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Old 18-11-2013, 08:54 AM
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Camelopardalis (Dunk)
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Originally Posted by timbo475 View Post
Dunk - thanks for the advice. One thing I did recently realise (which is actually fairly obvious) is that even though it seems fully dark about 8.30, by 9.30 you can actually see much more with the naked eye. I'll have to do some later sessions, but the DSOs I've been trying to find start getting very low.

I'm pretty excited about what lies ahead - alawys something new to look forward to.
Yes, "astronomical darkness" isn't reached until roughly an hour and a half after sunset. As we approach the solstice that will creep to about 10pm.

As a relative newb to these skies, it seems to me that there is a lot more here to get excited about with a sensible sized scope
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