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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 5 years, 2 months ago

    Have to agree with Josef, Mike a very nice picture with you new scope!  (BTW what camera did you use?).  Your new scope should also be great on planetary pics.

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Armchair Observations in the forum General Discussion 5 years, 2 months ago

    I am still amazed how SOHO C3 (above) provides a window into the inner planets and the sun.  Watch how the brightness of Mercury on the right is decreasing while that of Venus (left) is increasing.  Note also how Mercury is moving faster around the sun and passing the background stars than is Venus.

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    Josef Chlachula replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 5 years, 2 months ago

    Mike, good to see your nice picture of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_Nebula Happy to reply for the first time in newly converted forum!

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    Mike C: replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 5 years, 2 months ago

    Hey everyone, first post on the new forum! Looks great! Anyway, here’s a photo of the flame nebula. This was taken with my new EdgeHD 1100 W/CGX mount. Next investment might be a new ZWO camera, fingers crossed!

    NGC2024-March-12th-2021

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    John Martin replied to the topic MAS Meeting – Alex Filippenko in the forum General Discussion 5 years, 2 months ago

    Thank you! This is super exciting! I just joined the MAS too.

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Armchair Observations in the forum General Discussion 5 years, 2 months ago

    Mercury has now joined Venus in the SOHO C3 fov.  Both are near their superior conjunction (Venus past and Mercury approaching).  The C3 gif video also shows a possible CME from today.

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    Nicole Lindell started the topic MAS Meeting – Alex Filippenko in the forum General Discussion 5 years, 2 months ago

    Hello! Alex Filippenko is presenting at the May 6th meeting of the Minnesota Astronomical Society. The meetings are currently held virtually, and you can find the link on the MAS website. Please join us!

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    bwyman replied to the topic Forum Migration in the forum General Discussion 5 years, 2 months ago

    I am not sure if it matters much, but my first attempt gave me a bad link. I used my email address for the first reset. The second attempt with my username went to the same email address and worked.

    I was initially just logged into the main page, then had to login again to reply to this post.

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