The Official Astronomy Thread

Heck, I almost gave in to the temptation to buy a computerised Celestron 5" 130 SLT scope as a grab n go scope.
 
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"
 
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...
 
Crusader said:
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"
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:D 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???
 
sorry mercurial i wanted to search this site but was in a hurry to post while i had a free minute.
 
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
 
Thanks Mercurial!

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

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