiopia, i am trying to find Andromeda, quick look on the stellarium, and well a bit disappointed just a smudge not the cigar shape i was expecting! using 10mm ep. If it was Andromeda. been pulling my hair out trying to find rose nebula, i lnow its off the shoulder of Orion betelgeuse and a bit down, theres a pink
mr saddo

mr saddo

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Blog 24658

New starter

Hi just got my first scope and need some advise on books to buy to tell me what i'm looking at and what to look at.. Could you also tell me what the bright object is in the south very early in the morning?? Thanks all
doug-10

doug-10

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