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Observation Report, 27 Jan 2012

Posted on January 30, 2012 by james

Something of a shock, being about to get out with a telescope three nights out of five, but given a decent forecast my intention was to go out and find M32 and M110, the two galaxies close to the Andromeda … Continue reading →

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Observation Report, 26 Jan 2012

Posted on January 27, 2012 by james

It’s been some time since I’ve been out with the ST120 so with a forecast for clear skies last night I decided to have a change and moved it outside to cool down. Unfortunately the weather didn’t live up to … Continue reading →

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Observation Report, 23 Jan 2012

Posted on January 25, 2012 by james

Clear skies were forecast today, so I got the Mak 127 out early in the afternoon so it would be cool as soon as I wanted to use it. Then the clouds rolled in and it started to rain. I … Continue reading →

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Observation Report catchup

Posted on September 12, 2011 by james

It has, IMNSHO, been a rubbish summer. Sunny days have been few and far between and according to the reports this August was the coldest for seventeen years. September isn’t turning out to be anything of an improvement either. So, … Continue reading →

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Observation Report, 19/8/2011

Posted on September 12, 2011 by james

We’ve had the occasional clear night since May, but mostly when the moon was very close to full, leaving little to observe except the moon itself, but last night was the first time I’ve been able to spent a significant … Continue reading →

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Observation Report 13/3/2011

Posted on March 14, 2011 by james

This week is apparently the best week this year for observing Mercury. It’s never going to be that high above the horizon once the sun sets, but now is about as good as it gets. I’ve never seen Mercury before, … Continue reading →

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Observation Report 7/3/2011

Posted on March 9, 2011 by james

It’s the 7th March. I received my first telescope — the ST80, for Christmas 2010. And tonight is the first really pin-sharp night sky we’ve had. I still haven’t sorted out the mount for the 127 Mak, so the ST102 … Continue reading →

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Observation Report 6/3/2011

Posted on March 9, 2011 by james

Another clear night, but again with unexceptional transparency. The more I go out the better I am getting at judging the quality of the seeing. I’ll still go out pretty much any night there are stars to be seen nonetheless. … Continue reading →

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Observation Report 4/3/2011

Posted on March 9, 2011 by james

Another less-than-brilliant night, seeing-wise. Clear skies, but poor transparency. This was my first time out with the 127 Mak which I’d temporarily bodged onto an EQ1 mount though, so I wasn’t going to miss the opportunity even though I did … Continue reading →

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View of ISS and Discovery on its way home

Posted on March 8, 2011 by james

I was looking at some galaxy information in Stellarium last night with my son when I noticed the ISS pop up over the horizon. I’ve never seen it before, so we rushed outside to watch it pass overhead and were … Continue reading →

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