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I was intrigued by a description of Jeff Lashley's "The Radio Sky" in Sky at Night magazine, particularly the practical experiments described and being a bit of a wannabe tinkerer, I bought a copy and in a fit of enthusiasm, devoured the first couple of chapters, until life got in the way and it has sat on the shelf ever since, occasionally...
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Posted by
ant
in SGL - how to do stuff.,
07 June 2012
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461 views
Hi All,
It'll take a little time to write all of these things up, but here is the first.
A guide to making an entry on your BLOG. Wasn't quite what I hoped adding content mid post, but I guess I still need to get...
-Suppose a long train with a caboose travels down a level section of track at a constant velocity, v. There is an observer in the caboose and an engineer in the engine car. It is a windless day. This observer may ask: What is the speed of the train relative to the air, or a nearby platform (both at rest relative to train)?
-She has a light source...
-She has a light source...
Many years ago I visited an open evening at a local club where I saw Saturn and Jupiter up close for the very first time. I was totally in awe and never forgot the images I saw that night.
Don't really know why it took me so long to get around to making a purchase but I guess I just didn't know what to get.....there's so much choice.
I knew...
Don't really know why it took me so long to get around to making a purchase but I guess I just didn't know what to get.....there's so much choice.
I knew...
Well I've been doing some dogfooding.. this time for image processing live in realtime using the titan 
However it appears I have found slightly minor programmer issue.. hands up who can tell me seconds, milliseconds, microseconds and nanoseconds.. in short the beta 1 drivers have a little issue with converting between these after the abort changes I...
However it appears I have found slightly minor programmer issue.. hands up who can tell me seconds, milliseconds, microseconds and nanoseconds.. in short the beta 1 drivers have a little issue with converting between these after the abort changes I...
Building an Open Sourced, Social Planetarium
Posted by
Oz Ramos
in Lab of Oz,
17 May 2013
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Because I currently can't afford school (and am on academic probation anyways), I'm building an open-sourced, social planetarium to help me learn as much as possible. It's called SKY @ Lab of Oz (where...
Have the Friday booked off from work, so it's a late night one for me. Lots of coffee to keep me warm and alert! A very enjoyable few hours in the garden. Managed to catchable glimpse of the following:
M11
M14
M26
M29
M39
M40
M52
M91
M99
M100
M103
M109
really need a dark sky and a low horizon to get the remainder of my Messiers. Hartland Point...
M11
M14
M26
M29
M39
M40
M52
M91
M99
M100
M103
M109
really need a dark sky and a low horizon to get the remainder of my Messiers. Hartland Point...
Hi all,This is my first time blog and first time on stargazers lounge. Every time I have had a question relating to astronomy my google search always pointed me to this website. It is the best place for reviews of pretty much every scope on the market and it was the place I came to which ultimately led me to buying my first ever scope, a skywatcher skymax...
Pretty much did the same, air was still, sky clear, so i set up at about 10:30
did some moon then patiently waited for Saturn to pop up above the tiles like some elusive cat.
I thought I had done a bang on job of aligning my mount...
Getting the Big One out
Posted by
jonathan
in jonathan's Oberving Blog,
20 April 2013
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celestron, 8se, neq6, saturn
celestron, 8se, neq6, saturn
It's been a while, too long, tonight I finally got my 8SE out of its box and on the NEQ6 for a session observing the Moon and Saturn (when it finally was up high enough at midnight).
I took the scope out shortly after 9pm, it's been so long since I set this one up (having been using my 150P on CG-4 for a while) it took me a few minutes to gather...
I took the scope out shortly after 9pm, it's been so long since I set this one up (having been using my 150P on CG-4 for a while) it took me a few minutes to gather...
No, don't drool over the title, they are just s shop in "Leather Lane", London (number 57), with a mad collection of add-ons for the Dremel and other tools.
I could spend hours in such a place....
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I could spend hours in such a place....
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Well hope tonight is the night ,as last night was spent messing,with the sct 9.25 try in jupiter but shes over the house now and the thermals wee on the wobble ,even with the ir 740 pass filt not much luck.so back to tonight set the 127mm EDT cf up with the 80mm guide scope will include a few images ,
it sits on a cgem head on a astrotec pier
just have...
Nice change to have a clear night. Beautiful Moon rising over the trellis in our backyard. Finished my dinner and took one or two handheld images with DSLR + telephoto lens. Lovely!
Drove home with the hope of a clear sunset to see PANSTARRS but a blizzard soon put paid to that.....
However, a beautiful clear evening developed and I got set for an hour and a half from 9pm. I had struggled to star hop last time out but had read an excellent article by EntropyStar showing how to use Stellarium to its full capacity.
Started with Orion...
However, a beautiful clear evening developed and I got set for an hour and a half from 9pm. I had struggled to star hop last time out but had read an excellent article by EntropyStar showing how to use Stellarium to its full capacity.
Started with Orion...
Well hooray! Managed to get a look at Comet PanSTARRS this evening, with 10x50 binoculars, at about 6.45pm - just before the clouds got in the way. Very nice it was too - looked great against the twilight background, with the tail clearly visible and a pretty bright coma.
Glad I caught it this evening, because the weather prospects look rubbish for...
Glad I caught it this evening, because the weather prospects look rubbish for...
Hi its perks again , just seen my very first nebulae the greatOrion nebulae happy days , could really see it well with the 25ep thats my first messier ov many I hope 8) loving astronomy with my 200p
1. The Moon:
Posted by
Planetary Geologist
in Planetary Geologist's Blog,
22 February 2013
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180 views
Hi all,
Using the 150pl the Moon's detail was very crisp. With just the 25mm the craters were sharp, but with the 2X barlow the peaks with in the impact crater were seen with clarity. A lovely sight!
Hoping for clear skies,
PG.
Using the 150pl the Moon's detail was very crisp. With just the 25mm the craters were sharp, but with the 2X barlow the peaks with in the impact crater were seen with clarity. A lovely sight!
Hoping for clear skies,
PG.
Well today I finally ordered my 200p. However there is no stock until the end of the week! 
Looks like I won't have it until this time next week earliest now. Oh well, the forecast spells clouds for the next few days so i'm not missing much...
Looks like I won't have it until this time next week earliest now. Oh well, the forecast spells clouds for the next few days so i'm not missing much...
Wow
Posted by
Universe_Astronomer
in Viewing the night sky through a Telescope,
17 February 2013
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191 views
I had the most amazing time tonight looking through my telescope.
I saw the moon for the very first time and there really are no words to describe the beauty of it! I managed to take a few photos with my iphone 4s.
I saw the moon for the very first time and there really are no words to describe the beauty of it! I managed to take a few photos with my iphone 4s.
First decent sunny day for months
Posted by
jonathan
in Jonathan's solar observations,
17 February 2013
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172 views
Yesterday was alright weather-wise, threat of clouds and mist not far away. Today it has been the clearest sunshine I've seen for what seems like many months. 2012 was just wall to wall cloud and rain, the start of 2013 has not been much better, but hopefully the weather patterns are now changing for spring now that it's mid-February.
I had a...
I had a...
At last the heavens have opened and the stars are burning bright in their lofty domains. I am unprepared so I will use my trusty little ETX70 and head out to the back garden. I will report my experience later....
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