globular Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Franklin said: Your Parka looks very stylish! We all got sent to school during Winter in the 1970's wearing this hideous outfit and bright orange on the inside! Did your school have a music practice room? It's not hideous, it's lovely. Would I lie to you? (Sorry to anyone that 'gets it' .... 🚪) Edited November 23, 2023 by globular https://youtu.be/9DNS2zj7WyQ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badhex Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Franklin said: Your Parka looks very stylish! We all got sent to school during Winter in the 1970's wearing this hideous outfit and bright orange on the inside! Haha I'm glad you think so, it cost me enough 😂 I have had it quite a while now and it is still in great condition, though that's probably because it needs to be like -15 degrees before you can wear the thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 4 hours ago, Franklin said: Your Parka looks very stylish! We all got sent to school during Winter in the 1970's wearing this hideous outfit and bright orange on the inside! Reminds me of "Men in Coats" 😁 Men In Coats - 2003 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala - YouTube 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zermelo Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) It was the first outreach evening of the winter season for my club, at a local school. The 4" achro doesn't get much use at home, but it's the one I usually take to outreach. The weather didn't look promising while we were setting up, but at least the low cloud was scudding across rapidly enough that no-one needed to wait too long for a gap. I'd planned to shoot for some wider targets that better suited the short scope, but with the prevailing cloud I ended up alternating between Jupiter and Saturn instead. The achro did OK on these, with an ES 6.7mm giving a modest x90, and a Baader semi-apo filter taking out most of the violet. After a while the low cloud cleared up a little, and everyone got to see a few sights that impressed them. I finished off with Albireo for the stragglers, with the colour contrast rendered very pleasingly by the Bresser. Edited November 23, 2023 by Zermelo Typo 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Zermelo said: It was the first outreach evening of the winter season for my club, at a local school. The 4" achro doesn't get much use at home, but it's the one I usually take to outreach. The weather didn't look promising while we were setting up, but at least the low cloud was scudding across rapidly enough that no-one needed to wait too long for a gap. I'd planned to shoot for some wider targets that better suited the short scope, but with the prevailing cloud I ended up alternating between Jupiter and Saturn instead. The achro did OK on these, with an ES 6.7mm giving a modest x90, and a Baader semi-apo filter taking out most of the violet. After a while the low cloud cleared up a little, and everyone got to see a few sights that impressed them. I finished off with Albireo for the stragglers, with the colour contrast rendered very pleasingly by the Bresser. Glad it went well Paul, sorry I couldn’t make it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugdozer Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Technically not "in action" because the clouds put paid to my session. I took these waiting for them to clear, but they never did. You can see my home made dew shield, which is actually black but doesn't look it here. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vroobel Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 A fourth night of the Question Mark. The Moon, Jupiter and my Askar FMA230 on top of the CGX. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paz Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 I had a brief session on Jupiter and the moon, and I'm starting to check out M42 this time around although it's not high enough for a good view before my bedtime yet. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froeng Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 not quite night yet... 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froeng Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 ...and in the moonlight 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiMatt Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 This was definitely a very beautiful and suggestive setup... although cold 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vroobel Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 1 minute ago, SwiMatt said: This was definitely a very beautiful and suggestive setup... although cold Wow, I'd like to see so much snow again... 🤩 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badhex Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 39 minutes ago, SwiMatt said: This was definitely a very beautiful and suggestive setup... although cold LOVE this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosun21 Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 (edited) Braving the cold tonight with the 150 Maksutov waiting for Jupiter to reach a higher elevation and the GRS to be roughly centered. Seeing was poor all night with the stars twinkling away which just emphasises this. Went ahead anyway hoping for a steady patch but I wasn’t holding my breath. My fingers were numb and I was struggling to change to an IR pass filter. I’m surprised I lasted this long. Edited December 8, 2023 by bosun21 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 5 hours ago, SwiMatt said: This was definitely a very beautiful and suggestive setup... although cold That is some commitment right there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 5 hours ago, Vroobel said: Wow, I'd like to see so much snow again... 🤩 Move to Canada 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vroobel Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 I cannot say that I didn't think about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Say 'NO' to snow! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiMatt Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 35 minutes ago, Mr Spock said: Say 'NO' to snow! Never! Snow is life 😛 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josefk Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 30 minutes ago, SwiMatt said: Never! Snow is life 😛 i forget what my Finnish colleagues call snow - not the snow itself per se but something about its affect on bouncing light around once it arrives in the darkest winter months. Do you have a similar saying/concept in Sweden? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vroobel Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 32 minutes ago, SwiMatt said: Never! Snow is life 😛 They don't know what is a snowboarding or skiing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 It's snow good at all 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiMatt Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 2 hours ago, josefk said: i forget what my Finnish colleagues call snow - not the snow itself per se but something about its affect on bouncing light around once it arrives in the darkest winter months. Do you have a similar saying/concept in Sweden? Not being Swedish myself, I never heard of it... here they call snow when it snows, like normal humans 🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vroobel Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Normal humans?... 🤔 People say that Eskimos have plenty of names for different kinds of snow. I think they include the yellow snow as well 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Vroobel said: I think they include the yellow snow as well Don't eat the yellow snow! - Frank Zappa. Edited December 1, 2023 by Franklin 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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