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Have a squiz at 2 comets,8/P Tuttle and 17/Holmes and 4 galaxies tonight, M31,M32, M110 and M33...if the clouds stay away.

Saw them through the 10" dobsonian last night and, bugga! 3 satellites :clap2:

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Cheers, Bobj.

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Have a squiz at 2 comets,8/P Tuttle and 17/Holmes and 4 galaxies tonight, M31,M32, M110 and M33...if the clouds stay away.

Saw them through the 10" dobsonian last night and, bugga! 3 satellites :clap2:

 

 

er, Which hemisphere are you looking out from?

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er, Which hemisphere are you looking out from?

Southern....20 deg south, which means that I can view most of the northern hemisphere, all of "Pegasus" and most of "Perseus"

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blimey your scopes got cracks in it and someones written on the lens :o

Believe NOTHING anyones says or writes unless you witness it yourself and even then your eyes can deceive you

None of this "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" crap it just means i have at least two enemies!

 

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blimey your scopes got cracks in it and someones written on the lens :o

 

Scratches head and wonders how chesters1 got to be such a bunny fastard...:P:D

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Bobj :D As you probably know I have a static caravan over on the Mull of Galloway. There is minimal light pollutioin there and the stars are truly amazing at times.

 

This is a shot of the Plough that I took with my Canon digital back in September

 

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I had planned to photograph what appeared to be the "Milky Way" next night but just happened to "bust" some ribs so never got round to it :(

 

This is really embarassing but the Plough is the only star group I recognise,how sad is that!!!! Got plan B in mind though mate. Hoping to take early retirement next year and spend most of the summer in our caravan. Will deffo be researching the star constellations then.

 

Can you recommend any good reading/sites ? :)

 

 

Fishing digs on the Mull of Galloway - recommend

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Snatcher, there are plenty of good 'planetarium' programs on the interweb, but the best of the free ones IMO is still skyglobe (even though it hasn't been updated for a few years). Have a look here, or if you can't find it PM me and I'll email you a copy. For reading matter, you cannot go wrong with a copy of Norton's Star Atlas, it's got what are probably the best star maps this side of NASA....

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Species caught in 2016: Alder, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Crab Apple, Left Earlobe, Pedunculate Oak, Rock Whitebeam, Scots Pine, Smooth-leaved Elm, Swan, Wayfaring tree.

Species caught in 2015: Ash, Bird Cherry, Black-Headed Gull, Common Hazel, Common Whitebeam, Elder, Field Maple, Gorse, Puma, Sessile Oak, White Willow.

Species caught in 2014: Big Angry Man's Ear, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Common Whitebeam, Downy Birch, European Beech, European Holly, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, Wych Elm.
Species caught in 2013: Beech, Elder, Hawthorn, Oak, Right Earlobe, Scots Pine.

Species caught in 2012: Ash, Aspen, Beech, Big Nasty Stinging Nettle, Birch, Copper Beech, Grey Willow, Holly, Hazel, Oak, Wasp Nest (that was a really bad day), White Poplar.
Species caught in 2011: Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Elder, Fir, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut, Oak, Passing Dog, Rowan, Sycamore, Willow.
Species caught in 2010: Ash, Beech, Birch, Elder, Elm, Gorse, Mullberry, Oak, Poplar, Rowan, Sloe, Willow, Yew.

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Thanks for the info John,will check it out :)

 

 

Fishing digs on the Mull of Galloway - recommend

HERE

 

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Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy

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Google Earth now has the facility to look upwards from any point on earth (including your back garden), and maps out what you can see there at any particular time (assuming it's always dark outside!).

 

Not only mapping the position of the stars, but using photographs taken with the latest eathbound and space observation technologies, you can also zoom in and fly about, and read more information on points of interest.

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Just been onto Google Earth for the first time WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. Think I picked out my car in the works car park. Could even make out hanging baskets outside of one of my local boozers

 

Will do a sky search next - promise !!! just got a wee bit sidetracked :sun:

 

 

Fishing digs on the Mull of Galloway - recommend

HERE

 

babyforavatar.jpg

 

Me when I had hair

 

 

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy

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