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SleepIsWrong
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Re: Bortle scale for those with observatories? new [Re: mistyridge]
      #5542034 - 11/27/12 12:33 PM
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Four miles north of downtown baltimore - an 8.

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Aquarist
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Re: Bortle scale for those with observatories? new [Re: SleepIsWrong]
      #5542185 - 11/27/12 01:52 PM
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Four miles north of downtown baltimore - an 8.



Are you able to observe much? What kind of telescope?

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microstar
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Re: Bortle scale for those with observatories? new [Re: Aquarist]
      #5543171 - 11/28/12 01:04 AM
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I'm probably a 4 or so.
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RogerRZ
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Re: Bortle scale for those with observatories? new [Re: microstar]
      #5544050 - 11/28/12 03:11 PM
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I'm solidly in a 4 zone.

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wolfman_4_ever
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Re: Bortle scale for those with observatories? new [Re: RogerRZ]
      #5544276 - 11/28/12 05:41 PM
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SQM 18, or 8 in the Bortle Scale . Can see a few objects with the naked eye, most objects are blobs visually through a scope.. Mallincam works great. I mostly image..

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avarakin
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Re: Bortle scale for those with observatories? new [Re: wolfman_4_ever]
      #5554978 - 12/05/12 01:32 AM
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8 here. Use the observatory mostly for narrowband imaging.

Alex

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