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  1. MarsG76

    Hello Telescope Nut, and welcome to SGL from Australia.

     

    1. gkec

      gkec

      Hi, welcome.  I have just logged back on after a while away,

  2. MarsG76

    All I'm going to say is.... FINALLY A MOONLESS CLEAR SKY PEOPLE....

    1. Uranium235

      Uranium235

      Shhhh! The clouds might hear you!

    2. MarsG76

      MarsG76

      good point...

    3. Uranium235

      Uranium235

      Sorry mate, had delete your last comment - no bypassing the swear filter please.

  3. MarsG76

    Almost a 4th clear night in a row... Almost... I guess 3 is better than none....

  4. MarsG76

    As luck would have it... I setup, start imaging and 35 minutes in the CLOUDS ROLL IN!!! At least I got some subs I guess..

  5. MarsG76

    Come on weekend clear skies......

  6. MarsG76

    Constant cloud induced RAGE!!!!

    1. Dave In Vermont

      Dave In Vermont

      In 2003 we had the closest encounter with Mars. Everyone tuned in! At the peak of this, the seeing was remarkable. I even bought a specialized filter. All set up... And in came a Martian dust-storm and the view was obliterated.

      Even other world's weather hates astronomers!

    2. MarsG76

      MarsG76

      That would make any grown man cry like a baby who has red raw nappy rash!!!

  7. MarsG76

    Do my eye balls deceive me? At last I'm seeing blue skies....

    1. pipnina

      pipnina

      And it's the night I have an assignment due! Grrr

  8. MarsG76

    Finally, a few back to back clear nights...

  9. MarsG76

    For a week in a row... blue skies all day but cloudy at night?

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    2. goose35

      goose35

      done the solar filters clouds 24/7 so far this week lol

    3. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      what you need is the thunder 100s cloud scope, never disappoints...

    4. MarsG76

      MarsG76

      I have a solar max and solar filters BUT.... BUT... I know how the astro tease works, the moment I setup my solar scope the clouds will get curious and come around to "see what I am doing" ha ha ha... I don't want to pull my 8" apart to setup for solar viewing yet since I'm in the middle of a "pillars of creation " narrowband imaging project and have my guider and camera setup and calibrated for quick continuation of imaging... once the clouds clear out...

  10. MarsG76

    Forecast: A week of clouds... Typical

    1. Dave In Vermont

      Dave In Vermont

      It's my fault. I just aligned a new finder on the ST80.

    2. MarsG76

      MarsG76

      Ah, so thats it... I also got my new 3X TV Barlow...must be why it also started to rain.

  11. MarsG76

    Hoping for a cloud free weekend...

  12. MarsG76

    I knew a few clear nights was too good to last, now forecast is cloudy for at least the a WEEK!!!!! Yes thats on my mind. i know, I know I need help.

  13. MarsG76

    I knew a few clear nights was too good to last.. now forecast is cloudy for at least the next week! WEEK!!!!! Yes that's on my mind... i know, I know.. I need help...

  14. MarsG76

    I think I know how the Peach does his planetary images... all I need now is Jupiter to come back to prove or disprove my theory...

  15. MarsG76

    It is CLEAR......that it will be nothing BUT cloud and rain for a while....

  16. MarsG76

    Looks to be clearing... fingers crossed for some imaging tonight.

  17. MarsG76

    My god, it's full of stars....

    1. jabeoo1

      jabeoo1

      I read 2010 not long ago. It really joins up some dots from the film 2001. Amazing stuff.

    2. cotterless45

      cotterless45

      Showed the film to the son. Amazed .

    3. jabeoo1

      jabeoo1

      Nick your son has obviously been bought up with some fine taste!

  18. MarsG76

    My Televue 31mm Tye-5 Nagler monster has arrived... Lets play a little game with the demons of the astronomers curse... guessing game: how long will it be before I have a clear night to actually use it for the first time?

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    2. MarsG76

      MarsG76

      A 8" SCT... looking forward to a moonless night.

    3. jetstream

      jetstream

      Congrats! One of the finest 30mm's out there.

    4. MarsG76

      MarsG76

      Thanks.... I just hope it's what it's hyped to be for the price... But seeing what my 11mm Nagler delivers, I'm confident...

  19. MarsG76

    Night 3 IN A ROW of imaging??? What da??? lucky week...

  20. MarsG76

    So I take 2 weeks off work to spend sometime on some astro imaging... OFCOURSE ITS RAINING, FORCAST TO RAIN FOR ATLEAST THE NEXT 7 DAYS!!!! AAARGHHHHH

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    2. PhotoGav

      PhotoGav

      Go away on holiday to a clear sky now!

    3. Scooot

      Scooot

      So it's your fault :)

    4. MarsG76

      MarsG76

      Going back to work is not an option.... holiday to a clear location is a brilliant idea, and yes.. yes it is all my fault.

  21. MarsG76

    Success in 30min subs F10 narrowband imaging... It's alive... ALIVE!!!! BUAHAHAHA

  22. MarsG76

    TeleVue Nagler and Ethos eyepieces ROCK!!!!

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    2. swamp thing

      swamp thing

      Oops THEY sure do :D

    3. m.tweedy

      m.tweedy

      Once tried it is difficult to use others

    4. estwing

      estwing

      only the best will do!

  23. MarsG76

    The Eye of God... Much dimmer then I thought it would be in 7nm Halpha in a DSLR...

  24. MarsG76

    Time for a new target....

  25. MarsG76

    WHAT? A second clear night in a row!!?? This never happened before... Except for the other time. I think it's time for a lottery ticket?

    1. ronin

      ronin

      It isn't dark yet, plenty of time for the clouds to collect overhead ;-))

    2. MarsG76

      MarsG76

      It was in Australia... So far looking at night number 3!!!!

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