Dank_Star
In space no one can hear you purr.
Sounds idyllic
I just saw the moon
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Ricardo
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Awful quiet lately - I have to report that there's an awful lot of cloud most of the time in the city. I check the sky most evenings to see if it's worth setting up the telescope but mostly nothing.... Also, I don't seem to have the drive/energy to load up the car and head for the hills. There isn't an astronomy club as such either 
In better news, it's great to see (glimpse) the stars march across the sky. My clearest view is S to W and Orion, so dominant in winter, is pretty much out of sight now. I believe we'll be seeing Saturn and Jupiter travelling with the moon this month. Looking forward to having them in the night sky. I got a huge kick from seeing Jupiter's moons
and still haven't seen the rings of Saturn
Clear skies, boys
EDIT: That's Jupiter there - just up and to the right of the moon in the east
In better news, it's great to see (glimpse) the stars march across the sky. My clearest view is S to W and Orion, so dominant in winter, is pretty much out of sight now. I believe we'll be seeing Saturn and Jupiter travelling with the moon this month. Looking forward to having them in the night sky. I got a huge kick from seeing Jupiter's moons
and still haven't seen the rings of Saturn Clear skies, boys
EDIT: That's Jupiter there - just up and to the right of the moon in the east
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NYC_Frank
"A man with no vices is a man with no virtues"
Awful quiet lately - I have to report that there's an awful lot of cloud most of the time in the city. I check the sky most evenings to see if it's worth setting up the telescope but mostly nothing....
I believe we'll be seeing Saturn and Jupiter travelling with the moon this month. Looking forward to having them in the night sky. I got a huge kick from seeing Jupiter's moons
Clear skies, boys
Yeah ... we had about a month of rain in NYC but it's turned to summer the past few days ... got a good look at the "Flower moon" on Saturday night and looking foward to nice weather nights going forward ... unfortunately there's nothing like those winter skies ... the viewing is so much better inbthat cold crisp air and the constellations ... just beautiful ... clear skies ...
ps ... if they're any space heads out there who haven't seen Apollo 11 yet, make sure that you do... i saw it at IMAX when it first came out and I'm hoping they do a return run for the 50th anniversary week .... i think I'll pop in the Bluray and hit my OmniVap a few times ... lift off, we have lift off
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Ricardo
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ps ... if they're any space heads out there who haven't seen Apollo 11 yet, make sure that you do... i saw it at IMAX when it first came out and I'm hoping they do a return run for the 50th anniversary week .... i think I'll pop in the Bluray and hit my OmniVap a few times ... lift off, we have lift off
Isn't it awesome? I must have seen dozens of Apollo docos but this one is so well put together! We really get a feel for the mission - and the astronauts. Talk about a wing and a prayer! Remastered footage is spectacular. I can clearly remember seeing the moon landing, aged 8
Ricardo
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Hi all. This week I watched a two part documentary on the Mercury, Gemini & Apollo missions called Battle for the Moon. Strange narration, but captivating! There's a free trial here: https://www.magellantv.com/ Let me know what you think if you watch them, I think they compliment the CNN Apollo 11 really well 
. Was going to stay up a couple more hours for Saturn but it's clouded over ![:\](/i/s/hmm.gif "Hmm :\")
NYC_Frank
"A man with no vices is a man with no virtues"
NYC_Frank
"A man with no vices is a man with no virtues"
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Ricardo
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Beautiful night here :-
Spectacular Venus. 25x70 binoculars - just fits in frame. Venus clearly spherical planet. Looks like it's illuminating the Pleiades, not like the moon 7 sisters? I can see tons of stars... slipping away now...EDIT: Well, that was special. And I treated myself to a precious bowl of lockdown assorted mix in the daVinci Ascent.
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Ricardo
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Any luck with the Lyrids, fellows? Cloudy here but hope springs eternal and so on. Also, I stumbled across this nice little podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5u45o0IeVGdINXEZzRiA9X?si=9hdbJhoWRXeryyLJetDH2Q
Clear skies!
Clear skies!
Dio
Sacraponator
I love stargazing.
Here are some pictures I took with my smartphone through a 20cm dobsonian telescope;
The Moon
Saturn
Jupiter with two of its moons
A transit of Mercury across the Sun. Mercury is the small black dot to the right.
This picture was taken through a solar telescope.
Here are some pictures I took with my smartphone through a 20cm dobsonian telescope;
The Moon
Saturn
Jupiter with two of its moons
A transit of Mercury across the Sun. Mercury is the small black dot to the right.
This picture was taken through a solar telescope.
NYC_Frank
"A man with no vices is a man with no virtues"
NYC_Frank
"A man with no vices is a man with no virtues"
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