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  1. pipnina

    The new scope has arrived, but not the accessories. Will have to wait for dad to get home before I assemble it, though. I must say that, despite measuring it, it's bigger than I thought it would be.

    1. jetstream

      jetstream

      Congrats!

      Good idea to wait...

      wait till you see the Flame in this scope! Try the Monkeyhead too, if you have a UHC/OIII, its not that hard to see under your conditions the other night.

    2. pipnina

      pipnina

      Alas, a filter was beyond the budget I had at the time. But I should be able to get hold of one soon. After making that status the EP, telrad & collimator arrived. That eyepiece is... heavy! Can't wait to put it in the focuser!

      I think everything I saw the other night is on the list of things to look at in this new one! And more!

    3. jetstream

      jetstream

      :thumbsup:

      If you han't already try the Eskimo nebula in Gemini, no filter needed, find the little glow with the 24mm and then up the mag, around 150x is a nice place, you can see 2 shells if the sky is transparent.

  2. pipnina

    3 days and still no word about the delivery date for the new scope... If I don't hear anything after tomorrow I'll have to chase it up. Maybe with bigger orders it takes longer???

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    2. pipnina

      pipnina

      I likely will call if I get nothing by the time I get home tomorrow. As it is I'm just assuming it's not dispatched yet or the e-mail is being sent by carrier pigeon.

    3. pipnina

      pipnina

      *Nothing as in dispatch confirmation

    4. jetstream

      jetstream

      Its all going to work out, I've waited for information on shipped items, only to findb its been shipped etc. I have weeded out a few vendors based on their policy's. The ones I deal with now touch base with me continuously during the purchase phase and only ship by reputable vendors.

      Yes call them tomorrow, I'm always polite on the phone...

  3. pipnina

    250px, Maxvision 82 24mm, telrad & cheshire ordered! Can't wait to get first light with the clouds!

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    2. jetstream

      jetstream

      Which targets did you choose? Rewards will be reaped if you collimate carefully,glad to see you ordered the Cheshire and you will really like that Maxvision....

    3. pipnina

      pipnina

      Well, I'm gonna have to try and get first light with M42 M45, M1, M78 and try for NGC 2024. M51 is right there, too. My favourite galaxy that I haven't seen yet :p The OIII filter is going to have to be a 2nd purchase, though. For after I've sold my current kit (hopefully).

    4. jetstream

      jetstream

      Nice targets, for first light how dark will your skies be? Don't hesitate to use about 120x on M51... NGC 2024 will be ok if your NELM is 5.8 or above. If the moon is out forget about that one...

      Eagerly waiting first light report!

  4. pipnina

    A perfectly clear and transparent night forecast. Based on observations it looks likely, too. But why couldn't this have happened 3/4 days ago when the moon wasn't as big and set sooner?

    1. bluemaxroe

      bluemaxroe

      Always the way....

  5. pipnina

    If gimp ever asks if you want to convert the colour format... Do it, it might screw up LAB mode if you don't :/

  6. pipnina

    As it stands, Tuesday looks good! Only problem is that I'd have to brave 40MPH winds :/

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      that sounds good Pip, im setup tonight with scope out the window , and i keep seeing the odd star, but theres too much fast moving cloud to do anything.

  7. pipnina

    Potential clear skies on new years eve? Hmmm. Last-minute veil/ NA attempts inbound.

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      any clear skys cool with me Pip, thanks for the headsup, happy new year.charl.

    2. pipnina

      pipnina

      Happy new year.

    3. ronin

      ronin

      Get up early New Years Day and try for the comet, it will be very close to Arcturus.

  8. pipnina

    Weather forecast has been lying for 3 days straight now! It keeps claiming "Excellent" visibility all night long but observation have never been any better than "Good". Oh well, at least i can get the scope out!

  9. pipnina

    Got my first look at the ring nebula today... I was surprisingly underwhelmed. But then it was in the most light polluted part of the sky and transparency was less than desirable. Mag 4.2 was a struggle. I'll have to try again next year.

    1. Dinsdale Piranha

      Dinsdale Piranha

      Deep sky objects are quite often visually under whelming. But remember how far away they are and the fact that only a select few people will EVER see the object with their own eyes and suddenly they are amazing.

    2. pipnina

      pipnina

      This is true, I have learned by this point that no object I look at is going to be more than a grey/green smudge/glow. But last night was dissapointing because I was used to seeing more but the weather screwed me over. It made a huge difference.

  10. pipnina

    Clear sky forecast tomorrow with very good visibility. Oooo this is exciting.

