You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Solar System Imaging & Processing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Anonymous Unregistered Heat waves       #129521 - 06/18/04 08:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Blast the darn sun and all the heat it produces! Honestly, i don't know if i'm having ultra distorted images because of the heat inside my C11 or just the heat coming off the ground. Heck, it could even be the heat coming off the roof of the house the better part of 100 yards away, but i don't know. All i know is that its *bleep* near impossible to get a clean shot of anything to the south from my location in my backyard. I notice that as long as i keep the scope on lower power targets (m13, m57, not Jupiter, etc, etc) i'm okay. Sigh...just one more reason to move to the country right? Post Extras:       Suk Lee Post Laureate Reged: 10/07/03 Posts: 4319 Loc: Pleasanton, CA Re: Heat waves [Re: ]       #129533 - 06/18/04 08:40 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This time of the year around here (I'm just around the corner from you) you can pretty well give up on planetary stuff, the temperature differential from daytime at 95 to nighttime at 60 is going to mess *everything* up. That being said, there's a window between 10am and noon where you can get some pretty decent solar stuff if you're patient... Suk -------------------- http://www.siliconvalleyskies.com Post Extras:       Charles Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/03 Posts: 4111 Loc: Enterprise, AL Re: Heat waves [Re: Suk Lee]       #129550 - 06/18/04 09:26 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Plus if your imaging directly inline with a house roff the heat waves will last a long time into the night off of the house. I get bad gradients when my scope start to line up with the house on my left. Charles Post Extras:       Anonymous Unregistered Re: Heat waves [Re: Charles]       #129581 - 06/18/04 10:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for the response guys...yeah, i kinda figured that my planetary stuff was going to be garbage for the next few months, which is okay considering that the only planet worth imaging right now is Jupiter, and its going down in the sky. I guess i had better get that DSLR for the deep sky stuff hehe. Just one more excuse to break the bank lol. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 3 registered and 7 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Charlie Hein, knuklhdastnmr  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 82 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements CN Forums Home

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