LGTrotter wrote:I happened to notice a low moon this evening, 'frail and faint as a sickle of straw'. It might be a bit thin for your purposes, but I understand that can be an attraction.
Did you notice the name of the file I uploaded, which is the date and time stamp of when it was taken
My moon was more on it's back. Anyway they can't possibly have the same moon covering the whole country.
Come on people, are we all just giving up completely on Owen's grammar? What happened to the good old days of naming and shaming apostrophic solecisms?
Standards are falling.
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LGTrotter wrote:I happened to notice a low moon this evening, 'frail and faint as a sickle of straw'. It might be a bit thin for your purposes, but I understand that can be an attraction.
Did you notice the name of the file I uploaded, which is the date and time stamp of when it was taken
Picture posted on 3 Jan 2014 at 17:38.
Picture taken on 3 Jan 2014 at 18:56.26 Does DRT own a Delorean?
Top Ports in 2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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LGTrotter wrote:I happened to notice a low moon this evening, 'frail and faint as a sickle of straw'. It might be a bit thin for your purposes, but I understand that can be an attraction.
Did you notice the name of the file I uploaded, which is the date and time stamp of when it was taken
Picture posted on 3 Jan 2014 at 17:38.
Picture taken on 3 Jan 2014 at 18:56.26 Does DRT own a Delorean?
No. That's the time on the moon.
"The first duty of Port is to be red" Ernest H. Cockburn
DRT wrote:I'm going to give you that. From 9pm until midnight Jupiter is at its closest point to Earth and the Sun, Earth and Jupiter are in alignment, in that order. It is known as Opposition and is the best time to view Jupiter from Earth, provided the sky is clear.
My completely inadequate photographic capability managed to take this shot a few minutes ago. The large smudge is Jupiter, the four small smudges are the moons Calisto, Ganymede, Io and Europa. Calisto, bottom left, is extremely faint in this picture.
Jupiter_20130104.jpg
How did it look by eye through the 'scope by comparison?
It is difficult to find pictures that look exactly like what you see through the scope because all of the images are either blurry like mine or heavily processed. The closest I could find was this, but what I see is brighter and the bands on Jupiter more distinct.
"The first duty of Port is to be red" Ernest H. Cockburn
DRT wrote:It is difficult to find pictures that look exactly like what you see through the scope because all of the images are either blurry like mine or heavily processed. The closest I could find was this, but what I see is brighter and the bands on Jupiter more distinct.
Based on that, it sounds like the image you are seeing is pretty good; a decent eyepiece. More photographic equipment next on the shopping list?
DRT wrote:It is difficult to find pictures that look exactly like what you see through the scope because all of the images are either blurry like mine or heavily processed. The closest I could find was this, but what I see is brighter and the bands on Jupiter more distinct.
Based on that, it sounds like the image you are seeing is pretty good; a decent eyepiece. More photographic equipment next on the shopping list?
Larger scope first.
"The first duty of Port is to be red" Ernest H. Cockburn
The box currently contains 4 x Celestron X-Cel LX's, 3 x Skywatcher Plossls, 1 x Celestron Omni Plossl, 3 x Barlow lenses, 1 x Seben Zoom lens and a range of filters. Roughly equivalent £££ to a case of Warre 1970
"The first duty of Port is to be red" Ernest H. Cockburn
DRT wrote:The box currently contains 4 x Celestron X-Cel LX's, 3 x Skywatcher Plossls, 1 x Celestron Omni Plossl, 3 x Barlow lenses, 1 x Seben Zoom lens and a range of filters. Roughly equivalent £££ to a case of Warre 1970
oosh, that's quite a collection; I'm guessing you have at least an 8" tube to go with that? (Yeah, yeah, double-entendre guy)
DRT wrote:The box currently contains 4 x Celestron X-Cel LX's, 3 x Skywatcher Plossls, 1 x Celestron Omni Plossl, 3 x Barlow lenses, 1 x Seben Zoom lens and a range of filters. Roughly equivalent £££ to a case of Warre 1970
oosh, that's quite a collection; I'm guessing you have at least an 8" tube to go with that? (Yeah, yeah, double-entendre guy)
Not yet. I am building up the bits and bobs and then going for one of these when the bonus arrives
"The first duty of Port is to be red" Ernest H. Cockburn
PhilW wrote:It could be high-dynamic-range CCDs next...
I very much doubt it. Having read lots of stuff on the net and looked at some of the images people produce with thousands of pounds worth of equipment I am not seeing the attraction of plunging into that pool. I really enjoy looking at the images in the eyepiece. Looking at a picture on a laptop is much less fun.
