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Eyes on the Sky: Jan 23 Thru Jan 29

This week’s “Eyes on the Sky” astronomy video focuses on objects that can be seen naked eye or with binoculars in Taurus, as well as Jupiter and some of it’s moons through a telescope. Pointers to Venus, Saturn and Mars this week are also covered. See www.eyesonthesky.com for more information and prior videos about finding your way around the night sky from a light polluted area.

  1. lilmicro01
    January 23rd, 2012 at 04:13 | #1

    Thank you Dave!

  2. 123danzing
    January 23rd, 2012 at 04:32 | #2

    Amazing information. Thanks Dave!

  3. blobrana
    January 23rd, 2012 at 05:46 | #3

    Good upload.
    BTW, i’ve managed to see an ‘S’ shaped M1, with only a 60mm telescope.

  4. estwingetek
    January 23rd, 2012 at 21:06 | #4

    thanks dave well done again..

  5. eyesontheskyDOTcom
    January 24th, 2012 at 23:02 | #5

    @lilmicro01 – you’re welcome! Thank you for watching.

  6. eyesontheskyDOTcom
    January 24th, 2012 at 23:02 | #6

    @123danzing – you’re welcome, and I appreciate the nice compliment. :-)

  7. eyesontheskyDOTcom
    January 24th, 2012 at 23:03 | #7

    @blobrana – thanks blobrana. You must have had some very dark skies to be able to see that in M1, yes?

  8. eyesontheskyDOTcom
    January 24th, 2012 at 23:03 | #8

    @estwingetek – you’re welcome, and the kind works are appreciated.

  9. blobrana
    January 25th, 2012 at 01:02 | #9

    @eyesontheskyDOTcom
    Yes, dark skies, and a low/fast focal length.

  10. apotla007
    January 25th, 2012 at 05:05 | #10

    I am glad I ran into you :) Can you make a video about ‘drift alignment of an equatorial mount’? (The same way you did on ‘polar alignment’). The Light pollution is so much at my place (13N, 78E) that I dont see the pole star at all! BTW, Subscribed :)

  11. eyesontheskyDOTcom
    January 25th, 2012 at 14:23 | #11

    @apotla007 – Thanks you! I have quite a few “how to” videos that are on a list ‘to be made,’ but honestly finding the time to make them is challenging. The weekly ones take 15-20 hours each, and “how to” videos take even more time to make. A drift-alignment video is on the to-do list, but is probably a ways off – unless a sponsor of some kind came along, which would allow me to spend more time making these.

  12. MANNY222
    January 25th, 2012 at 20:36 | #12

    Im glad I found this youtube site…. Im an amateur and have no clue till I saw your vids. Before I would aim my scope like a bazooka now I polar align thanks to you dave

    Manny

  13. eyesontheskyDOTcom
    January 25th, 2012 at 21:39 | #13

    @MANNY222 – glad to help Manny, and I hope you will keep watching. :-)

  14. eyesontheskyDOTcom
    January 25th, 2012 at 21:44 | #14

    @MANNY222 – by the way, check out the new website for eyesonthesky too. I have an all new glossary / astronomy terms under the “Resources” section, so if you’re unsure of what something means, you can probably find it there. And if not, let me know and I’ll add it!

  15. DHLaShomb
    January 27th, 2012 at 02:52 | #15

    I could get used to these depth and orientation examples every week ;)

    Another great job!

  16. eyesontheskyDOTcom
    January 29th, 2012 at 03:59 | #16

    @DHLaShomb – ah well, I don’t want to overdo it. But I’ll be including these types of things when it is appropriate and adds something extra to the object(s) I’m discussing that week.

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