LukeSkywatcher

When we're going to tell us? That was the scariest thing I've seen on the news. 3,600 Km.

That's a Goose.

Condolences to John's family. This came as a shock to me. It's always very sad to hear of a member of SGL passing. R.I.P John

My condolences to John, family and friends. John was a great guy.

I get what you are saying. Due to only getting a peripheral glance, I can't say will 100% certainty that it was a fire ball. At most, I can say it was the brightest,fastest meteor that I have ever seen.

A lot of that debris is made literally a 5 minute walk from my house, in Maynooth University. Parts of the JWST, were also made there. I think the filters/filter wheel were made in the Uni. It's nice to think Ireland has some input into international space exploration, especially my own town. The induction coil was invented in the Uni. Father Nicholas Joseph Callan was an Irish priest and scientist from Darver, County Louth, Ireland. He was Professor of Natural Philosophy in Maynooth College in County Kildare from 1834, and is best known for his work on the induction coil. Wikipedia Born: December 22, 1799, Darver Died: January 10, 1864, Maynooth You're welcome.

I very rarely watch it since SPM died. It just doesn't feel the same.

I'm in Ireland. It was definitely a meteor or fireball.

I'm sat in my kitchen. My doors face South. I swear that I think I just saw a very bright white fireball heading from NW to SE. It wasn't a direct view, more of a peripheral view. It was travelling extremely fast. I'll wait to see if any reports come in here and elsewhere. It was probably linked to the Quadrantid meteor shower.

Wow, so many spots. I should get my Sunoculars out at the very least.

Spider-Man or Batman. Pick one. You can't be both.

Of that they rust.

I had to Google CSE. I have Stellarium on my phone if I need reference points to navigate. I'm happy plodding along with things as they are.

I'm also a wheelchair user. I have 4 scopes including the 8Se (yours looks like an 8Se). I wish I had some advice, but I never use an RDF or finder scope. If using a Go-To scope, I just align it to a planetary object. If using a manual scope, I just point it anywhere and search for objects.

That video gives me the heebee-jeebees. Thankfully I have the blood type that mossies hate. They can smell it a mile away (not really a mile), and they avoid me. I suppose I'm not immune from swallowing them though. *EDIT* I'm O negative and apparently mossie prefer O blood. Never trust a phlebotomist, they lie. Watch out for those pesky DropBears.

Me and DIY are not good bed fellows. I have tradesmen on speed dial for everything.

Do you have life insurance?.

I did check the date of the thread, but missed it. Still annoyed, but it was probably cloudy. I should have gone to Specsavers.

Very nice.

Whilst I have a few EPs, I generally only use 3-4. I use an 8mm,15mm and a 32mm. I do also use a zoom 8-24. I usually just keep them in a jacket pocket in the colder months.

This was today?. Visible from UK and Ireland?. It was a beautiful clear day here in my part of Ireland. Dagnamit, I had no idea. Myself and Lorna are going to Upstate New York in April 2024 for the Total Solar Eclipse. It will be our honeymoon. 3 weeks. Meet family and friends, and hopefully catch the eclipse.

I have the 130P. I bought it the year it was released. I love it. I don't think the 150 was even available. For £50 extra, I'd go for the 150.

I saw this. I thought it sounded like a good idea. Not sure I'd like to effectively be living in/on a giant microwave oven.

It's very glitchy. Very unuser friendly.

Jeremy...... Fess up.