cutepetgroomer
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Eagerly awaiting my new eps. Too bad still cloudy at night, may just have to gaze in the breaks of the clouds if it's not raining
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It hasn't been too good at night for star gazing for the past few days. While the days have been clear, the nights have been cloudy. When I reach for the scope , the clouds roll in. Its almost as if , the heavens are saying no stargazing now, just enjoy the summer days and nights with the family. With my birthday coming in a week, I am looking forward to spending time with the family. This weekend I do have my work at the zoo, then right after I get done with my shift, we head to my hubby's aunt's house to meet up with some family. Hopefully soon the skies will be clear at night.
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My quest for eyepieces is still on going. I am thinking however that the fov is an important aspect as well as the magnification they can give as well. I have about decided to save up for the eyepiece and filter kit I want as it will come with a Barlow lens and I'm starting yo enjoy Barlow lens a lot.
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I wear glasses myself and the stock eps that came with my new scope tend to out perform the ones that came with my older scope. I only have one ten mm ep and one 6 mm ep but I was able to compare the different20 mm eps and have noticed a difference. I love the kellners that came with the new scope compared to the Huygens of the other. I am looking for just having 1.25 ep kit though it's a bit annoying changing out adapters every so often. But hopefully there will be clear skies for you
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A few new Targets Including the Magnificent Saturn
cutepetgroomer commented on jabeoo1's blog entry in Back Yard Observations
Sounds like you had an awesome night that night. I get some wierd looks from the neighbors but they just smile and wonder what the heck I am looking at. There is a language barrier so I can't exactly invite them to take a peek as I would like to sometimes, especially the little kids that look like they might be interested. I do know next time my uncle is in town I will be helping him look through one of my telescopes. -
Why must clouds cover up planets as soon as I focus on them? Oh well guess no stargazing tonight
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Last night was a bust for skygazing. Nothing was visible . Tonight I might not stargaze either because I work tomorrow morning early. ( as a zoo volunteer , I love that job though , I wouldn't change it) . Took apar the focuser rigging for for 50 mm and there was gunk build up. This is possibly why I can't focus to well on that one, but I did discover I could potentially upgrade it to take 1.25 format eyepieces.
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Saw mars finally with my tabletop telescope :) happy not dissapointed
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Got home late, set up late, Saturn was a failure but the moon was a success. Decided to try out the Barlow, it's in need of cleaning. Didn't help I dropped it. Didn't get a chance to see Jupiter or Mars either with my new scope ..
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Eyepieces - the very least you need.
cutepetgroomer replied to The Warthog's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
Btw I own two refractors atm -
Eyepieces - the very least you need.
cutepetgroomer replied to The Warthog's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
Ok with the eyepieces that came with my new scope my eps are : two 20mm , a 10mm and a 6mm along with a 3x barlow lens which I am a bit confused about using because each time I try I get no views at all(I'm new to barlow lens) is there any other ep I could benifet -
husband is finally gonna order the telescope for me :D
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going to the space meusem tomorrow, and have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of my new telescope but it will take a while for it to arrive.
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