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- New BRIGHT Nova in Lupus! - Deep Sky Observing - Cloudy Nights
New BRIGHT Nova in Lupus! - posted in Deep Sky Observing: I just got back in from getting my first look at V462 Lupi and Id place it at magnitude 5 6 in binoculars which was about half a magnitude fainter than my naked-eye limit for tonight at that altitude It lies at (J2000) RA 15h 08m 03 3s, Dec –40° 08″ 29 6′ For more info, check out Bob Kings article on Sky Telescope org
- The longest day. . . - General Observing and Astronomy - Cloudy Nights
The longest day - posted in General Observing and Astronomy: Today it is June 20 - and tomorrow it is the longest day Living in South Norway (declination 60°) this means the following: Last night I was outside at 1 oclock in the night and saw a dark blue sky (not black at all) Really no need to use a torch to walk outside It is like a walk in the evening twilight I could only see the
- Observing - Cloudy Nights
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- NGC 5907 - Deep Sky Observing - Cloudy Nights
While quite impressive with dark skies in my 16" f4 5 astrosystems dob and a 10mm ethos eyepiece, I find it challenging under the moderately light polluted observing conditions in front of my home For the latter, I use a broadband uhc filter and eyepiece focal lengths in the 10mm to 15mm range
- Surge prominence or some kind of jet? - Solar Observing and Imaging . . .
Surge prominence or some kind of jet? - posted in Solar Observing and Imaging: On July 15, 2025, sometime between 13:30 and 14:15 UTC, I saw something I’ve never seen before while observing the Sun in H-alpha (LS60MT, single stack) There was a small area on the limb where spike-like features radiated outward, very distinct from the usual arching prominences I got familiar with It looked
- Pretty unknown Star Cloud - Deep Sky Observing - Cloudy Nights
Pretty unknown Star Cloud - posted in Deep Sky Observing: Everybody knows M24: The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud Further north, we find the Scutum Star Cloud (at the hight of M11) But between these two star clouds there would be another star cloud, according to stellarium: Patchy Unnamed Cloud I only found very little information about it can someone here tell a bit more about this?
- Nova Lup 2025 - Scientific Amateur Astronomy - Cloudy Nights
Observing from SQM 20 2 at 34 degrees north under good transparency 2 hours after sunset on June 19, this nova was an easy naked eye object for me I have no experience estimating star magnitudes, but this nova was naked-eye obvious For me, the AAVSO website was not recognizing V462 Lupi this morning, so I can't find a light curve for this nova
- Aurora Watching Guide - advanced (but not expert) - General Observing . . .
Aurora Watching Guide - advanced (but not expert) - posted in General Observing and Astronomy: As announced by KFiscus on another post here, there may be a big aurora tomorrow night 6 1-6 2 (or in the next few days) When I see posts here (and on other forms of social media) about the aurora, people talk about using Kp That’s a rookie way of chasing the aurora You’re missing full context
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