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At last the Sun is now shining even though its still windy. I set up the PST+DS and yes the Prom is impressive. I did have a quick look yesterday and I could see that this Prom was starting to look good. There is quite a lot of Plage around the Sunspots plus a few small filaments. Switched to the SvBony frac and viewed in white light - really good sunspots.
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I set up my 6" Newt just after 9pm and did an hour before cloud started coming over. I started with 19p borrelly and then decided to have a go at 104p/kowal which is situated in Cetus. I found the exact location and could see a faint smudge - is this the comet? Websites state from mag 10 to 15 depending which you look at. Anyway there was something there. After that it was M1,M81,M82,M97,M108,NGC 7789,M33,M35+2158
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Free Practical Astronomy Show - now March 2022
Mark at Beaufort replied to Aramcheck's topic in Star Parties & Astro Events
Yes I agree so I have changed the title -
FEB 1ST - AR2936 PLUS FOUR OTHERS
Mark at Beaufort replied to paulastro's topic in Observing - Solar
Great photo Mike. As you say these scopes gave us great service and set up a lifetime of enjoyment. -
FEB 1ST - AR2936 PLUS FOUR OTHERS
Mark at Beaufort replied to paulastro's topic in Observing - Solar
Yes I was a Beatles fan. The 3 others in the photo were members of a band - I still have one of their CDs Paul that is a great photo and some fabulous scopes. -
FEB 1ST - AR2936 PLUS FOUR OTHERS
Mark at Beaufort replied to paulastro's topic in Observing - Solar
Paul I can relate to that. I bought a 60mm Frac in 1965 with my first pay cheque. It included the 'SUN' filter which I thought was okay to use!!!! Anyway shortly after I bought a Swift Herschel Wedge so I could view the Sun more safely. This photo was taken in 1968 (partial eclipse) I am behind the scope. -
FEB 1ST - AR2936 PLUS FOUR OTHERS
Mark at Beaufort replied to paulastro's topic in Observing - Solar
Nice Paul. I observed using white light and Ha with the PST+DS. Although the Ha was impressive I did prefer the view in white light. -
Session 9 for 2022 and bag full from Leo!
Mark at Beaufort replied to Davesellars's topic in Observing - Reports
Very nice Dave. I always wonder why Messier never found NGC2903. -
Because I had been solar observing during the day I left the 90mm SvBony frac out to see what faint DSOs I could detect . In addition I set up my 150P Newtonian to check out the two Comets. Using the ES68 24mm and the 17mm Celestron Ultima Duo I set about viewing two objects - M33 and M1. Both items were very clear in the 90mm frac but the 17mm gave the best view of M33. Switching to the 150P Newt and using the 20mm Myriad I star hopped to 19P Borrelly. I then moved over to Gemini to view the other Comet C/2019 L3 (Atlas). Following the initial view with the 20mm Myriad I used my 13mm Ethos and 9mm Myriad to obtain a better view. I then returned to view M33 and M1 using the 2" EPs especially the 13mm Ethos. Other objects were M79, Orion Nebula, M78, Beta Monoceros (using the Nagler 3-6mm zoom), M35 + NGC2158, M38, M36, M37, Fitted a H.Beta filter to my 30mm EP to view the California Neb ( something there not sure), M81, M82. Finally I ended the session tracking down the PN NGC1535 in Eridanus - star hopped from Zaurak. The PN is small so used the 9mm Myriad and 6mm Ethos to confirm the object. So not a bad day having an excellent solar views in both WL and Ha followed by a few hours of DSOs.
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Interesting Mark I will give it a go with the 12" Dob . Unfortunately light pollution has increased at home over the past 12 months so I have dropped into bortle 5.
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Jock my home sky is 20.29 which is bortle 5 and I can see M33 in my 15x70 binos. So your lovely Tak + the 31mm Nagler should detect it. I am sure giving a good transparency you will get it.
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After the frustration of the outreach event I came home to a totally clear and transparent sky. Unfortunately my 12" Dob , star maps and eyepieces were all in the car. Anyway I grab my 130P Heritage and the SvBony 10-30 zoom (on PST) and had an hour session. First up the comet c/2019 L3 (Atlas) which was a faint smudge. Then I had a tour around M1, M44, M67 M35 + NGC 2158, NGC2244(no nebula filters in car), M38, M36,M37, M81, M82, NGC7789 and finally M33. It was surprising that my 5" Newt was showing more detail than my 12" Dob a few hours before so at least the observing night ended in a high.
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Local Astro Society had outreach tonight and the sky was very clear at 6.30. Unfortunately by 8.00 the whole sky went milky and we could only just see Orion. Gave up at 8.15 although we did manage to see the comet c/2019 L3 atlas at about 7.30.
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Coronado PST disappointment
Mark at Beaufort replied to steenkh's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
Hello @steenkh and welcome to SGL. You don't say whether your PST was new or second hand. I have had a PST for 17 years and although the front objective has the rust problem it still works great even with the double stack. I would suggest the following. Use an eyepiece in the range 15 to 20mm to get a good full image of the Sun. Twist the big black ring to the right until it stops. At the moment there is a sunspot AR2934 which will appear on the right side of the disc. Now use the focus wheel to get sharp focus. Hopefully you will get that sharp image. Now then turn the black ring to the left and you should start to see the image change. Look on the website GONG which will show the current Sun in Hydrogen Alpha and compare. I would suggest leaving the double stack off until you are satisfied with the standard etalon. Tells us how you get on. -
Brilliant Nigella and well deserved.
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Michael how annoying and frustrating. Do you have a similar piece of legislation to our sale of goods act in the Netherlands whereby you can demand a refund if goods are faulty?
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Excellent observing report Dave so many wonderful objects.