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Kimboman

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  1. Hi suns put today so I thought that I would have a look to see if there were anything to view before the clouds roll in not a lot to see unfortunately but keep viewing
  2. Hi today I actually managed to view the Sun the seeing was for a short time but the detail was stunning through my Coronado PST there were really good prominences and surface detail
  3. Hi It’s been a good while since I did any observing but at about 6 pm Wednesday evening I had a look at Jupiter and was seeing only one moon it is the first time I have seen this A couple of nights ago I managed a session viewing the moon which has also been a rare event
  4. Hi It was and still is very clear here and I have had good sessions looking at Saturn untill the trees swolled it and then Jupiter both very clear. I used my skywatcher 127 mak on az5 mount with a Svbony zoom which performed really well
  5. Hi I am looking at the Sun with my Coronado and I can see at least 8 prominences with filaments plages and sun spots at the moment it is very good seeing from my location I will also set up for white light viewing
  6. Hi very interesting reading I was having a similar conversation tonight with a friend of 40 years and I think that we have had a similar conversation every year. Nevertheless we still forget it all when we get a decent night and keep increasing our kit, I have now got into solar and this increases the observing odds, good luck
  7. Hi Its been a while since I have done any day or night observing due to the poor weather conditions in my area. Yesterday the conditions for solar viewing were ideal and set up my Coronado, and was not disappointed there were decent prominences, filaments, great surface details in general. Recently I purchased a Lunt herschel wedge from a fellow SGL member as I had read that the views were superior to a full aperture solar filter and I must agree the detail differences were greatly improved in that the sunspots were much more detailed. Also last night I managed to view Saturn and Jupiter and both showed good surface detail I used my Skywatcher 127 maksutove on a AZ Mountford this session a good double session best regards to all
  8. Hi looking at the Sun now and the largest prominence is visible I am using my Coronado with a Badder zoom eyepiece set at 12 mm
  9. Hi looking at the Sun right now and it’s showing some very beautiful prominences along with good surface details musing Coronado
  10. Hi as I posted earlier I was viewing the Sun at the same time and it was brilliant
  11. Hi I am looking at the Sun with my Coronado and there are lots of good prominences along with good surface detail BH
  12. Hi Saturday evening was so cloudy in my location so viewing was impossible so I am glad that I spent Wednesday Thursday and Friday So I saw 10 in total Dont be envious I miss the goodies on offer in your location all the best
  13. Hi I have just come indoors from another session of Persid meteor spotting. The forecast for tonight (sat 12 ) is not favourable in my locale so I went out at 11.00pm 11/08/23 to try to spot the Persid meteors and saw seven which were spectacular. This time I also took with me a pair of 10x42 binoculars and enjoyed looking at the double cluster,M31 scanning the Cygnus area also spotting the coathanger and generally having a good sky scanning session. Earlier Friday evening I also spent an hour looking at the Sun with my Coronado ,there were lots of surface detail including sun spots but there were only three small prominences visible a good session
  14. Hi last night at 11 pm the sky was very clear for a change so I decided to have a look for the Persid meteors. The constellations of Pegasus ,Cassiopeia and Perseus were well placed from my location and I managed to see a grand total of three There were many satellites and it was interesting to watch them and for them to disappear it was a nice change to just look around and enjoy the view
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