Great event
Thanks for organizing these Suresh!
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- Mon Oct 23, 2023 2:39 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: October Beginner Group Observing Session -- Sat. Oct. 21st -- 5:30pm -- Metcalf Field at Belwin Conservancy is a GO!!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2482
- Mon Feb 06, 2023 5:27 pm
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF close approach
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15614
Re: Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF close approach
Hasn't Comet always been green?
- Thu Jan 26, 2023 2:20 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: Galaxy/Nebula Eyepiece for 10" f4.7 Dob
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10375
Re: Galaxy/Nebula Eyepiece for 10" f4.7 Dob
Does anyone have any good /bad experiences with buying used eye pieces on Astromart? I've never paid for AstroMart, but I've bought a dozen items off the CloudyNights classifieds and have never had an issue. Like Deane said, check feedback (and leave feedback if you buy something)and communicate wi...
- Wed Jan 18, 2023 3:44 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: March B-SIG Virtual Presentation -- Saturday Mar. 19th -- 1:00pm -- "Northern Lights — Nature's Incredible Light Show"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6525
- Thu Oct 27, 2022 11:14 am
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: Mars Observations
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11709
Re: Mars Observations
I'd recommend using whichever scope has the better optics but all other things being equal the 6" should be better than the 4.5" most nights. I typically use an 8" dob on Mars but can usually see a difference between that and a smaller scope. As Deane mentions, medium power (~100x) is...
- Mon Jul 19, 2021 5:09 pm
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Humor
- Replies: 4
- Views: 989
Re: Humor
I know what's wrong... Pluto is listed!
- Thu Jul 08, 2021 5:23 pm
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Chinese Space Station Sightings Possile July 5 - July 11 from the Twin Ciitesn Cities.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 703
Re: Chinese Space Station Sightings Possile July 5 - July 11 from the Twin Ciitesn Cities.
Thanks for posting this. I saw it Wednesday night. Maybe a bit brighter than 2nd mag. Not as bright as Antares nearby. Tracked it in a 15" dob at ~75x. Could tell it had a length to it and wasn't a point but that was about it
- Fri Jul 02, 2021 11:27 am
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Damn Satellites
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1162
Re: Damn Satellites
The ever helpful Phil Plait did a column on this image with the asteroids a few years ago
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/abell-370 ... of-the-sky
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/abell-370 ... of-the-sky
- Tue May 18, 2021 3:57 pm
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Starlink satellite train tonight 5/17/21 9:21 pm
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1361
Re: Starlink satellite train tonight 5/17/21 9:21 pm
I caught this Starlink train on Sunday night at 23:02 and caught it on a startrails picture I had setup From Top to Bottom where the trails start on the west (left) side of the image Top: 23:41 05/16/2021 ISS Pass One down from top: 00:43 Unknown but I think this is the Starlink train again One up f...
- Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:38 am
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: October B-SIG Observing Session -- Saturday Oct. 24th -- 5:30pm -- Metcalf Nature Center
- Replies: 1
- Views: 670
Re: October B-SIG Observing Session -- Saturday Oct. 24th -- 5:30pm -- Metcalf Nature Center
Posting for Suresh, This event has been canceled due to expected weather and snow on the field
- Thu Sep 24, 2020 4:16 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: What to use for Star Map
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1763
Re: What to use for Star Map
Maybe not all phones can do this... but I can also turn off the white "navigation" buttons. Turning off the nav buttons seems to be a Samsung feature (at least for now, see below). What's worse is that with my Android 10 phone I could use an app to hide the nav buttons. Google removed the...
- Wed Sep 23, 2020 1:04 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: What to use for Star Map
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1763
Re: What to use for Star Map
Another +1 for Sky Safari on Android. I paid the $20 for the Pro version with the fainter stars and catalogs I went the opposite direction from Prabhakar, I was exclusively a paper map user (primarily Skyatlas 2000) up until a couple of years ago. I still starhop everything, but starhopping using Sk...
- Mon Aug 17, 2020 1:33 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: Table Set Up
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1450
Re: Table Set Up
I made a cover for my table based on the plans at the DewBuster site. https://www.dewbuster.com/dewshield-laptop.html It's better than nothing but I get dew under it on moderate to bad nights. If you're running a computer it'll work better as the computer puts out some heat to keep the dew away. Inc...
- Tue Mar 24, 2020 1:39 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: Upcoming CGO Messier Marathon on 3/27-28
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3569
Re: Upcoming CGO Messier Marathon on 3/27-28
Count me in for participating in an Option 2 Marathon from my yard
- Mon Mar 02, 2020 6:06 pm
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Understanding the Impact of Satellite Constellations on Astronomy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 830
- Mon Sep 16, 2019 3:14 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: September B-SIG Observing Session -- Fri. Sept. 13th -- 7:00pm -- Metcalf Nature Center
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1129
Re: September B-SIG Observing Session -- Fri. Sept. 13th -- 7:00pm -- Metcalf Nature Center
That's great Kris
I love how moonlight pictures look like daylight... the moon really is reflected sunlight
Oh, and I have to laugh at the red flashlights with the moon lighting the field looking like it's as bright as day.
I love how moonlight pictures look like daylight... the moon really is reflected sunlight
Oh, and I have to laugh at the red flashlights with the moon lighting the field looking like it's as bright as day.
- Sat May 25, 2019 11:15 am
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: SpaceX Starlink
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2367
Re: SpaceX Starlink
Birds was my first thought Suresh. I've seen birds from the cities moving like that illuminated by the light pollution. Then I thought it was a plane towing something and finally realized what it was when I put the finder on my scope on them. I missed them on the 1:45ish pass, from your description ...
- Sat May 25, 2019 2:17 am
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: SpaceX Starlink
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2367
SpaceX Starlink
Got very lucky and saw the SpaceX Starlink satellites just after midnight Saturday morning from home in Brooklyn Center. Long line of satellites moving along from NW to NE. They passed north about 00:08. They were brighter than expected, probably around first magnitude. They went somewhat below Pola...
- Wed Jan 17, 2018 2:14 pm
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: GOES-13 replaced by GOES-16
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1770
Re: GEOS-13 replaced by GEOS-16
I like these from College of DuPage
http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/exper/?pa ... 2-48-0-100
http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/exper/?pa ... 4-48-0-100
U of Wisconsin-Madison has a good page too
https://www.aos.wisc.edu/weather/wx_obs/GOES16_mw.html
http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/exper/?pa ... 2-48-0-100
http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/exper/?pa ... 4-48-0-100
U of Wisconsin-Madison has a good page too
https://www.aos.wisc.edu/weather/wx_obs/GOES16_mw.html