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Anonymous Thu 31 Aug 2017 02:49:58 No.1091655 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1091980 >>1093576 >>1097024

Just getting started in Astronomy. Will soon be acquiring a Meade LX200 - 10" (upgrading from a 76mm Newtonian). Can anyone suggest informative/instructional websites or videos on the Meade LX200? Also, looking for a good online viewing forecast. Any help would be much appreciated.

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Anonymous Thu 31 Aug 2017 09:29:33 No.1091755 Report

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Try these sites...

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/

http://astronomy.com

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Anonymous Thu 31 Aug 2017 09:49:53 No.1091759 Report

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Anonymous Thu 31 Aug 2017 19:37:20 No.1091967 Report

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>>1091755
Thanks. I stumbled upon Astronomy.com recently. Ill check out skyandtelescope.

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Anonymous Thu 31 Aug 2017 19:57:17 No.1091980 Report

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>>1091655
You should check out the Whirlpool Galaxy and see if you can see any spiral structures. In my 8" reflector I can only see two fuzzy blobs but it's still cool. I took this image of the galaxy with my 6" reflector.

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Anonymous Thu 31 Aug 2017 19:59:13 No.1091983 Report

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>>1091980
You should also check out the great star cluster in Hercules. That should be a real treat in your 10". Took this image also with my 6 incher.

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Anonymous Sun 03 Sep 2017 10:34:46 No.1093364 Report

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https://www.youtube.com/user/DeepSkyVideos/videos

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Anonymous Sun 03 Sep 2017 21:09:31 No.1093576 Report

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>>1091655
What is the point of astronomy? Just looking at sparkly shit in the sky?

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Anonymous Mon 04 Sep 2017 19:23:01 No.1094112 Report

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>>1093576
More like looking at dim hazy objects (unless you're observing planets) in the sky and it's great.
Nothing compares to bringing your telescope out to an open field on a crisp cloudless night with a pack of beers and a bluetooth speaker. Nothing.

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Anonymous Mon 04 Sep 2017 20:29:37 No.1094142 Report

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>>1091980

do you have a motor mount for that?

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Anonymous Mon 04 Sep 2017 20:42:06 No.1094147 Report

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>>1094142
Yes and a smaller telescope with it's own camera that's mounted to the main telescope. Its job is to keep track on a single star and then send correction commands to the mount if it detects any movements of the star. That's the hard part of astrophotography, making sure that the target stays completely still while you're imaging since you're taking long exposure photos.

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Anonymous Tue 05 Sep 2017 16:39:13 No.1094659 Report

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>>1093576
whats the point of any endeavor for that matter if you follow that line of thought?

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Anonymous Tue 05 Sep 2017 16:48:57 No.1094663 Report

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I need lenses I lost for my little telescope I bought years ago and drug out of the attic. But so expensive and few, I might as well just buy another. company shut down. And I'm not sure how much I want to see moon craters again.

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Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2017 03:33:32 No.1097024 Report

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Who else /astrophotography/ here?

>>1091655
This site is fantastic. Every month they release highly detailed star maps complete with ecliptical lines and everything.

http://skymaps.com/

Also try the app Skyview-free if you want to memorize deep-sky objects

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