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Observation Report 2/3/2011

Another night when the seeing was far from great, not helped by having a breakdown truck parked nearby with all the lights flashing whilst I was setting up, and then someone wandering through the adjoining field at about 10pm flashing … Continue reading

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Observation Report 26/2/2011

Despite not being a great night in terms of seeing, this was the first time I’d been able to give the ST102 a good try out so I wasn’t going to miss the opportunity. Initially I skipped a few Messier … Continue reading

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Observation report 15/2/2011

After almost a full day of pouring rain, the skies cleared in the late evening and the seeing was excellent. The moon was bright enough to cast crisp shadows and to illuminate the smoke from one of our chimneys as … Continue reading

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Observation Report 13/2/2011

Around 11pm the sky eventually cleared after a day of heavy cloud and rain to show a sky mostly washed out by the moon. This was my first chance to try out my new (to me) Startravel 102 though, so … Continue reading

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Observation Report 7/2/2011

Another night with fairly poor seeing and some cloud, but I wanted to catch up on some of the things I’d missed a few days earlier. Again I had to give up on M77 and M79, but this time I … Continue reading

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Observation Report 2/2/2011

Not the clearest of skies this evening, with some bubbles of cloud drifting across the sky, but you have to take what opportunities you’re given. I thought I’d do a bit more Messier Object hunting this evening. First on my … Continue reading

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Observation Report 30/01/2011

It’s been a beautifully clear day here, so I put the scope outside as the sun was going down on the off-chance of getting some clear sky despite the signs of cloud coming in. At 8pm there was still some … Continue reading

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Observation Report 18/01/2011

I had two trips out with the scope today. The first time was around 8am when the sky was clear and Venus was visible about 15° above the horizon before the sun had risen. The planet was a clear crescent … Continue reading

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