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Update: As of yesterday (14 Dec), Comet Q2 Lovejoy has been reported at already mag 5.7: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/CometObs/conversations/messages/5931 Seems that the comet is again brightening faster than expected. If this trend continues, it may peak at mag 4+ in early Jan, which would m...

Yet another Terry Lovejoy discovery, Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy), is expected to peak at 5th mag in late Dec 2014 - early Jan 2015: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/binocular-comet-lovejoy-heading-c2014-q2-lovejoy-1211142/ This seems to be the year of mag 5 / mag 6 comets. ...

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Hi,

I'm looking for the Astroslew IV (Aim), the 2" version, in good condition.This one:
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7214&p=54458&sid=8 ... 410#p54458

Thanks for reading.

Add: must be suitable for use with Vixen-type dovetail plates.

How about: "TTimothy" Twenty-Two Inch Massive Optical Telescope for HeavenlY views Or, for brevity: "TTIM" Twenty-Two Inch Masterpiece. (considering who the mirror maker is, 'masterpiece' would not be an exaggeration.) Btw, special request for the evenings of your 3rd or 4th Oct ...

Congrats, Richard!!!

I believe it's the first telescope in Singapore to exceed 0.5m in aperture!

Why not give it some technical-based name, like HM-DSSTT or Half Metre Deep Sky Survey Tropical Telescope.

Definitely must go down to see it!

The APOD for today, 24 Sept 2014, is now out:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Congrats to Remus!! Well done!!!

Excellent images, Ivan! Thanks for sharing.

The Veil is one of my favourite DSOs. In the eyepiece it looks like mysterious ribbons of fire.

Hi Rich,

Yes, I saw the comet in a Canon 15x50 bino on 22-24 Aug at Mersing:
viewtopic.php?p=88309#p88309

At that time it was at around mag 6.5. It's now ard mag7.5+.

Here's the same image of the zodiacal light, to which I've added annotations and a line showing the position of the ecliptic. The line was carefully drawn based on what's shown in a planetarium software (SkySafari for Android). http://img15.imagefra.me/i892/starfinder/q400_f40_u8s7b.jpg The followin...