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Old 04-05-2017, 07:29 PM
AussieBill (Bill)
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Red dot finder arrived - TERRIFIC !!

Hey,

The RDF arrived - a $10 cheapie - what a terrific gadget .............. whoever invented that deserves a beer. Set it up on some small bushes approx 1klm away. Have not tried tracking jets yet.

Yes I do need to grow some starhopping skills - only doing big easy ones right now - used Scorpio to find Saturn last night .............. only Mars left out of the easy planets now.

Wasn't able to recognise Aquarius at all last night but was able to hop up from Jupiter and saw some flashes in the approximate area of the expected meteors.

So Scorpio and Orion and Southern Cross and False Cross are all easy enough but I reckon some of those other patterns are very difficult to see. Will keep trying.

........ and thanks again for all the advice. The RDF is great.

Bill
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