AndyWB
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Completed the Messier Catalog last night with a very faint view of M83
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Just ordered a refractor... turning to the dark side...
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1 Messier left - M83
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Managed a number of doubles last night. Thinking that I might start my own catalog :)
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Hmm. So my car won't power a hairdryer if the engine is off, and the sidelights can't be turned off. Hmm.
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So how big an aperture do I need to spot Philae?
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This is one of those occasions where you would have to Think outside the proverbial box and solve the question with something totallynew and revolution in the history of astronomy. Instead of thinking about aperture *which would be a ASIMHT (Astronomical Super Incredibly Mind-boggingly Huge Telescope)anyway. Instead I would opt for a system of maneuverable telescopes working in a sort of a chain. You know, you look through the first one, at your location, find the nearest one in the chain, an...
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Looked at Almach for the first time last night - beautiful colours. Better than Albireo!
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3 Messier Objects Remaining - M104, M83, M68
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Hmm. Big night out in the dark before the working week - or early night ready for tomorrow night's date? Tricky.
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OIII filter has arrived!
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Looks clear here - but I need to be in bed early :/