stolenfeather

Thank you very much for the clarification James! Super wide mode,... I`ve never encountered that problem. :)

Thanks for coming by James. You sure the moon isn't Europa? It usually hugs Jupiter close in it's orbit. You're up early! I do most of my stargazing in the evening and am waiting impatiently for Venus to make a presence as the "evening star" once more!

I'm looking forward to your post! Clear skies!

Isabelle

It's very hard to see right now because of the full moon. M 101, or the Pinwheel Galaxy is not the easiest galaxy to find out there because it is faint to start out with. I believe it will be visible later on this month but will become dimmer as time progresses. I tried to look at it last night but the glow of the moon washed out all of my efforts

I wish you the best of luck!

A Barlow has really helped me see the surface of the moon in much detail since it multiplies the magnification by 2.

Isabelle

Thanks for coming by Todd and I'm sorry that the weather didn't cooperate with you the last time you were out. Have you tried looking for the supernova yet?

Those early nights will be a dream when they begin. My students now have a well established rule of thumb. If there are stars at night,.. head for Isabelle's house!

I guess I won't have any time alone with the scope until it starts becoming cold out there once more!

Isabelle

Isabelle

You know,.. One can see anything in anything.

Isabelle

Hi there Captain and really sorry for your cloudy woes. It makes for great reading though!

I've had experiences like that when an opening arises after many nights of cloud and it seems like you want to do everything at the same time until you realize that you haven't seen anything!

But there is always one consolation,.... the night will come again and the clouds can't be there all of the time!

Isabelle

I have had my telescope pointed to the skies for 5 years myself and have never seen anything either. I prefer to look for star clusters myself. :)

Isabelle

I did take pictures of the northern lights but they didn't come out very well. I will try again tonight if they are present.

Isabelle

It is to the right of the Pinwheel galaxy. It should look like a very bright star, about the same brightness of the galaxy center actually. I tried looking for it tonight but the glow of the Gibbous moon really swamped the night sky with light!

Isabelle

I hope this picture helps,

I can't wait for the clocks to change as well. It will be awesome! You're right, it's always good to have company!

Isabelle

I'm looking forward to it thanks.

Isabelle

I'm interested in seeing those drawings! I also had some issues with the wind last night but more so during the day! Oh my! We surely can tell that summer is coming to a close!

Isabelle

It's been sometime since I spotted a comet so will surely keep my eyes out for it!

Isabelle

Yeah,.. those flood lights surely rob us from our view but there is always good news. At one point the snow will fall and all the athletes will be adjourning indoors!

Isabelle

Yes, I am eagerly waiting for the fallback time!

Isabelle

Looking forward to September. I just came back and it's the end of August! :(

Isabelle

Take advantage of these nights for not everyone has the chance to experience the night sky at an observatory. Think it would too much to ask to see pictures of the telescopes?

Isabelle

Looks like you're getting a window of opportunity there! It's a lot more than what I'm getting!

Isabelle

I follow the following site for my region:

Spaceweather.com's Simple Satellite Tracker: International Space Station, spy satellites, Hubble Space Telescope

Fantastic share once more!

Isabelle

Seems like you had a wonderful night out there. I'm hoping to do the same this weekend.

Isabelle

I was also quite bewildered when I caught a glimpse of Andromeda. Most other galaxies are small smudges but this one was huge!

Isabelle

Wow Pat! Great capture on the webcam here! I'm sorry for not being online much but am now back in civilization where the Internet is available. It looks like you haven't missed a beat!

Isabelle