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Originally Posted by astroron
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Np's Ron
Now for my "Dofus Chi Cygni Report"
Well I happened to wake in the early hours of this morning, 2:30am
or there abouts. Stumbled out to the kitchen, hit the button on the
jug in anticipation of loading myself up with coffee. While waiting for
the jug to boil I logged on to check email and the usual stuff. This
is when I realised I hadn't chased down Chi Cygni yet, after seeing
jjjnettie last msg to this thread come through. Things should of started
snapping into place for this _expert_ astronomer
maybe it's starting
for you right now, Anyways it didn't for me. So expert astronomer standing
at the back door (which faces to the north) sipping his coffee and smoking
a ciggerette. Thinks he spies Albireo, it doesn't occurr to this expert that
hey maybe this version of Albireo might be a tad bright by a few magnitudes.
No not at all, so the next great idea this expert had, is since I didn't have
the my scope setup I'll just grab lil Jakes 60mm Tasco. A bit more fumbling
and a few minites later we're setup on the backstep. Slot 12mm ortho in
line up Albireo, and geee she's bright tonight so bright I cant even split
the mother. It wasn't until some minites later while gazing naked eye at
the Pleiades that I realise "Hey ain't Lyra meant to be about there" I'm
still scratching my head in wonder as to how I came to mistake Aldebaran
for Albireo, regardless of the fact that Taurus looks nothing like Cygnus.
Maybe it's these new billberry pills I'm on.
ok, this message wishes to self-destruct in 30-seconds.....did ya hear me!!! 30 seconds darn ya
regards,CS
Rob
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