Astronomy

TLAM Strike · 08-05-10, 09:28 PM

Had an interesting night with my new binoculars.

At 09:45 (My time) I spotted a satellite heading east though the constellation Cygnus (I was looking at Deneb at the time).

I also looked quite a bit at Altair and Vega.

I might go back out before bed since I hope to spot Neptune in about an hour once its over the tree line.

Takeda Shingen · 08-06-10, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

At 09:45 (My time) I spotted a satellite heading east though the constellation Cygnus (I was looking at Deneb at the time).

Amazing that you could see all of that detail during the day.

Neptunus Rex · 08-06-10, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Had an interesting night with my new binoculars.

At 09:45 (My time) I spotted a satellite heading east though the constellation Cygnus (I was looking at Deneb at the time).

I also looked quite a bit at Altair and Vega.

I might go back out before bed since I hope to spot Neptune in about an hour once its over the tree line.

August 27th, Mars and Earth will be at their closest point. At 75X, Mars will look about the same size as the Moon does with the naked eye.

08-05-10, 09:28 PM	#1
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Had an interesting night with my new binoculars. At 09:45 (My time) I spotted a satellite heading east though the constellation Cygnus (I was looking at Deneb at the time). I also looked quite a bit at Altair and Vega. I might go back out before bed since I hope to spot Neptune in about an hour once its over the tree line. __________________