IB20
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More glass for the PST. Many thanks to @wookie1965 👌🏻.
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Had no idea it was called that; I have seen it on numerous occasions where a sunspot on the limb gives an appearance like it’s depressed into the surface. Every days a school day on here! 😃
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Definitely showing more surface detail with the TV plossl although I do need to pull it out the focuser a touch to reach focus. Image shot @20x on iPhone Pro 14 and exposure tweaked on Adobe LS.
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A lovely piece of black and green courtesy of @Lurcher. Read good things about TV plossls for Ha work, of course the cloud has set in!
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When I take my toddler toy shopping it makes me wince to see the worst kind of tat telescopes being sold. These sorts of optical lemons would put an interested child off for life.
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Extremely bright flares just kicked off around AR3323; intensity has died down after 10 or so mins since I first saw it. Spaceweather recording it as C class.
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Terra satellite and H-IIA rocket body were both up around that time.
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A brilliant looking Venus through the Tak 76Q. Venusian horns appear to be protruding slightly and some varying shadows and contrast along the terminator. Some slight red and blue fringing but no visible CA, incredibly impressive control from the little Tak. 3 second video stacked through Videostack app (thanks @PeterStudz)
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Tak time for Venus, it’s been too long. 😋
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More filaments on display today alongside the large one. AR3323 is incredibly active too, not quite sure if a filament bridge has appeared between some of the spots in the region or if it’s a sun spot breaking down or something else happening. Fascinating.
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They are extremely good EPs for the money. I have the whole range and intend to keep them despite preferring the XW range. I would say the 15mm and the 5mm are the best of the range but they are all good, even the 3.2mm works really nicely.
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Love how this Atlas inverts as through a reflector, saves my brain from catching fire.
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Some lovely surface detail visible now the sun has reappeared in the Midlands, particularly the large cigar shaped filament! Still finding exposure super tricky with the phone through the PST but finally got something I was happy with. Procam RAW & iPhone 14 Pro and 10mm XW.
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Yes I’ve said before I’d happily throw my money at 5 & 6mm TOEs!
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What wonderful sketches, getting me very excited for planetary observing later in the year. Hate to cost you money but the 4mm TOE is my favourite eyepiece I’ve ever used. It’s a truly marvellous planetary EP.
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Imagine you’re John Lennon?
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Another one for the Duplex. It’s transformed my observing and interest in the moon.
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Aristillus, Autolycus, Archimedes and 'The Horns of The Devil'
IB20 replied to Swoop1's topic in Observing - Lunar
@Nik271 is correct according to my Atlas; seems the secondary peak isn’t directly named but assume that beta nomenclature is right. Correction - Nik is bang on.
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Fantastic work. 👍🏻
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Refractor or Reflector?
IB20 replied to Ravi Hegde's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
Aesthetically, I prefer the views through a refractor but Olly sums it up perfectly well. That particular reflector is f4.6 which might be a bit of a nightmare to keep in collimation, hence of the two I’d probably begin with the refractor. -
Still loving this Atlas. Makes cruising over the moon and identifying features and craters a doddle. One of my best buys as it’s really got me into moon viewing.
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MAY 27TH, TONIGHT - STARS OF ARISTILLUS ON THE MOON
IB20 replied to paulastro's topic in Celestial Events Heads Up
Will get around to purchasing one of these at some point. It could well play nicely with the PSAlignPro app which has a push to feature on it; played a little with last night and seems to get targets in the right area. -
MAY 27TH, TONIGHT - STARS OF ARISTILLUS ON THE MOON
IB20 replied to paulastro's topic in Celestial Events Heads Up
Have to say, having the Duplex moon atlas has made lunar observing so much more accessible, as it makes putting names to features so much easier. I was always a bit “meh” when it came to the moon, now I’m an avid observer.
