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I tried blowing some of it off with a little hand pump thingy I have (not sure what it’s called). Everything in the photo is stuck on. 

I just took it outside and it was *just* about able to make out the Leo Trio and maybe also the pinwheel galaxy (though I’m not sure if my brain was just seeing what it wanted to with the latter).

If it needs cleaning, how best to go about it? 

Thanks for the speedy reply Hallingskies! 🙂

Hey guys, 

It’s been a long while since I’ve been active here, or even been out with my telescope. 

I looked at my Skyliner 200p’s mirror and it’s collected a lot of dust since I’ve been away from it. 
 

Does this much dust warrant a cleaning with water or should I just leave it be? 

2 hours ago, steppenwolf said:

Here's the link to my video if you decide to clean your mirror.

Thank you! I’ll certainly give this a look. ?

So I just got out my telescope for the first time in a good few months and after coming back inside I’ve found my mirror to be looking rather dusty. 

I didnt check the mirror beforehand, so I don’t know if this happened when I brought it back in just now or if this dust accumulated while I was in Uni. 

I’m trying to fight the urge to remove the mirror and wipe it clean but I know that could scratch it and mike things words. 

Does this mirror look too dusty to you guys? Should I just leave it as is? 

(The telescope is a Skyliner-200p dob). 

Thanks for sharing! I'll give it a look in. 

Edit: It looks like the Podcast is still going under the new name "SpaceTime". 

When the table says "% Sky Obscured" does this mean the % of the sky that is completely blocked or the % of cloud-occupied sky which may or may not interrupt viewing depending on the type of cloud? 

For example, as I type it is telling me that 49% of the sky should be obscured by clouds but when I look outside the sky looks (uncharacteristically) clear. So are the clouds covering the 49% of sky just too feint for me to notice? 

Already Bookmarked! Looks likes this'll come in handy, thanks FLO!  

I took this image of Rupes Recta Tuesday before last. 

All feedback appreciated! 

My greatest pleasure is hunting for faint fuzzies. The other night I took out the 60 mm fieldscope as a grab and go and found I could see galaxies after all; not just M31, 81 & 82 which I knew about, but M65, 66, NGC3628, M84, 86, 87, 51 and NGC5195, so I was wrong about that.

Nothing is more rewarding than seeing a galaxy come into the filed of view and knowing what you're looking at.

Looking up the night sky on the few clear nights and wishing I could make sense of the night sky. I think I was about 8 or 9.

Then when Doctor Who returned in 2005 I became interested in Science Fiction which eventually led on to an interest in astronomy. I watched loads of documentaries on space and just last year I bought my first telescope. a Sky-Watcher Mercury 707.

Mat organizes the meetings. He will post here in the South Wales forums when there will be a meet. Unfortunately, due to the ice and snow it looks like the next meet won't be until the beginning of February.

Welcome nederman63! When the weather clears feel free to join us at one of our meets!

Hello Tony! Coincidently, my name is Anthony and I am in Caerphilly! As Steve said, I have the Skyliner 200P and If you get a chance to come up to a meet then you are more than welcome to look through mine!

Sky at Night magazine want you to send your tributes into them:

http://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/your-tributes-sir-patrick-moore

Some of these tribute should definitely be sent.

R.I.P Sir Patrick Moore!

Sky at Night won't be the same without you!

It's a shame you have to sell your scope....

Why not get some binoculars, so you've got something for when you have the urge to observe again?

Great observatory! One thing though, is it safe for the kettle to be next to the EP's? Wouldn't the steam be bad for the lenses?

Making every Photon Count?

That's a question I'd liked answered too!

When will the intelligent ones get here!

My scope looks tiny compared to that great big dobsonian on the right!