LukeSkywatcher

On 19/11/2019 at 15:21, Craney said:

Do you image with this ?? ....  or  purely visual ??     I have the same scope for wide night-time rich field views.     Does this aperture warrant an external ERF  ??

I'm purely visual. 

The Heritage 130P is a fantastic scope. It's so compact that I couldn't find mine for 2 yrs. 

Someone put it on a shelf in the shed in its box, in a black bin liner. 

On 15/11/2019 at 11:36, johninderby said:

When does an astro imager stop being an amateur and become a pro? Is that a fair question or not? 🤔 

Can’t blame mags from wanting to showcase the best but perhaps they are not including enough of the beginners efforts? 🤔

You are only a pro, when you make a living out of what you do.

I like looking at any astro images. 

I once had a package (low value) sent from UK via RM. It ended up in Belgium of all places. I got a replacement within 3 days. Someone in Belgium must have thought they had been doing drunken online shopping.

And the award for dirtiest laptop screen, goes to.......😉

I have a Quark on a Bresser AR xs 102. Does me. 

Eh!!!!!!

What?. Eclipse?. Dagnamit!!!!.

It has been clear and sunny here, all day. 

I got spooked once by a set of glowing eyes down the end of the garden. Yep, it was a cat high up in a tree. Another night, the same cat jumped down from shed roof next door and landed beside me. That nearly made me pop my clogs.

Sorry all, but I like the bridge. 

I bought myself 2 plaid shirts in Tesco today. They are like fleece material and nice and warm. 2 for 25 euros. No pockets on mine. I dont like pockets on shirts.

Its turned pretty cold here in the last week or so. I've got 3 blankets on the bed. Heating goes on at 4-7pm.

I prefer the cold to heat though.

Ok, now I want to leave. Lorna asked me to meet her tomorrow afternoon in the local MacDonalds.

Over my dead body.

30 minutes ago, Dr_Ju_ju said:

Do what I do, ignore all media (except a few well chosen websites), i.e. NO Television, NO Radio & NO Newspapers....  

The world may well be coming to a premature end, but I'll not know about it....

You'll read all about it right here.

On 17/10/2019 at 18:41, Alien 13 said:

I would have thought that even after a comet strike the conditions on Earth would be far preferable to any other object in our solar system, so why leave? After all advanced life survived the last one....

Alan

Small mammals survived because they could burrow. Unless you have a JCB that you're not telling us about and a blue print for an enormous Anderson shelter.

I cant leave. We just ordered pizza. It's a meat supreme.

Ta very much for the heads up. I'd completely forgotten about this one.

On 06/10/2019 at 22:18, Kn4fty said:

On February 12, 1947, the skies of eastern Siberia lit up as one of the largest witnessed single meteorite falls occured. Shining brighter than the sun, it came from the northern sky at an angle of 41°. Low in the sky with a flash and a deafening explosion, the bolide shattered at 5.6 km above the ground. 23 tonnes of iron showered the area and left over 120 impact holes. The meteorites show regmaglypts or thumbprint like depressions. The meteorites tend to have ragged, twisted, and distorted surfaces due to the low altitude break up. 

This particular sample was obtained from the observatory in Cincinnati Ohio.

Rob

Are you sure that's an Alin?. It looks like a stony meteorite. Any Alins I have seen are iron. Maybe the outer layer is crust/rust.

Here's my 2 Alins. 

A fireball was seen along the west coast of Ireland on Friday night. I think the report said it was moving south to north. It was caught on video. Looked like space junk burning up on reentry.

"On one hand, I think it is down to mental attitude".

Exactly. 

I  had a field i used by permission of the owner. In that field  were 30 sheep, 2 Donkies and  a few cows. They didnt bother me and i didnt bother them.

I mainly observe from my back garden. My property is 100% secure-ish, (6ft 2 inch metal fence around 3 sides of garden and locked gate).  I observe about 2 ft away from my back door. Crime rate where i live is extremely low. If i drive 3-4 mins from my house i am in the middle of the countryside with perfect dark skies. I havent done it but i would feel perfectly safe as not many people walk up this road.

11 hours ago, Alan White said:

Post person also delivered a bit of Meteorite as well, 
bought for its name as I am a Star Wars fan.

Tatahouine Diogenite, very small fragment, it's only 10mm x 5mm.

Tatahouine (not the same spelling as in SW). Isnt that in Tunisia?. 

Been there to Luke's home. Matmatta is the name of the location of the film set, but Tatahouine is close by.

It's all in the Sahara. Damn it was hot...40C

502 error here too.

Probably not technically a meteor. More likey a bollide (fireball). If it made landfall anywhere, then it becomes a meteorite. 

Either way, it sounds like an impressive sight.

11 hours ago, johninderby said:

The correct acetate sheet finaly arrived so I can now flock the Bresser dob.. Oh and a corrector demister device that I’m reliably informed can also be used for drying hair. 😁

What hair?