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14-08-2009, 10:40 PM
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Well with some back light the moon a touch of colour, suttle shape variation through turbulence
maybe
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14-08-2009, 10:45 PM
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Cloud are the new galaxys  . They even have a malin astrophotography award for 'best clouds' looks like perth is going to win it. 
http://tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:...ds/Clouds4.jpg
M1 Best Cloud Award goes to Sean Liddelow ,14, of Perth.
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15-08-2009, 10:35 AM
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Its raining and pouring the old dob is snoring  .
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15-08-2009, 11:36 AM
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Waiting for next electron
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I think if you tried to setup last night you would be driving to Ceduna right now to pick up your gear  . How was the wind, shook the house to it's foundations.
Mark
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15-08-2009, 11:38 AM
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Waiting for next electron
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TrevorW
Well with some back light the moon a touch of colour, suttle shape variation through turbulence
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You could add the title "huge gaseous nebula invades Earth" 
Mark
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15-08-2009, 03:28 PM
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Old Man Yells at Cloud
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Sorry about the weather guys, my fault! 
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15-08-2009, 08:16 PM
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nah it was my telescope i brought then the rain started 
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16-08-2009, 08:57 PM
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Waiting for next electron
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Hey I can see some twinkely bright lights on what looks like black velvet. What are they called again....arhhh thats right, stars, haven't seen those for a while  .
Mark
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16-08-2009, 09:42 PM
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Should i go out tonight?
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17-08-2009, 08:40 PM
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Old Man Yells at Cloud
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How about tonight? Looks reasonable so far.
Noticed there's more rain on the way tho, and my new scope is due soon. Sorry.
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17-08-2009, 09:02 PM
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Waiting for next electron
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Looks like it will be good around midnight. Stars are twinkeling a little too much right now.
Mark
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17-08-2009, 09:29 PM
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Clear outside out the moment but lots of moisture in the air
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17-08-2009, 09:40 PM
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Old Man Yells at Cloud
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I'm gonna make the most of it and give some widefield AP a go.
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17-08-2009, 10:20 PM
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Have had the best viewing night in the backyard in a long time. Spoilt the real results in starhunt. Saw Mag 5 but most of the time it is mag 3 or 4.
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17-08-2009, 10:34 PM
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Great night, saw the nebula around antares and lots of star clusters. Sagitarius looks like one big nebula. I did have trouble finding ngc 5128 (Centaurus A) and im yet to see a galaxy. Soon Io's shadows may be on jupiter. My telscope was very dewy but fixed that problem with a hairdryer.
Are you going to go to Bakers Hill Malcolm?
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17-08-2009, 10:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by seanliddelow
Are you going to go to Bakers Hill Malcolm?
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Forcast heavy rain, but hope bom is wrong.
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17-08-2009, 10:41 PM
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Old Man Yells at Cloud
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Haven't been to Bakers Hill in a long time, first Swan Star Party infact!
Nice site.
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17-08-2009, 10:42 PM
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Looks rainy but im an optimist.
Im going with my dad and he probably wont know much.
Malcom do you want to use the atlas Uranometria 2000.0 I borrowed from the club?
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17-08-2009, 10:44 PM
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Tammin site will be on same time, that should be better but need to be overnight stay. Prefer not to camp out as yet.
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17-08-2009, 10:46 PM
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The problem with tammin is if it rains you drove 2 hours for nothing. I doubt i will be able to go but im going to the astrocamp in Dyandra in October.
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