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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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    Thanks Alasdair for your post, looking at the paperweight it seems as if there's Io, Calisto, Ganymede and Europa shown for Jupiter, which I suppose is a fair reflection seeing as those will be the main four moons that most people will recall to mind.


    I've always found the Star Parties that I've joined in the past to be useful as it does give you an opportunity to try out lots of different types of telescopes, although sometimes I've come away with Telescope Envy!  Hopefully once the restrictions are over, Lisa might spot one being organised near to her location and be able to get a better idea of which telescope might suit her viewing needs.


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    Thanks Alasdair for your post, looking at the paperweight it seems as if there's Io, Calisto, Ganymede and Europa shown for Jupiter, which I suppose is a fair reflection seeing as those will be the main four moons that most people will recall to mind.


    I've always found the Star Parties that I've joined in the past to be useful as it does give you an opportunity to try out lots of different types of telescopes, although sometimes I've come away with Telescope Envy!  Hopefully once the restrictions are over, Lisa might spot one being organised near to her location and be able to get a better idea of which telescope might suit her viewing needs.


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