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The Astronomy Thread
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There's a lot of eyes on this one. don't mean to sound vague, but NASA, MIT, and others are worried that we may be hit by either of the debris tails coming off of this and it may cause a long term issue for the planet. If I come across the X article on it, will post.
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We won't be able to see it at all in the northern hemisphere, so pics is all ya get.
Burns
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5.2 is about as bright as Uranus, which is brighter than the predicted magnitude of 8.84.
Don't see how it could cause any issue for Earth:
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Masakari
Shabbat Shalom
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Finally got the Virtuoso 150 out for sky viewing with some friends & their kids!
Highlights:
- In the city
- Light cloud cover haze
- Street lamp 30 feet away
- Fast set up & calibration
- Motor on the telescope mount was dead, returning to Amazon
- Saw Jupiter, its moons, & cloud bands
- Saw into the craters of the moon before it disappeared on the horizon
- Watched a plane fly across the moon
The foam shroud I put together helped keep local light pollution to a minimum, underrated mod. Was super impressed with the visuals despite the conditions, ordering a 2x Barlow to get more zoom. I'll snap a pic of the setup once I get the new telescope, it's fairly rugged & fits conveniently in a heavy duty tote, perfect for camping.
Highlights:
- In the city
- Light cloud cover haze
- Street lamp 30 feet away
- Fast set up & calibration
- Motor on the telescope mount was dead, returning to Amazon
- Saw Jupiter, its moons, & cloud bands
- Saw into the craters of the moon before it disappeared on the horizon
- Watched a plane fly across the moon
The foam shroud I put together helped keep local light pollution to a minimum, underrated mod. Was super impressed with the visuals despite the conditions, ordering a 2x Barlow to get more zoom. I'll snap a pic of the setup once I get the new telescope, it's fairly rugged & fits conveniently in a heavy duty tote, perfect for camping.
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Eye piece is on the viewing eye. its to get your pupil as large as possible in the dark. i've never done it but i do have the patch, just do not have the time to view at night lately. on clear nights i'm like i should set up, then an hr later i am asleep on the couch-i'm getting old -be 60 in june .
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