Hello:

  Yes, I was curious about pushing my Mak to 600x ... had to keep
the slow mo's going a lot but I just let the Moon drift through the
field.

  Other areas I am interested in looking at - if it EVER clears here!
are Alphonsus, Plato, Cassini, Gassendi, Aristarchus, and Posidonus.
I have Rulk's Lunar Atlas and also found "Moon, Mars, Venus" by
Rulk in a used book store. Maps similar to the larger version of
his atlas. So handy to use outside.

  I've not tried looking for meteor impacts during major meteor
showers because either it overcast or my view is hampered by
the trees and buildings :(  Mabey this year I'll be lucky..


--
Clear skies
---------------
Michael Boschat
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Halifax Center

My astronomy page: http://www.atm.dal.ca/~andromed

Hello all:

Well, I use a Soviet made 4" Maksutov f/10 @ 1000mm fl
that I've had for a few
years now and I hope to get back using my modified B&W QuickCam
which is sitting around. I was interested in TLP's observations
but may not see much with the 4" Mak. So I generally look at
selected craters and for the heck of it on March 31 I counted 21 craters
in Mare Crisium at 208x.

I pushed the little scope one clear night using my 4.8 TeleVue
eyepiece ( 208x ) and my 2x Barlow ( or 3x ? if placed in the tube )
for 416x ! ( 624x!!) and looked at Gassenidi. The image was steady
and well almost sharp but pushing it way past the limit...close
to one of those store type telescopes :)

As for the Barlow, it's the shorty type, but I've noticed that
if it's placed in the diagonal yu get 2x but when placed in the
tube part then adding the diagonal I get a bit higher power.

In any event... this is me. But the weather here in Halifax is poor
again this weekend!

--
Clear skies
---------------
Michael Boschat
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Halifax Center

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Hello all:

  Well, I use a Soviet made 4" Maksutov f/10 @ 1000mm fl
that I've had for a few
years now and I hope to get back using my modified B&W QuickCam
which is sitting around. I was interested in TLP's observations
but may not see much with the 4" Mak. So I generally look at
selected craters and for the heck of it on March 31 I counted 21 craters
in Mare Crisium at 208x.

  I pushed the little scope one clear night using my 4.8 TeleVue
eyepiece ( 208x ) and my 2x Barlow ( or 3x ? if placed in the tube )
for 416x ! ( 624x!!) and looked at Gassenidi. The image was steady
and well almost sharp but pushing it way past the limit...close
to one of those store type telescopes :)

  As for the Barlow, it's the shorty type, but I've noticed that
if it's placed in the diagonal yu get 2x but when placed in the
tube part then adding the diagonal I get a bit higher power.

In any event... this is me. But the weather here in Halifax is poor
again this weekend!

--
Clear skies
---------------
Michael Boschat
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Halifax Center

My astronomy page: http://www.atm.dal.ca/~andromed

-----Original Message-----
From: jktubb@... [mailto:jktubb@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 9:32 PM
To: lunar-observing@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [lunar-observing] New member

I'm Janet from Canada and I'm just starting to take my own advice to
beginning astronomers, to take a look at the Moon ! I've been playing
with some security cameras over the winter and have adapted one for
afocal connection to my telescope and the other is about to have
surgery for prime focus work. These cameras are the wireless colour
xcam2, and the B/W Nighthawk attached to a wireless transmitter, all
from http://www.x10.com

I put the URLs that people have been posting into the Bookmarks
section of the group website. They look very interesting.



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----Original Message-----
From: littlestarhawk [mailto:littlestarhawk@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 7:57 PM
To: lunar-observing@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [lunar-observing] Hello :-)

I had the chance, so I re-scanned my pic, and it's now
in there, in B&W. Looks a lot better, too.
Lunar observing is only one of my celestial interests,
but when observing the Moon, I take my Atlas out and
just sort of go from there. (As my report says, I use
Rukl's.) In addition to the plates, the Atlas has 50
photos showcasing different features, and the
accompanying text explains the days in the Lunar cycle
when these features are best seen. Maybe that would be
a good way for me to begin.
I do have a question though. Is there someone with a
name similar to mine who spams and flames? Sorry, but
I just couldn't understand why you made a point of
telling me not to.
Fact is, I don't tolerate it either. 

