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- Tue Nov 01, 2022 8:42 pm
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: I bought a piece of the MOON!
- Replies: 9
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I bought a piece of the MOON!
No, not a plot of land marketed by the shysters at https://lunarregistry.com/ Even I know better than to blow over a hundred bucks an acre sight-unseen. Maybe after I've gone and looked at it. But seriously, as a subscriber to Astronomy Magazine I get about a thousand emails a day, all trying to con...
- Thu Oct 27, 2022 9:34 am
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: Ahh, so that's who...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3045
Ahh, so that's who...
...and now it all makes sense. Back at the beginning of summer some of the folks over at the SSAS group started following the auction of Clyde Tombaugh's personal telescope, which in and of itself wasn't especially significant except for the fact that it had ties to the man who discovered Pluto. Cly...
- Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:05 am
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: NGC 133 NGC 146 NGC 103 and an unknown red nebula
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1156
Re: NGC 133 NGC 146 NGC 103 and an unknown red nebula
Indeed Roger's image was framed to house and show off the clusters and not necessarily oriented to the N-S-E-W presentation. I took a portion of Roger's image and rotated it to match the orientation of Paul's chart, and it is indeed some of the nebulosity of Sharpless-173 captured in the image. The ...
- Sun Oct 09, 2022 6:06 pm
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: Observing Double Stars
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7316
Re: Observing Double Stars
Hi Pete,
I'd like to take credit for that high quality document, but the member who wrote it is Tony Tripodi, whose passion for double stars knows no limits.
Mike M.
I'd like to take credit for that high quality document, but the member who wrote it is Tony Tripodi, whose passion for double stars knows no limits.
Mike M.
- Thu Sep 22, 2022 3:02 pm
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: For Those That Are Learning The Sky
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6443
For Those That Are Learning The Sky
How to Find the Andromeda Galaxy in the Night Sky Knowing where the Andromeda Galaxy is in the night sky and how to find it is almost like a rite of passage in our hobby. When you can quickly and effortlessly land your eyes or optics on the closest and brightest large spiral galaxy outside the Milk...
- Tue Sep 20, 2022 11:00 am
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: Finding and Observing M39
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2515
Finding and Observing M39
Tuesday, September 20, 2022; What are you doing this weekend? As of today the forecast looks favorable for some deep sky observing on both Friday and Saturday nights. Are you considering getting out with your telescope? If so, I’ve got a target suggestion for you. Messier #39 is a large open cluste...
- Tue Sep 20, 2022 7:05 am
- Forum: Astronomical Events
- Topic: Neptune Awaits Your Gaze!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2159
Re: Neptune Awaits Your Gaze!
Hi Paul,
I use both Stellarium and Cartes du Ciel. These ones were made with Stellarium.
Mike
I use both Stellarium and Cartes du Ciel. These ones were made with Stellarium.
Mike
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:32 am
- Forum: Astronomical Events
- Topic: Neptune Awaits Your Gaze!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2159
Neptune Awaits Your Gaze!
The planet Neptune just passed through opposition and few days ago, so going forward becomes a nice evening target for intrepid star gazers. Seeing Neptune isn't spectacularly rewarding as planetary observing goes, until you consider that it lies somewhere in the neighborhood of 2.5ish BILLION miles...
- Fri Sep 16, 2022 8:36 am
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: Some Saturn Stuff
- Replies: 1
- Views: 390
- Thu Aug 25, 2022 1:29 pm
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: Oh For The Love of a Small Telescope
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7452