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Booked a cottage at considerable expense in Cornwall..... And it was cloudy... That's about it... Sat in garden during a very clear night that followed and watched the persieds...
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You never forget your first saturn.... 😉
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very nice indeed. I watched the Io transit but got a little tired and called it a night.
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And it looks like another heatwave coming in the next week here in the UK. Less severe temperatures but not great for the already parched earth as mentioned.
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Imaging using meade lx200 with asiair plus
skyhog replied to David at Bythel Obs's topic in Imaging - Discussion
Ah, sounds very similar to me. I got the obsy up and running in 2005 and the faithful 12 has sat on a Milburn wedge ever since. I would agree with Olly that it wouldn't be a choice for AP but it is capable of a lot once you realise its limitations. -
Thanks for the heads up... Just had a quick look with the pst... I held my phone on the eyepiece for this, a bit naff but serves to show its size.....
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Resolution TRUTH--finest scale
skyhog replied to A Scanner_darkly's topic in Getting Started With Observing
Truly bizarre.... -
Considering the angular size, those images are very nice indeed.
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Cygnus Images - First Light for SW quattro 150p
skyhog replied to Roy Foreman's topic in Imaging - Deep Sky
Stunning... -
Really nice those... Well done.
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That's great, a brilliant comparison between the two. Thanks for posting that... 👍
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Looks like the glorious 12th a month early..... 👍 https://www.universetoday.com/156539/astronomer-working-with-webb-said-the-new-images-almost-brought-him-to-tears-well-see-them-on-july-12th/
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Stunning....
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Some nice detail there. As I said in another thread, based on early images like this, I really look forward to the coming apparition.
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very nice image indeed for the present apparition. I can imagine there will be some stunning images later in the season based on this effort.
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Meteor storm....if I'm pushed on the matter....
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Nice, real pity it's sooo low for me...
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This company are still at the top of the largest search engine out there. How is this still possible with what I'm reading on this thread? It sickens me to think that fellow astro enthusiasts are being defrauded by a company that is maintaining its trading image in this way. I am not on facebook but surely this is all over social media? Unbelievable in my eyes.
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Dwarf Planet Makemake
skyhog replied to lukebl's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Good stuff Luke and a bit of education for me, I haven't heard of that object before. Great capture. -
I would certainly agree with that. I don't recall seeing them at all, let's say, 30 years ago.
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Surprised the main stream media haven't picked up on this, perfect headlines abound in these reports. Still time though....
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Just read this on universe today that I subscribe to.... Haven't heard this anywhere else though, so don't shoot the messenger.... 😑 https://www.universetoday.com/155928/we-may-see-a-tau-herculid-meteor-outburst-on-may-31st/
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Perhaps, but the sheer scale of the increase could certainly make it a bigger prospect. I also think that authorities will look at all the cost cutting measures that other councils use, and turning off street lights is quite a common method. As you say, fingers crossed.
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If councils were doing this already I'd expect a lot more to be considering it now. I know energy increases are THE topic at the moment but I'm still convinced a lot of people don't know the sheer scale of the economic shock to come. I'm not being patronising saying that either.
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Probably going a tad off topic but it will be interesting to see how huge energy rises make local councils think about their usage. There are a few villages I know of that extinguish road lamps at midnight for example. Perhaps that will become a consideration.
