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Very sad news. I have had some great views through a 20" David Lukehurst scope. I had never met him but a big loss to the community
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Fantastic. Always amazes me the detail that can be achieved.
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Comet 2023 H2 Lemmon
bish replied to andrew63's topic in Observing - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Just seen it my 5" mak. Really faint. Accidentally nudged the scope and couldn't find it again. Think the sky misted a bit. -
Great image. Saw that with a 16" from a dark site. Obviously nothing close to that detail but still good to see.
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Comet 2023 H2 Lemmon
bish replied to andrew63's topic in Observing - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
I'm wondering if my 10" scope will pick it up from badly polluted area (bortle 8). I am going to Cornwall on Monday to a dark area on the west coast. That would be ideal but forecast is rain all week. -
Just enough clear patches in the cloud to see it. Used my bins. Should have grabbed my camera too.
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Saw it at Kielder star camp over the weekend. Luckily somebody had a 20" dob to look at it with.
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What is Your Droolworthy Telescope?
bish replied to Mandy D's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
25" obsession. I need to ignore that storage and transportation would be a pain. -
I can have breaks of 6 months without using the scope. I still read books, watch astro TV programmes etc. I've in very light polluted area and more often than not it's the next star party that gets me draggi g the Scope out again (or a decent comet, well placed planet at opposition etc)
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What aperture to see spiral arms in galaxies?
bish replied to Jim Smith's topic in Getting Started With Observing
Had a hint of them in m51 with my old 8". Easier in my 10" and getting good in a 12". All from bortle 3. Had a quick glimpse before clouds hit in a 18". Obviously great in that! Not sure how good my eyes are. -
Martin McKenna on FB got into storm chasing and does both.
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It puts me off spending too much on kit. However the practical (observing) part is like a bonus to an interest in astronomy in general. I live in a badly light polluted area so look forward to star parties (even if I only get a couple of hours of clear skies as I Iike the camping/outdoors). As I don't have a huge amount of kit I will always keep it, even just for the odd look at the moon, planets, odd bright comet and star parties once or twice a year. I had always planned to buy the biggest scope I could, but that has become less and less practical. In a nutshell I'm happy if I only get the scope out once a month, as long as I can make it to the odd star party too
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I must admit 10 years ago I would be out most clear nights until the early hours and get up for work. Now even if there is a SN or comet I wait until the weekend if it meant having to wait out until the early hours. It is partly because my wife has a physical job and is often exhausted and I go to bed the same time so I don't disturb her. The sky here is so light polluted I don't go out that much anyway. At a star party I will stop up all night and nap in the day if it is clear.
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Mars in M44 The Beehive
bish replied to lukebl's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Ni e shot. I just caught it out the bedroom window as it got dark enough to see the Beehive in bins.- 1 reply
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