A good analogy between observers and astro-photographers would be people who taste VP versus people who talk about tasting VP. I know which camp I want to be in
"The first duty of Port is to be red" Ernest H. Cockburn
PhilW wrote:I'm guessing you have at least an 8" tube to go with that? (Yeah, yeah, double-entendre guy)
I have had second thoughts and have ordered one of these to test the step-up in size. I decided that going from 5" to 12" in one go would be challenging for any man so have gone for the intermediate 8" to ease my way in.
"The first duty of Port is to be red" Ernest H. Cockburn
I am delighted that astronomy, not noted for its sexy profile, has been needlessly sexualised in this way. Brian Cox *snigger* would be especially pleased.
LGTrotter wrote:I am delighted that astronomy, not noted for its sexy profile, has been needlessly sexualised in this way. Brian Cox *snigger* would be especially pleased.
If I'm honest, it was "The Cox" that got me into it.
"The first duty of Port is to be red" Ernest H. Cockburn
PhilW wrote:I'm guessing you have at least an 8" tube to go with that? (Yeah, yeah, double-entendre guy)
I have had second thoughts and have ordered one of these to test the step-up in size. I decided that going from 5" to 12" in one go would be challenging for any man so have gone for the intermediate 8" to ease my way in.
I bet you decide to go to 12", especially given the track facility on the larger scope, within a year.
PhilW wrote:I bet you decide to go to 12", especially given the track facility on the larger scope, within a year.
I'm still planning on buying one at the end of March. This interim step is simply to confirm that increasing the size of the scope results in a materially better viewing experience. It is a no-lose experiment as the scope I have just ordered sells for almost full price on Ebay. The experiment might cost me £50, but could save me £1300 if I find I am unhappy with the results
"The first duty of Port is to be red" Ernest H. Cockburn
LGTrotter wrote:Do I detect a new note of awe and wonder in your telescoping which was unachievable with the four incher?
You surely do. I haven't had a clear shot at Jupiter yet as it is very misty here but the views I got of the moon earlier this evening were stunning compared to the smaller scope. Very pleased
"The first duty of Port is to be red" Ernest H. Cockburn
Can we get a quote from our astronomy and cosmology correspondents on the Newsnight report on the lack of activity during the current peak in solar activity? Are we in for the mini ice age predicted?
LGTrotter wrote:Can we get a quote from our astronomy and cosmology correspondents on the Newsnight report on the lack of activity during the current peak in solar activity? Are we in for the mini ice age predicted?
Yes.
"The first duty of Port is to be red" Ernest H. Cockburn
LGTrotter wrote:Can we get a quote from our astronomy and cosmology correspondents on the Newsnight report on the lack of activity during the current peak in solar activity? Are we in for the mini ice age predicted?
DRT wrote:It had the desired effect. I have flushed-out a believer. Now it is time to turn up the cold
Yes I see that. Really Derek, it's cruel to toy with them like this.
Shall we have a tasting at the Frost Fair? We could have a table on the Thames.
Yes. We should have a tasting of cold-filtered un-filtered LBVs. That way we could evaluate a category of Port and pay homage to a delusion at the same time.
"The first duty of Port is to be red" Ernest H. Cockburn
DRT wrote:It had the desired effect. I have flushed-out a believer. Now it is time to turn up the cold
Yes I see that. Really Derek, it's cruel to toy with them like this.
Shall we have a tasting at the Frost Fair? We could have a table on the Thames.
Yes. We should have a tasting of cold-filtered un-filtered LBVs. That way we could evaluate a category of Port and pay homage to a delusion at the same time.
You're on a roll tonight. Did you get a speeding ticket today?
Daniel J.
Husband of a relentless former Soviet Chess Master.
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If we may leave behind us the trippy shenanigans of last night and return to health giving, life enhancing astronomy I notice that there is a 30" mirror for sale as discussed here: http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/20531 ... 34-mirror/
And yet all has access to is Derek's twelve incher. It would seem that there is more to it than finding a big enough tube and garden to put it in, but still, a man should dream.
That is a very big mirror. If it were to be mounted in the same type of telescope that I have the tube would be twelve feet long and the eyepiece (where you look through) would be between eight and twelve feet above the ground depending on what you pointed it at.
I think I'll stick to my tiddler.
Am I correct in assuming that Owen is looking for a new tube to help enrich his nocturnal activities?
"The first duty of Port is to be red" Ernest H. Cockburn
Does DRT own a Delorean?
has access to is Derek's twelve incher. It would seem that there is more to it than finding a big enough tube and garden to put it in, but still, a man should dream.