kerrylewis Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Fair bit of thin hazy clouds at the mo. Hope it clears more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dude_with_the_tube Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 nothing for me tonight,have to be in airport by 4AM.... typical lol. when its clear,you have to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 Fair bit of thin hazy clouds at the mo. Hope it clears moreWe might have to get the hoovers out in an attempt to clear it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 thats a long time fellaIt is indeed various things got in the way (not prison) :-) trouble us I've forgotten anything I've learnt which luckily wasn't a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naemeth Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Going to get ready to do a quick session before dinner, then will do more after dinner - it's quite cold out so it's time for thermals. Again . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexB67 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Preparing my chimenea in a bit for the garden to keep me warm outside. First a bit of lunar viewing with the small Dob and the new Maxvision 20mm which will hopefully impress the lady sufficiently and open up to the idea that buying the 28mm is a good idea or else convince that a televue is the only answer :0) Don't worry, the scope will not be anywhere near the fie. Later if all is good the bigger Dob will come out. Will have my left over curry from sunday outside by the fire. Great evening ahead I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naemeth Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Perhaps I put a few too many layers on. I'm boiling away in the house - need to get out soon! I'll be back after some observing, now the collimation is done (pretty much anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul M Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 All set.Been clear all day. Got about 50% cloud cover right now from drifting cumulus Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulksy Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 It is indeed various things got in the way (not prison) :-) trouble us I've forgotten anything I've learnt which luckily wasn't a lotyou will get it all back, just like riding a bike as they say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I've been observing the moon for the past hour with my 12" dob. Some nice views but the seeing seems very variable. Just glimpses of the good stuff between the wobbles in the atmosphere. I guess there are a few central heating systems on around me though, as it's a chilly night.I'm trying to glimpse the rille that runs up the lunar Apline Valley. It's a tough challenge at the best of times and, so far tonight i've only had the most fleeting glimpses of it. The craterlets in Plato showed some nice structure @397x a few minutes ago though so perhaps things are improving as the moon is rising higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrylewis Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Been out for a while. It's not bad actually given that the moon is quite bright. Quick visits to a few old friends: Dumbbell, double cluster, Andromeda and some double stars Looking forward to the early hours and Jupiter etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul M Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Just come in for a warm.M31 and friends, Uranus, Neptune, Pleiades and the Moon Taken with eyepiece projection on my HTC OnePleiades too!Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 Some great shots there, excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingevader Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Delighted to get back out after all the rain, but like John, very wobbly here!Boiling moon, but did manage some clear patches with the WO 6mm and X-Cel LX 5mm.Couldn't get a good view of Jupiter even down to 25mm with the TV Plossl.Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeyJ Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Looks good down these parts - just waiting for the moon to set, but have 90 mins on M81/M82 and just waiting to switch over to Jupiter as it rises over the trees, Hope the seeing will be better than my last three attempts on Jupiter!Once the moons set I can setup for a run on M42 to get some short 5s and more 120s shots and off to bed Clear skies to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I carried out my plan for the most part of moon, followed by a bit of sleep, and an early start - apart from I did not observe the moon, I just imaged it. I had put the mount in a bit of a silly place and by the time the imaging was done, the moon was obscured by trees. The morning session with a 10 inch dob was fab. M42, the Beehive, galaxies in Leo, M81 and 82 were gorgeous, M51 showing a clear hint of sprial, nothingness where M101 was supposed to be (perhaps I missed), Jupiter with a shadow passing over, Double Cluster, and a few more.When I put an OIII filter on I was surprised by the mass of nebulosity in M42.I then thought what a perfect little session it was, all I needed to round it off was a decent meteorite. Just before I packed in, I caught a bright light above my head and looked up to catch one of the best meteorites I have seen to date passing directly overhead, with a long smokey trail.I think I could get used to these early morning starts! I am sadly not a night owl and felt so much more alert.Hope lots of you got a good session in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 Excellent Luke There will have been some good sessions last night I am sure. We had very clear skies here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Thanks, Shaun What were your highlights? I think Jupiter stole it for me with fleeting decent detail and the shadow passing over, I have no idea which moon it was.Excellent Luke There will have been some good sessions last night I am sure. We had very clear skies here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 To be honest Luke I had to go to my Brothers after only one hour of observing He has bought some binoviewers and couldn't get them to work so I had to go and help him sort it.My highlights came from equipment as it happens, this was shared between the Starsense and getting good views through the BGO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrayschism Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Got a decent 2 hour session in last night, and that with the moon still fairly high in the sky.Only wish it wasn't school the next day, else it would have been an all nighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 It was an interesting session last night due to the highly variable seeing conditions. Smaller apertures were doing much better than larger ones for any sort of high power viewing.The transparency was not too bad though and I managed to see E & F Trapezium with my ED120 refractor quite nicely. I did manage my 1st view of comet Lovejoy before I packed up and came in, which was nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeyJ Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I saw 5-6 decent meteorites between 01:00hrs and 03:00hrs - seeming to pass on similar bearing of approx. 160deg and pretty much overhead, whilst imaging M42. Almost a proper shower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrylewis Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I didn't see any meteors but according to my trusty Norton's it's the Taurids all month if the radiant fits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moffer Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Last night was a bit of a mixed bag for us at our regular site on top of a hill in the Welsh valleys. My son brought his his mate along for a first light with his new (used) Meade LX90 8". We had a few problems setting it up and spent a large part of the session trying to sort things out. We eventually got it up and running - much to his relief! Was the first time I've used an SCT and a goto and was pretty impressed!... I enjoy star hopping with our dob and would prefer that to pressing a couple of buttons to locate an object with the goto, but not being a big nudging fan was dead jealous of the auto tracking. After sorting the SCT there wasn't much time left for observing with work in the morning for my son and his mate. Sky conditions were not great with lots of moisture in the air causing the finder on the 200p to dew up. So we picked some easy targets... not bad views of the moon at 200x, also looked at albiero and the garnet star along with quick views of m57 and m13. The latter two far from their best with the moonlit sky and mediocre transparency.Back at the SCT... we looked at the moon at 170x and m31 at 80x, the lowest power available for the SCT at the minute. Highlights of the night were our first ever views of Uranus and Neptune, which given the conditions would have been impossible to find (for us anyway) without the goto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moffer Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Forgot to mention, we also saw a couple of meteors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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