Moore Winter Marathon

[Jiggy 67]

For those that havn't seen this, check out the webby Looks really good, both naked eye and telescope objects and a good mixture across the board. Excellent observing forms and guides to print off. I'm going to do as many as possible at PSP2012.....Anyone else giving it a go??

[alan potts]

I am going to go through the list but we are having weather of a most disagreable nature at the moment.

Alan.

[AndyHa]

Yes, weather permitting I am going to try and find as many as I can.

[fredster]

We had good fun with that list last night. Some new members brought the list along and we worked through as many as possible. Personal favourite from the ones we did was Kemble's Cascade in the 15x70 binoculars. Wonderful object.

[Capricorn]

According to another thread SPM didn't know what the Celestial G was.

So the Celestrial G is part of the Moore Winter Marathon but "Moore" doesn't know what it is? :icon_scratch:

The BBC should at least have primed SPM as to what was in "his own" observation challenge. :D

[Jiggy 67]

According to another thread SPM didn't know what the Celestial G was.

So the Celestrial G is part of the Moore Winter Marathon but "Moore" doesn't know what it is? :icon_scratch:

The BBC should at least have primed SPM as to what was in "his own" observation challenge. :D

Yeh, I think SPM admitted that on the show when they were featuring the list, don't blame him though.......I've never heard of it!!!

[cotterless45]

Good to see so many deep sky gems there, some will be quite a challenge,

Nick.

[jason.p]

Downloaded it a few days ago. Don't think I've had a clear sky since . Is there a "start date" as such?

[Paulus17]

I have downloaded these targets but will they all be possible from a city location??

I know it says a dark site is best but just wondering if they are possible from where i am,which is near a city center.

[joe_coke]

thanks for posting this...will give it a go.

[fredster]

According to another thread SPM didn't know what the Celestial G was.

So the Celestrial G is part of the Moore Winter Marathon but "Moore" doesn't know what it is? :icon_scratch:

The BBC should at least have primed SPM as to what was in "his own" observation challenge. :D

Yes that was a shame. But at least we all know what it is now, well sort of. I keep forgetting what it is exactly.

[BUSMANMARK]

Cant wait to get started on this ,just hope the cloud,s dissapere very soon

[Jiggy 67]

Downloaded it a few days ago. Don't think I've had a clear sky since . Is there a "start date" as such?

Start date is....."When you're ready"....the end date is the January show I believe

[Doshy]

I think it ends in January and will be discussed in the Feb or March show.

[Alastair Rae]

Thanks. Will give this a go if the clouds ever disappear.

[kirkster501]

Yes, another thanks to the top poster from me. Nice if these were available as a EQmod list so can just point and shot as it were.... No pleasing some idle folk like me is there? ;-)

[Jiggy 67]

Yes, another thanks to the top poster from me. Nice if these were available as a EQmod list so can just point and shot as it were.... No pleasing some idle folk like me is there? ;-)

Same problem with Synscan handset.....however, if you look at the guide most of them have NGC catalogue numbers. I can't find some of the stars though in the jandset

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[chrisshillito]

Yes, another thanks to the top poster from me. Nice if these were available as a EQmod list so can just point and shot as it were.... No pleasing some idle folk like me is there? ;-)

Its not hard to create a custom tour for EQMOD. Just run up a planetarium, connect to the eqmod simulator and fire up EQTOUR. Use the planetarium to slew the simulator to each object in turn 'adding' them as you go to a custom tour using the associated button in EQTOUR. The tour file will be saved in the EQTOUR install directory with a .lst extension. You can then copy / distribute to others.

Chris.

[Uplooker]

Chris,

Thanks for that. You are a continal font of all knowledge. Although it does seem a bit like cheating I still like the idea of being able to whip throughthe targets. I would maybe have a quick look at as many object as possible so I at least know what is is that i am likely to see and then try to find them by manually slewing and star hopping.

Thanks again for that gem

Ian

[alan potts]

Well it seem to have been a downer on me. Ever since this has been out we have had poor weather, most un-Bulgarian. These are the nights when we normally get lovely clear skys but not at the moment.

Alan.

[DazC]

I started on Nov 10th, and had another go on Nov 17th. Managed to bag 17 so far, just waiting for some more clear nights now.

D.C

[alan potts]

Well something is going to have to give, we have had 2 clear nights in the last 3 weeks and then I had just had an operation on my eye and couldn't use the scopes. I look outside now and I keep thinking I have moved back to England.

Alan

[kirkster501]

Going to start when its clear here in Nottingham (if it ever is....).

Steve

[kyokugaisha]

Started this tonight just as the clouds rolled in. 1,3, 13 & 14 sorted.

[wookie1965]

I went out on the 1st December got 1,2,7,8,9,10,16,17,20,22 and 25 then the clouds rolled in before i could see anything else.