HumptyMoo

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I have also tried for m81/m82, 82 to try and glimpse the SN, no luck there either, although light pollution was a fair degree heavier when I last searched. Last night was a little frustrating as it was a very rare occasion whereby the neighbours had all turned off their death rays and seeing was pretty reasonable and dark. Patience and practise, I'll get there eventually, thanks for the comments peoples.

Used 25mm sw ploss and 13mm nag with my 200p, nada.

Sir! If that is natural I bring into question the human genome :) But, more importantly, why the rectangular face?? :D

Lol, I bet your family are looking at you a bit strange? "he's off on one again..." :)

Consider the bandwagon fully jumped on :)

Hazechosis, you see what you thought was a planet but it flares like something trying to abduct you and convince you to tell the world on discovery....happens all the time.

Aha, that figures, I'm back at work next week :(

If your talking about madejski stadium I used to live rose kiln lane area next to the holy brook, wasn't stargazing back then but whenever those flood lights were on it was like a light dome in the distance :)

Well, lets look at this logically, you need to work and giving up stargazing is not an option, that only leaves one thing that has to go... :)

M45 has had meaning ever since the first humans spotted it thousands of years ago, nothing newbie about viewing it, it's spectacular with naked eye or assistance.

Out of interest, is that stitching together really high mag stills for a massive picture, or are you taking a bunch of photos and stitching together a lunar map made of the best quality images/parts of images?

Totally agreed. Without wanting to openly brown nose, this is an excellent site, never any fear in asking the obvious or showing your astronomical ignorance :)

I know right? Normal (ehem..) people would be all like "Dude...it's a couple of shadows?", to me, wow!

I have 2 fake sunrises at the moment, reading town centre to the ESE and some railway works NNE...and have I ever mentioned my neighbours artificial sun project before? :D

The Moon is definitely mooning us :)

Uho....watched Sunshine last night, hope your new scope doesn't turn you into a "space smeagol" like captain Pinbacker of Icarus 1!!

The haze has cleared up where I am finally so scope is cooling away...determined to find a galaxy, hopefully the neighbours patented sun machine will turn off around 11pm...

Or chuck some boiling water over it, that will also loosen any stubborn grime!

Congrats! I think you'll enjoy them!

I'd be interested in the difference it actually makes, subtle or marked?

Ouch... :)

Chances are probably good that some planet somewhere actually has a dobsonian constellation...even if no one is there to name it. As for Hagrid....tis' better than "Puff the magic"? :)

I swear I must be generating local clouds and somehow have the power to hold them in place. The only thing I can think of to explain it rationally (:)) is an outstanding Telrad riser I have on order...

Must....contain....jealousy.....Happy viewing! [sniff]