Looking good tonight

[mark RD]

Hope to try for some DSO before the :moon: comes up, then :saturn: :jupiter: and the moon and whatever else I can find.

Im also going to try and learn a few new consterlations too

RD

[lunator]

Good luck Mark....

No breaks here yet

[OXO]

Yeah best of luck Mark clearish here at the moment

[mark RD]

:shock: :shock: :shock: What you doing at the PC you should be out with the scop setting it up?

Hope that stay clear for you James.

RD

[geppetto]

Yes, good luck guys.

Very clear here and if it stays clear long enough

I want to try to spot that breaking up comet 8)

[mark RD]

Yes, good luck guys.

Very clear here and if it stays clear long enough

I want to try to spot that breaking up comet 8)

Where abouts is it at the moment? might try for that myself

[lunator]

The one mentioned in Sky & Telescope is very close to Alpha Corona Borealis a bit towards Arcturus.

[Naz]

Here is a link for it

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/24mar_73p.htm

I will keep looking for more info

Naz

[OXO]

Oh yeah gotta look for that comet :shock:

James

[mark RD]

This might help

[geppetto]

This site is giving up to date info on the best time to look for the comet

It seems 21.35 is optimum for tonight

Good hunting

[geppetto]

Well this site does :oops:

http://www.skyhound.com/sh/73P.html

[mark RD]

Bit too low on the horizen for me at that time,

RD

[OXO]

Cloudy here now :shock:

[radioactive]

been setup for nearly 2 hours still far too cloudy to see anything its was only patchy when setting up but before the light went low enough in it rolled Gggggggrrrrr

[mark RD]

Someone pulled the BIG plug now all the stars went out, :)

RD

[radioactive]

got some stars here now I'm off out for a wee look

[mark RD]

got some stars here now I'm off out for a wee look

Have fun

RD

[radioactive]

flippin fast clouds around here its more or less a sky full of it now no sooner had I got my eye to the ep I saw a meteor whiz through that was good was kinda east south east stayed around that area with the binos saw a satalite go over then as a scanned it across the clouds followed blinking eck did not expect it so so quick its fairly calm at ground level I'll make me a coffee and hope it clears again

[mark RD]

Well at least you go a little look,

RD

[Ambermile]

I got a little - set up in leo for some wide field bits but got fluffy stuff. Managed *one* 30 sec exposure with the Vixen/Artemis and now nothing

Arthur

[geppetto]

Bit better luck here, had an hour and a half before the clouds just rolled in.

Got to see the comet Starry Night coordinates were spot on 8).

Quite dim but very much a comet.

Also bagged M95 M96 M106 for first time.

Coffee and feet up time, hope your skies clear

P.S. nice capture Arthur

[mark RD]

Bit better luck here, had an hour and a half before the clouds just rolled in.

Got to see the comet Starry Night coordinates were spot on 8).

Quite dim but very much a comet.

Also bagged M95 M96 M106 for first time.

Coffee and feet up time, hope your skies clear

P.S. nice capture Arthur

Well done

I got a few clear patchs might just go out with binos,

RD

[OXO]

Well Done chaps

Just gonna do the same as Mark out with the Binos for a bit

[radioactive]

had some reasonable viewing time on jupiter before the moon got over the rooftops not bad night in the end got to see something at least