Hello Fellow Star Botherers

[Nightspore]

On 20/01/2023 at 18:49, Craig said:

@Nightspore I can only see one account for you. PM me with the details of the other one and I'll look into it.

 

https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/profile/3118-david-totney/

[+Streetbob]

12 minutes ago, Nightspore said:

 

Thanks, but I've had another stroke, technically only a mini stroke, but it's taken my speech and weakened my right side. Maybe when spring finally comes I'll try and venture out with a small scope.

Sorry to hear that. Hope you will be able to do some observing soon. 

[+Glafnazur]

21 minutes ago, Nightspore said:

 

Thanks, but I've had another stroke, technically only a mini stroke, but it's taken my speech and weakened my right side. Maybe when spring finally comes I'll try and venture out with a small scope.

Really sorry to hear that, I hope things pick up for you soon. 

[BAZ]

Sorry you are suffering again David, wishing you a swift recovery.

[+Streetbob]

Spent a great evening observing the moon using the book you recommended Hamlyn’s ‘A Concise guide in Colour Moon Mars and Venus. It’s a great resource. My only niggle is you can’t see some page numbers with a red light. On my own in the garden it’s not a problem using a white light. Thanks 

[Nightspore]

On 26/02/2023 at 13:42, BAZ said:

Sorry you are suffering again David, wishing you a swift recovery.

 

Thanks BAZ.

[Nightspore]

On 26/02/2023 at 21:28, Streetbob said:

Spent a great evening observing the moon using the book you recommended Hamlyn’s ‘A Concise guide in Colour Moon Mars and Venus. It’s a great resource. My only niggle is you can’t see some page numbers with a red light. On my own in the garden it’s not a problem using a white light. Thanks 

 

The Hamlyn atlas is famous as it features the Antonín Rükl map. In the past I've had similar problems with planispheres, eventually I just decided beforehand what lunar features I wanted to observe. The Chandler planisphere was a bit better, in that red light illuminates it fairly well, but not much.