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  1. Hi Steve Very good pic. It reminds me of the detail I could see on the 15th. Cheers Ian
  2. Hi mark Very good sketch The seeing was a bit variable last night but there were periods where it was excellent. What amazed me last night was when the seeing improved the edges of the features were very obvious. Cheers Ian
  3. Very good sketches Glob Some good detail in them. I had some excellent views of Mars last night. I had spent some time on collimation and it paid off.😀 Keep the sketches coming. Cheers Ian
  4. I would recommend "observer's guide to stellar evolution" by Mike Inglis. Published by Springer. It combines the theory of stellar evolution with actual examples we can observe. Cheers Ian
  5. I have answered yes as my skies at home are ok but if I can go somewhere with darker skies I will. Cheers Ian
  6. Hi, Welcome to SGL. I'm just up the road from you Doubles are good targets when you have significant LP. Enjoy the scope Cheers Ian
  7. Good catch Jeremy 👍 I had a fairly good view of the conjunction using my 15x70's. I decided to keep the scopes tucked away given the breeze ☺️
  8. It was a fairly easy spot in my 15x70's last night just to the left of Venus. It was nice the clouds got out of the way for once 😊
  9. Hi Stu, great pics. seeing was pretty good last night. Thanks for highlighting the crater names. I am still learning them Cheers Ian
  10. Nice pics I had a look at this last night through my 15x70 Binos. cheers Ian
  11. I have done this in the past. Mostly Afocal . The advantage of doing it this way is the ability to vary the magnification. I think the closet pair I did were around 2-3". Most of my images I posted in the double star section of the forum. I plan to start again soon. Cheers Ian
  12. Interesting idea. I know from experience increasing magnification allows you to spot fainter objects. When I observe double stars mag 11+ stars which are not visible at x70 magnification start to appear once you get into the x100-150 range. I guess the only way to find out is to test an ethos against an orthoscopic eyepiece :). cheers Ian
  13. Tim, excellent image, I was looking at Betelgeuse yesterday and it's dimness is very noticeable. It seemed no brighter then Bellatrix. Cheers Ian
  14. Well done, conditions were not easy
  15. Very good pics. The second pic certainly captures how it looked to me. A tiny dot and alot of fast moving clouds Cheers Ian
  16. Hi Pete Same here, first contact was clouded out but I did get to see about 30-40 mins of the transit Great pic. Cheers Ian
  17. Nice pics Charl I managed to have a look at the sunspot earlier today. It's quite well positioned at the mo. cheers Ian
  18. Hi Helen Glad you got some observing done. good pic the AR is very visible now.
  19. I have been meaning to do this for a while. Here are a selection of links to useful websites for the double star fan. Cheers Ian SkyandTelescope.com - Double Stars JDSO.org Washington Double Star Catalog - Current Version Double Star Club Introduction | The Astronomical League Webb Society Double Star Section www.rasc.ca/double-stars https://www.handprint.com/ASTRO/bineye5.html My small website has a few lists of doubles. https://doublestar.org.uk/index.html
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    Venus 20 03 10

    Very nice sketch YM Cheers Ian
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    Ian's Double Star Images

    Photos taken of a number of Double stars
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