General Observing and Astronomy
General Observing and Amateur Astronomy topics and questions that do not fit into our other forums. This includes unaided eye observing (satellites, weather, auroras etc) and non equipment topics (LASIK, observing sites, dressing for the cold/hot etc)
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Favorite Viewing SitesStarted by csa/montana , 07 Apr 2011 |
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Welcome to the General Observing ForumStarted by b1gred , 23 Jul 2007 |
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NO Equipment threads here; please read!.Started by csa/montana , 03 Aug 2018 |
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Weather & Observing : Related LinksStarted by Glassthrower , 23 Jul 2007 |
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General Observing Links of InterestStarted by cildarith , 15 Sep 2010 |
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General Observing Forum GuidelinesStarted by Glassthrower , 29 Jul 2007 |
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A Newbie's Early Observation Log - Join me!Started by aeajr , 13 Jul 2015 |
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Is it me or is the marine layer worse in So Cal this year?Started by Tom K , 23 Jun 2019 |
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star test: inside vs. outside focusStarted by Jeff.1451 , 11 Aug 2019 |
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Favorite deep sky objectStarted by cmckow91 , 08 Aug 2019 |
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My generation ( and some of yours) winding downStarted by grif 678 , 12 Aug 2019 |
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Possible dark sky trip to Beaver's Bend, OKStarted by SeaBee1 , 15 Aug 2019 |
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Question about cataract surgeryStarted by hboswell , 14 Aug 2019 |
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Can anyone help me get one telescope as a begginer ?Started by kofibilly , Yesterday, 04:03 PM |
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Muskallonge Lake State Park Upper Penninsula Michigan - Bortle 1 (closest Bortle 1 to me?)Started by Spacefreak1974 , 14 Aug 2019 |
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A quick thought experimentStarted by ChristinaKa , 09 Aug 2019  astrophotography, imaging and 2 more...
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Saw Jupiter in the day timeStarted by grif 678 , 09 Aug 2019 |
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Michigan Headlands Dark Sky ParkStarted by pjmulka , 12 Aug 2019 |
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Astronomia BackyardiensisStarted by Otto Piechowski , 13 Feb 2019 |
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Dropping back in after a long hiatusStarted by Mike Van Buskirk , 15 Aug 2019 |
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Cherry Springs State ParkStarted by Prasad , 10 May 2019 beginner, ATM, observing
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Light Pollution FIltersStarted by patindaytona , 15 Aug 2019 |
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Welcome the Hunter!Started by corax , 31 Jul 2019 |
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Upcoming roadtrip, Dark Skies and scope selection.Started by grmaximus , 15 Aug 2019 |
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New C6 + 1st Star test results (am I doin' this correctly?)Started by AJK 547 , 15 Aug 2019 |
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Welcome back, old friend.Started by Seanem44 , 14 Aug 2019 |
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Key West Night Sky ObservingStarted by charotarguy , 14 Aug 2019 |
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What is moving across my ep fov?Started by sipster , 14 Aug 2019 |
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Field Rotation Boston Document?Started by S.Boerner , 14 Aug 2019 |
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"Seeing" - what affects it? What factors contribute to good "seeing"?Started by Jethro777 , 12 Aug 2019 |
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Astronomical discoveries made by amateurs this centuryStarted by RazvanUnderStars , 28 Jul 2019 |
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how to design a tour for a non-astronomer?Started by joelin , 13 Aug 2019 |
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Perseids 2019Started by Dave Mitsky , 11 Aug 2019 |
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Anyone been to Grasslands nat. Park in Canada?Started by Parkerkennedy222 , 12 Aug 2019 |
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Looking for southern hemisphere stargazing destinationStarted by helgeras , 06 Aug 2019 |
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Amateur Astronomy Slide ShowStarted by Tom Polakis , 12 Aug 2019 |
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Nevada gambling...the ups and downs of observing in the Silver State in late summer...Started by jrbarnett , 24 Jul 2019 |
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Odd problem with avx mount. Any insight?Started by Jacob.Redshift , 12 Aug 2019 |
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County ParksStarted by LostNfound Georgia , 09 Aug 2019 observing
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I miss Orion and the Pleiades!Started by blange3 , 07 Aug 2019 |
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Colorblind observingStarted by MikeTelescope , 12 Aug 2019 |
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Breaking the new equipment cloud curseStarted by sipster , 11 Aug 2019 |
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NGC6207Started by stevew , 07 Aug 2019 |
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Pirate ViewingStarted by 1SYZYGY1 , 10 Aug 2019 |
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New industry for hill towns: observatoriesStarted by alan01346 , 11 Aug 2019 |
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Moon and Jupiter, 8-9-19, 8:23PM EDTStarted by chrysalis , 10 Aug 2019 |
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William Herschel's "Black Hole"Started by brentknight , 09 Aug 2019 |
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Will try Saturn today before darkStarted by grif 678 , 11 Aug 2019 |
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Nights like tonightStarted by Jond105 , 11 Aug 2019 |
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Reverse Galaxy SeasonStarted by Araguaia , 08 Aug 2019 |
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