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Nine boards for people who look up: what was seen last night, what to point at tonight, and which eyepiece to buy next. Reading is open to all; posting takes a free member name.
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| Announcements NEWBoard news, star party dates and changes to the rules. | 38 | 212 | Today 20:15 by moderator |
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| New ObserversFirst telescope, first night out, no question too simple. | 304 | 2,960 | Today 18:02 by northfield |
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| Comets and Meteors NEWShower counts, comet positions and where to stand on the night. | 187 | 1,734 | Today 21:31 by hilltop_jo |
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| Moon and PlanetsSketches, timings and the state of the seeing. | 412 | 3,805 | Today 16:47 by a_marsh |
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| Deep SkyClusters, nebulae and galaxies, and the dark sites to see them from. | 366 | 3,120 | Yesterday 23:58 by quietfield |
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| Telescopes and MountsBuying, building, collimating and mending. | 540 | 4,988 | Today 19:20 by brassdraw |
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| Trading PostFor sale and wanted, members only. No dealers. | 298 | 1,558 | Thursday 12:10 by tworivers |
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Most ever at once: 61, on the night of the August eclipse.
Shower counts, comet positions and where to stand on the night. Moderated by hilltop_jo.
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| Leonids: who is counting on Tuesday morning? NEW | hilltop_jo | 46 | 1,208 | PINNED | |
| How to fill in a count sheet | moderator | 12 | 2,440 | PINNED | |
| Fireball over the estuary, Friday 22:05 NEW | tworivers | 9 | 187 | OPEN | |
| Binoculars or naked eye for a shower? | northfield | 21 | 530 | OPEN | |
| Comet in the morning sky: finder chart | quietfield | 14 | 402 | OPEN | |
| Was that a satellite or a meteor? (closed, see the help page) | a_marsh | 33 | 961 | LOCKED | |
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Start a PollStarted by hilltop_jo on 9 November 1998. 46 replies, read 1,208 times. PINNED
The peak is forecast for the small hours of Tuesday the 17th. If the predictions are even half right this is the best chance in thirty years, and the Moon will be out of the way.
I would like six or more of us counting in ten minute blocks from different sites, so that cloud at one place does not sink the whole night. Say where you will be and I will keep the list in this message.
15cm reflector on a pipe mount. Ridge Lane, 180m.
Count me in from the sea wall, weather allowing. I can do 01:00 to 05:00. Do you want faint ones logged or only those brighter than the pointer stars?
10x50 binoculars and a deck chair.
First shower for me. Is there a sheet to fill in, and does it matter that my watch is a minute or so out?
Log everything you are sure of, with a rough brightness. The sheet is in the pinned topic, How to fill in a count sheet. A minute out is fine: set your watch by the radio pips before you start and note it on the sheet.
15cm reflector on a pipe mount. Ridge Lane, 180m.
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