Saturday night was lovely and reasonably clear, but with a bright Moon. I'd finished imaging our Moon early in the evening and rather then pack up. I decided to go back to my roots. And observe some...
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Saturday night was lovely and reasonably clear, but with a bright Moon. I'd finished imaging our Moon early in the evening and rather then pack up. I decided to go back to my roots. And observe some...
Here's Messier 51 from the other weekend.
2hrs 27 min total integration time from 180-second sub-exposures. I used Darks-Flats and Bias calibration frames.
Stacked in APP and processed in...
OBSERVATION REPORT
2020-03-27
TELESCOPE- CELESTRON C9.25
20:20 HRS UTC.
C/2019/Y4 Atlas.
C/2029/Y4 was very easy to see through the 24mm TV Panoptic. It had a nebulous coma, but I wasn't...
Thank you for all your kind comments.
Thank you Steve for showing these globulars that, I didn't know about.
NGC 185 is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy lying 2.08 Ml light-years. It is located in the constellation Cassiopeia and is a member of the Local Group of galaxies.
It is also a satellite galaxy to the...
There are some very nice drawings and observations here for Messier 51 AKA the Whirlpool Galaxy.
Last night at 22:30hrs (UT) I was looking at M51 through my C9.25 XLT Fast Star and 2" Skywatcher...
Thank you, Jimi,
I used to do do a lot of DSO back in the 1990s. Back then I was using an 8" Newt a 12" and latterly 10". I wish I still owned that 12". It was a very good telescope. Now that I...
Hello Deep Sky enthusiasts.
I just wanted to say a "Big" Hello.
After many years of digital imaging with CCD and DSLR. I have decided, to give that side of things a rest. I now want to look up...
Good Morning
I live in the UK. Where we are plagued with cloudy skies. But from time to time. There are occasions when the cloud gods have a night off.
And last night was one of those very...
You might want to take a look at UKABS for a telescope. You can find some very good deals on there.
http://www.astrobuysell.com/uk/
And- If she is interested. Join the SPA....
Thank you Jimi.
I forgot to mention in the intro.
I am a member of the BAA and the BBA Deep Sky Section and also. The Webb Deep Sky Society.
Hello everybody.
My name is Paul.
I use a Celestron C9.25 on a G11- G1 from home. But when I go into the wilds of the Peak District near my home. I use a IOptron MT II.
I also use a Altair...