Last night in very hazy conditions I picked up Lulin again. As Trevor remarked before it is moving very fast across the sky. It was easy in the 10x42's but not...
In probably one of the most incongruous combinations tonights Richard Hammond engineering program at 20:30 on BBC2 is about the Keck telescopes on Hawaii. ...
Hi Julian The skies over Drayton must have been better than those over Abingdon last night. I saw it was clear at 22:00 and went out 22:15-22:45 to look at it...
Hello All, Just a reminder that our next main meeting takes place on 9th March 2009, 8:00PM in the main hall of All Saint's Church Hall, Abingdon. Prof. Paul ...
Hi Julian, Nice image, you've inspired me to have a go tonight if it stays clear, which it looks like it might. Did the crescent moon cause any problems last...
Hi Simon, No crescent moon wasn't a problem but it sets almost an hour and a half later tonight, due to it's position on the ecliptic. Good luck. I'm also...
I was out up at Uffington with the 15" an hour and the moon and haze is impacting on th comet, that plus a major fire in Grove :-) The comet was not bad...
Hi Julian, This thing moves fast, it was already way east of where I was looking. Not patient enough for the moon to set, but the haze finally disappeared...
Very good image Julian, I could not see a tail on the comet on Saturday night from Southampton in the Lightbridge, just too much light pollution and Cirrus...
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Damn, that's some serious light pollution! Sorry to hear that. : ( To: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com From: t.pitt@... Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 09:13:19 +0000 ...
I'm just back from a long weekend in deepest somerset. Of course I had been waiting for a couple weeks for some clear sky at home, I go away and its clear....
Hi every one, they call It sods law Paul, I liked the Lulin image Julian better than mine turned out, as it was moving so fast i gave up trying to image it...
I enjoyed that, really good Cliff. Julian. To: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com From: cliffjones2001@... Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 21:34:04 +0000 Subject: Re:...
Nice movie, now for the colour bit :-) Owen ... Nice movie, now for the colour bit :-) Owen At 00:12 03/03/2009, you wrote: I enjoyed that, really good Cliff. ...
One more picture to the list - my effort with Comet Lulin on Sunday night. I took 10 60s images and stacked them together - thought the blurring of the comet...
Cliff, I am sure I have asked this before, what software do you use to create these wonderful animations? Cheers Simon ... From: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com...
Hi Simon, I like the Lulin Image it looks pretty good took over a 10min period, my little movie was aligned and saved in Maxim as an avi file, and then took...
Hi Julian, ISO800, I once tried ISO400 which wasn't a big success, so I stuck with 800 ever since, Cheers Simon ... From: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com...
Simon, you could try using animated gifs to produce a sort of movie sequence. I use Paint Shop Pro's Animation Shop which is included with Paint shop Pro for...
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Simon, One option is to buy a copy of 'Roxio Creator 2009' this will convert single images into a movie and you can select the length of time each frame is...
Simon, Power Director also allows you to add single images to a time line and chose a time for each frame to create a movie and that's only £39 and it is an...
Hi Cliff, When you put it like that, I can see why you need a good piece of software to do it. May be I should suggest it as an add on to Deep Sky Stacker. ...
Had a look tonight and it was barely visible with the 10x42's just south of the Beehive (m44) The strong moonlight pretty much washes it out so I guess that is...
Hello All, As I'm sure you're all aware this year has been designated the international year of astronomy. As our part in this Abingdon Astronomical Society is...
Hi All I have a friend who has asked me a question regarding focusing stars in his digital camera. The picture he showed me was taken with a Cannon 1000 D...
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