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by asbjxrn
Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:09 am
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: First (reasonably) clear night with my first scope
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Well, it was clear again yesterday... Not so much observing for me this time, as we had a family dinner. Instead there was 2 hours session of "let me see", "my turn", "wow", "ooh", "come and look at this" and so on as my nephew, niece and brothers/si...
by asbjxrn
Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:44 am
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: First (reasonably) clear night with my first scope
Replies: 5
Views: 2134

First (reasonably) clear night with my first scope

So, a while I ago I got some renewed interest in the skies, and started thinking about getting a telescope. My first attempt was a moderate success and had a whopping 6x magnification: http://www.flickr.com/photos/14394654@N04/4502638465/ In the end I got a used Nexstar 8 earlier this week, and toni...