tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14895585.post9168937653214661653..comments2024-01-10T21:09:40.742+00:00Comments on davep's astronomy: December: So far so badDave Pearsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460881163553899351noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14895585.post-9820413767978506942006-12-14T13:53:00.000+00:002006-12-14T13:53:00.000+00:00Wow! Sounds like an impressive setup. Puts my litt...Wow! Sounds like an impressive setup. Puts my little Solarscope to shame.Dave Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07460881163553899351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14895585.post-40609505805785306622006-12-14T13:23:00.000+00:002006-12-14T13:23:00.000+00:00I use an 8" Meade LX90LNT UHTC for everything, but...I use an 8" Meade LX90LNT UHTC for everything, but for solar use, I've just bought a Focus Master Lens Cap, a 70m solar filter and an LX Solar Finder. I’ve not had much chance to use it yet, but live in hope.<br /><br />I live in Barnet, so can sympathise with your recent light issues!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14895585.post-29459283688374326552006-12-14T10:29:00.000+00:002006-12-14T10:29:00.000+00:00The local forecast is currently suggesting clear n...The <a href="http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/em/spalding_forecast_weather.html">local forecast</a> is currently suggesting clear nights for Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Fingers crossed...Dave Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07460881163553899351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14895585.post-80087869591714359082006-12-14T10:14:00.000+00:002006-12-14T10:14:00.000+00:00I need to sort out my new focuser properly so the ...I need to sort out my new focuser properly so the few clear nights I've had in Cambridgeshire have been wasted too. Hopefully I'll be able to get out with my little APO over the next few days but I'm not holding my breath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14895585.post-42545951818247330132006-12-14T09:31:00.000+00:002006-12-14T09:31:00.000+00:00North London is where I was staying (Barnet to be ...North London is where I was staying (Barnet to be exact).<br /><br />Where I live the skies are pretty good but, over time, I kind of get used to them and start to think they're pretty awful (we do have sources of rather bad light pollution in the village: pub, church, that sort of thing). Then I go somewhere like London and I'm reminded of what <em>really</em> polluted skies look like and count myself lucky.<br /><br />What sort of setup are you using for solar observing?Dave Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07460881163553899351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14895585.post-81893121931382442922006-12-14T08:40:00.000+00:002006-12-14T08:40:00.000+00:00Tell me about it! I live in North London and the ...Tell me about it! I live in North London and the light pollution is a nightmare. The sooner this waste of energy is addressed the better it will be for all. I’m just beginning with solar observing, but so far, so good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com