b1gred
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Let me be the first (Moderator) to welcome you to the "General Observing Forum! You asked for it (so did we) and here it is!
As it says in the forum description:Quote:
General Observing: A forum for observing experiences involving satellites, meteor showers, aurora, atmospheric phenomena and other observations that do not neatly fit into existing observing fora. Also encouraged are: discussions of meteorology, home weather stations, and the effect of weather on amateur astronomy.
If you observe something that just doesn't fit elsewhere, or like observing things that aren't covered elsewhere (say, you're one of those people who just loves 'noctilucent clouds' this is the place.
I like to say this is the forum for things <300 miles above the surface that you can see with the UNAIDED EYE, no instruments, just the old MkI Eyeball.
If you post in this forum and the moderators think it fits better in one of the more specific forums, we'll relocate the post (and leave a pointer). Please don't be offended if we do this, it's our jobs.
So keep it fun, keep it nice, and post what you see (or don't see if it's more appropriate).
And once again, WELCOME!
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"Dark Skies & Great Viewing"
RandyR / W0RDR
GPS 9.25 XLT/Sky Align /FeatherTouch
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Edited by RandyR (07/23/07 12:23 PM)
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Chopin
Canis Insanus
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Awesome! A new section! And Randy, too!
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Tom Trusock
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I like to say this is the forum for things <300 miles above the surface...
And anything above 300 miles that isn't covered by the other observing forums.
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Goodnight moon...
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eric_zeiner
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Good Job!!!!
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Glassthrower
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Hi Folks!
I'm excited about this new forum. Although the focus is not entirely on weather and atmospheric phenomena, I'll likely contribute in those areas.
Randy and Tom, should we sticky a thread with some links relevant to the subjects at hand? I have a heap of weather and atmosphere links that are quite handy when it comes to predicting observing conditions.
And we have an undercover weather expert here on CN. I won't call him out by name, to avoid embarassing him. But he is largely responsible for lighting the meteorology fire in me. I hope we see him in here soon. 
Clear dark skies,
MikeG
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b1gred
Enginerd
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Randy and Tom, should we sticky a thread with some links relevant to the subjects at hand? I have a heap of weather and atmosphere links that are quite handy when it comes to predicting observing conditions.
 
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"Dark Skies & Great Viewing"
RandyR / W0RDR
GPS 9.25 XLT/Sky Align /FeatherTouch
TV85 w/FeatherTouch
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Strgazr27
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Woooooooo Hooooooooooo !!
Thanks to CN, Weather Freaks like myself now have a place to hang right here on CN's
I think this is the first idea I have ever had that somebody actually listened to Lol
CS's
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Tonk
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Reged: 08/19/04
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I moved house 2 years ago to get a perfect view of the northern sky to observe and photograph noctilucent clouds. As a bonus I discoved I was also perfectly placed to observe green flashes from May to August. I'm a complete fan of sun pillars, parhelia, CZAs etc so I'm thrilled that this forum has been started up!
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csa/montana
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Congratulations to everyone on CN for this great new forum!
Carol
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Phillip Creed
Idiot Seeking Village
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Wow. I leave town for a few days, and a new forum pops up on Cloudy Nights 
Thanks to Randy, Glassthrower, et. al., for creating a General Observing forum. You don't really appreciate the Deep-Sky Objects without an understanding of the Near-Sky Objects. Growing up in NE Ohio, it's a frustrating experience at times, but a quest to understand atmospheric phenomena really pays off over time. I'll be checking in (and chiming in) here often, to be sure.
Clear Skies,
Phil
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b1gred
Enginerd
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Don't thank us, we just offered to moderate (ok and begged just a little bit  )
The Admins in their wisdom saw that there was demand and opportunity and wisely chose to allow a new forum.
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"Dark Skies & Great Viewing"
RandyR / W0RDR
GPS 9.25 XLT/Sky Align /FeatherTouch
TV85 w/FeatherTouch
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nytecam
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Loc: London UK
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Quote:
I like to say this is the forum for things <300 miles above the surface that you can see with the UNAIDED EYE, no instruments, just the old MkI Eyeball.
Great new forum RandyR - but I hope that doesn't preclude photos of sky phenomena like rainbows, solar halos and noctilucent cloud etc where a picture is worth a 1000 words 
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My observatory build-ETX-70 imaging-my videos
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Erix
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Photos are indeed worth thousand words. It's an observation forum just like the others, and photos of the observations are most certainly allowed. That was one of the basis for creating this forum to begin with. It was a great suggestion, Maurice (and Stargazer) for the Atmospheric Phenomena/weather forum.
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b1gred
Enginerd
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Photos are MOST welcome. Post away!
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"Dark Skies & Great Viewing"
RandyR / W0RDR
GPS 9.25 XLT/Sky Align /FeatherTouch
TV85 w/FeatherTouch
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Phillip Creed
Idiot Seeking Village
Reged: 07/25/06
Posts: 1333
Loc: Canton, OH
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Just a thought--would a better forum title be "Near Sky Observing"?
Clear Skies,
Phil
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Wilderness Center Astronomy Club member since 1995
ICQ Comet Observer Code: CRE01
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(2) Celestron 150mm f/5 Omni Refractor
(3) Oberwerk 15x70 Binoculars
(4) Minimalist Eyepiece Set:
"23"-mm Axiom LX (~24mm; long story...)
13mm Nagler Type 6
9mm Nagler Type 6
7mm Nagler Type 6
1.75X Siebert Barlow
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b1gred
Enginerd
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Might be, but we kicked the title and description around for a while. Probably going to stick with GenObs.
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"Dark Skies & Great Viewing"
RandyR / W0RDR
GPS 9.25 XLT/Sky Align /FeatherTouch
TV85 w/FeatherTouch
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stefsaber
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Thanks for making this forum! Looking forward to complaining about the weather and hopefully learning why its so horrible all the time
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Siderea
Astronomess
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When I was in school, they used to call me a day-dreamer for staring out into space during algebra.
And I still watch the dawn out my big window every morning at work, and keep close watch on clouds and weather.
Now we have a forum for it!
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lc Carol
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She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it). ." — Lewis Carroll
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Spaced
Carpal Tunnel
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I'm sure this will become one of my "regular stops," especially the weather-related threads. Super idea. Thanks for starting it up!
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Mike
"Once in a while you can be shown the light
In the strangest of places if you look at it right"
- Robt. Hunter
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kfred
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Thought I saw a new forum here...
Fred
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Glassthrower
Vendor - Galactic Stone & Ironworks
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For those of you who made it down to the towards the end of this thread, here are some helpful links to move on to :
General Observing Forum Guidelines -
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1746075
Weather and Observing : Related Links -
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1734258
Clear dark skies!
MikeG
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Michael Gilmer - Member of the Meteoritical Society & Collector of Falling Stars.
Meteorites, Moon Rocks, Mars Rocks, Tektites, Fossils, Minerals, Crystals, & Trinitite.
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lyrae
journeyman
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a new great forum to exchange great ideas....
good job!
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just somebody who's been very hungry of astronomical information and so thirsty of the so-called "truth".
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star drop
Guilty as Charged
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Thank you for this forum.
I have used it a little bit since autumn of 2008. Until reading this thread though I was under the impression that this forum had been here from day one.
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Ted
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