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Space related Christmas Presents

Deborah-Claire McKenzie
Being a curious person, or is that just being nosy?  (My parents would say the latter!).  I wondered what other amateur astronomers in the community got by way of Space related presents this Christmas?  


I was delighted to get this lovely paperweight which shows all the planets in our solar systems along with their moons, Neptune and Uranus are just out of camera angle.  It came with a lovely wooden display stand as well.


I'm hoping the colder weather may lead to clearer skies so I can get out with my telescope, although being in lockdown I'll be restricted to my back garden and being in the suburbs of Greater Manchester there's quite a bit of light pollution.  Did anyone else get any good astro photography images over Christmas that they can share here?

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    I was considering buying myself a telescope Deborah but I still can't decide which one I want. ?


    It's been great watching Saturn and Jupiter dance their tango across the skies over the last few months and what with Mars also visible in the night sky it's been a great time for stargazers and planet watchers! I think at one point in October we had Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all visible at the same time (but unfortunately yours truly doesn't yet have a telescope so could only see those visible to the naked eye...) ?


    On a purely selfish level, I've enjoyed sharing my knowledge of the planets and the workings of our solar system with some less informed members of various facebook groups I'm a member of. If I had a pound for every time I've answered the 'What's that big bright light in the sky this evening' question I'd be able to afford a more powerful telescope... ?

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    I was considering buying myself a telescope Deborah but I still can't decide which one I want. ?


    It's been great watching Saturn and Jupiter dance their tango across the skies over the last few months and what with Mars also visible in the night sky it's been a great time for stargazers and planet watchers! I think at one point in October we had Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all visible at the same time (but unfortunately yours truly doesn't yet have a telescope so could only see those visible to the naked eye...) ?


    On a purely selfish level, I've enjoyed sharing my knowledge of the planets and the workings of our solar system with some less informed members of various facebook groups I'm a member of. If I had a pound for every time I've answered the 'What's that big bright light in the sky this evening' question I'd be able to afford a more powerful telescope... ?

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