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One of the nice features about Yahoo! groups is the CHAT feature, in this
case, at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/chat .

Whenever I am doing the webcam thing, I'll try to stay in Chat mode.

Roger
Ontario, Canada

Not bad at all Janet...that looks like a nice camera.  Can't wait to see
what you get when you clamp it down!

I have my webcam running at the moment for maybe an hour or so.  I am
checking out some videotape I made early last week, and thought I'd send
along the images to my web site.

Thanks for posting those URLs into the YAHOO! bookmarks, too.

Roger Hill

> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 10:04 PM
> To: lunar-observing@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [lunar-observing] My first digital astrophoto
>
>
> This is my first digital astrophoto, I didn't have the
> adapter to clamp my
> new camera to the telescope so it's handheld.
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/files/jkt/2001-0
> 4-04-Moon.jpg
>
> Janet Tubb
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This is my first digital astrophoto, I didn't have the adapter to clamp my
new camera to the telescope so it's handheld.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/files/jkt/2001-04-04-Moon.jpg

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Janet:

Where are you located?  I know of a number of people across Canada who are
doing video work, as I have.

I am interested in doing possibly some stereo-vison type of imaging, but you
need a looooong baseline for this, and equipment with similar image scales.

Would you be interested?  What sort of equipment do you have, and where are
you located?

Roger Hill
Hamilton Centre, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
http://www3.sympatico.ca/hiteach/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jktubb@... [mailto:jktubb@...]
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 9:32 PM
> To: lunar-observing@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [lunar-observing] New member
>
>
> I'm Janet from Canada and I'm just starting to take my own advice to
> beginning astronomers, to take a look at the Moon ! I've been playing
> with some security cameras over the winter and have adapted one for
> afocal connection to my telescope and the other is about to have
> surgery for prime focus work. These cameras are the wireless colour
> xcam2, and the B/W Nighthawk attached to a wireless transmitter, all
> from http://www.x10.com
>
> I put the URLs that people have been posting into the Bookmarks
> section of the group website. They look very interesting.

I have been messing around with video astronomy for some time, now.  Nothing
earth-shattering or ground breaking, mostly just having fun.  The Moon is a
lovely target for this sort of work.  It is big and bright, easy to find
even when you are using extreme focal lengths, and changes from night to
night, or hour to hour.  I enjoy occultations (total and grazing), and just
general viewing, but there is something I would really like to try.  I would
like to videotape some of the sunrise or sunset lunar rays.

Does anyone know of anywhere I could get up-to-date (for 2001 and 2002)
predictions?

Thanks very much.

Roger Hill
Ontario, Canada

I'm Janet from Canada and I'm just starting to take my own advice to
beginning astronomers, to take a look at the Moon ! I've been playing
with some security cameras over the winter and have adapted one for
afocal connection to my telescope and the other is about to have
surgery for prime focus work. These cameras are the wireless colour
xcam2, and the B/W Nighthawk attached to a wireless transmitter, all
from http://www.x10.com

I put the URLs that people have been posting into the Bookmarks
section of the group website. They look very interesting.

> I have yet to develop an organized approach to lunar
> observation and would be interested to hear how others
> approach this.

I haven't observed the moon that much, but here is what I have found
helps me be organized when observing the moon:

1) Have (and use) a lunar atlas with me at my scope.  I use Antonin
Rukl's "Atlas of the Moon", which I find to be very, very good.
There is usually more there than I can actually see with a 10"
newtonian, so it becomes fun and challenging to try to find things.

2) Identify as much interesting detail as possible while I'm at the
scope.  Usually with my 10" newt, there's too much to do for
*everything* I see, so I just pick the stuff that stands out and
looks interesting.  When I go back later and look carefully at the
atlas at stuff I identified in my log, I can note other things to
search for next time.

