any suggestions

[jed]

After checking the weather reports and starry night i've decided that sunday night will be my first all-nighter to stay up and (try to)see jupiter thru my etx105, As it's gonna be a bit of a marathon i could do with a heads up as to the best sights for my scope and thru which eyepieces. (bit sparse at the min 26mm 10mm & a barlow)

i'm not being lazy i'm gonna do some research of my own but if theres any "corker's" out there i'd like to see those first.

not got much of the north sky to play with but fairly good views the rest of the way round as long as its not too close to the horizon(clay country slagheaps )

I'm also gonna try to keep a decent log so any tips on that would be cool too

and i might even try a report to post on here

any help would be greatly appreciated

Clear skies

Jed

[GazOC]

Jed,

If you are staying up late then M3, M5, M13, M92..........

Gaz

[daz]

As for the log, just jot it as you do it, basically.

You ought to record date, time, temp (if you can), seeing & weather conditions, scope.

Then just log each object, what you noticed, how did you observe (i.e. averted vision), any tips for others to find the object, eyepiece used, etc, etc.

I tend to do mine rough and ready and then write it properly the next day

Most of all, just enjoy it!!!

[radioactive]

Best of luck jed on your marathon and don't forget keep something hot to drink with you and wrap up well it will make it a lot more bearable

[The Warthog]

I ahve a small tape recorder that I used to use for making notes when I was driving. I am thinking of using it to make my log when I am out in the field, and transcribe it later.

[Ant]

Thats a blinding suggestion WH, especially if you are doing a bit of meteor watching.

See a meteor, write down the details - miss two more while writing.... Or is that just me?

Ant

[MartinB]

Take a hair dryer out with you Jed. Nothing worse than being forced in by dew.

Martin

[gaelicstorm7]

I agree with WH, my dad bought me a little tape recorder for christmas that I use for making notes while out observing and imaging, it's much easier than writing then trying in vain the next day to decipher your frozen handed scrawled notes !

Alan

[lunator]

The tape idea is a good one. There are a couple of guys in my astro soc who do this.

I have thought about this myself but my neighbours think I'm odd enough as it is without me talking to myself

[radioactive]

Well I have just checked on the weather forcasts fo the next 5 and next 7 days and for me here in leed its garbage not worth me even attempting to kook out is cloud sleet drizzle cloud snow and rain

good job I still feel a bit ill or I would start getting fed up lol

[jed]

scuppered

all the best laid plans and all that :laugh:

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

Can I suggest a few pints instead?

Captain Chaos