Venturing out tonight ?

[Blazar]

Cheers Blazar just messaged esxste, decided to give tonight a miss, have to arrange a night when ur back ?

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Yes no worries.  If you get a good night before I get back, just go for it..we don't get enough clear nights as it is!

[adamclang]

Really clear skies last night, did anyone take a look. Nice sight of the Milky Way, but that's as far as I got.

Always seems to happen mid week.

[assassinse2008]

Yes I was in a field in Dorset , clear skies for a couple of hours with no light pollution, could see the Milky Way almost from end to end, it's was great and using the bins I could see a much larger view of the andromeda galaxy and cluster in Hercules ;-) very happy

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[Blazar]

Sounds good. Last night in LA....so I expect the weather to be rubbish for when I return. 

[Blazar]

Just thought I would mention Monday night is looking good for MR.....And yes it always seems to be clear on a Monday at the moment....I might just head over there if anyone is interested.

[assassinse2008]

Might try for that , how long do you roughly stay out for?

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[Blazar]

Well that depends...last time it was raining...so ten minutes!.....then we had the cloudy meet and greet over there....though we just chatted for an hour on the hope it would clear up.

I would say if  till 1am if the weather holds (big if!) it does potentially look like a great night on clear outside. gets astro dark at 20:54, though I would say meet up at 8 to set-up then stay till whenever.

[assassinse2008]

I could come straight from work when I leave at 10 , I could just bring my bins , so I would get there say half 10

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[assassinse2008]

If you can pm me your mob number I can text you Monday evening to see if your still there, providing it's a go-er

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[Blazar]

PM sent...though now showing Sunday night as better....cant keep up with the weather!

[Blazar]

Anyone coming out tonight to MR?

[assassinse2008]

Been put on a course tomorrow so I won't be able to make it so I'll be at location MBG (my back garden) tonight :-(

[dan_uk]

Didn't realise there were plans for tonight, i'm hopefully getting some astro birthday presents today so won't be able to make it , definitely up for any other night though

[assassinse2008]

Party round yours then Dan ;-)

[dan_uk]

Haha i'd totally host a star party around mine, but unless it's after midnight we'll be enjoying the warm orange glow of the streetlights outside my house!

I wonder if i'll get an astro cake too... I head home in 30 minutes to find out

[knobby]

Happy Birthday Daniel

[dan_uk]

Thank you

[adamclang]

Yes Happy Birthday!

[Mad Taff]

We've had new LED lights set up in our street. Hopefully I can test out in my back garden if there is any difference in light pollution. No moon tonight either so should give me a good idea what future viewing is going to be like.

[Blazar]

Happy Birthday Daniel! yeah not heading out now...going to try and polar align the WO71 on the AVX and go for M31 and M45 tonight...will see what happens!

[Blazar]

Bit of a heads up. Will be heading out to MR tonight if anyone is up for a trip. Clear outside says it will be ok, but will check later on as well before I travel.

[assassinse2008]

I might drop by as I'm working g up in stansted tonight, I cut through the Easters yesterday night as stopped and had naked eye look about, it's very good and very little light pollution up the way

[knobby]

Aaaaaah so tempting ....

[assassinse2008]

If you guys go what kind of time are you looking at roughly ?

[Blazar]

Well I will get there around 8 isn I guess. would like to set up with a little bit of light! Going to have a go at some lunar imaging (the ZWO120mm is here), and might even try guiding with the star 71....think the lunar stuff will take a lot of learning first!