The following night I tried it with a colour imaging system: a Sony mirrorless camera on the back of my 80mm refractor.
This is more convenient as it all runs off a battery - I don't need a laptop nor a mains cable.
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- Sun Dec 01, 2019 2:08 pm
- Forum: Astronomical events
- Topic: Comet 2017 T2 (PanSTARRS)
- Replies: 1
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- Sat Nov 30, 2019 9:14 am
- Forum: Astronomical events
- Topic: Comet 2017 T2 (PanSTARRS)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 212
Comet 2017 T2 (PanSTARRS)
This comet is now around 10th magnitude, moving between the constellations of Auriga and Perseus, so it's well-placed in the evening sky.
It's already showing a tail, and will be brightening over the next few months - potentially to binocular visibility...- Tue Nov 19, 2019 2:24 pm
- Forum: Member Observations - Blogging
- Topic: Three comets in one night!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 404
Three comets in one night!
I took advantage of the clear-ish sky last night to catch up with a couple of comets I've been following for a few weeks, and add a "new" one to my collection. I was using an old Starlight Xpress Mx716 mono CCD camera on the back of my C8 (with a Meade focal-reducer). Without any LPR filter fitted, ...
- Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:10 pm
- Forum: Feedback
- Topic: A decade on the Board!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 770
A decade on the Board!
I've just noticed that I first registered on this Forum in October 2009, when we set it up (before that we had a rather clunky YahooGroup ). Glad to see that it's still thriving - and not yet been supplanted by other social media outlets! And a big thanks to Carl for keeping it running all that time...
- Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:04 pm
- Forum: Physics, Space Science and Theories
- Topic: Chris Lintott in 3D?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 835
Chris Lintott in 3D?
At the start of next month Professor Chris is presenting a couple of lectures at the Alder Observatory , Chicago. “A Universe of Surprises,” Chris and Dr. Laura Trouille will share stories of unexpected discoveries that Zooniverse community have made over the years. Such as exotic planets around dis...
- Tue Oct 22, 2019 7:21 am
- Forum: Astronomical events
- Topic: Comet 2018 N2 (ASASSN)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 895
Re: Comet 2018 N2 (ASASSN)
Now it's tracking through Andromeda, and last night was very close to Mirach:
- Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:12 pm
- Forum: Astronomical events
- Topic: Transit of Mercury
- Replies: 2
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Re: Transit of Mercury
Bear in mind that the Transit starts in the early afternoon, when the Sun is only 18 degrees above the Southern horizon.
And by mid-Transit around 3:30pm it will be down to 5 degrees, so you'll need to be somewhere with a very good horizon to the SW.
And by mid-Transit around 3:30pm it will be down to 5 degrees, so you'll need to be somewhere with a very good horizon to the SW.
- Wed Oct 02, 2019 11:36 am
- Forum: Astronomical events
- Topic: Comet 260P/McNaught
- Replies: 0
- Views: 742
Comet 260P/McNaught
Another night, another comet! This one was discovered in 2005 by prolific comet-spotter Rob McNaught (see my article in this month's Bolton Astronomer ). Last month I caught it close to C/2018 N2 in Aries , but now it's moved into Perseus , where it will remain for a few weeks. At last night's Works...
- Mon Sep 30, 2019 9:33 am
- Forum: Astronomical events
- Topic: Comet 2018 N2 (ASASSN)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 895
Comet 2018 N2 (ASASSN)
Last night I took advantage of a short spell of clear sky between all the rain-clouds. After its conjunction with 260P last month, 2018 N2 has moved in the constellation of Triangulum , so I had to wait until after 9:30 before it cleared the tree-line. By this time some clouds were coming over, but ...
- Sat Sep 21, 2019 3:37 pm
- Forum: Astronomical events
- Topic: Comet Africano (2018 W2)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 748
Re: Comet Africano (2018 W2)
Last night I had another go, this time using my Sony NEX5R camera on my 80ED refractor: