Stu1smartcookie Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Well for the first time in about 14 months !!! (exageration) i was able to actually use the scope for about an hour . to me it felt like i was out there all night . To be honest i was only interested in a couple of stars and the moon , i hovered my phone cam above the EP and took this shot .. not too well framed but for me it was just a joy to be able to see something . taken on iphone , through 25mm EP , Ts Optics 8" CC 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epick Crom Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Last night I got my best ever views of Sirius and The Pup using 343x magnification. The Pup was clear as day. Really happy about it! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu1smartcookie Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Epick Crom said: Last night I got my best ever views of Sirius and The Pup using 343x magnification. The Pup was clear as day. Really happy about it! This will be my target tonight .... weather permitting . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15Rules Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 That's a great picture, very sharp!👍 Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epick Crom Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Stu1smartcookie said: This will be my target tonight .... weather permitting . Good luck Stu, I hope you get it. Happy observing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davesellars Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Well... It's really clear here at the moment! Even ClearOutside says so... therefore it must be true. 😅 I shall get the 4" refractor out for some lunar observation and perhaps some double stars. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kon Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Davesellars said: Well... It's really clear here at the moment! Even ClearOutside says so... therefore it must be true. 😅 I shall get the 4" refractor out for some lunar observation and perhaps some double stars. Go for it! The moon is looking spectacular at the moment by naked eye. Dob will be getting out soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zermelo Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Davesellars said: Even ClearOutside says so... therefore it must be true. If I look out of the window and it's clear, and CO agrees, I conclude that I'm hallucinating. Unless it's backed up by at least two other sites. So at the moment, the end of this week is looking hopeful here, if you want to crank up the magnification on the moon (or sun): and Friday on Metcheck is showing very steady ... ... supported by Netweather, showing the jetstream shifting away: Now, do I put something out to cool down for this evening? :- Edited March 14, 2022 by Zermelo 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Who let the dob out, who, who, who, who, who? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ags Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 Solar by day, Lunar by night, This is astronnermy Done just right! Good view of a chain of sunspots at lunch today, with a fine view of many craters on the moon after dinner! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davesellars Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Just now, Ags said: Solar by day, Lunar by night, This is astronnermy Done just right! Good view of a chain of sunspots at lunch today, with a fine view of many craters on the moon after dinner! Nice if you've got the time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Moon looking great 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ags Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 36 minutes ago, Davesellars said: Nice if you've got the time! ...still working from home. Always time for a quick peek at lunchtime 😀 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davesellars Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Just now, Ags said: ...still working from home. Always time for a quick peek at lunchtime 😀 Me too... That is a good idea... I should really invest in a solar wedge some day!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ags Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 12 minutes ago, Davesellars said: Me too... That is a good idea... I should really invest in a solar wedge some day!!! I have the TS wedge, very pleased with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kon Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 I just managed to see the pup for the first time with my 8" Dob at x358 magnification. Seeing is extremely stable and it is the first time it was not a disco ball. Very excited! Off to the moon now 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyctimene Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Just came in from a short (40 min) Lunar session with the 12" f/5. Moderate seeing. Spotted the fine cracklings and craterlets on Gassendi's floor, the Rupes Liebig and the double line of the Rimae de Gasparis. A line of small craterlets could be made out on Mersenius' floor. The sun was just rising over Hansteen and Billy, their floors still dark. Between them the "arrowhead" of Mons Hansteen. The Hesiodus A concentricity was easily seen at around 300x mag (Seben Zoom+ 2X Abbe Barlow). Still struggling to spot the inner ring of concentric crater Marth (3.1 km inner diameter); never really seen it up to now. Aristarchus and Herodotus. Once again, the tiny shadow triangle of the Promontorium Laplace as an ink black spot far in the bright illuminated suroundings. Stephan 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huddo Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 58 minutes ago, Kon said: I just managed to see the pup for the first time with my 8" Dob at x358 magnification. Seeing is extremely stable and it is the first time it was not a disco ball. Very excited! Off to the moon now Please excuse my ignorance but what is the pup ? Thanks in advance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyHound Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Stu said: Moon looking great Lovely 👍 Just had a short session on exactly the same target, with my FC76DCU.... great to get out again, after a few busy weeks 😁 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajen2 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Stop it, the lot of you! 😡 I had a couple of workmen come today to fix the streetlight which overlooks our front garden (where I do all my viewing). It hasn't worked for a year, so I'd forgotten all about it. Great. The garden looks like Blackpool illuminations and I can't see a thing. Cursing volubly, I moved the whole shooting match to the rear, but that's even worse. Ok, yes, I can try and get the council to do something, but you can imagine how long that will take - the workmen said they might change to led lighting within the next two years! 👿 Meanwhile, I have nowhere to view from unless I pack everything into the car..... It's just as well I'm a patient man.....AAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, huddo said: Please excuse my ignorance but what is the pup ? Thanks in advance Sirius B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kon Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Moon very stable as well; I stayed with x358 magnification (I need more EPs to go higher) and Mersenius was the highlight for me; I could see small craters inside the main one. I counted at least 4 big ones and a few smaller ones. A nice Rille was also observable along Liebig . The ridge running along Marius (not sure what it is called) looked delicate with some nice details. Overall an excellent lunar night. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kon Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Just now, Mr Spock said: Sirius B You got there before me 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuburbanMak Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Short moon session with great seeing, really enjoying my Towa 339 80mm f15 for lunar, so sharp. Concentrated on the area around Aristarchus and then Mare Humorum tons of detail until the cloud rolled in. Tried my new to me Celestron 40mm Plossl for the first time in the Towa and it’s a lovely crisp lower powered pairing giving whole moon views at 30x. Spent the most time with the BCO 10mm in at 120x - fabulous. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Had a quick look at the moon, seeing isn't too bad. Collimation is horrible though. Spent 15 mins fiddling with that. The mirror either moves, doesn't move, or clunks horribly. Thankfully the new uprated springs arrived today so hopefully it will be better when they are fitted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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