I'm mostly amazed at how well cpt kirk has aged for 90 years old. If I didn't know any better, I'd say 65-75 range

As far as the northern lights go, it's on my bucket list. I would like to spend a winter in Alaska one year, and the northern lights is a small percentage why. (Maybe 15%)

That was a serious post.... the ruling class here is a joke

I am sure I saw Jupiter Sunday night. I should get the astronomy APP for my smartphone to identify the planets and a few stars.

Has anyone got it and USED it? any comments?

I've used them, I don't recall which ones as I've downloaded on each phone I've ever had except my current one. They don ...

There is a game on the google playstore that has been improving over the last few years since I downloaded it, I only played it against bots because I never made a purchase, after paying the $1.99 for a new skin I unlocked the full game, it's a turn based strategy game that works well on mobile. I ...

that picture was taken in pipe springs arizona, about 70 miles north the grand canyon

when i was in Nevada on the extraterrestrial highway, there was a fire, so i thought my viewing would be shot, fortunately i suppose the wind shifted and the sky cleared that night. so i stared up for about 40 ...

Yes sir, I'm on my trip now. Currently in pipe springs arizona.

https://i.postimg.cc/kGdwh1qC/20210825-211123.jpg

I took this 2 nights ago with my phone, it makes me want to invest in some amateur camera equipment.

That's the milky way

I stayed in Banff NP at Johnson creek ...

Seeing Jupiter's moons, and the Saturn ring was what got me so 3xcited about it all, not to mention seeing our moons craters in such detail I would think seeing the footprints would be possible.

I'm currently in Arizona right between fredonia, and Colorado city. I've never seen the milky way so ...

those pictures are great, also, i'm not an expert, i don't know how they capture the 3 things. landscape, stars, and the meteors all at once, and to be so clear. it's probably a trick the pros only know. anyway, still nice pictures.

i have a small scope similar to that 2dimes, i didn't bring it ...

Still here, I just don't check in very often. Since I don't play games anymore, but as long as I've been on this site, I don't guess I'll ever quit logging in every so often.

My place is about 900 miles from big bend, I've been alot farther, but never been there, one day I intend to. Actually I'm ...

friday night speed games used to be so fun. i'd stay up til 2am

It’s just too easy with the great resources on computers and mobile devices.

Just like how I used to know phone numbers but now you just find the name and the phone gives you the number.
you just have to force yourself. it's why i always was suggesting getting the manual telescope. for me anyway ...

I've added Leo to my list of constellations I can recognize

i learned canis major, (the dog) lepus (the rabbit) the other day, pretty easy to spot and identify, right next to orion. actually the dog is supposed to be orions hunting dogs.

it includes sirrius, the dog star.

also M41, a nice view with binoculars.

i'm anxious to view it in my telescope the ...

There's a comet in Orion currently, the sky was very clear last night and I have very little light pollution. I sat outside with my binoculars and tried to spot it, I told myself if I can make it out with my binoculars, I'd pull out my telescope. Well, I could never get an idea that I saw it.

As I ...

Regardless of party this is funny, unless you're in the snowflake wing

Linsey Davis: Mr. Vice President, I want to talk to you about inequality in schools and race. In a conversation about how to deal with segregation in schools back in 1975, you told a reporter, “I don’t feel responsible for the sins of my father and grandfather. I feel responsible for what the ...

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A 6" dob should be very portable also....not as much as your current, but very portable.

I wanted to try and spot the Jupiter moon eclipse, bUT I never calculated the time to my zone....I'd be embarrassed if EDT was simply eastern.... but it sounded like one of those European time zones which ...

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come on man

i finally brought my orion 10" scope up here to my property in the boondocks.

it wasn't the best conditions with the moon so bright. i tried to wait for it to set, but by then it was starting to get some high level clouds drifting in that was translucent at best. and also by midnight the dew was ...

for justplay4fun:

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

■ Jupiter's Great Red Spot should transit Jupiter's central meridian around 8:36 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Just 11 minutes later, the tiny black shadow of Io starts to cross Jupiter's face, entering the eastern limb. Then at 9:51 p.m. EDT, Io itself ...

jusplay4fun wrote:both observing and posting; read more in this thread and you will see what I do

I'm too lazy, instead I just will not care

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

■ Jupiter's Great Red Spot should transit Jupiter's central meridian around 8:36 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Just 11 minutes later, the tiny black shadow of Io starts to cross Jupiter's face, entering the eastern limb. Then at 9:51 p.m. EDT, Io itself emerges from transit ...