Monthly Archives: January 2012

Two eyes are better than one

Just before Christmas, I bought a telescope. (Statistically, telescope sales must be going up in December.) A 20 cm Newtonian with 120 cm focal length on a Dobsonian mount. I really like the scope, and observing with it is a … Continue reading

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The fading of SU Tau

SU Tau has put on a remarkable show this last month, dropping from 10.5-11 in late November to 16.5. I caught most of it using the 61 cm Sierra Cassegrain telescope: Mike Simonsen recently wrote an interesting blog post about … Continue reading

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