Dave Lloyd Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Just wanted everyone to know. First time since before Christmas I've had a)clear skies and b)access to my telescopes. I just wish I'd looked at M31 with the ST102 BEFORE I tried the Moon with the evo 120. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul73 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Poor planning re the Moon / M13 thingy. But I don't think that you can be blamed for getting a bit over excited after a long layoff.I had my first look of the season at M13 at about 05:30 this morning. No moon. 10" mirror. Incredible!! (Need a bigger scope now).Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfisher Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Yep, i have had the TAL out for a bit of moon gazing even took a few pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triton1 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Yes I was ready but moisture in the air ruined everything Polaris is visible but no others then going out and looking under a street light you can actually see how much damp is about I might try early in the morning to see the planets but anything else forget it,typical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 If it's any consolation you at least got some viewing time. Still totally clouded out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lloyd Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Yes I was ready but moisture in the air ruined everything Polaris is visible but no others then going out and looking under a street light you can actually see how much damp is about I might try early in the morning to see the planets but anything else forget it,typicalActually I think that's a reason I had trouble with M31. The sky was clear but the air was very damp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beulah Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 LOL, I've done that before...DSOs first, planets/lunar later... Yes, there was a lot of moisture out there last night, I did mull over going out for the second time in a week (!!) but the skies got murkier as the evening wore on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Imp Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I was getting all excited during the pm as we had lovely clear skies and was looking forward to spending time on some lunar observing, as the early evening arrived so did the clouds/mist/fog so spent another night moaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggywrinkle Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Was out last night trying to use my ZWO camera on the Moon, processing the results now. 1st time I have been able to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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