Hi from Surrey

[Rajk]

Hi all, Firstly thankyou to FLO for creating this space for everyone to enjoy and discuss our common or perhaps niche interest. Secondly, thankyou to all the members who have contributed to the various topics.  

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[rwilkey]

Hi Rajk, a warm welcome to the forum from me here in Swindon.  Clear skies!

[banjaxed]

Hi and welcome to SGL.

[laudropb]

Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL.

[sloz1664]

Hi Rajk, and a very warm welcome to the Lounge 

Steve

[cletrac1922]

Rajk

Welcome from Land Down Under

You travel the universe in this forum, and make new friends along the way, which I have done 

John

[Floater]

Welcome. Have lots of fun. 🙂

[PeterCPC]

Hello and welcome.

Peter

[richard ashbee]

welcome to then group

[ronl]

Hello Rajk, and welcome to the community, hope you enjoy your time with us,

see you around the forums.

Clear Sky's.

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi there and welcome. 

[Rajk]

Thankyou all for the Welcome, much appreciated. 👍

First time out with my new scope (Evostar 90) last night and was very fortunate to have great  visuals/detail of the full moon.  I did spot something else (opposition the direction of the moon was a bright star which had an object moving across it to create an eclipse - I saw a diminishing crescent) which is puzzling me so am going to investigate.

[ThomasF1234]

Welcome, have a good time

[Rajk]

15 hours ago, Rajk said:

Thankyou all for the Welcome, much appreciated. 👍

First time out with my new scope (Evostar 90) last night and was very fortunate to have great  visuals/detail of the full moon.  I did spot something else (opposition the direction of the moon was a bright star which had an object moving across it to create an eclipse - I saw a diminishing crescent) which is puzzling me so am going to investigate.

Venus in front of Elnath 

[Stu]

8 hours ago, Rajk said:

Venus in front of Elnath 

What you saw was just Venus, which is currently showing a crescent phase. It wasn’t an eclipse of any sort, just a phase much like a crescent Moon caused by us viewing it from a different angle to the incoming sunlight ie its fully illuminated face is turned mostly away from us now. 
 

Phone pictures attached showing how the phase changes (taken at different magnifications, the size difference is not real)

[Rajk]

Thanks Stu, that’s great.  Fortunate again last night with clear skies & Venus was bright as ever.  👍 Also managed to see a range of other stars which provided bearings like Arcturus. 

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Peter in Bedfordshire 🙂