    1. orion25

      orion25

      Wonderful news! Enjoy it to the fullest!

    2. faulksy

      faulksy

      nice one, shame im on nights

    3. pipnina

      pipnina

      I will finally get to use my list of objects I compiled a month ago!

      I will definately enjoy it, esp if the updated prediction of "excellent" seeing after 8PM serves true :O Hope you get some clear skies soon, too!

  11. pipnina
    So from my setup, something like a 10/12" dob would be an improvement on setup time/portability? How heavy is your 10"? Easily liftable by 1 person? Hopefully upgrading in the new year.
  12. pipnina
    Is a 10" not easier to move around? My 5" on an EQ2 is a pain (literally, carrying the mount can dig) and is extremely heavy and from deciding to go out to looking through the EP is possibly 2/3 minutes. (i have to detach the scope from the mount, rest the scope on my bed, fold the EQ2, carry the EQ2 out front, unfold it, point it north, bring the scope out and put it on the EQ2, bring the tray with my EPs+ filter+ red torch out. I would much prefer a dob I could pick up by handles.
  13. pipnina

    So contact lenses sidn't work for me. I spent 30 minutes in spec savers trying to get them out, didn't bother with the putting back in. Glasses it is, then :/

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    2. pipnina

      pipnina

      I was surprised how easilly they return to being over your pupil when you screw up. I was also surprised as to how akward they were. About a dozen different methods of getting them out and I was terrible at all of them.

    3. pipnina

      pipnina

      They also weren't great optically, my glasses do a much better job of dealing with my astigmatism.

    4. hobsey

      hobsey

      i would love contacts but i had serious problems get them in and out, so i gave up.

  14. pipnina

    Clear skies tonight. Lunar looking inbound!

  15. pipnina

    M33 was easy... Hopefully NGC 2024 and the sculptor gal will be, too.

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    2. jetstream

      jetstream

      Congrats Pip! Just think of tank tracks, big ones, when looking for the Flame...

    3. alan potts

      alan potts

      Pip Although I have two reasonable sized scopes at 12 and 18, I have always found M33 a bit disappointing.

    4. pipnina

      pipnina

      alan, I thought it was amazing! But that could be mainly because I wasn't expecting to see it and it jumped out.

  16. pipnina

    Forecast predicted 100% clear skies and "Excellent" seeing. What actually happens? Patchy low cloud, almost complete cover of high cloud and questionable seeing... The moon is almost upon me and I've only had 1 good observing night so far... Will still keep an eye out.

  17. pipnina

    Does this site support animated GIFs as profile pics? I know I saw someone who had one but mine only worked when I uploaded it. Everywhere else it's stuck on frame 1...

    1. Ant

      Ant

      maybe something to ask in the Suggestions, Bugs, Errors and Foibles section?

    2. pipnina

      pipnina

      Perhaps.

  18. pipnina

    Do my eyes deceive me?! "Excellent" seeing predicted for tonight! Never seen that before. Time to prepare.

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    2. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      ill keep a eye on the clouds and hope. goodluck mate...

    3. pipnina

      pipnina

      So much for the clear wether. BBC kept moving the clear skies an hour forward. Now not gonna happen until 2AM

    4. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      its clear here now,thanks for the headsup...

  19. pipnina

    Clear skies forecast tomorrow :D But "Moderate" seeing >:( Sure hope that imroves... No clear skies for the whole of october so far...

    1. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      Sunday for me reads like this. fog fog fog fog fog fog mist fog fog fog fog mist, black cloud black cloud! Hmmm remix of 'badger-badger-badger, mushroom! mushroom!' coming?!

    2. pipnina

      pipnina

      "Black cloud, Black cloud, Black cloud, Black cloud, Black cloud, fog, fog, mist, fog!"

      Mine has improved, thankfully! Not quite "Verry good" but "Good" should be good enough.

  20. pipnina

    OPticians oppointment on saturday to see if I can get contacts.

  21. pipnina

    Compiling a list of objects to search for while the moon's about. I'm never gonna manage half of them XD

  22. pipnina

    Barnards' loop is a visual object!?!? I'm envyous of anyone with skies good enough for that! The images make the HH look bright in comparison!

  23. pipnina

    Moon goes away, clouds come to stay.

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      and we cant go out to play, untill another day,

    2. Alien 13

      Alien 13

      I wish we could have a full Moon every night

  24. pipnina

    Forget my last status! Clear skies all night (OIII filter first light report incoming)

  25. pipnina

    OIII filter about to arrive: Clouds as far as the forecast can see! (sorry if they're affecting you, too)

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