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Ludd last won the day on June 22 2022

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  1. Likewise - caught my first glimpse of it in bright moonlit twilight this evening, it was fairly easy to spot in 8x42 binoculars and a few shots with a DSLR showed a tail and a lovely green hue.
  2. Faint visual display in Bucks tonight, better on camera
  3. I was wondering if the clear sky we’ve had all day might last into the night. Forecast was for cloud later but it’s still clear. Sadly I don’t have the energy or mojo to get a scope out, not even the diddy little 70mm one.
  4. I made the jump up to a 17.5” dobsonian a while ago and it is just about manageable by a mildly unfit 56 year old with coronary artery disease, short legs and minimal upper body strength (I am a cyclist). I have a few steps in the garden but the main challenge is the width of the base, which almost matches the width of my shed door. The jump from an 8” aperture was astonishing but it’s not really ideal for quick observing sessions as it requires a bit of setting up, including a stepladder to reach the eyepiece. I do wonder if 12” would have been more sensible (and cheaper)
  5. Very sad to hear this news. I feel privileged to have one of his scopes, and he made me an eq platform last year which has brought joy to my observing.
  6. I was a bit lucky to get an alert from AuroraWatch at a moment when I could grab a camera and tripod and walk down to the dark field on the northern edge of the village. I thought I could actually see a hint of red in the sky and sure enough, a few seconds with a 10mm lens was enough to confirm that the aurora were showing this far south. And then a chain of starlink satellites put in an appearance.
  7. Yes, straight towards Ursa Major, over the top of our local sewage treatment works!
  8. I’m not really a fan of these headline events - they are rarely as exciting as the journalists would have us believe - but I had a spare moment this evening and took my 150-600mm lens up to the playing field where there is a decent view across to the Chilterns.
  9. This morning, as Jupiter is so close to the last quarter moon, I thought it would be fun to see if I could see it in the bright sunshine here in France. It was very easy to spot in binoculars and then, knowing where to look, it is easy to see with the naked eye. If you have clear sky where you are, give it a try! Here it is shot through a 600mm lens.
  10. First night under the stars in many weeks, even months. A single shot as the moon rises.
  11. This evening I spotted a plane heading for the moon
  12. Very excited, shame about the weather forecast
  13. A faint glimmer near Aylesbury at 9.30pm today
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