Tag: comet c/2011 L4 pannstars

Another Bout of Galaxies: Observing Sessions 26/27 April

27/04/2013
Astronomy

(M86, M84, NGC4388, NGC4387 and NGC4402 & lots of other eye candy)Another two observing nights in a row – again 🙂 Having said that though, the first, last Friday night,  the conditions were really poor with a rising full Moon, so I won’t go into too much detail. hese last few weeks I’ve always tried to observe Comet C/2011 L4 Panstarrs, whenever there has been an opportunity Couldn’t see it at all for the first…

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M40. What was Messier thinking of? 19/20 April

22/04/2013
Astronomy

19, April I’m beginning to see a trend in my observational posts recently. It runs along of the lines of  ‘Observed this, but conditions were poor’  Last weekend was no exception, but at least I got two nights in a row to not really see very much. I won’t bother to give any detailed observing stats,  as conditions were so poor, but I was just so desperate to get out and see something- anything!!…

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