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  1. SIDO

    My husband known here to some of you as Freddie passed away earlier this morning, He knew this day would come  because he had been very ill for some time. He wanted me to make a last post for him in the event that it did. He is at peace now and with the stars he loved so much.

     

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    2. daz

      daz

      This is very sad news. Thank you for letting us know, and we hope you have some comfort from knowing he was a great asset to our community.

      Clear skies Freddie :(

       

    3. steve k

      steve k

      Very sorry to hear that news... RIP SIDO

    4. MilwaukeeLion

      MilwaukeeLion

      Very sorry for your loss, rest in peace Freddie. 

  2. SIDO

    Universal Rotation Theory...  http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1985MNRAS.213..917B

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      probley nothing to do with the paper "I havnt read yet" but ive allways had a hunch that all movement is driven by blackholes ? laugh if needed. hope you have some clear ive venus weather here in the uk

    2. SIDO

      SIDO

      Something has my curiosity on the rotation thing, we use the cosmic microwave background radiation to settle current universal rotation possibilities but since this radi was laid down at the beginning of the universe and the universe has evolved and it's physics have changed so drastically were the dominant forces are now altered its possible I believe the science is not as settled as some assume, I have been right before in similar matters and only time will tell but I"m certainly learning a lot about astro physics and the universe in the process.

      Cool you are also thinking outside the box, what's inside is so yesterday.

                          Freddie.

    3. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      yes freddie out of the box is the place to be, i find time interesting, i can never make my mind up if its real or just a human thing brought on by our minds . yes the inside is yesterday and tomorrow never comes ?. charl.

  3. SIDO

    House hunting for the first time in 25 years with an obsy site the #1 priorety this go round, thank goodness for google maps street view and online LP maps ?

    1. teoria_del_big_bang

      teoria_del_big_bang

      Good luck with that, not the most relaxing past time moving house (well certainly not in the UK anyway).

      I guess somewhere in the middle of nowhere would be ideal then eh?

      Steve

    2. SIDO

      SIDO

      Yes nowhere but not too far from somewhere or the perfect balance is a difficult search even with good tools, elevation, darkness, the proper zoning to allow the obsy build and of course then the wife has to like the house.

      Thanks I will need to be both shrewed and lucky to get this all just right, a 15' dome with a two foot skirt will house a 20" Stargate dob...I will post the build here at some point ?

    3. teoria_del_big_bang

      teoria_del_big_bang

      Sounds like a plan to me :thumbright:

  4. SIDO

    Last night I bagged 9 of the brighter Perseids, M31, M32, M110, Saturn, Mars transparency about a 6 so not much worth going after but it was worth getting to be outside all night, My favorite part. Andromeda and it's companions were quite detailed though for the seeing dust lanes just hinting, maybe some colour to be seen this year I hope. Tonight is my final attempt at the Perseids ?

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Well done. Next time also see if you can see the small Galaxy Mirach’s ghost close to Mirach. Quite easy to see (although small) when the seeing and transparency are good. :) 

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    2. SIDO

      SIDO

      Thanks Knighty, I will have a look...maybe tonight. The seeing seems to be improving and the dob will be set out shortly. I have been cutting across the grain the last few nights, bound to hit it sooner or later I think ?

  5. SIDO

    Clear finally! Set the gear up at 2pm, get to test my new eaa rig again tonight... Excited? Yea ?

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Hope all goes well for you! ??

    2. SIDO

      SIDO

      Thanks, if you seen my next status update you will know it went very well, not exactly according to plan but had an awesome session. The sky is a nice dark blue today and a cool clear forecast is predicted so round 2 may be in the works ?

  6. SIDO

    Wow what a change in plans last night after a clear forecast turns to bad transparency and a soaking dew, I quickly tossed the Touptek and HP laptop in the house and came up with an alternative megshift plan. Seeing was limited to about mag 9 so in saving face as my daughter had arrieved and she was looking forward we went on an open cluster marathon starting with C28 then moving to the Double Cluster and down to the Heart and Soul to begin our journey from 20° NE and followed the Milkyway SW hitting every available open cluster along the way with the Spiral the Sailboat and many others as we easily hopped our way to the zenith and beyond at wich time the wet had overcome the observations and the cloud moved overhead but all this not before our cluster marathon had bagged over 40 beautiful and worthwhile objects with my daughter left amazed by what can be achieved under such horrid sky conditions. What an awesome session and to have company for the experience was an added bonus. Love it...

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Well done. A very nice haul indeed! :) 

  7. SIDO

    Finally, clear sky's after 8 days of cloud and rain, a whole lot of catching up to do ?

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Hip Hip Hooray! :) 

  8. SIDO

    When someone right here on SGL claimed to capture a new solar constant and provided imagry to support his finds I thought I may never see these phenomena in pictures again but did think that the now gone from SGL individual was surely onto something and now I come to find out he indeed found something amazing...

    https://phys.org/news/2019-02-solar-tadpole-like-jets-nasa-iris.amp

    1. SIDO

      SIDO

      I find it beyond interesting that an amateur was observing these phenomena and trying to get others to do so even to the point of giving away the equipment to observe these phenomena to other astronomers for free, the equipment he designed and built himself. Like I said...Amazing.

  9. SIDO

    Need to get some wheels on my dob and get it to the garage, man I miss it...

    1. Alan White

      Alan White

      Why, does it need an oil change? ?

  10. SIDO

    Thinking about the coming Eclipse on January 21st...

    1. David Smith

      David Smith

      Don't, the clouds will hear you :tongue2:

  11. SIDO

    Electrostatic and Transient Lunar Phenomena: 

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transient_lunar_phenomenon

  12. SIDO

    Voyager Updates... https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/news/details.php?article_id=114

  13. SIDO

    https://www.meteornews.net/2019/07/05/meteor-activity-outlook-for-6-12-july-2019/

  14. SIDO

    New Superflare Possibilities,

    https://www.space.com/should-we-worry-about-a-superflare.html

  15. SIDO

    http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/05/gaia-spacecraft-maps-14000-asteroids?utm_source=asytwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asytwitter

  16. SIDO

    First Clear Night in a week, EEVA all night with NGC7000 in the northeast by 4am. So ready for this ;-) 

  17. SIDO

    Just a heads up, I entered Imaging Challenge #24, My first ever so please have a look! 

     

  18. SIDO

    Coundown to the Ultimate flyby is in progress! Some of the most exciting tax dollars I spent so far...

  19. SIDO

    https://amp.space.com/42628-andromedid-meteor-shower-may-return-december-2018.html

  20. SIDO

    New https://phys.org/news/2019-02-evidence-fundamental-constant-sun.amp

  21. SIDO

    Protostars are Awesome...http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/ast122/lectures/lec13.html

  22. SIDO

    The eclipse was awesome, removing the eyepatch at totality was stunning to say the least. Excellent night indeed...

  23. SIDO

     https://images.nasa.gov/ Awesome Link...

  24. SIDO

    Cloudless Quadrantids for me ? Yeah! Venus GWE and a Cresent Moon with Earthshine could be the bonus round. Fingers Crossed!

  25. SIDO

    Ultima Thule or Bust! Go Nasa!

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