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Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | (show all) REC Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/20/10 Loc: NC Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5530675 - 11/20/12 05:33 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Dave....I'm looking at the moon now at 5:30 and it's just starting to form....cool! Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: REC]       #5530710 - 11/20/12 05:51 PM Attachment (39 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You're welcome. No Lunar X for me tonight I'm afraid. Dave Mitsky Here's a photo of the last Lunar X (and V) apparition that I observed. Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5530719 - 11/20/12 06:00 PM Attachment (28 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Tonight's CSC... Post Extras:       67champ professor emeritus Reged: 07/03/06 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5530813 - 11/20/12 06:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   No X for me tonight. I am pretty sure central Ohio will be clouded in all evening! Ah, AGAIN!!! dana t PS - I stand by my posts from long ago that this is a "somewhat rare event" meaning that if it only happens a few times a year at your location when the Moon is visable (Moon is up, and hasn't set yet) AND when it's cloudy or something; you may only get one good chance to see it in a year.... Maybe more, maybe less... Post Extras:       edosaurusrex sage Reged: 01/30/07 Loc: Ft Worth, TX Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: Dave Chapman]       #5530867 - 11/20/12 07:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Dave, Sorry, I didn't mean to call you Chapaman and the edit capability closed before I could change it. Ed Post Extras:       Dave Chapman sage Reged: 01/27/07 Loc: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: Tom and Beth]       #5530932 - 11/20/12 07:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   There are a number of observers here in the Canadian Maritimes that are following the development of the X from a point of light, through an L shape, then a T shape, and soon an X shape! Post Extras:       Ain Soph Aur sage Reged: 08/11/11 Loc: Tennessee Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: Tom and Beth]       #5530948 - 11/20/12 08:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Clear skies this evening in Western TN have allowed me to watch the Lunar X form for the last 45 minutes or so. Right now at 7 PM Central, the formation is shaped like a cross with the southern arm not yet fully illuminated. Post Extras:       Tom and Beth Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/08/07 Loc: Tucson, AZ Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: Ain Soph Aur]       #5531006 - 11/20/12 08:44 PM Attachment (36 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yahoo! Clouds cleared Edited by Tom and Beth (11/20/12 08:48 PM) Post Extras:       Tom and Beth Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/08/07 Loc: Tucson, AZ Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: Dave Chapman]       #5531070 - 11/20/12 09:24 PM Attachment (40 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's the X with a bit more magnification. Both pics are single shots using a Canon EOS, TEC MC250/12..this one with a TV 2X Barlow Edited by Tom and Beth (11/21/12 01:29 AM) Post Extras:       rookie Good Night Nurse Reged: 01/14/06 Loc: St. Petersburg, FL Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: Tom and Beth]       #5531122 - 11/20/12 09:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It's been prime viewing of the X and V here tonight. Thanks to those that posted the information. I was able to share it with my astronomy club members. Post Extras:       drbyyz sage Reged: 11/04/12 Loc: Summerville, SC Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: Lun-a-tic]       #5531146 - 11/20/12 10:05 PM Attachment (27 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Not the best shot, but it was the first night of playing around with a old webcam that I converted to hook up to the telescope. This was about 9PM Eastern, outside Charleston, SC. Post Extras:       lbsgville sage Reged: 06/15/10 Loc: Florida Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: Tom and Beth]       #5531285 - 11/20/12 11:15 PM Attachment (29 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's my pic I just took tonight. Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: drbyyz]       #5531291 - 11/20/12 11:17 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The skies cleared for a spell sometime prior to 10:00 p.m. EST so I pulled my grab-'n-go Newtonian, a 6" f/8 Orion XT6 Dob, out of the garage and was able to observe the Lunar X and Lunar V after all. I used a 30mm Celestron Ultima and an 8-24mm Vixen zoom eyepiece. I also looked at Jupiter and the four Galilean satellites, M45, M42, NGC 1981, Sigma Orionis, Struve 761, Castor, and Rigel as the clouds began to roll back in. Dave Mitsky Post Extras:       lbsgville sage Reged: 06/15/10 Loc: Florida Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: lbsgville]       #5531299 - 11/20/12 11:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   OK the other pics look so much better but mine is through 25X100 Zhumell binocs with a standard digital camera held with the Orion steady pix deluxe. Still not to bad but not as clear as with a scope. Some day when I get my Orion XX14g I'll get some better shots. Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5531487 - 11/21/12 03:23 AM Attachment (25 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's an afocal shot of the Lunar X that I took through the 30mm Celestron Ultima with my Canon PowerShot SD980 IS camera at 10:13 p.m. EST. Dave Mitsky Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5531488 - 11/21/12 03:28 AM Attachment (27 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This afocal image of the Lunar X and the Lunar V was captured at 10:14 p.m. EST. Dave Mitsky Post Extras:       rookie Good Night Nurse Reged: 01/14/06 Loc: St. Petersburg, FL Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5531621 - 11/21/12 07:38 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great shot of both features. Post Extras:       REC Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/20/10 Loc: NC Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: rookie]       #5531977 - 11/21/12 11:04 AM Attachment (24 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Had great skies to see the Moon and the X. Many other little lights and formations on the tops of craters. I have another marking just left and above of the X that almost looks like a second X. Any ideas what it is? Thanks, Bob Post Extras:       Dave Chapman sage Reged: 01/27/07 Loc: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: REC]       #5532319 - 11/21/12 01:53 PM Attachment (20 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's my rough drawing from 9:30 p.m. AST. I used a 12" Sky-Watcher f/5 with a 6 mm eyepiece for 250x. Edited by Dave Chapman (11/21/12 01:55 PM) Post Extras:       67champ professor emeritus Reged: 07/03/06 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Lunar X - Purbach X [Re: Dave Chapman]       #5532597 - 11/21/12 04:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great job guys! I completely missed out this time.... dana t Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | (show all)

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