3) Reading reports of others for certain areas of the moon (such as
is located at the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon site, by clicking on
the Rukl chart numbers) is useful in finding out what others have
seen.  This is also a wonderful planning tool, showing where the
terminator is going to be.

4) Look at http://www.inconstantmoon.com/ for cool stuff to look at
based on the age of the moon.  There is a handy calendar you can just
click on for the night you want to observe, without having to
actually know the age of the moon.

5) Observe at full moon, too.  Note that there's *always* a
terminator, even when the moon is full.  The bright ray systems for
Copernicus, Tycho and Aristarchus are most interesting at full moon.

6) Observe very young or very old moons.  The bright ray systems for
Copernicus, Tycho and Aristarchus are very eerie and intriguing when
observed on the dark side of the moon.  And yes, Viginia, there *is*
a dark side of the moon.

7) Observe the far side of the moon.  Noting favorable lunar
librations can allow one to plan an exciting session of rarely
observed features.

Well, I guess those are a few suggestions!

I had the chance, so I re-scanned my pic, and it's now
in there, in B&W. Looks a lot better, too.
Lunar observing is only one of my celestial interests,
but when observing the Moon, I take my Atlas out and
just sort of go from there. (As my report says, I use
Rukl's.) In addition to the plates, the Atlas has 50
photos showcasing different features, and the
accompanying text explains the days in the Lunar cycle
when these features are best seen. Maybe that would be
a good way for me to begin.
I do have a question though. Is there someone with a
name similar to mine who spams and flames? Sorry, but
I just couldn't understand why you made a point of
telling me not to.
Fact is, I don't tolerate it either.

~littlestarhawk



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-----Original Message-----
From: littlestarhawk@... [mailto:littlestarhawk@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 6:58 PM
To: lunar-observing@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [lunar-observing] Hello :-)

It's frustrating that so many of my friends bemoan the presence
of Lady Luna. Thank you for this group, David...what a wonderful
idea! Hope you don't mind...I put a photo in the files. It was taken
with color film, but to get rid of those blotchy colors I use B&W
now. (If I get a chance, I'll see if I can re-scan at B&W just out of
curiosity.)  Now, if only the sky would clear up, I'd be able to get
out more often...lol.

Even though it's a week old, here's a Lunar report I posted in
another group. I was using my 90mm ETX, but will soon be observing
with my 8" SCT again. 

* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *

It's been a while, but I got out Tuesday evening and did some Lunar
observing. I decided to start a full 90 minutes before sunset with my
90mm ETX, and Lady Luna was absolutely stunning against the baby blue
backdrop of the daylight sky. As usual, I had Terry with me (Terry is
my secretary: a voice activated recorder which makes taking scope-
side notes a breeze).

I went out at 6pm CDT and finally had a chance to try out my new
folding table from Walmart. It's 30"x30", cost around $20, sets
up in less than a minute, and I wonder why I didn't get one sooner.
When I was setting up, I heard Robins in our eastern forest and
Sandhill Cranes flying overhead to the south. The crocuses on the
south side of the house are blooming too, so I guess we can say
goodbye to Old Man Winter for this year. (Bring on the ticks, flies,
gnats, skeeters, no-see-ums, ants, etc...lol.)

It was a pleasant 40* with no wind, and so quiet I could almost hear
the snow melting. The daylight was a REAL treat because there was no
need for a flashlight to refer to my Rukl's Moon Atlas, nor was it
necessary to use any type of filter.
I began with a 32mm eyepiece, switched to a 26mm, then to the 13mm
super wide angle, but found the most pleasing views with the 26mm
accompanied by a 2x barlow. Rather than try to give my impressions of
each and every feature I saw, I'll just list the smaller ones and
expand on the more popular features. Less boring that way.

