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    Nice thread.

    I've always been interested in space, but never got into stargazing as have always lived in downtown urban areas with heavy light pollution. But after moving to Aberdeen on the south side, it's been a revelation as to what's visible.

    Don't have any equipment, but have been having fun seeing what I can see with the naked eye. Have managed to clearly see the ISS a few times. And once I realized what they were, I'm shocked how easy it is to spot planets.

    Last week was particularly clear and on Thursday I was able at the same time to see Saturn, Jupiter and Venus. It still amazes me, as I always thought there was nothing to see without big and/or expensive equipment.

    That said, would be great to get a closer look at these things through a telescope. If anyone's got portable equipment and are out and about in the south side looking for a perch, our 40-something floor roof is accessible with a 360-degrees view around.

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    Anyone know if this is West Dam? Don’t think it’s dry now after the rain yesterday...



    https://flic.kr/p/KkNT89


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    Thought this might be of interest...

    ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has achieved first light with a new adaptive optics mode called laser tomography — and has captured remarkably sharp test images of the planet Neptune, star clusters and other objects. The pioneering MUSE instrument in Narrow-Field Mode, working with the GALACSI adaptive optics module, can now use this new technique to correct for turbulence at different altitudes in the atmosphere. It is now possible to capture images from the ground at visible wavelengths that are sharper than those from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The combination of exquisite image sharpness and the spectroscopic capabilities of MUSE will enable astronomers to study the properties of astronomical objects in much greater detail than was possible before.
    https://www.eso.org/public/unitedkingdom/news/eso1824/
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    https://www.weather.gov.hk/press/WP/...re20180719.htm
    During Mars opposition, Mars, the Earth and the Sun lie on a straight line, with Mars and the Sun located exactly on the opposite sides of the Earth.
    Mars is also closest to the Earth, and therefore the planet will look brighter than usual. Mars perihelic opposition occurs every 15 or 17 years.
    July 28 (Saturday) 4.22am Maximum eclipse 19 degrees West-southwest(239 degrees)

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    Geminid Meteor Shower 2018
    The radiant of this shower will rise above the horizon in the northeast at about 7:30 pm and reach the zenith at about 2:30 am during the peak. As the first quarter Moon will come on that day, the Moon will set at around 11:30 pm. Citizens may observe the meteor shower from the night of Dec 14th till before sunrise.
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    Old thread, but too lazy to start a new one, and between this one, ‘Earth Images’ in Anti-Productivity, and iphone astrophotography in Mobile Telecoms, this seemed the most appropriate.

    https://twitter.com/BrianRoemmele/st...49655309144069


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    Quote Originally Posted by AsianXpat0:
    Old thread, but too lazy to start a new one, and between this one, ‘Earth Images’ in Anti-Productivity, and iphone astrophotography in Mobile Telecoms, this seemed the most appropriate.

    https://twitter.com/BrianRoemmele/st...49655309144069
    "gazing up at the dark sky spangled with its signs and stars, for the first time, the first, I laid my heart open to the benign indifference of the universe."
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