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Old 24-05-2006, 11:46 PM
BobsYourUncle
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Location: Ipswich, Queensland
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Well, I haven't been that successful. My scope needs to be collimated, it's a bit out, I'll have to read up on that. Second, star hopping sucks, lol. I think I might end up spending some of my tax return on an argo navis or similar, I'm not too good at finding those DSOs. I had a bit of a look at Jupiter to start with, less surface detail than last time I looked, and couldn't get it focused exactly right (collimation issue I figured). Also checked out the jewell box, w cent, and eta carinae (well, I'm pretty sure it was eta carinae I was looking at, I'm not sure what it's supposed to look like through a scope, I've only seen the colour photos). Couldn't locate M83 or M104

Getting cold now (don't have a thermometer, but laptop CPU is running at 18 degrees, compared to its usual 50-55 ), and I suppose I should get off to bed. Slightly disappointing session, but practice makes perfect.
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