The Copernicus crater wall was absolutely outstanding, there appeared
to be steppes on the eastern rim...very dramatic looking. The peaks
within the crater stuck out like bright little pebbles. I tried to
pick out the tiny crater A on the eastern rim, but couldn't quite
pull it in. However, the Copernian wall itself showed razor-like
contrast.
North of Copernicus: craters Gay-Lussac, A, and Rima Gay-Lussac.
Crater Pytheas in Mare Imbrium.
Below Pytheas: craters Draper and C (H. Draper 1837-1882, was the
first to photograph M42.)
Crater T. Mayer in Montes Carpathus (which in itself is beautiful).
South of Copernicus: Fauth, Reinhold and A, and Gambart to the west.
Montes Riphaeus(Ural) just to the east of Crater Euclides.
Just to the north of that, crater Lansberg with an outstanding peak
in it.

Way up to the top now, crater Bianichi on the northern rim of Montes
Jura, which is the crescent shaped mountain range arcing above Sinus
Iridium.
The eastern edge of Montes Jura displays beautiful Promentorium
Laplace, which tonight cast very long westward shadows onto Sinus
Iridium.
To the south of that, Craters Helicon and le Verrier.
On the western edge of Mare Imbrium: Dorsum Heim, Dorsum Zirkel,
Craters Herschel and Heis A and D.
Above crater Herschel is C, and above that and slightly to the west
(right on the terminator) I saw the spot where Russia's Luna 17 made
her landing late in 1970: http://www.solarviews.com/eng/luna17.htm

Now, up to Plato located between Mare Frigoris and the larger Mare
Imbrium. Very flat, very plain.
West of that, Craters A, Y and B...couldn't be sure on M.
Lots to the north of Plato that I really had a hard time identifying.
But I did make a positive i.d. on Fontenelle.
To the south of Mare Frigoris is Montes Alpes, still plainly showing
the beautiful Vallis Alpes even though it had face-on sunlight
pouring into it. 
(...At this point <BG> I heard a small flock of Canada Geese to the
north, and more Sandhill Cranes to the south, followed closely by a
Great Horned Owl to the northwest and the metallic-sounding "peent"
of a Woodcock at the southern edge of our forest. It seems like they
all awaken when it's about time to be needing a flashlight.)
Ok.. back to the Moon...
North of Mare Frigoris, there's the huge J. Herschel.
(just heard an answer to the other Great Horned Owl)

Now, to the southern lunar region near Tycho.
I tried to find Rupes Recta, but I guess you really need to look at a
certain time, but I'm always cloudy. Anyone here ever see "The Wall"?
To the east of Tycho: Walter, Nonius, B, A, Miller, H, Nasireddin.
To the south of Tycho: Longomontanus showing mid-crater peaks, and
Clavius with Porter, Rutherford, D, C, L and K.
Below Clavius: Blanacus and D.
To the west of Clavius: Schneider

With the oncoming darkness, I decided to go in at 7:30CDT. Can't wait
to get my 8" scope back from the shop. I'll be able to catch a lot of
those tinier craters. I do admit, this daylight Lunar observing is a
lot of fun. It was nice being able to glance over to the table and
plainly see the Atlas instead of having the distraction of using a
flashlight. Take care, all!

~littlestarhawk 





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It's frustrating that so many of my friends bemoan the presence
of Lady Luna. Thank you for this group, David...what a wonderful
idea! Hope you don't mind...I put a photo in the files. It was taken
with color film, but to get rid of those blotchy colors I use B&W
now. (If I get a chance, I'll see if I can re-scan at B&W just out of
curiosity.)  Now, if only the sky would clear up, I'd be able to get
out more often...lol.

Even though it's a week old, here's a Lunar report I posted in
another group. I was using my 90mm ETX, but will soon be observing
with my 8" SCT again.

* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *

It's been a while, but I got out Tuesday evening and did some Lunar
observing. I decided to start a full 90 minutes before sunset with my
90mm ETX, and Lady Luna was absolutely stunning against the baby blue
backdrop of the daylight sky. As usual, I had Terry with me (Terry is
my secretary: a voice activated recorder which makes taking scope-
side notes a breeze).

