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Just seen Mercury naked eye low on the Eastern horizon, my first sighting for some time. Really nice to see Mercury, Venus and a perfect half moon on the ecliptic.
Marv
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Just a quick note. I think you may posted this in observing deep sky by accident. If you ask the mods to move it you may get a better response.
Lovely photo by the way.
Marv
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Welcome.
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Sorry to say not ongoing. However, the H400 (starting it at least) is my visual goal for 2024. You are past halfway so I may have questions for you.
I have two smallish newts, one goto, but some nice dark skies if the cloud and rain ever go away.
Marvin
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Welcome Barbara to SGL.
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My question first and foremost in a thread as technical as this, with a picture capturing dust around M42, with many paragraphs of text about programs and technical procedures is......
Why is this in Getting Started with Imaging? I am not far from getting started and frankly to a beginner this is nonsense.
Someone beginning the journey would at least on first look would want to see what equipment you are using to see if what is being posted has any relevance.
M
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1 minute ago, Mr Spock said:
By then everything will be replaced by AI and your whole life will be streamed.
Streamed isn't the word I was think of.
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1 hour ago, Peter Drew said:
There will only be radio astronomy and meteorology to choose between. ☹️
Let us not forget that at the current rate the pre eminent science by then will be Astrology, at least it has ology in the word, close enough for most.
M
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That is a great session you had, well done. I am definitely going to steal that and use it as a template if you do not mind. I find myself muttering "must get into splitting doubles".
I managed to get out for the first time in over three months with the exception of two tiny binocular sessions. Frankly I was a bit lost. It seems I do need to use it or I lose it.
I did manage M1/36/37/38 and Jupiter. It is whispered by some to be clear again tonight, so into your list I will bravely dive.
Marvin
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5 hours ago, Ratlet said:
Must admit the first thing I noticed about the new sky watcher mount was it had a usb c connector. Perhaps when the comet returns skysafari will get starsense working in app on android phones.
You never know your luck.
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And skywatcher handsets will still need the time inputting every time its used.
Marv
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11 hours ago, ollypenrice said:
You are just the man I'm looking for to review my images on the internet. No work is involved: I'll supply the text!
lly
Happy to help. Do your images come in brail?
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It looks perfect. But then I am blind in one eye and can't see anything out the other.
Seriously, it looks great.
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1 hour ago, tomato said:
Awesome, thanks for posting. Excuse my ignorance but what are the frequent clunking sounds?
It's so much better if you stick Radiohead, the bends on headphones really loud.
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Welcome aboard
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Lovely isn’t it.
Marv
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Excellent first attempt I think you have done well. Don’t be disappointed, I made my first WL filter at solar minimum so there was nothing to look at. Wasn’t expecting that at all. Very different situation right now.
Marv
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Welcome
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Thank you all. I feel like I was there. One day in the future a big Dob will be mine.
Marv
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27 minutes ago, Mr Spock said:
Had a good look through that 20". Those were the days
Oh come on. Don’t leave me wondering. I only have a small newt.
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I too found the lockdown too beneficial in some ways. Very rural so life just went on unlike city and town dwellers.
I was quite new to Astro so I was very much learning on my own and looking in from afar and I couldn’t believe these big events with so many people, then we all couldn’t do it anyway.
The only Astro upside was the complete lack of contrails and no aircraft lights. The quiet was amazing, you don’t realise how much background noise there is. A bit like a power cut, all the low hum is gone.
Marvin
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That brings it all back. Covid was responsible for more than health issues. I really got into the hobby then everything got cancelled.
Still feels a bit like that but it may just be my isolation.
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If you don’t mind me asking a further question before Stu gets a reply?
I remember when I first joined SGL there was a loose knit group called The Dob Squad.Are you, were you part of that group? Because I remember thinking how big do these Dobs need to be and would I ever get one.
Marvin
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As far as monogamy goes, I would never have one. I would be far too worried about wood worm.
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Neat solution for placing bits n bobs?
in DIY Observatories
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Looks perfect for a glass of Drambuie.