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That is a great way of doing it. thanks
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Just gathering your thoughts. With carrying luggage limited at 56cm (length), is there any good 4 inch Refractor that can be categorised as travel scope? I was thinking about the FC100DC, But not sure if you can make it fit inside the 56cm limit.
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Good news! the telescope survived the journey. Very happy that I did it. 12" under dark skies is priceless. I think the biggest problem was the logistics at the destination, as not all airbnb pictures show to long and irregular steps to the houses or how far you have to carry 30kg equipment in the middle of the night because there is no parking spaces near by.
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Best targets for wide field scopes ?
Scosmico replied to Olli's topic in Getting Started With Observing
A rich field is very rewarding. My approach has been slightly different. I normally choose a constellation in the sky and scan it, starting with my biggest field of view. If something catches my attention I change eyepiece and/or filters. Afterwards, I check on my app what object that was and if I missed obvious objects or should revisit the area. -
Tenerife
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I am going with that option.
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I looked at that and for the whole period I could by another telescope. So it is not the best option..
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I hear what you are all saying, and thank you for that. But I am desperate to use a big telescope under dark skies. It is a though call. However, I am tired of being tired to take the dob out, or rain, or clouds or short gap that does not allow the telescope to cool etc. A big telescope that does not see the stars is sad.
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Unfortunately the trip is by plane.
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Hi All, Does anyone know where in the UK I can find a padded bag for my 12" ES dob? I am planning to take it to a trip later this month. The most appropriate one I found is from Geoptik 12". it fits the dimensions 90x45x45cm. But I have not found in stock yet in the UK. Cheers
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Size of AZ set / lock screw for SkyWatcher AZ5?
Scosmico replied to jjohnson3803's topic in Discussions - Mounts
Hi try contacting the searcher supplier. They are quite helpfull. I have some at home, but no spare. -
I cannot open any ad.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/632558 ‘The Right to Dark Law: No party, whilst illuminating their own property, shall illuminate the exterior of neighbouring and/or nearby properties. The aggrieved parties shall have the legal right to demand that such light trespass be addressed and removed.'
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Possible bolide tonight 09/01/23 around 20h
Scosmico replied to Scosmico's topic in Observing - Reports
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Possible bolid around 20h south north direction. Estimated mag -5. Bright red trail. Seen from 51N 0W aprox. 50 -55° in high. Tracing length 30 to 35° in the sky
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If you have a dark sky, between 3rd to 7th of August it is realistic to expect 3 to 5 bright ones per hour and other smaller ones, but not all related to the Perseids. There are some smaller (around 5) active showers such as delta Aquarieds and alpha Capricorniads for example, all peaking at end of July that can be added to the increasing activity of perseids.
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Prospects for this years’s Perseids
Scosmico replied to JeremyS's topic in Observing - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
I hope you all get good weather! -
Great set! I hope you can find the missing ones soon. Do you use it quite often? I do have a complete BGO set that is used together with my 12" Dob. I find it the perfect match in terms of visual and physical balance of the Dob. I don't remember seeing darker backgrounds than I see with my orthos.
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Don't blame the accountants
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Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Scosmico replied to verreli's topic in Observing - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
What time did you take the picture? -
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Scosmico replied to verreli's topic in Observing - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Your picture reproduces what I was looking at few minutes ago. Well done. I took my daughter 14y to see her first comet naked eye with tail. Not every day you put together the words comet, Naked eye and tail in the same sentence. -
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Scosmico replied to verreli's topic in Observing - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
I didn't wake up my children. The light dawn doesn't allow me me to call it spectacular. They would not enjoy it as much as I did. -
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Scosmico replied to verreli's topic in Observing - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Just catch it on my 8x40. 3h30am naked eye. Direct views. Tail noticeable. Once located with binoculars is quite obvious with naked eye. 3h31 Great tail. ~40 ' that is a bit bigger than a full moon. Quite broad.arc-shaped West Side, straight slightly fainter east side- 8x40 mag. 1.7 3h44am averted vision. Started to be consumed by background dawn light. A beauty!