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  1. Knighty2112

    Great transparency last night. Managed two new targets; NGC400 (Mirach's ghost) & M102 (Spindle galaxy). Also saw M33 for the first time for a long time from my garden. Excellent stuff! :) 

  2. Knighty2112

    Liking the darker nights once again, when clouds allow of course! 

  3. Knighty2112

    Managed to bag a new planetary nebula last night, NGC7027, along with Neptune too, along with all the usual suspects too. Had a nice 2.5hrs under some clear sky from 11:00pm till finish at 1:30am. :) 

    1. orion25

      orion25

      Nice catches! Sounds like a more than satisfying "knight"!

  4. Knighty2112

    Great views of Saturn this evening. Cassini was so prominent. Even managed to see details on the planet too for the first time. Kind of strange that Jupiter wasn't any where near as good! 

  5. Knighty2112

    Nice wee session with my goto. Nice to see Saturn & 4 of its moons.  Also, nice to see the dumbbell nebula once again, even in the poor sky conditions. 

  6. Knighty2112

    Lunar V is starting to show, well before the X which should start approx 10:36p'm UK time.

  7. Knighty2112

    Lunar X coming up around 10:36pm UK tonight, so fingers crossed for my first viewing. May also see the V too, so here's hoping! ????

  8. Knighty2112

    Got a brief outing on Thursday night with the new C8 SCT. Collimation was slightly out (sorted now hopefully). With DSO's however I managed to easily pick out some galaxies that I'd not seen before, so very happy with that even with the LP where I live! :) 

  9. Knighty2112

    Managed to catch a break in the clouds and see Vesta again. Nicely viewed with the help of Skysafari. Forcast pretty dire for the week ahead so may be the last time for a few days to track it again! 

  10. Knighty2112

    Nice couple of hours observing. Managed to track Vesta down once again. Now warming up with a cup of tea as it is pretty chilly out there! :) 

  11. Knighty2112

    Looks like some clear nights ahead for the next three nights, at least that's what's forcast for where I live anyway. Fingers crossed! :) 

  12. Knighty2112

    I'm loving tracking Vesta through Gemini. 4 nights out of 5 tracking it is pretty good, especially with the lousy weather here lately! Managed just to see 41P too with averted vision just! :) 

  13. Knighty2112

    My Astro mojo is on a high lately. Even cloudy weather is not damping it down! Hehe! ???

  14. Knighty2112

    Third night in a row I've been able to track Vesta. Pretty good going for the UK I think! Vesta's movement over these three nights has been easily observed. Will post more sketches soon of its path. ?

  15. Knighty2112

    Managed to snap Vesta in a widefield shot with my Canon bridge camera. Yes! :) 

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      The V marks out Vesta below; 

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  16. Knighty2112

    Yeah! Managed to bag Vesta tonight. Was easier than I thought to spot with the surrounding stars and was the brightest in the EP too, so well chuffed! :):):) 

    1. orion25

      orion25

      That's great! Any images?

    2. orion25

      orion25

      Oops, didn't see the image at first. Nice!

       

    3. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Thanks Reggie. Was hoping that I may just catch it with the camera, and in the end it popped out quite easily once I zoomed out for a wider field of view with the camera and a shorter exposure time of 6 seconds. :) 

  17. Knighty2112

    Weather forcast is for clear this evening, so fingers crossed the Vesta hunt can begin! :) 

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    2. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      sounds good mate.  charl.

    3. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Yep. Just need the forcast to be correct and get those clear skies! Fingers crossed! :) 

    4. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Grrrrr.......those clouds are teasing me still. Hope I get at least  an hour break soon otherwise I'll call it a night! ????

  18. Knighty2112

    Just managed to catch 5 minutes of observing the shadow of Io on Jupiter before clouds fully rolled in. Also managed to see a nice bright green meteor though also at 22:56, which must have been bright as I saw it through thin cloud/haze in the direction of Leo. :) 

  19. Knighty2112

    Managed to bag Venus just before I went behind houses, and Mercury too for the first time for ages. Pushed the mag a little, but could see the phase of Mercury very easily. Had a quick peek at Mars too! :) 

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      It went behind houses, not I. ?

    2. orion25

      orion25

      Haha, I was about to ask, what were you doing going behind houses. :hiding:Happy for your planetary delights; the planets always please.

       

      Regards,

      Regie

    3. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Thanks Reggie! :) 

  20. Knighty2112

    Looking good for clear skies tonight! Hurrah! ;) 

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      same here, think its going to be a vis night with the newt by the look of the sky, jupiters deff on the cards, and leo trip and a few more galaxys in leo and virgo. fingers crossed of course. what you planning at looking at ?. charl.

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Just got back in giving my new scope, Celestron Goto mount & wifi Skyportal connection a good test out. All went well. Now back inside warming up, but most likely try Jupiter later on too. :) 

    3. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      just been looking at Jupiter, its a bit woberly with being so low, but it still looked nice with 4 of its moons showing.  charl. 

  21. Knighty2112

    New scope arrived today! Only quite small, so smallish cloud penalty right? ;) 

    1. Chris

      Chris

      Go on, what you bought? :) 

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Just a wee small Opticstar AR90S f5.5 'frac. :) 

    3. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      nice one Gus, I got a weeks worth of the silver terror for the Quark, but it passed qwickly, it must be over now cus ive had 3 clearish morning on the trot. hope you get chance to try your scope. charl.

  22. Knighty2112

    Hopefully looking good for a few hours cloud free tonight. A quick bite to eat and I'll be straight out! ?

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    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Thanks Reggie. Managed to get a couple of hours at the very least. :) 

    3. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      hope you got some nice views Gus, the seeing and cloud here was terrible, I tried for a hour and pact in, the seeing isn't any better thismorrning, sols just a fazing mess mate, I have a nice prom image, ill post as soon as ive finished processing.  clear skys, charl.

    4. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Thanks Charl. Was testing out the new Goto mount, and worked a treat. Saw a couple of M's I'd never seen before. Wish I'd took notes 'cos I can't rember the numbers, but a new Galaxy see, plus a new glob and some open clusters too. :) 

  23. Knighty2112

    Can't wait to test out my 6/8 SE Goto mount when I get back home, so hoping for some clear skies for Friday night and the weekend! Fingers crossed! :) 

  24. Knighty2112

    Woo hoo! Forecast is for clear skies tonight. Fingers crossed! I'm getting excited already! Hehe! ;) 

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    2. orion25

      orion25

      Sending you clear skies, my friend!

       

    3. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      goodluck Gus, nothing but wicked, spitefull clouds here for 4 days, I must of do something real bad in a pre-life.:evil4: charl.

    4. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Thanks Guys. Was nice to have some observing time again. Only downside was the glare of the moon, but hey I'll take what I can when the chance permits! :) 

  25. Knighty2112

    Managed a quick smash and grab session for 20mins between clouds on Jupiter and the Moon with my grab n'go Porta mount and ST120 frac. Seeing was poor on Jupiter, but not too bad on the moon. :) 

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