I went out at 6pm CDT and finally had a chance to try out my new
folding table from Walmart. It's 30"x30", cost around $20, sets
up in less than a minute, and I wonder why I didn't get one sooner.
When I was setting up, I heard Robins in our eastern forest and
Sandhill Cranes flying overhead to the south. The crocuses on the
south side of the house are blooming too, so I guess we can say
goodbye to Old Man Winter for this year. (Bring on the ticks, flies,
gnats, skeeters, no-see-ums, ants, etc...lol.)

It was a pleasant 40* with no wind, and so quiet I could almost hear
the snow melting. The daylight was a REAL treat because there was no
need for a flashlight to refer to my Rukl's Moon Atlas, nor was it
necessary to use any type of filter.
I began with a 32mm eyepiece, switched to a 26mm, then to the 13mm
super wide angle, but found the most pleasing views with the 26mm
accompanied by a 2x barlow. Rather than try to give my impressions of
each and every feature I saw, I'll just list the smaller ones and
expand on the more popular features. Less boring that way.

The Copernicus crater wall was absolutely outstanding, there appeared
to be steppes on the eastern rim...very dramatic looking. The peaks
within the crater stuck out like bright little pebbles. I tried to
pick out the tiny crater A on the eastern rim, but couldn't quite
pull it in. However, the Copernian wall itself showed razor-like
contrast.
North of Copernicus: craters Gay-Lussac, A, and Rima Gay-Lussac.
Crater Pytheas in Mare Imbrium.
Below Pytheas: craters Draper and C (H. Draper 1837-1882, was the
first to photograph M42.)
Crater T. Mayer in Montes Carpathus (which in itself is beautiful).
South of Copernicus: Fauth, Reinhold and A, and Gambart to the west.
Montes Riphaeus(Ural) just to the east of Crater Euclides.
Just to the north of that, crater Lansberg with an outstanding peak
in it.

Way up to the top now, crater Bianichi on the northern rim of Montes
Jura, which is the crescent shaped mountain range arcing above Sinus
Iridium.
The eastern edge of Montes Jura displays beautiful Promentorium
Laplace, which tonight cast very long westward shadows onto Sinus
Iridium.
To the south of that, Craters Helicon and le Verrier.
On the western edge of Mare Imbrium: Dorsum Heim, Dorsum Zirkel,
Craters Herschel and Heis A and D.
Above crater Herschel is C, and above that and slightly to the west
(right on the terminator) I saw the spot where Russia's Luna 17 made
her landing late in 1970: http://www.solarviews.com/eng/luna17.htm

Now, up to Plato located between Mare Frigoris and the larger Mare
Imbrium. Very flat, very plain.
West of that, Craters A, Y and B...couldn't be sure on M.
Lots to the north of Plato that I really had a hard time identifying.
But I did make a positive i.d. on Fontenelle.
To the south of Mare Frigoris is Montes Alpes, still plainly showing
the beautiful Vallis Alpes even though it had face-on sunlight
pouring into it.
(...At this point <BG> I heard a small flock of Canada Geese to the
north, and more Sandhill Cranes to the south, followed closely by a
Great Horned Owl to the northwest and the metallic-sounding "peent"
of a Woodcock at the southern edge of our forest. It seems like they
all awaken when it's about time to be needing a flashlight.)
Ok.. back to the Moon...
North of Mare Frigoris, there's the huge J. Herschel.
(just heard an answer to the other Great Horned Owl)

Now, to the southern lunar region near Tycho.
I tried to find Rupes Recta, but I guess you really need to look at a
certain time, but I'm always cloudy. Anyone here ever see "The Wall"?
To the east of Tycho: Walter, Nonius, B, A, Miller, H, Nasireddin.
To the south of Tycho: Longomontanus showing mid-crater peaks, and
Clavius with Porter, Rutherford, D, C, L and K.
Below Clavius: Blanacus and D.
To the west of Clavius: Schneider

With the oncoming darkness, I decided to go in at 7:30CDT. Can't wait
to get my 8" scope back from the shop. I'll be able to catch a lot of
those tinier craters. I do admit, this daylight Lunar observing is a
lot of fun. It was nice being able to glance over to the table and
plainly see the Atlas instead of having the distraction of using a
flashlight. Take care, all!

