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30-07-2014, 11:23 AM
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Orion's Return!
I have noticed that our old friend M42 (Orion Nebula) is appearing again in the early hours as it rises in the east earlier and earlier each night. This is surely a harbinger of spring not being far away. I had my scope all setup for imaging it last night and got a string of exposures before the dawn's light intruded. It needs to climb much higher for best visual observation, but even at 40 degrees it was a wonderful sight once again.
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30-07-2014, 01:16 PM
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kids+wife+scopes=happyman
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For me the first winter sighting of Orion heralds a glimmer of hope for the warmer weather, A deep sigh, and then push on through the cold stuff for a little longer...
Like you Glen, July's Orion apparition is too low for meaningful observation for me. Nice to see the old fella though.
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30-07-2014, 01:23 PM
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ze frogginator
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Woohoo! M42 season is back.
Talk about desperate to try a new target.
Looking forward to reshoot the whole lot for the nth time with my new toy.
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30-07-2014, 05:42 PM
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Aye, I saw him a few weeks ago, glowing faintly in the dawn light.
It's always nice to see a friendly face.
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01-08-2014, 10:09 AM
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My new 12" dob has not yet had the pleasure of meeting M42. Can't wait!
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01-08-2014, 10:29 AM
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Doug
You will be impressed .
Orion in a dob is one of my favourite targets
David
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01-08-2014, 11:11 AM
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I got up at 4:30am with the aim or trying to see Andromeda. When I first walked into the backyard with a steaming cuppa my eyes were not dark adapted and I couldn't see many stars at all. But the attentions of my eyes was caught by 3 bright stars in a diagonal line at around NEE, and I knew immediately what they were and they stayed there for the next hour or so til it got bright.
I'll have another go at Andromeda tomorrow.
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02-08-2014, 06:14 AM
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Nerd from Outer Space
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Orion was pretty this morning. With my nebula filter I could see M42 clearly, even if it was small. A beauty!
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03-08-2014, 08:32 AM
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Minus 3 degrees....Brrrrrr Back to bed..
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04-08-2014, 10:07 PM
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Prince Planet
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Am I right in assuming summer is the season to be jolly?
Seems the winter months have little ?
Or is that just me and my lack of knowledge of all things celestial?
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05-08-2014, 07:29 AM
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Black Sky Zone
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinwheel
Minus 3 degrees....Brrrrrr Back to bed..
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got up early to spot Andromeda on Monday. The Alpaca water trough had 1/2 inch ICE
Later the water heater flat panels split ! when I went to have a shower.
The weather station claimed it was -2.5c
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05-08-2014, 08:06 AM
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Geez harden up guys, there are people in Canada that get the scope out in the winter - I know because I lived there for 30 years. What's a little frost.
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05-08-2014, 09:39 AM
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kids+wife+scopes=happyman
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Quote:
Originally Posted by glend
Geez harden up guys, there are people in Canada that get the scope out in the winter - I know because I lived there for 30 years. What's a little frost.
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That's the way to endear yourself to your fellow man, Glen! Ridicule them...
Bet you kill moose with your bare hands too, er, I mean bandicoots...
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05-08-2014, 10:13 AM
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It's all about perspective ALexander, I already knew you would have a comment about anything I said.
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05-08-2014, 10:56 AM
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My brother-in-law is Canadian. Bugger walks around in a tee-shirt and shorts all winter long. I've seen photos of him in Canada digging out the snow from the front door after a night-long snow shower - you couldn't see the front door!
Not for me! Like the good man said "a man's gotta now his limitations". I'd rather have to deal with Browns and Red-belly Blacks...
Now, if the clouds would stay away, then this winter would be more bareable if some observing could be done. Last session I was out I forgot to plug in my secondary's heater and it frosted over. Had to use a little 12V hairdrier to clear it up. But I'm not complaining as I did manage some star time that night,
One thing about Orion, once I see its risen in full in the early morning I know I've missed my night's chance to see the Andromeda galaxy,
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05-08-2014, 11:35 AM
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Stop teasing Alex My North sky has been blocked by a recent 2 storey house. I guess I was lucky to enjoy Andromeda last year in my binoculars .. amazing how I am using the stars to track the seasons and the year nowadays
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05-08-2014, 12:59 PM
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<--- Comet Hale-Bopp
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Yay for Orion! I want to image the goodies in his belly.
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07-08-2014, 12:51 AM
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I'm looking forward to imaging Orion's treats too, after filling my boots with the wonders of the centre of the Galaxy this winter.
Coldest I observed in was -25C in Scotland and you wanted to get in to the fire asap even if the sky was breathtakingly clear. -10C evenings were quite regular in Highland winters ... where Orion was a favourite target! The first task might be to make a flat patch in the snow, then the battle was with frost rather than simply dew. But I'd take -25C over meeting any of the nasty snakes hereabouts
Weird as it is (for me) seeing Orion in summer, it is quite fun to look at it in shorts and T-shirt...
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07-08-2014, 06:55 PM
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Dumb question I suppose - has anybody ever looked at the galaxies in Orion?
I know the nebula is great, but I suspect everything else may get ignored.
I remember using those galaxies to test the focal reducer on my C8. Without the reducer and a 20mm eyepiece I could see them. With the reducer and a 15mm eyepiece, I was having great difficulty seeing them. I haven't used that reducer much since, except on bright objects.
Regards,
Renato
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07-08-2014, 09:03 PM
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Can't say I've ever looked at the galaxies in Orion, too busy looking at something else, perhaps you could recommend the better galaxies to observe when Orion gets a little higher( 60-70 Degrees), ? clear skies everyone.
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