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John,
Great topic!
I haven't done much astronomical observing, being into imaging. I do miss peering through eyepieces.
My four wow moments:
1. Seeing the Moon for the first time through my (then) new telescope, an Meade 8" LX90 LNT. It was early evening in late December, and the Moon was directly overhead. I just couldn't believe that this level of detail was possible.
2. Seeing the dark lanes through the Keyhole Nebula through Zane Hammond's beautiful 25" Dobzilla. The Bok globules were tak sharp clear, even though Eta Carina was fairly low in the sky.
3. On the same night as 2. seeing COLOUR in the Great Orion Nebula, again through the same instrument. I was there with Louie, and another friend of mine. I remember exclaiming that it was the most beautiful sight I had ever seen. The Running Man was as clear as day, too. A remarkable instrument that Dobzilla. *dribble*
4. Seeing M31, M33 and the Orionid meteor shower of 2006, up at Coonabarabran. WOW!
Regards,
Humayun
Last edited by Octane; 18-11-2008 at 08:30 PM.
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