~littlestarhawk

Just now I am reading about TLP transient lunar phenomena.
What is that?
Well in 1843 the crater Linne was deep and have a diameter of 13km.
1866 the crater was gone and in his place was a white dot.
Some observer say that the bottom of crater Plato suddenly go darker.
1958-03-10 the astro physic N.A. Kozirev report a red spot near the central
mountain in crater Alphonso he used a 127 cm reflector.
1966 reports a red spot in Gassendi of a few observers for example Patrick
Moore.
So keep an eye on TLP.
Hans-Goran

I have also tryed the 52 mm polarising filter from my Nikon FG camera and I cant
tell you the gradation  of the filter, its gone , ok you get a darker images for
your eyes .
----- Original Message -----
From: "kpo.v" <gorlin@...>
To: <lunar-observing@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: [lunar-observing] Lunar filters for Binoculars


> I used 2 polarising glasses from a sun eyeglass
> did the second glass to turn around and successive darked the image, but on
other hand it is not much to see on a full moon better with a half moon or less
the shadow gives a "deep" to the images.
> H-G
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <miaim@...>
> To: <lunar-observing@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 11:52 PM
> Subject: [lunar-observing] Lunar filters for Binoculars
>
>
> > I'd be a lot more interested in lunar observations if they didn't cause me
physical pain. To me, the moon, be it full, waxing or waning is just too bright
too look at. Could somebody recommend some good lunar filters for 50mm and 70mm
binoculars?
> >
> > I got a simple screw-in eyepiece lunar filter for my telescopes, but too be
honest it doesn't filter enough light. I'd like something far darker for both
telescope and binos. For the binos, would regular polarizing and/or neutral
density photographic filters be appropriate? If so, in what gradiation?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike Swaim
> >
> >
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I used 2 polarising glasses from a sun eyeglass
did the second glass to turn around and successive darked the image, but on
other hand it is not much to see on a full moon better with a half moon or less
the shadow gives a "deep" to the images.
H-G
----- Original Message -----
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To: <lunar-observing@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 11:52 PM
Subject: [lunar-observing] Lunar filters for Binoculars


> I'd be a lot more interested in lunar observations if they didn't cause me
physical pain. To me, the moon, be it full, waxing or waning is just too bright
too look at. Could somebody recommend some good lunar filters for 50mm and 70mm
binoculars?
>
> I got a simple screw-in eyepiece lunar filter for my telescopes, but too be
honest it doesn't filter enough light. I'd like something far darker for both
telescope and binos. For the binos, would regular polarizing and/or neutral
density photographic filters be appropriate? If so, in what gradiation?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike Swaim
>
>
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>
>

I'd be a lot more interested in lunar observations if they didn't cause me
physical pain. To me, the moon, be it full, waxing or waning is just too bright
too look at. Could somebody recommend some good lunar filters for 50mm and 70mm
binoculars?

I got a simple screw-in eyepiece lunar filter for my telescopes, but too be
honest it doesn't filter enough light. I'd like something far darker for both
telescope and binos. For the binos, would regular polarizing and/or neutral
density photographic filters be appropriate? If so, in what gradiation?

Thanks,
Mike Swaim

----- Original Message -----

From: The Gray Wizard

To: lunar-observing@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 9:15 PM

Subject: RE: [lunar-observing] New

Welcome to the group Hans.

 

Well at 57 years, I'm not the oldest in the group :-).  I'm just getting started with lunar photography myself.  I'm using a Celestron CG11 SCT and a Nikon Coolpix 990 digital camera.  Took me a while to get the proper attachments to connect the camera to the scope and now I'm wrestling with how best to use the camera (exposure, f-stop etc.)  I'm real real new to photography, so I'm kind of learning as I go.  Hopefully we can share some shots of Luna on this list.

 

Just checked out your site.  That's an impressive array of equipment you've got there.  Your lunar shots are impressive as well.  Care to share any of your techniques with the list?

 

David

David E. Bell
The Gray Wizard
www.graywizard.net

Wisdom begins in wonder.

