· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Sketching Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Jason H. Pooh-Bah Reged: 11/23/07 Loc: Central Florida Galileo's Sunspot Sketches Movie       #4524150 - 04/17/11 01:04 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hello, I've just uploaded this movie to youtube made from drawings by Galileo almost 400 years ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkDpZm7oOYk I had it on google video for IYA '09, but google's deleting videos next month, hence the upload to youtube. Jason W. Higley Post Extras:       CarlosEH Postmaster Reged: 01/19/05 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: Galileo's Sunspot Sketches Movie [Re: Jason H.]       #4525631 - 04/18/11 04:42 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Jason, Thank you for sharing the Galileo sunspot sketches (sequence) movie with us all. Galileo was the true first astronomical artist. Carlos Post Extras:       chrisrnuttall Professor Emeritus Reged: 12/29/10 Loc: York, England Re: Galileo's Sunspot Sketches Movie [Re: CarlosEH]       #4526496 - 04/18/11 02:02 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You actually get quite a sense of the sun being a 3D sphere from that, with the foreshortening of the spots as they move from the limb to the centre to the other limb. Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Galileo's Sunspot Sketches Movie [Re: chrisrnuttall]       #4526913 - 04/18/11 04:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Jason, Very nice. It plays well and looks great. Frank Post Extras:       Rutilus Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/17/10 Re: Galileo's Sunspot Sketches Movie [Re: frank5817]       #4527023 - 04/18/11 05:44 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very good indeed, it's amazing at how much detail Galileo observed with his basic instrument. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 6 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Undermidnight, cildarith  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 939 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Celestial Events*General Astronomy* -----   Beginners Forum   General Observing and Astronomy   Outreach   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   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*Speciality Forums* -----   Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo   NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) and NEAIC (Northeast Astro Imaging Conference)   AstroArt   Astronomy Clubs and Star Parties   Astronomy Software & Computers   AstroWebsites   Science! Astronomy & Space Exploration, and Others   Space Rocks   Stellar Media*Swap and Shop* -----   Shop and Swap Audio Components*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements*International Year of Astronomy 2009 - Forums are now closed.* -----   IYA Archive Info CN Forums Home

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