Hi to everyone I haven't been doing much imaging lately because my telescope has been suffering from a persistent alignment problem that dates from when I...
Thought some of you might be interested in this? http://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/news_events/astrofest/awards/ I was lucky enough to recieve two honorable...
Journal folding will be at the Canberra City Bowling Club, Elder St, Braddon, tonight. The journals will be there at 6 p.m. The restaurant opens at 6 p.m., so...
Does CADG have any loan scopes i.e. dobs like the Victorian club has? I've been umming an ahhing over buying a scope for some time and was thinking the loan...
Adam, CADG is not a club. It is simply an email discussion forum, and therfore has no assets. The best place to loan a telescope is from an astronomical club...
See below re Occultation of Antares tonite - except Vello has the reappearance time too late by an hour. THe following times for various locations are in UT....
Here's some info from my favourite shop: FEATURED PRODUCT MTD 6" FL METROGON WIDE FIELD LENS ASSEMBLY CTD-MINT WITH FILTER (#L10084) Very similar to the Fuji...
Have a look at: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/epoxi_transit.html for a video of the moon transiting the earth. Dave Herald Canberra,...
Hi to everyone I thought I would try and get an image out before heading off to the eclipse in China. This one is the globular cluster M22 in Sagittarius. ...
Thanks Mike! I have to admit I think it was one of my better globular images. That said, I don't regard globulars as particularly difficult imaging targets. ...
Noticed a PS in the editor's column of the September issue of AS&T - which I received today. Note that it is NOT the Sept/Oct issue! They advise that they are...
Hi Here's a quick eclipse shot. Because I left a piece of equipment in the camp I wasn't able to take all the images I wanted but I think this one turned out...
There's nothing wrong with that image Steve, a very spectacular image Ric ... From: Steve Crouch To: Canberra Astronomical Society Discussion Group ; Canberra...
... Nice image Steve. I'm glad you had clear weather. Where did you view it from? I watched it live via a webcast and was amazed at how quickly the time ...
Thanks Vello. It was at a place called Yuwi in North Western China which happens to be the hottest place in China apparently and it certainly felt like it on...
Hi Dave  Could I put my name down for a Herald Bobroff atlas for when the new print job is done? I am a member of CAS and come to meetings regularly.  ...
Hi  Does anyone know what viewing nights CAS is having for science week and where the viewing nights are being held?  Thanks  Richard Win a MacBook Air...
It's not bad at all Steve, and better than what I saw on TV. BTW, have you seen yet the composite eclipse images on the APOD website for 7 and 8 August? ... ...
Hi I've been playing around with some processing tools in Photoshop in an attempt to improve the detail in my eclipse shot and I think this one shows detail in...
Hi Richard, and all, Our participation in the Science Festival is 3 public viewing nights held at Mt Stromlo Observatory, near the Visitors Centre, on the ...
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... Steve, Have you played with any of the HDR tools in Photoshop? Or software like Photomatix? Seems to me that by definition, images of the corona are going...
I have put it up on flikr. Hope that's ok.  http://www.flickr.com/groups/canberra_act/discuss/72157606658015911/  Richard ... From: Rawlings and Ford...