-----Original Message-----
From: kpo.v [mailto:gorlin@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 2:45 PM
To: lunar-observing@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [lunar-observing] New

Hi, new to the group .
I am a 60 years Swedish with big interest in Astronomy/Variable stars and just start ,this week, to image Moon,Sun and Jupiter with a Rebuild QuickCam B/W camera and a Mintron MS-168EP CCD-Video camera (security camera).
My equiptment is:
254/1300 mm Newton
138/400 mm Home-made Refractor with a big heavy objective lens from Charles Bresel N.Y.
120/1000 mm Refractor Danubia DÖRR Galaxia
102/1000 mm Refractor Vixen
75/1200 mm Refractor Meridian
and sorry to say a Tasco Cat.Newton 114/1000 mm and a bad quality.

I live at 59d 43m North 16d 24m 30s East

My other big hobby is History  spec. the period from 200 to 800 and old Swedish languish "runor" and building of house model scale 1:64 look at:
http://w1.217.telia.com/~u21702586/index.htm
I have also followed my ancestors and father down to the year of 1480 and still digging in archives.

Well from May to August I cant observe Variables to light sky, so now I have started observe the Moon and Sun and are happy of this group.
At last most of my equipment is home-made and my English to,hopes you have understand something, but I self not always understand what I am writing :o)
Regards
Hans-Goran Lindberg
http://w1.217.telia.com/~u21702585/index.htm
gorlin@...








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-----Original Message-----
From: Randy Muller [mailto:rmuller@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 4:20 PM
To: lunar-observing@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [lunar-observing] The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon

Check out:

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon

A guide to telescopic observations of the moon at
http://www.shallowsky.com/moon/hitchhiker.html



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-----Original Message-----
From: roger@... [mailto:roger@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 4:04 PM
To: lunar-observing@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [lunar-observing] Re: Occasional Lunar webcam.

Thanks.  What is showing there now is a frame of video I took last
week of the Gruithuisen domes.  They show up rather nicely.

Roger Hill
43 degrees N, 80 degrees West.

--- In lunar-observing@y..., "The Gray Wizard" <dbell@g...> wrote:
> Welcome to the group Roger.
>
> Looking forward to seeing views live from your backyard observatory. 
Great
> way to satisfy that "Lunar fix"
>
> David
>
> David E. Bell
> The Gray Wizard
> www.graywizard.net
>
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Check out:

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon

A guide to telescopic observations of the moon at
http://www.shallowsky.com/moon/hitchhiker.html

Thanks.  What is showing there now is a frame of video I took last
week of the Gruithuisen domes.  They show up rather nicely.

Roger Hill
43 degrees N, 80 degrees West.

--- In lunar-observing@y..., "The Gray Wizard" <dbell@g...> wrote:
> Welcome to the group Roger.
>
> Looking forward to seeing views live from your backyard observatory.
Great
> way to satisfy that "Lunar fix"
>
> David
>
> David E. Bell
> The Gray Wizard
> www.graywizard.net
>
> Wisdom begins in wonder.

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Hill [mailto:hillr@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 3:35 PM
To: 'Lunar Observing List'
Subject: [lunar-observing] Occasional Lunar webcam.

Every now and then I run a webcam off the back of my C-8, here in southern
Ontario, Canada.  My website is http://www3.sympatico.ca/hiteach/ . 

What is being displayed is the last image I took.  In this case, it was from
a VHS tape that I had taken earlier.

Although images of the planets sometimes show up, most of the time it is the
Moon that is displayed.

When I am out in my backyard observatory, I'll send a message here, so that
anyone who is clouded out (or the Moon is not in the sky), can still get a
'lunar fix'.

Roger Hill
Ontario, Canada


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Every now and then I run a webcam off the back of my C-8, here in southern
Ontario, Canada.  My website is http://www3.sympatico.ca/hiteach/ .

What is being displayed is the last image I took.  In this case, it was from
a VHS tape that I had taken earlier.

Although images of the planets sometimes show up, most of the time it is the
Moon that is displayed.

