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| First sky pics of 2008 - some clear areas in the West at sunset round 16:46 UT | Clear at 8 pm UT - but still not able to use a 'scope - Lumix pic of Mars and Orion in SE |
Lunation 1051 - 9th Dec 2007 - 7th Jan 2008
5th Jan 2008
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| First sky pics of 2008 - some clear areas in the West at sunset round 16:46 UT | Clear at 8 pm UT - but still not able to use a 'scope - Lumix pic of Mars and Orion in SE |
31st Dec 2007 - 01:30 UT - 21 day moon with roof, tree, twigs and clouds
| 21 day moon rising low in the SE Comes over the rooftops into the trees around 01:30UT Climbs slowly out of the trees into clear layer around 01:45UT
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Then up into the waiting clouds! Next moon rises lower still in the SE next year around 02.30 UT :-) Happy New Year and Clear Skies |
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All the best for 2008 |
23rd Dec 2007 - 14 day moon - almost full
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| Caught Mars and Moon before they drifted into the cloud - look again as the night wears on! |
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| A few hours from full - rising in NE ~16:30 UT | Clear of trees ~16:50 UT |
22nd Dec 2007 - 13 day moon
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| Still not on telescope! Quick snap - Lumix on zoom ...!! |
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| After the rain - Moon rising above cloud in the east | And sun disappearing behind cloud in the west - around 16:44 |
20th Dec 2007 - 10 day moon
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| Frosty 10 day moon in grey afternoon .. | still grounded - ground shots only ..!!! |
19th Dec 2007 - 9 day moon ... and a few stars ,,,
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| Light polluted eastern sky with Mars ~19:30 UT | Constellations overhead - (Lumix on tripod - Starry Sky 30 sec) |
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| Still can't use 'scopes - drat!! Afternoon moon in the SE |
18th Dec 2007 - 8 day moon
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| Clear moon ... | ground shots only .. |
17th Dec 2007 - 7 day moon
banned from the telescope again - back to ground shots with the Lumix!!
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| 20:30 UT - clouds again | Lumix on zoom |
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| Venus in SE around 06:00 in Libra with Arcturus high above | Frost at dawn in the Backyard | Dawn again ... |
16th Dec 2007 - 6 day moon
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| Brief look through the Tal | 25mm + x3 Barlow |
still sick!!!!!
15th Dec 2007 - 5 day moon
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| 5 day moon dodging clouds! |
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| Night pink and cloudy - clear later for Venus in the South |
13th Dec 2007 - 3 day moon
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| 3 days now - Az 202 Alt 13 16:54 UT - quick pic | Earthshine (Lumix on tripod) |
12th Dec 2007 - 2 day moon
some clear skies and Mars later but sick!!
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| Just caught it from 3rd floor! | 16:20 UT Az 205 Alt 7 ~2 days 17hrs (Lumix) |
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| Clouds before the sun rises - no sight of Venus this morning | Look for the 2 day crescent Moon low in the S - SW as the sun sets this evening - too low for the Backyard (Graphic from the ever useful Starry Night software) |
11th Dec 2007
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| Venus before dawn on a frosty morning | Sunrise after 8 am |
10th Dec 2007 - Winter Constellations - and a clear Mars
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| Looking East | Orion rising ... |
Sick again! More later ...
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