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Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | >> (show all) Arthur Dent Galactic Hitch-Hiker Reged: 10/23/08 Loc: South Yorkshire, UK Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: Skip]       #4864209 - 10/16/11 01:38 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I think the phrase you need right now is.. "OK Honey, I'll get right on it!" Post Extras:       Alex Post Pooh-Bah Reged: 09/24/08 Loc: Iowa, USA Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: Arthur Dent]       #4864691 - 10/16/11 06:29 PM Attachment (40 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I am still processing the backlog of data from early October. Amazing how quick I forget the use of Registax and Photoshop I did this small mosaic of my favorite Plato region as another warm up: Post Extras:       Alex Post Pooh-Bah Reged: 09/24/08 Loc: Iowa, USA Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: Alex Post]       #4864710 - 10/16/11 06:46 PM Attachment (37 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   And also this weird idea I had: how big is Jupiter compared to Plato? Pretty close it turns out. Overlaid Jupiter on the Moon after using same optical train and camera: Post Extras:       Arthur Dent Galactic Hitch-Hiker Reged: 10/23/08 Loc: South Yorkshire, UK Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: Alex Post]       #4864762 - 10/16/11 07:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I presume that you mean "apparent diameter" Alex Post Extras:       Smittty692k4 scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 07/05/11 Loc: East Bernard, TX Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: Arthur Dent]       #4865386 - 10/17/11 06:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hey, how did Juptier get there!! Hahahaha Post Extras:       Peter9 Post Laureate Reged: 10/30/08 Loc: Yorkshire - Born & Bred Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: Smittty692k4]       #4865433 - 10/17/11 07:14 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   As the Kangaroo said when it found itself in Africa.... "I thought that last leap was a BIG one". Regards. Peter. Post Extras:       flboy Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/10/10 Loc: De Leon Springs, FL Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: Peter9]       #4865456 - 10/17/11 07:43 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   "Overlaid Jupiter on the Moon after using same optical train and camera:" Wow, this really showed how far away Jupiter is considering how much larger it is compared to our moon: http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/messenger/psc/PlanetSize.html Thanks Alex for that overlay!!! Post Extras:       ftrobbie Pooh-Bah Reged: 06/12/10 Loc: Nottingham, UK Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: flboy]       #4868124 - 10/18/11 04:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   John Follow this link and then just do it. Earth as a peppercorn I have done it three times, the first time with my eldest son. I thought I understood it. Only by doing it, did I truly understand what it meant. I've done it with my father, who said he got it, but when he did it, he finally understood it. I've done with some coworkers, who said they got it, but after they did it, they got it. I tend to use traffic lights at intersections as the sun. You get to see them from over half a mile away, whereas as a ball or something else will just "disappear ". The other stuff is expendable, I rarely go back for it. My coworkers get annoyed when I keep saying we have travelled to the moon, 2.5 inches, we want to go to Mars, 14 yards, the next nearest sun, 4200 miles. All on the same scale. And we think we are important. Look at the relative size of the stars we look at. We are tiny Have fun Post Extras:       Arthur Dent Galactic Hitch-Hiker Reged: 10/23/08 Loc: South Yorkshire, UK Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: ftrobbie]       #4868253 - 10/18/11 06:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's a resouce I'll definitely user Rob, many thanks! Post Extras:       flboy Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/10/10 Loc: De Leon Springs, FL Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: Arthur Dent]       #4868964 - 10/19/11 06:22 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Rob! Good to hear from you!! Yes, I'll give this a try Thanks for posting! Post Extras:       deck super member Reged: 04/19/11 Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: Arthur Dent]       #4869333 - 10/19/11 12:05 PM Attachment (38 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is my first shot at night anybody know what faint streak of light at bottom left center Post Extras:       Skip Starlifter Driver Reged: 01/23/08 Loc: Fort Worth, Texas, USA Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: deck]       #4869349 - 10/19/11 12:17 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Satellite? Post Extras:       Peter9 Post Laureate Reged: 10/30/08 Loc: Yorkshire - Born & Bred Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: deck]       #4869351 - 10/19/11 12:18 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice capture Deck. Aquila and Delphinus show up very well. As for the streak of light, could it be an aircraft light etc? passing through the F.O.V during the exposure?. Regards. Peter. Edited by Peter9 (10/20/11 07:24 AM) Post Extras:       Midnight Dan Postmaster Reged: 01/23/08 Loc: Hilton, NY, Yellow Zone (Bortl... Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: Peter9]       #4869398 - 10/19/11 12:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Deck: I'd say it's either a satellite or airplane. -Dan Post Extras:       Naturlich Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/30/09 Loc: Dukinfield, Cheshire, UK Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: Midnight Dan]       #4869450 - 10/19/11 01:32 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'd say it looks like our good friend the iridium flare Post Extras:       ftrobbie Pooh-Bah Reged: 06/12/10 Loc: Nottingham, UK Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: deck]       #4870484 - 10/20/11 05:23 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Here is my first shot at night anybody know what faint streak of light at bottom left center deck If you know the rough date and time, you can use Calsky Calsky link to identify what it was. It's not 100% foolproof but I have found it useful to identify around 90% of fast moving objects. If it was a plane then it will not help. Have fun Post Extras:       Tel Postmaster Reged: 03/31/06 Loc: Wallingford England Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: ftrobbie]       #4894083 - 11/02/11 03:30 PM Attachment (40 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   T'm somewhat pleased with this image taken last night having now changed, (thanks to Haytor's advice), to the use of Stark Labs "Craterlet" software and also the help given by a few of the experts over on the "Solar System and Lunar Imaging" forum. Scope: Nexstar 8i OTA on a HEQ5 Pro GEM . Camera: Philips SPC 900 NC + X3 Barlow 2000 frames AVI @ 10 FPS. Gain at aprrox. 75%. Zero % Gamma setting. Best regards, Tel Post Extras:       Tel Postmaster Reged: 03/31/06 Loc: Wallingford England Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: Tel]       #4894188 - 11/02/11 04:26 PM Attachment (44 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   And another shot made some 15-20 minutes later. I was surprised by how much the planet had rotated in such a short period of time. The right hand barge on the first image has virtually disappeared ! Incidentally, I forgot to add that both AVIs were processed in Registax 6 and in P/Shop CS2. Thank you for looking. Best regards, Tel Post Extras:       Peter9 Post Laureate Reged: 10/30/08 Loc: Yorkshire - Born & Bred Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: Tel]       #4894321 - 11/02/11 05:50 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Two more fine images Tel. Many thanks for posting. It's good to see through your images, what I was looking at myself last night. Around 21.15 to 21.45 if memory serves. The barges do give a good indication of how quickly surface features move. Regards. Peter. Post Extras:       Midnight Dan Postmaster Reged: 01/23/08 Loc: Hilton, NY, Yellow Zone (Bortl... Re: NexStar AP Graduates Images and Discussions [Re: Peter9]       #4894404 - 11/02/11 06:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent images, Tel! About how many frames did you stack? -Dan Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | >> (show all)

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