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cncb
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Reged: 02/21/08
Posts: 399
Loc: Scandinavia
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Just got home my new scope today.A Sky-Watcher Maksutov Skymax 127 1500mm (f/11.66).I did some day view comparing against my old 120 1000mm(f/8.3) achro refractor,and it looks very promising indeed.This investment would have me on a diet of noodles and potatoes for at least a month  but who cares as long the skies are clear.I got this scope mainly for looking/imaging the moon.I really hope it works out.
Well just waiting for the moon now.A few hours more.Any other easy targets to try when it get`s dark?I`m already planning on Jupiter.
Anyway wish me luck.
Clear skies!
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Living on Earth may be expensive,but it does include an annual free trip around the sun
Sky-Watcher-120 achro (EQ3-2) f/1000mm(f/8,33)
Sky-Watcher Skymax 127 mak f/1500mm (f/11,66)
Tento 20x60
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73`s & 51`s
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bbmagic
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Reged: 09/18/08
Posts: 28
Loc: 40°30 111°53
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Good luck! My new Orion XT10i arrived today (with a large tear in the OTA box that looks just like the driver put a boot through it!) and I'm looking at first light tonight as well.
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XT10i (Moonlite CR2, Bob's Knobs, Flocked, EbonyStar)
XT8 Classic
Hyperion 8mm (2") & 8-24 Zoom (2")
Agena 32mm SWA (2")
GSO 2x ED Barlow (2") & Orion Shorty (1.25")
Sirius Plossl 25mm/10mm (1.25")
Catseye Tools
Orion SkyGlow Filter (1.25") & Solar Filter (8")
Moon Filter (13%) (1.25" & 2")
Celestron GLP
Alpen 10x50 binoculars
A patient and understanding wife!
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cncb
sage
Reged: 02/21/08
Posts: 399
Loc: Scandinavia
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Hope your Orion XT10i is alright bbmagic.I took no chance with the national postal service over here,and drove all day to get my new baby myself..Good luck to you as well on the first light.
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Living on Earth may be expensive,but it does include an annual free trip around the sun
Sky-Watcher-120 achro (EQ3-2) f/1000mm(f/8,33)
Sky-Watcher Skymax 127 mak f/1500mm (f/11,66)
Tento 20x60
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73`s & 51`s
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dgs©
Postmaster
Reged: 03/29/04
Posts: 13849
Loc: West Monroe, Louisiana
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Maybe M57 &/or Albireo.
Don't forget to let it cool down a good long while. 
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- david
8"Ø Newtonian on SVP, Moonlite CR2, Telrad
PST Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 Orion Ultraview 10×50
Hand-me-down Sears Refractor (Discoverer) 60mm×900mm
"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world, remains and is immortal." --Albert Pike
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Protheus
Vaguely offended
Reged: 09/01/07
Posts: 4643
Loc: Illinois, US
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Pleiades will be up around midnight. You might not be able to fit the whole thing in the field, but it's still cool to look at.  Also there's the Andromeda Galaxy in that area of sky. It's not quite as easy as the others, but if I can see it where I am in smaller equipment, you should do fine.
Chris
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"To tread the sharp edge of a sword;
to run on smooth-frozen ice,
one needs no footsteps to follow..."
"Well, people sometimes ask me 'how did you get involved in astronomy?' I said 'I got born, what's your problem?'" -- John Dobson
"In discussing the large-scale structure of the cosmos, astronomers sometimes say that space is curved, or that the universe is finite but unbounded. Whatever are they talking about?" -- Carl Sagan
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cncb
sage
Reged: 02/21/08
Posts: 399
Loc: Scandinavia
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Thanks David.The ring nebula sure is a great view.I just recently found it.I just looked in that general area for it.And at the first look in the eyepiece,there it was,spot on!Now with tracking,i finally have a chance of imaging it.I can`t wait.
No imaging tonight though.But i`ll sure have a visual try at the ring.
Clear skies!
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Living on Earth may be expensive,but it does include an annual free trip around the sun
Sky-Watcher-120 achro (EQ3-2) f/1000mm(f/8,33)
Sky-Watcher Skymax 127 mak f/1500mm (f/11,66)
Tento 20x60
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73`s & 51`s
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cncb
sage
Reged: 02/21/08
Posts: 399
Loc: Scandinavia
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Thanks Chris.The pleiades is always great.I love to look at them with my 30x70 binocs.If i plan to get a good look at the moon tonight,i have to stay awake to at least 3-30am.The hyades is also on my target list.Maybe i even get a chance to look closer at orion as well first time this season.
Regards.
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Living on Earth may be expensive,but it does include an annual free trip around the sun
Sky-Watcher-120 achro (EQ3-2) f/1000mm(f/8,33)
Sky-Watcher Skymax 127 mak f/1500mm (f/11,66)
Tento 20x60
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73`s & 51`s
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dgs©
Postmaster
Reged: 03/29/04
Posts: 13849
Loc: West Monroe, Louisiana
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Forgot the "Double-Double" near M57. Might be interesting to experiment with eyepieces and getting a clean split of all 4.
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- david
8"Ø Newtonian on SVP, Moonlite CR2, Telrad
PST Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 Orion Ultraview 10×50
Hand-me-down Sears Refractor (Discoverer) 60mm×900mm
"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world, remains and is immortal." --Albert Pike
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cncb
sage
Reged: 02/21/08
Posts: 399
Loc: Scandinavia
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Just split them all at 120x,best at 200x.Not sure how good seeing conditions are at the moment though.3 clearly bands on Jupiter,and the ring also logged.Mizar double splitted clean at 30x Albireo wonderful at 40x,if i`m looking in the right direction that is.I didn`t have time for any alignment tonight.I have to read the manual tomorrow  looking good so far.This hobby sure is a lot of fun.Well out again to get my night vision back!
Clear skies.
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Living on Earth may be expensive,but it does include an annual free trip around the sun
Sky-Watcher-120 achro (EQ3-2) f/1000mm(f/8,33)
Sky-Watcher Skymax 127 mak f/1500mm (f/11,66)
Tento 20x60
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73`s & 51`s
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cncb
sage
Reged: 02/21/08
Posts: 399
Loc: Scandinavia
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Wow,all nights should be like this one.Straight out from the living room,and i could easily count 8 stars in the pleiades just like that,just over the horizon.The milky way so clearly over my head.Wish i had someone to share it all with over here tonight.Now i`m just waiting for the moon.
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Living on Earth may be expensive,but it does include an annual free trip around the sun
Sky-Watcher-120 achro (EQ3-2) f/1000mm(f/8,33)
Sky-Watcher Skymax 127 mak f/1500mm (f/11,66)
Tento 20x60
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73`s & 51`s
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