The Official Astronomy Thread

[mercurial]

In the meantime, you can check out the site http://www.space.com/nightsky/

 

[Crusader]

Heck, I almost gave in to the temptation to buy a computerised Celestron 5" 130 SLT scope as a grab n go scope.

 

[Kalvaer]

Almost.. or still almost thinking about it?

 

[waynegohl]

just got this now guys www.worldwidetelescope.org cot it out of popular mechanics now and there is also telescopes for R1100.00.

 

[The Cosmos]

Don't forget the mother of all sites (astronomy photos)

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html

 

[mercurial]

just got this now guys www.worldwidetelescope.org cot it out of popular mechanics now and there is also telescopes for R1100.00.

Ya, this was posted a few months ago

 

[Crusader]

Still thinking about it. Will have to do some research to see if it's worth it. Costs R5400 - almost the same as my 10"

 

[mercurial]

I'd get a 120/127 referactor as my next scope, purely for the portability.

 

[Crusader]

Well the 130 slt is very portable. Saw it in a shop and its small and not heavy. The goto would be a blessing for tracking down hard to find objects, but two scopes would be an absolute luxury...

 

[Kalvaer]

Still thinking about it. Will have to do some research to see if it's worth it. Costs R5400 - almost the same as my 10"

Thought so.. I'm in the same boat now about if I should buy the camera I want now.. or wait for my wife to pick it up in NY from B&H in 2 months time???

 

[mercurial]

/me googles telescopes

 

[waynegohl]

sorry mercurial i wanted to search this site but was in a hurry to post while i had a free minute.

 

[mercurial]

No probs buddy

 

[nimthor]

If you don't have your own telescope and still want to see really faint galaxies and also help advance science go and have a look at www.galaxyzoo.org

It was from here where a 25 year old Dutch teacher became world famous for discovering a new object, now called Hanny's Voorwerp, a possible quasar ghost.

Clear skies!
Charles

 

[mercurial]

Welcome

 

[nimthor]

Thanks Mercurial!

Been reading alot but never posted, and now there is a thread I can actually contribute to!

Clear skies!
Charles

 

[Crusader]

Welcome! Glad to see another member join the "dark side".

 

[Crusader]

For those me you with cloudless skies should remember the partial lunar eclipse tonight at around 21:30 (if I remember correctly).

 

[mercurial]

For those me you with cloudless skies should remember the partial lunar eclipse tonight at around 21:30 (if I remember correctly).

Thanks

 

[marine1]

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