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It's Sunday morning ... yawn....
Ok..so who forgot to tell me how much fun this can be!.. Proud owner of a 200mm SkyWatch dob and bleary eyes
Out of the box and setup a treat.. didn't look at collimating, too eager to get viewing. And viewing I got! ..
With the moon as it is, a pretty bright night sky probably took out lots of stars but it the moon was of course spectacular, crisp and clear and mesmerising.
And Jupiter ... please tell me they were three of the moons I could see as bright white dots in a lateral line....
Jupiter seemed very white and hard to keep in focus (10mm and 25mm eyepieces..standard with the dob..any suggestions on eyepieces) but well worth the wait in the cold.
I can get a decent viewing spot in the back yard that gives a good view of the sky from south thru to ne - nnw (there's a tree to go next weekend!), so I guess this will be my main learning area.
... back out there tonite...
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