Astronomy thread/Kìng a teri tanhìyä tìftia

[ayeers]

star walk is good app but my phone is too bad

[Vawmataw]

I generally don't use any mobile device (except when I go to my father's), so I don't use any app.
I downloaded Stellarium on the computer after a recommendation of the people who sold my telescope and I also use Neave Planetarium (neave.com/planetarium). It happened that I had to use a website like stelvision.com (in French though) on the tablet.
In the worst case, I would use my plastic sky maps, but I can recognize the constellations in a city sky.

[Toliman]

Nice, for beginning amateur astronomers it can be useful thing.

Stellarium is also good 

[ayeers]

 i installed stellarium to my old kubuntu linux pc running but not so fast

[Toliman]

I had today endly good weather (after several weeks) for observation. But now is full moon so I shortly observed mainly planets (from my garden).
I observed Venus, Jupiter (nice belts) + his moons and Saturn (Cassini division in rings and several weak belts on planet) + his moons
On end I observed several doublestars (Epsilon Lyrae, Izar, Albireo - nice!!!, Cor Caroli).

It was nice after many cloudy nights.

[`Eylan Ayfalulukanä]

Hmmm.... Never looked at Cor Caroli before. I'll have to check that out.
My favorite double this time of year is Alegiba, in Leo.

[Toliman]

Hmmm.... Never looked at Cor Caroli before. I'll have to check that out.
My favorite double this time of year is Alegiba, in Leo.

Cor Caroli is very easily observable double star. When I started stargaze (with little telescope), this was one of my the most favourite double stars.

In this time of year, my favourite double star is Izar. And my absolutely the most favourite is quadruple star Trapezium in Orion Nebula ... and double star Alpha Centauri (is sad that is not visible from my place  , I saw this from Chile)

[Toliman]

  This is really hard joke  
If I see this, I can't believe that it is true. But it is really from real Slovak newspapers:  

Spoiler

http://www.imageno.com/image.php?id=82bqo5iwh4uw&kk=1893451072

Translation to English:

Spoiler

Black hole is in the Bratislava
Road workers outran astronomers.

Guys, such black hole you have not seen!

Road workers in the Bratislava made unique discovery. On Kadnarova Street in Krasňany they discovered black hole. This black hole wasn't distanced millions light years from Earth, but was directly under street. So road workers shamed astronomers, who heretofore targeted telescopes on bad side.

[`Eylan Ayfalulukanä]

Strange article for a newspaper! But sometimes, I wonder if reporters flunked grade schcool English

The next couple of weeks have some good astronomy opportunities. Tonight, there is a star occultation by a Kuiper belt object. If the skies clear (rare rainy day in June today!), I'll be out with a team from the local Planetarium, measuring this occultation for project RECON.

Saturday evening is a public star party on a historic ranch. We have done this particular event every year, and it usually has an excellent turnout. Afterwards, we are invited to camp there, and enjoy the dark skies there all evening!

Next weekend, we are having 'first light' on our newly rebuilt 24 inch Dobsonian 'scope. We will be comparing this to our 20 inch 'scope, which we know is very good, to see if the improvements are bringing out the full performance of this 'scope.

[Vawmataw]

(I can't see the image from imageno.com)

Here's an interesting video about telescopes.
Choosing a Telescope: Bigger Isn't Always Better!

[Toliman]

rare rainy day in June today!

HRH ... several last days there is cloudy and sometimes rain    But is hope for change on this weekend  

Next weekend, we are having 'first light' on our newly rebuilt 24 inch Dobsonian 'scope. We will be comparing this to our 20 inch 'scope, which we know is very good, to see if the improvements are bringing out the full performance of this 'scope.

Very good. 24 inch is really "big gun". The biggest telescope (through which I observed) was 500 mm (on observatory).

[Toliman]

Hubble Space Telescope for sale  

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/clearance/hubble-cassegrain-reflector-telescope.html

[Vawmataw]

Hubble Space Telescope for sale 

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/clearance/hubble-cassegrain-reflector-telescope.html
lole
I wonder what's the price.

[Toliman]

Hubble Space Telescope for sale  

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/clearance/hubble-cassegrain-reflector-telescope.html
lole
I wonder what's the price.

Probably astronomical    
But this is solving of problems with weather and invisibility of southern sky from our latitudes  

[Vawmataw]

Hubble Space Telescope for sale 

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/clearance/hubble-cassegrain-reflector-telescope.html
lole
I wonder what's the price.

Probably astronomical   
But this is solving of problems with weather and invisibility of southern sky from our latitudes 

[Vawmataw]

ALERT

Venus passes near the Beehive Cluster. If you have clear skies tonight, bring out your telescope or else you will regret it.

[Toliman]

ALERT

Venus passes near the Beehive Cluster. If you have clear skies tonight, bring out your telescope or else you will regret it.

Here is currently cloudy    But is little hope for partly cloudy sky in the night.
But I observe Venus yesterday evening and already yesterday was very near Beehive Cluster. Through binocular 10x50 it was nice. But is true that today will be the closest.

Yesterday night was totally clear so I observe also Jupiter, Saturn and some DSO.
I observe objects in Aquila constellation (open clusters NGC6709, NGC6755, NGC6756, globular cluster NGC6760 and dark nebulae B142+143, B135)
and Scutum constellation (open clusters M11, M26, globular cluster NGC6712, dark nebula B111 and Scutum star cloud).

[Vawmataw]

At least you didn't miss it. They forecast clear skies tonight and tomorrow, so I have hope.

I wish I could observe these objects.

[Toliman]

I wish I could observe these objects.

You can try open cluster M11 in Scutum. Is visible through already little binocular as very bright nebulous spot. When I started with stargazing, I was able saw this already on urban sky through 8 cm telescope. Through bigger telescope on dark sky is totally fantastic!

[Vawmataw]

I wish I could observe these objects.

You can try open cluster M11 in Scutum. Is visible through already little binocular as very bright nebulous spot. When I started with stargazing, I was able saw this already on urban sky through 8 cm telescope. Through bigger telescope on dark sky is totally fantastic!

*writes that on the list*
I will observe that this summer.