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My in-laws live in the Llanfair area, and I always take my scope with me. The skies are incredible, compared to Wakefield. It works out quite nicely as the Father in law seems to like having a nosey through the scope too. Last weekend, the Milky Way was clear and bright, and there were great views to be had of a fair few DSOs.
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Whoa!
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The notification on this thread has just interrupted me filling out the application form! I see I would have missed a meeting today in Leeds. I suspect I might be the only person glad of the postponement till April - I'm a few miles away.
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Thanks - the president posted in that! Very informative. Going to join, I think.
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Yes indeed, Mr Munroes! How very 2021. I misgendered someone. Apologies!
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Hi, I've been pondering joining the BAA, and was wondering if anyone here was a member, and if so, what benefits it gave. I am a scientist by trade, and I like the look of the journal and the groups, but I was just looking for opinions before splashing £50. Thanks in advance for your opinions. https://britastro.org/join
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That, sir, is an excellent spot! I too, like my Banks with an M.
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Light Pollution discussion on BBC World Service tonight.
Wikiastro replied to lenscap's topic in The Astro Lounge
Yeah. It’ll be on the science hour podcast on iTunes. CrowdScience is normally the second half. They’re normally really good - they answer listener questions. thanks for flagging it -
BTW - I use a 6" newtonian on an equatorial mount exclusively for visual without any issue. With a rough alignment to north, it makes keeping objects in the eyepiece easy. One of your slow motion controls will correct for the drift caused by the rotation of the Earth. It is a bit of a faff to go from one half of the sky to the other, so I tend to plan my sessions around a couple of areas per night. Now all we need are some clear skies!
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I've seen someone with a large jubilee clip around the tube to enable this. I think they had a spot of thin foam underneath too, to prevent scratches.
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I have a string for my glasses that I keep with my eyepieces. It looks ridiculous, but as astronomy happens in the dark, what do I care!
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Trying not to get any hopes up, but Carole on BBC breakfast just presented an updated forecast with a lot of clear skies from Sunday onwards. Clear Outside is looking promising too now. Ooh!
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Plenty of time for that to change! 😆
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could i suggest you add the standard, basic skywatcher eyepieces that come with most skywatcher scopes, for us noobs. It'd be really helpful, but it looks great.