When I am out in my backyard observatory, I'll send a message here, so that
anyone who is clouded out (or the Moon is not in the sky), can still get a
'lunar fix'.

Roger Hill
Ontario, Canada

-----Original Message-----
From: kpo.v [mailto:gorlin@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 2:45 PM
To: lunar-observing@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [lunar-observing] New

Hi, new to the group .
I am a 60 years Swedish with big interest in Astronomy/Variable stars and just start ,this week, to image Moon,Sun and Jupiter with a Rebuild QuickCam B/W camera and a Mintron MS-168EP CCD-Video camera (security camera).
My equiptment is:
254/1300 mm Newton
138/400 mm Home-made Refractor with a big heavy objective lens from Charles Bresel N.Y.
120/1000 mm Refractor Danubia DÖRR Galaxia
102/1000 mm Refractor Vixen
75/1200 mm Refractor Meridian
and sorry to say a Tasco Cat.Newton 114/1000 mm and a bad quality.

I live at 59d 43m North 16d 24m 30s East

My other big hobby is History  spec. the period from 200 to 800 and old Swedish languish "runor" and building of house model scale 1:64 look at:
http://w1.217.telia.com/~u21702586/index.htm
I have also followed my ancestors and father down to the year of 1480 and still digging in archives.

Well from May to August I cant observe Variables to light sky, so now I have started observe the Moon and Sun and are happy of this group.
At last most of my equipment is home-made and my English to,hopes you have understand something, but I self not always understand what I am writing :o)
Regards
Hans-Goran Lindberg
http://w1.217.telia.com/~u21702585/index.htm
gorlin@...








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-----Original Message-----
From: s_fortune@... [mailto:s_fortune@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 2:43 PM
To: lunar-observing@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [lunar-observing] Been A-Wachin' with my binocs!

Hi All,
    I am doing temporary duty for the Air Force in Puerto Rico.
I had high hopes of catching Omega Centari or some other Southern
jewels while I was here with my 10x70 binocs, but doggone it, too much
moisture in the air and light pollution! Old Luna has been satisfying
my astronomy urge. I am up on the 10th floor facing East, otherwise, I
would also be taking in Orion Nebula and Jupitor.
                                      Take care,
                                      Steve Fortune
                              Normally in Ventura, Calif.



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Hi, new to the group .
I am a 60 years Swedish with big interest in Astronomy/Variable stars and just
start ,this week, to image Moon,Sun and Jupiter with a Rebuild QuickCam B/W
camera and a Mintron MS-168EP CCD-Video camera (security camera).
My equiptment is:
254/1300 mm Newton
138/400 mm Home-made Refractor with a big heavy objective lens from Charles
Bresel N.Y.
120/1000 mm Refractor Danubia DÖRR Galaxia
102/1000 mm Refractor Vixen
75/1200 mm Refractor Meridian
and sorry to say a Tasco Cat.Newton 114/1000 mm and a bad quality.

I live at 59d 43m North 16d 24m 30s East

My other big hobby is History  spec. the period from 200 to 800 and old Swedish
languish "runor" and building of house model scale 1:64 look at:
http://w1.217.telia.com/~u21702586/index.htm
I have also followed my ancestors and father down to the year of 1480 and still
digging in archives.

Well from May to August I cant observe Variables to light sky, so now I have
started observe the Moon and Sun and are happy of this group.
At last most of my equipment is home-made and my English to,hopes you have
understand something, but I self not always understand what I am writing :o)
Regards
Hans-Goran Lindberg
http://w1.217.telia.com/~u21702585/index.htm
gorlin@...

Hi All,
     I am doing temporary duty for the Air Force in Puerto Rico.
I had high hopes of catching Omega Centari or some other Southern
jewels while I was here with my 10x70 binocs, but doggone it, too much
moisture in the air and light pollution! Old Luna has been satisfying
my astronomy urge. I am up on the 10th floor facing East, otherwise, I
would also be taking in Orion Nebula and Jupitor.
                                       Take care,
                                       Steve Fortune
                               Normally in Ventura, Calif.