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Quick morning view

Discussion in 'Observing Celestial Objects' started by Pleiades, Oct 7, 2018.

Quick morning view

Started by Pleiades on Oct 7, 2018 at 3:01 AM

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  1. Pleiades

    Pleiades Well-Known Member

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    Pleiades, Oct 7, 2018
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    4:30 am:
    This morning I was about my normal morning routine, and once again paused to enjoy a mourning sky. This time, After a quick visit to Taurus, I went strait to Cassiopeia. My all time favorite nebula pair would be the faint heart and soul. It's always a joy this pair, up year round i think, but I never seem to go there until the weather cools. I was married in the fall, and it is a special time of year for me. I love my wife of 28 years. Naturally it's on her that my thoughts drift when I see the H&S nebula pair. There are so many clusters of stars and such great color in this part of the sky.
     
  2. Mak the Night

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    Mak the Night, Oct 7, 2018
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    Cassiopeia is near the zenith for me at the moment, especially around 03:00.

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    The whole area is great for low power, wide angle sweeps.
     
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    Pleiades, Oct 7, 2018
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    There are so many trees around my house, setting up a scope takes planning and preparation. I have to set it up a good 100 meters away. Having s dobs this isn't that spontaneous. So my binoculars get a lot of use. Hoping for another good scope night soon. That will not be at 3AM.
     
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    Mak the Night, Oct 7, 2018
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    I'd need some form of mount and tripod for binoculars. A 2" 36mm Baader Aspheric giving 11.6x and just over six arc degrees TFOV on my ED72 is the nearest I can get lol.
     
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    Orion25, Oct 8, 2018
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    You are so right, Mak. Some nights, that's all I do, just sweep the Milky Way with my reflector. Sometimes, planetary viewing gets a bit claustrophobic, lol.
     
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    Mak the Night, Oct 8, 2018
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    I did it Sunday morning for three hours. No real plan, just surf the cosmos at low power. I had great fun!
     
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