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My Tenerife observing highlights Whilst on a weeks holiday in Tenerife, I did some *observing.

My Tenerife observing highlights Whilst on a weeks holiday in Tenerife, I did some *observing. . Equipment used Strathspey 10:50 binoculars. Sky & Telescope pocket sky atlas Red light Bino FOV (6.75⁰) ring Panasonic DMC TZ65 (x12 optical zoom + 10.5 MP) digital camera

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My Tenerife observing highlights Whilst on a weeks holiday in Tenerife, I did some *observing.

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  1. My Tenerife observing highlights Whilst on a weeks holiday in Tenerife, I did some *observing. Equipment used Strathspey 10:50 binoculars. Sky & Telescope pocket sky atlas Red light Bino FOV (6.75⁰) ring Panasonic DMC TZ65 (x12 optical zoom + 10.5 MP) digital camera iPhone (to light the way)! Towel for supporting camera on rocks without scratching it!

  2. Moon & Venus

  3. Moon With high clouds. Being buzzed by paragliders! Red Moon at sunset Almost gone

  4. At night Problems of light pollution on clouds even in Tenerife! Odd star visible. Orion with star trails.

  5. Cassiopeia + Pleiades

  6. See I told you they were there! Pleiades Cassiopeia

  7. Tiede by night tour Highlight No 1: Milky Way Highlight No 2: M31

  8. To sum up Views not a lot different to a darkish site at home due to hotel lights etc, even form the vacant land next to a darkish (but rocky!) car park close to our hotel.The tour was worthwhile, but the *30 minutes allotted for observing was nowhere near long enough to do justice to the location!However a visit to the Tiede observatory may well be worthwhile as apparently they have a 250mm (10”) Dobsonian and a 500mm (20”) scope that can be used, but you aren’t allowed to use your own equipment (see their website for details)!What you will need is a letter of confirmation from our President (I presume that’ll be you Andy?!) that you are a bone fide member of an astronomical society or group.I didn’t find this out until too late (my own fault!), but if anyone goes to the observatory, please let us all know how you got on.

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