Getting Started With Observing

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1. What Can I Expect to See....? 1 2 3 4 13

   By Qualia, October 3, 2013
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   • Stray
   • Tuesday at 00:37

2. Planning your sessions. 1 2

   By cotterless45, November 20, 2014
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   • wookie1965
   • February 4

3. What is a dark site ? 1 2 3 4

   By acey, April 2, 2015
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   • chan123
   • December 30, 2020

4. Member Contributed Observing lists (and links to others) 1 2

   By Helen, May 28, 2017
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   • IB20
   • November 1, 2020

5. Collimation and Star-hopping 1 2 3

   By Moonshane, October 22, 2013
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   • RouxM
   • April 23, 2020

6. Decent Weekend Forecast but full moon - Suggested Mak 127 Targets for Moonwashed Nights?

   By SuburbanMak, Wednesday at 13:11
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   • SuburbanMak
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7. Can anyone suggest some nice clusters?

   By Orange Smartie, February 18
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   • wookie1965
   • 19 hours ago

8. Small is beautiful

   By SiriusB, 20 hours ago
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   • SiriusB
   • 20 hours ago

9. Dobsonian eyepieces 1 2

   By Skygazerlass, Friday at 11:12
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   • Stu1smartcookie
   • 21 hours ago

10. Weather we can or whether we can’t

    By Stu1smartcookie, Thursday at 18:57
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    • Stu1smartcookie
    • Yesterday at 08:36

11. Some doubles

    By Orange Smartie, Thursday at 23:13
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    • SuburbanMak
    • Friday at 17:37

12. Enjoying fewer targets in Perseus

    By Spile, Friday at 16:16
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    • Spile
    • Friday at 16:16

13. Andromeda, Full Moon

    By Cobberwebb, Wednesday at 21:31   

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    • scotty38
    • Friday at 10:29

14. Views over north Exmoor

    By Jim Hardy, December 15, 2020
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    • SuburbanMak
    • Thursday at 10:32

15. ...and any visual astronomers in or near Cardiff.

    By azrabella, February 16
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    • kev100
    • Wednesday at 11:32

16. Leo trio - how easy to find? 1 2

    By Orange Smartie, February 5
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    • ScouseSpaceCadet
    • Tuesday at 19:11

17. M94 - Where have you been all my life?

    By Pixies, February 17
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    • Capt Slog
    • Tuesday at 10:14

18. computer astronomy

    By alecras2345, February 5
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    • barbulo
    • February 21

19. Ideas for projects

    By Goldenmole, February 19   

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    • observing
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    • Marc1964
    • February 21

20. First experience with 6" Dob

    By Andy350, January 22
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    • jacobingonzo
    • February 17

21. A couple of hours, making a messier of it.

    By Capt Slog, February 16
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    • JeremyS
    • February 17

22. Anyone from hull in here

    By Alfies, September 22, 2020
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    • TerraC
    • February 16

23. New eyepiece - can't quite get things in focus

    By Bongo, February 12
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    • dweller25
    • February 16

24. First Binary Stars

    By mikemarotta, December 7, 2020
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    • bish
    • February 15

25. This week's news...

    By And_yB, February 14
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    • And_yB
    • February 14