Doc Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Saturday 24th March was a wonderful sunny day, myself and Dave was driven to the Nagshead by Ibbo, no not the pub down the end of the road but a lovely nature reserve. Had a great day out, there is not many times you see a male and female Great spotted Woodpecker and a Nuthatch in the same FOV of your binoculars, but today was the day and it was a fantastic sight. Also all the familiar woodland birds were spotted inluding a wonderful Buzzard. Luckily the clouds stayed away and later that night it turned clear and with my polar alignment and star alignment nearing perfection I went hunting for some Messiers, all the objects below were seen in my Bresser 152R and either the 28mm or the 16mm Uwan. M81/82 M51 M42 Five stars in the Trapezium. M31/32 Comet Gerard (seen in PhilJ's F15 Scope) M78 M65/66 Ngc 2903 M44 M67 M35 M36 M37 M38 M13 Double Cluster M64 M52 M101 M63 Ngc 4490 M92 M103 M108 Packed up about Midnight as the mist was just rolling in. A very pleasing session and the first for many months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Nice report Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I do miss observing with you Mick - I see a hell of a lot more than when I'm on my own lol - good report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Nice report Mick. Last night I actually started to take note of what I was looking at especially going through the Virgo galaxy cluster but then got sidetracked with planetary again Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Nice report Mick. Last night I actually started to take note of what I was looking at especially going through the Virgo galaxy cluster but then got sidetracked with planetary again Phil Remember that brain fog Phil, always make notes. How did Mars look that night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) Last night was initially shaky because there was a bit of wind but as Mars got higher it was on a par with the 1st night, excellent especially with the blue filter. But Staurn through the 127 was exceptional especially with Steves Takahashi eyepieces. Phil Edited March 26, 2012 by philjay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 I've used Steves Tak ep's down sawley before in my 81GT and they are very good indeed, well worth the money they cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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