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Voxish
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13 Aug 2017, 5:51 pm

Do we have any astronomers out there? If so what gear are you using at the moment, OTA, Mount, Ep's act? Currently I am using a 10 inch Orion Optics Dobsonian, a 6.8fl number. Eps a 8mm-24mm Baader zoom and a few filters, UHC, sky glow and few coloured planetary filters 8)


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13 Aug 2017, 10:47 pm

I use my eyes, and sometimes a good pocket camera. I live with dark skies at 53 deg. north, so I like watching the midnight sun glow, and the aurora, but they are both on the ragged edge for my camera. Can one ever find a handy camera that allows high ISO with long shutter openings? I have an analemma recording the sun position at noon, and celebrate its return to my windows in spring. I observed the last solar eclipse with a pinhole, tube, and paper screen, but failed on the transit of Venus. I follow the news, and enjoy the work of all the dedicated telescope operators.