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Locutus

#660
July 09, 2013, 02:00:52 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on July 09, 2013, 12:12:06 AM
The Great Nebula in Orion can be found with the unaided eye just below and to the left of the easily identifiable belt of three stars in the popular constellation Orion.

But you have to wait until winter again.  Orion isn't out during the summer.  ;D
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

libby

#661
July 09, 2013, 10:01:14 PM
 When, as a young girl, I first began stargazing, I thought Orion's Belt was one of the Dippers.   
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Locutus

#662
July 09, 2013, 10:19:04 PM
Orion has always been one of the easiest constellations to spot.  :yes:
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Palehorse

#663
July 10, 2013, 11:58:44 AM
Quote from: Locutus on July 09, 2013, 02:00:52 PM
But you have to wait until winter again.  Orion isn't out during the summer.  ;D
Yup. We have to wait for hunting season!
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libby

#664
July 10, 2013, 03:13:36 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on July 10, 2013, 11:58:44 AM
Yup. We have to wait for hunting season!
That's when the sky full of stars can be breathtaking, at least in the mountains of WV.
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Locutus

#665
July 15, 2013, 11:19:50 PM
 :yeah: :yeah: :yeah:

PANSTARRS ALERT!!! 

:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

I saw it just now with a pair of binoculars.  Still very faint and not visible to the naked eye, but I SAW IT!!!

:yes: :yes:
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Locutus

#666
July 15, 2013, 11:34:29 PM
If you have a pair of binoculars (the more powerful the better) you can go outside right now and see it.  Mine aren't very powerful at all, but I wouldn't have been able to see it without them. 

Time to get the telescope out!!
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Palehorse

#667
July 16, 2013, 12:05:06 AM
where do we look?
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Locutus

#668
July 16, 2013, 12:07:53 AM
Find Mizar in the Big Dipper.



The big dipper is upside down tonight so the handle is upward from the dipper and Mizar is the middle star in handle.  Hold a pencil or ruler up to Mizar and find a distance of about an inch straight to the right of Mizar and then point your binoculars in that direction.  The coma is visible at that location.
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Locutus

#669
July 16, 2013, 12:08:26 AM
^ Rotate that above image 45-50 degrees to the right and that's about exactly how the dipper looks tonight in the north sky.
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Palehorse

#670
July 16, 2013, 12:18:35 AM
Thanks!  8) :sailor:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Locutus

#671
July 16, 2013, 12:19:55 AM
Quote from: Palehorse on July 16, 2013, 12:18:35 AM
:sailor:

Never noticed that guy before.   :biggrin:

That's perfect!
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Locutus

#672
July 16, 2013, 12:22:08 AM
Be aware though, it's faint.
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Locutus

#673
July 16, 2013, 08:41:39 PM
Quote from: Locutus on July 15, 2013, 11:34:29 PM


Time to get the telescope out!!


Screw those binoculars.  ;D

:yeah: :yeah: :yeah:


One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Locutus

#674
July 16, 2013, 08:47:37 PM
^^  It won't be faint with that.  :no:
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson
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