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Post by daves on Feb 27, 2023 21:39:17 GMT
Just had a look, but my northern aspect isn't very good so I didn't see anything.
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Post by gray1720 on Feb 27, 2023 22:12:09 GMT
Bizarre - I've got amber now and it's telling me it was red at 6, amber at 7, and red at 8... but at 8 it was showing me green! Could we have seen it then... who knows.
We have just been for a look out, but cloud is sneaking in from the North and we're pretty certain what we could see is the lights of Bicester reflecting off the leading edge.
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Post by daves on Mar 1, 2023 19:28:52 GMT
Attachment DeletedAnyone else managed a photo of the conjunction? This was just a snap through the high cloud.
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Post by daves on May 2, 2024 16:09:49 GMT
Well, since my old attachments have been deleted I think I will upload from Flickr  HCG 92 by David Swan, on Flickr This is formally Hickson Compact Group 92, more commonly called Stephan's Quintet. Captured with the ODK 12 and my old Starlight Xpress Trius 694 cooled CCD camera. 6 hours of Luminance and 6 hours of RGB. |
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Post by daves on May 13, 2024 11:35:28 GMT
Last galaxy image of this season. Colloquially known as "The Eyes" these are a pair of interacting galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, about 52 million LY away. The data is desperately thin, only 2 1/2 hours Luminance and 1 hour each of RGB, blame the rubbish weather and shortening nights. Because the data is so thin I could only apply modest processing before noise overwhelmed everything. Never mind, here it is for now. Hopefully I will be able to revisit this next year.  The Eyes by David Swan, on Flickr |
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Post by daves on Jun 17, 2024 16:33:19 GMT
 LRGB High BG Crop by David Swan, on Flickr This is Messier 3 a Globular cluster in Boötes made up of 3 hours synthetic Luminance and 2 hours RGB. At this time of year it's really Narrow Band (Which I'm no good at) or bright "Globs". Processing this to bring out the fainter stars while not blowing out the core or the brighter stars is a real challenge, needing some of the more sophisticated tools in PixInsight. |
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Post by daves on Jun 17, 2024 16:35:00 GMT
And come on folks, we are getting into Milky Way season, I'm sure there are people up for a bit of simple AP, even with a smartphone on a tripod.
Let's be seeing your pics.
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Post by MJB on Jun 17, 2024 16:58:34 GMT
And come on folks, we are getting into Milky Way season, I'm sure there are people up for a bit of simple AP, even with a smartphone on a tripod. Let's be seeing your pics. I wouldn't know where to begin other than the army ranges have little in the way of light pollution.  |
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Post by Fenris on Jun 18, 2024 13:47:47 GMT
And come on folks, we are getting into Milky Way season, I'm sure there are people up for a bit of simple AP, even with a smartphone on a tripod. How about writing a small guide to help people - with the basics and where to start with settings etc., |
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Post by daves on Jun 18, 2024 13:52:00 GMT
I will have to give this a think, not sure how much I really know. But I will do my best to keep it simple and within the bounds of normal photography. Not everyone has access to Observatory class equipment.
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Post by El Sid on Jun 19, 2024 11:22:55 GMT
I will have to give this a think, not sure how much I really know. But I will do my best to keep it simple and within the bounds of normal photography. Not everyone has access to Observatory class equipment. This is Messier 3 a Globular cluster in Boötes made up of 3 hours synthetic Luminance and 2 hours RGB. For me it's less about lack of equipment than patience I'm sorry to say...  |
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