LDUNN1

I have not read all the posts in this thread, so maybe someone else has suggested this as future development already, but just in case.... ......one of the features of Calsky that I like is that I have set it to email me with 'clear observing' opportunities. So a day or so before the clear patch I get an automated alert & can make suitable arrangements & preparations in advance. Could you consider a similar feature?

Just a thought, but as a dedicated astro weather site, wouldn't it make more sense to split the 24 hour period per row at midday rather than midnight? That way you get all of one night on a row, rather than having to look at one row for the night up to midnight, and the next row for the following days small hours. .....maybe have a toggle to offer the split at midnight or at midday, that way it can be tailored for both nighttime observers or daytime solar observers. Just an idea, anyone else have an opinion on the above?

Brilliant idea! This is always a source of frustration, going to multiple weather sites and getting multiple responses, some of which are not astro specific or minded with their forecasts, so it's great to see one being added that is. Cheers FLO!

......hope you didn't mind me adding my post Qualia, to your blog.....I think when I did I must have thought I was posting in an open forum, not someone personal blog!!! So apologies for that, but I did think it was applicable having just done a similar observing session to yourself. I must give the other double double that your report covers - if I can find them!! They sound really nice from your report.....thank you, this sort of sharing of experience is really helpful to discovering new things to try & to look at, much appreciaet you taking the time to post in the first place, regards, Lawrence

My last session was a visual 'grab n go' on the 11th July. I am a newbie to splitting doubles. Here are my notes from that night specifically on the doubles that I posted on my local observing groups forum:- "I spent a fair bit of time playing split the lyra double double at progressively lower mags. The C102 is 500mm focal length, I started with the Nagler 3-6mm zoom at 3mm & it was a relatively easy split, then I progressively zoomed out, I was still splitting it at 5mm, but it got very tough at 6mm I had to really take my time with it & not touch the scope at all, but I could just about still split both at 6mm - thats at a little over 80x mag. I read on SGL somewhere that someone managed to split it at 60x - that will be real tough for me I think, but I' like to try that on my AP - it's better optics to the C102 might help. Feeling confident at my double splitting I had a go for the first time at splitting Zeta Herculis, but the relatively bright star looked a bit bloated by now, looking like I had a surface starting to dew up, so as hard as I tried, I can't say I made the split - it is a tougher split that the lyra double-double though. Maybe one for another night & get in early before things start dewing up. Good fun splitting doubles mind - & the zoom is a really nice tool for the job as you can establish the split & slowly zoom out maintaining the split to the point where you struggle."