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  1. gooseholla

    I'd class tonights viewing of Andromeda Galaxy as successful! So cool that you can see a star cluster in it!

  2. gooseholla

    Clear skies tonight. That will be the 6th night out in 10 or 11 days. Not bad!

    1. tingting44

      tingting44

      sounds awsome! with work and the moon i only get maybe a chance of 2 nights out of a month to image lately if im lucky :(

    2. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      Yeah I was like that when I worked, but a situation has allowed me to take a few months off, so I can view this autumn and winter!

  3. gooseholla

    For a brief moment of clear, I saw the Veil Nebula from my garden! Wooo

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    2. jabeoo1

      jabeoo1

      Congratulations on seeing it, I have yet to spy this massive expanse. I have an OIII filter coming so hopefully start viewing this as a regular target. There is an amazing image if you simply search 'veil in UV'. It looks like a skull with a star in one socket. Unreal :)

    3. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      Went back and saw some more of it tonight. It is such an amazing sight!

    4. jabeoo1

      jabeoo1

      I located the area with my widest field EP & with no access to the OIII stared at the black absence of the veil. The LP here washed out much of the sky so concentrated on some doubles.

      OIII should be here today (yay!).

  4. gooseholla

    Telescope mirror cleaned - no more milkyness!! Now to realign them...

  5. gooseholla

    Really looking forward to this autumn and winter. Hope to do a lot of astronomy and move on to non-Messier objects! Only a few summer Messier's left to find.

  6. gooseholla

    Yey!! Found M76!!

  7. gooseholla

    Been accpeted to study Astronomy and Cosmology starting October.

    1. RichM63

      RichM63

      A hearty congratulations, well done.

      Rich

    2. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      Thanks. After seeing the syllabus and books involved, start to wonder what i've taken on!!!

    3. Stargazer33

      Stargazer33

      I'm sure you will be fine once you get started. Wish I could do something like that, but just haven't got the time.

  8. gooseholla

    Built a dew band for my eyepieces today. Now to attempt one for my 4 inch scope.

  9. gooseholla

    Yes! can see Scorpius from my garden. Be able to cross off a lot of Messiers this coming two months I hope.

  10. gooseholla

    Epic views of Mars at 300x and I've finally seen Antares! I'm happy!!!! :-)

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    2. tingting44

      tingting44

      thats sweet mate glad we have both had a good night in between the clouds :D

    3. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      And there you were questioning whether to put it out or not!!

    4. tingting44

      tingting44

      i know lol, really be kicking myself now wouldnt i lol :D

  11. gooseholla

    Filters really aided my mars viewing tonight. Also good to show someone Saturn for the first time!

  12. gooseholla

    Going to have a go at making some dew bands. Got all the bits for less than a tenner!

  13. gooseholla

    Great... rain is forecaseted here through next weekend! So much for Virgo/Coma galaxies!

    1. ronin

      ronin

      I have the idea, based on little that I can give as 100% proof, that when it has stopped raining they will still be there and not look a lot different.

    2. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      Except that by 2 weeks time they be behind the trees of neighbours garden so gone from my sight for another year.

    3. ronin

      ronin

      So it is either clouds or trees. At this exact time I have thunderstorms. I gave up observing from home, I now simply go elsewhere to one of the places I know of. Cannot see keyboard to type - VERY VERY dark all of a sudden. Off to build an Ark.

  14. gooseholla

    3 eyepieces - 1. 2" 15 mm 80 degree with Revelation 2x barlow 2. Telescope House 5mm Ortho 3. TMB II 6mm. All giving similar views of Mars under the conditions. Was really good view tonight.

  15. gooseholla

    Just back in from observing session. I fought the clouds and glad I did! Got my best ever views of Mars and Saturn thanks to my new kit.

    1. stevend

      stevend

      Good news.Mars and Saturn have provided xcellent views the last two nights.

  16. gooseholla

    Went to Telescope House today. Lovely place and lovely people. Picked up telrad dew remover, 2" 2x Barlow and some advice on Crayfords. Excellent service.

  17. gooseholla

    Home from work at 10pm, hopefully straight out observing.

  18. gooseholla

    Forgot how claustrophobic views through plossls and kellners are!

  19. gooseholla

    Built a desiccant cap out of an old bolt case with some holes drilled in it, and some silica sachets. Cost, about £3 for 100 packs.

  20. gooseholla

    Got a nice viewing plan for Messiers sorted out for next 3 months. go away clouds and moon!

    1. ronin

      ronin

      Optimist.

  21. gooseholla

    New 70AH leisure battery. Now to start on some dew bands/removal.

  22. gooseholla

    Telrad = one of the best things you can get for a telescope. Can't believe how easily and quickly I am hunting down objects.

    1. Daniel-K

      Daniel-K

      Telread+28mm finder EP = lots of objects in one night :)

    2. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      That it surely does! Although in my case it is a 20mm eyepiece. I have a panaview 26 or 28mm, but it rarely sees the light. Poor little eyepiece.

    3. cotterless45

      cotterless45

      Superb, don't leave it on for a week !doooh!

  23. gooseholla

    Seen the whirlpool galaxy and m94 tonight. Oh, and some random galaxy.

  24. gooseholla
    Epic picture dude.
  25. gooseholla

    Wonder Fluid indeed :-)

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