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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Deep Sky Objects in Movies: The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951Started by TexasMan , 30 Jun 2025 |
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Maximum weight for mobile OTAStarted by FREITOJOS , 30 Jun 2025 |
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Comparing text in book to Stellarium, text says look NE, Stellarium looks NWStarted by CRAZYeye29325 , 29 Jun 2025 |
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Cloudy Nights Discord Channel?Started by BigCountry0420 , 30 Jun 2025 |
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Observing Calendar or quiStarted by Rmorgan , 31 Jan 2025 |
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"double stars" Post Cataract Lens ReplacementStarted by dblstar , 27 Jun 2025 |
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Every little bit helps (vacations)Started by Moonlit , 29 Jun 2025 |
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Summer, Day and NightStarted by Tony Flanders , 23 Jun 2025 |
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80% Off Sale for Celestron?Started by S_Manassas , 29 Jun 2025 |
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Radius around my location?Started by Martinbruce , 29 Jun 2025 |
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Eyepiece Chart XLSX barlow columnsStarted by TayM57 , 28 Jun 2025 |
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Public Viewing Events and The Archimedean PointStarted by Otto Piechowski , 22 Jun 2025 |
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Well, I triedStarted by 12BH7 , 25 Jun 2025 |
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Report on Imports from Japan in June 2025Started by Jay_Reynolds_Freeman , 28 Jun 2025 |
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The planets and their objects.Started by Whiteduckwagglinginspace , 27 Jun 2025 |
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Solar maximum, airglow, and deep sky observingStarted by jjbroomco , 30 Oct 2024 |
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Being scared makes your pupils dilate moreStarted by 25585 , 19 Jun 2025 |
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Why do some CN'ers own so many scopes ?Started by skysurfer , 17 May 2025 |
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It's official - time to pack up the telescopeStarted by 12BH7 , 06 Jun 2025 |
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Clear Sky ChartStarted by desertstars , 15 Jun 2025 |
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Visually observing the Hubble deep fieldStarted by gnowellsct , 24 Jun 2025 |
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What Do You Do to Access Dark Skies?Started by ClsscLib , 22 Apr 2025 |
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Red light problemsStarted by El Marko , 02 Jun 2025 |
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Need telescope mounting helpStarted by AstroDani89 , 23 Jun 2025 |
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East Tennessee/ Western North Carolina Bolide?Started by rutherfordt , 22 Jun 2025 |
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My pictures now have spikes through themStarted by challcash , 23 Jun 2025 |
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Vehicle after Observing: TipsStarted by JayinUT , 27 May 2025 |
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Travel telescope for visual astronomyStarted by AstroDani89 , 18 May 2025 |
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An honest question pertaining to encouraging the new hobbyistStarted by TDPerry , 15 Jun 2025 |
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I guess I'm not meant to view Saturn right now...Started by John Miele , 21 Jun 2025 |
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Why We Stargaze. The Discovery of our Archimedean PointStarted by Otto Piechowski , 04 Jun 2025 |
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Boberg's ObservatoryStarted by Astrofriend , 20 Jun 2025 ![]() |
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Is it possible to see any sort of twilight when the sun is 17.9 degrees below the horizonStarted by kingsbishop , 16 Feb 2024 |
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Did my new scope cause this? (Sorry)Started by Procyon , 21 May 2025 |
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Homeopathic Eye Drops for Pupil DilationStarted by MillennialFalcon , 03 Jun 2025 |
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Pretty unknown Star CloudStarted by Whiteduckwagglinginspace , 17 Jun 2025 |
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Significant amount of missing matter detected!Started by Starman1 , 18 Jun 2025 |
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Observing: Your Past, Present and Future JourneyStarted by JayinUT , 27 May 2025 |
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Your Favorite double star / multiple star(?)Started by Whiteduckwagglinginspace , 18 Jun 2025 |
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Experiences at a communally owned dark sky site.Started by SouthWestAstro , 03 Sep 2023 ![]() |
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New Favorite Weather Website...Started by gwd , 17 Jun 2025 |
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Zen Observing?Started by VA3DSO , 13 Jun 2025 |
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Looking for an Aurora Tour recommendationStarted by bigdob24 , 08 Dec 2023 |
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Blue lightStarted by JoBone , 14 Jun 2025 |
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My dioptrix does not workStarted by kingsbishop , 03 Jun 2025 |
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Finally figured out my Bortle!Started by Don W , 14 Jun 2025 |
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Is the Amateur Astronomy demographics aging?Started by solarity , 14 Jan 2025 |
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Mystery DobsonianStarted by wz5mm , 16 Jun 2025 |
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Today's APOD, 16-Jun-25, is extra special.Started by PirateMike , 16 Jun 2025 |
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FREE Lenses, But no identification, are they worth the trip into town?Started by moefuzz , 15 Jun 2025 |
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