Solar System Observing
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Near Earth Objects links of InterestStarted by oldsalt , 06 Nov 2009 |
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Just wondering, Is Venus a difficult view?Started by Overtime , 11 Dec 2024 |
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Seeing Jupiter detailStarted by oldtimer , Yesterday, 08:53 AM |
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Saturn has 274 moons?Started by rollomonk , 12 Mar 2025 |
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Saturn’s Great Red Spot?Started by Mark Gingrich , Yesterday, 10:03 PM |
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Mercury hunters report inStarted by treadmarks , 03 Mar 2025 |
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Finding Venus with an Alt-AzStarted by Bigal1817 , 09 Mar 2025 |
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Coronado Etalon QuestionStarted by OmarR , 14 Mar 2025 |
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Lunar EclipseStarted by Mcloud , 14 Mar 2025 |
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A GRS Transit Is UnderwayStarted by Dave Mitsky , 13 Mar 2025 |
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Uranus Observation March 8th 2025Started by Carolina Observer , 12 Mar 2025 |
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A Double Galilean Satellite Shadow Transit Is UnderwayStarted by Dave Mitsky , 04 Mar 2025 |
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Jupiter through the biggest refractorStarted by grif 678 , 07 Feb 2025 |
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Mars and the Moon, 3-8-25Started by Dave Mitsky , 10 Mar 2025 |
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Polar cap on Mars, Is it larger than typical?Started by Grounddweller , 02 Feb 2025  Planet, Visual, Observing Report
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Galilean Satellite Events for Sunday Night and Monday MorningStarted by Dave Mitsky , 02 Mar 2025 |
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Planetary Viewing over then net 20 yearsStarted by stevenwav , 12 Feb 2025 |
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Nice Io transit tonightStarted by 12BH7 , 24 Feb 2025 |
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Syzygy?Started by PhotonJohn , 28 Feb 2025 |
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Will the Feb. 25 “Phase Congruence” Leave You Unfazed?Started by Mark Gingrich , 15 Feb 2025 |
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Can a camera phone capture the moons of Jupiter?Started by Mcloud , 27 Feb 2025 |
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Interesting eclipse of Ganymede (on Jupiter) Jan. 31 in EuropeStarted by CHnuschti , 29 Jan 2025 |
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Full aperture mylar or smaller off-axis glass solar filter?Started by astrobeast , 23 Feb 2025 |
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Thank you Starlink(not)Started by SteveThornton1 , 21 Feb 2025 |
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Seeing over water- a study I didStarted by Maxtrixbass , 19 Feb 2025 |
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Galilean Satellite Events on Friday Night/Saturday MorningStarted by Dave Mitsky , 21 Feb 2025 |
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Friday Night's GRS TransitStarted by Dave Mitsky , 21 Feb 2025 |
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Wednesday Night's GRS TransitStarted by Dave Mitsky , 19 Feb 2025 |
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First time seeing Venus, and to think of it Mars as wellStarted by 12BH7 , 18 Feb 2025 |
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Jeff Beish RIPStarted by Special Ed , 05 Feb 2025 |
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Why does Mars look better in cheap 70mm refractor than larger aperture telescopes?Started by Pluto 134340 , 02 Feb 2025 |
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Observing All 9 PlanetsStarted by Rick-T137 , 17 Jan 2025 |
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2024 YR4Started by symbiosis , 07 Feb 2025 |
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How come you can see details smaller than the Rayleigh limitStarted by kingsbishop , 12 Jan 2025 |
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Lunar occultation of Mars, February 9thStarted by PCW , 11 Feb 2025 |
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Mars Observations 2025 OppositionStarted by Cpk133 , 30 May 2024 |
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Saturn's Titan: shadow passes and transits observations 2024/2025/2026Started by CHnuschti , 30 Nov 2024 |
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Mars. What's my problem.Started by alg460 , 26 Jan 2025 |
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Friday Night's Europa Shadow TransitStarted by Dave Mitsky , 07 Feb 2025 |
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Lunar Occultation of Mars 13 January 2025Started by mikemarotta , 17 Dec 2024 |
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Lunar Occultation of The Pleiades - Feb 5, 2025Started by MrSyzygy , 03 Feb 2025 Beginner, Binoculars, Moon and 1 more...
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Beginner needs help viewing Venus :)Started by StolenPotato , 01 Feb 2025 Celestron, Equipment, Eyepieces and 3 more...
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Is there still a NEB breakout on JupiterStarted by 12BH7 , 05 Feb 2025 |
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Finally a good warm night, right for my age, hopefully some moreStarted by grif 678 , 04 Feb 2025 |
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SolarGun V1.3Started by Sylvain Weiller , 03 Feb 2025 |
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January 25 2025 Planet AlignmentStarted by niktnowy , 26 Jan 2025 |
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Conjunctions galore as January turns to February (2025)Started by MrSyzygy , 29 Jan 2025 Beginner, Binoculars, Moon and 2 more...
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Venus & Neptune / Moon & Saturn - 1/31/25Started by B 26354 , 01 Feb 2025 |
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Tonight's Shadow Transit of IoStarted by Dave Mitsky , 01 Feb 2025 |
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