although I didn't have a chance to get any observing done this weekend I did finally get a chance to work on building a bomb proof case for my LT8, at 6foot...
well I don't think you will fit in it, like myself you are...... "well nourished" lol, but I have no doubt it will hold you and I up at the same time. Jason...
Hi all, I enjoyed another beautiful night at Bootland Farm (my second night out there this year). The sky stayed clear all night. The transparency was very...
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summerbaby31@...
May 21, 2012 11:39 pm
Saturn looks great Rock .. congrats! Carol :-) To: oaog@yahoogroups.com From: mallincam@... Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 15:14:38 +0000 Subject: [OAOG] Saturn...
Great report, Pierre!! I would have liked to join you and Joe last night and looking forward to the next opportunity. "Silverman's List of the Best DSOs"...
Great image, Rock. Mary ... From: Carol Dubue Date: 21/05/2012 7:39:10 PM To: oaog@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [OAOG] Saturn on Weather Network Saturn looks...
Jacob, I do not think these are cosmic rays. If they were, the streaks would all appear different, but in your image they appear exactly the same. To get best...
All, Just a reminder for everyone that this year Video Star Party will take place in Foymount Ontario Canada, Ontario highest point. Dates are from July 19-21...
Eric ... You're quite right ... they have the precisely same curvature and length. Hmmm - didn't notice that ! Nonetheless ... the Sigma Clip software is...
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May 22, 2012 12:56 pm
Reminder from: OAOG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/cal Moon near Venus Tuesday May 22, 2012 9:00 pm - 9:00 pm Notes: Venus is 5.6 degrees...
Hi Jim and all Before choosing a set of charts and an observing list, consider, the aperture of your scope, the quality of the sky, your observing seasons, the...
I do. I suspect that this is the result of stacking several images. Â During each image capture guiding keeps the stars and image and hot pixels all aligned....
Hello, I should have taken darks that night. The reason I didn't was the 10°C difference in temperature from when I began imaging to when I finished. The odd...
Hello, Here is my most recent update. I used a few of Noel Carboni's actions to reduce background noise and star halos. The faint gas around the galaxies is...
Thanks Joe. You make a good point about the relationship between aperture and DSO selection to view. I am looking to widen my own selection of DSOs and have...
Good day, Rob McCormick here with an autoguider/equipment question. I'm running a Celestron C8 SCT with an 50mmx180 finderscope. The finder will accept 1.25"...
Jacob .. My, my ... but are you ever good at this !! Can you tell us what you did with the Carboni routines : I have them but have yet to master them ... ...
Hello Simon, Thank you for the compliment. The main Carboni action that I use is the light pollution removal. To use that, I stretched my image, colour...
This morning, I was able to watch the space x dragon spacecraft pass by a bright star called Sadalmelik ( Alpha Aquarii ) It was very bright, around 5th mag...
Folks ... Funny night last night with the LS6 ... I'm getting ready to head north from Provence to Western Brittany, where the weather for the past 2 months...
Hi Simon.... I'm fully convinced that laptop software operates differently at night than during daylight hours. I know this sound implausible, but how many...
Reminder from: OAOG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/cal Saturn near star in Virgo Friday May 25, 2012 11:00 pm - 11:00 pm Notes: Saturn is 5.1...
