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AOSX and 383L+ looking through the keyhole

Well it's cloudy.. and what do we do when it's cloudy? That's right - we probe USB devices.. The 383L+ seems to be: a) using a non-standard USB vendorId b) doesn't seem to support VCPs (virtual serial ports) c) doesn't have the same USB-bus chatter as a FTDI et al.. d) transfer speed well over serial.. indicating block speed. So they're using a USB block device to give them high speed communications.. bets on the very popular Cypress chips (just so happens that Apple give a USB block example us

NickK

NickK

NLC picture in Daily Telegraph

One of my pics had made it into the broad sheets, so pleased: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/8613894/Spectacular-display-of-space-clouds-illuminates-skies-across-Britain..html My NLC Images are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/raygil/ Hope you like them. Ray

RayGil

RayGil

Celestron NexStar 6SE - learning how to align

Three weeks ago, I bought my very first scope, a Celestron NexStar 6SE. Out of the box the scope was very easy to set up, at least physically. But what I did have difficulties with was getting the alignment process to work.. after alignment, everything I slewed to using the goto database was always quite far out of the centre, almost at the edge of my field of view (and sometimes outside completely, even on the lower mag eyepiece). And even after manually centring, the scope would immediatel

matsey

matsey

M57 pic attempt 12" reflector

hi all just had a quick go at M57 with the 12 " reflector iso800,7 x 5 sec subs 5 darks,dss,hers the result not great but its a start i cropped the first 2 pic because i could not got the dob base in the same place and the edges were jagged (after the stack)hence the crop am over the moon ,they not the best thats on sgl and that just keeps me going ,and to improve my skills,this curve is a large learning one not only getting to grips with 2 scopes a dslr camera and its setting the 10D and use in

todd8137

todd8137

Help Please On Telescope!

Hello fellow Astronomers, I am near purchasing my very first telescope but I am unsure of which to choose. Here are a list of telescopes I like and would like to know which one is best for me. Skywatcher Heritage 130p Skyliner 150p Dobsonian Skyliner 200p Dobsonian or any you recommend! I do like the Skyliner 150p as it is cheap and has excellent quality but is it worth getting? Many Thanks George!

George!

George!

Major NLC Event this Morning 01/07/2011

Birkrigg, Cumbria Pics taken with a Canon 350D 01:00-02:15 Brightest NLC so fat this year: Main images on Flick'r :http://www.flickr.com/photos/raygil/sets/72157627067912146/ But I like this one: Angels Wings NLC Thanks for looking: Ray

RayGil

RayGil

Dumbbell neb

HI all well put MO1 out to cool and gave up the pics for tonight has i have not really had a good night with just the scope for ages the darkside keeps pulling me in and is such a pain .so why looking at brocchis cluster which did not fail to get the juices flowing ,after ticking of M71 as well , the old dumbbell neb was on the cards ive not seen it before till tonight after a few scans and pass in it by about five times ,i put the 0lll filter on the 32mm ep and ding ding there she was

todd8137

todd8137

Awesome night :)

Been awhile since I posted here.. I've been pretty unlucky with availability and clear skies. However, tonight was awesome!! Totally clear skies, great visibility!! Also, tonight was the first night I used my Ipad for stargazing. It was incredible. I just used the SkySafari 3 app which I bought for .99 and it was amazing. Since I'm new to stargazing, I have trouble finding a lot of stars but not anymore! Skysafari has a built in compass so I can literally hold my Ipad up to the sky and find wh

neurostar

neurostar

start of my mega wide field shot

hi all well i decide to start a wide field shot i intend o try and take 50x30secs every night i can of cygnus, and try and get a few hours of pics to stack stacking 20/30 subs is ok but after a chat with another sgl freind and he told me "he does not consider 6/7 hours of subs shot over a few days as nothing so here it goes a did about 30 x30 secs heres the stack well the pic a bit of LP but i will kill those pics ,heres the pic so far will update once a have about 4 hours worth cheer

todd8137

todd8137

start of my mega wide field shot

hi all well i decide to start a wide field shot i intend o try and take 50x30secs every night i can of cygnus, and try and get a few hours of pics to stack stacking 20/30 subs is ok but after a chat with another sgl freind and he told me "he does not consider 6/7 hours of subs shot over a few days is nothing so here it goes a did about 30 tonight i legged it down into the field with the tripod i got about 45 mins tonight and the clouds came in . heres the stack well the pic a bit of LP

todd8137

todd8137

The summer means many things,...

There is much less darkness and when it does appear, coffee becomes our best friend! We never stargaze alone,. there are always mosquitoes to keep us company. Stargazing means grabbing a t-shirt and shorts. Heavy coats and mitts can be left aside. This is a huge plus for me since it means no FROSTBITE! and,.. and,.. and,.. Wait for it,... Wait for it,... School's out! Sigh! :rolleyes: Yes, I am a high school teacher and I can now taste the sweet

stolenfeather

stolenfeather

Q:Why private intially? A:Shifting AOSX architecture

Rather than continue in stating that AOSX is progressing nicely, I thought I'd illustrate the framework using a picture (attached). The picture depicts the initial framework, since then David and myself have been working through aspects. Although the overall structure has remained very close, the finer detail has changed. You can see two client applications connected in to an AOSX service application. The AOSX service supports plugins for vendor and transports. It's these interfaces that have be

NickK

NickK

another night of headaches

hi all ,if it could go wrong it did deleted all the darks flats to start of with,then about 20 wide field shots of about 45 secs of cygnus then went for andromeda galaxy got a few but not enough the light morning was on me and yet again a forgot to clip the lpf filter in to the camera arghhhhhhhhh tried the moon it was boiling got a bit but it was daylight jupiter was up and tried with cam to much light wobblwe boil hope to try again tonight if this rain decides to stop heres the link for the

todd8137

todd8137

Sun 26th Jun 11

The last couple of weeks I have been going to the obsy each morning, opening up and switching everything on. A twofold operation, one is to check that noting is amiss as far as security is concerned and two is to get the equipment working. I leave it then till the evening in the hope of clear skies but till now it has only been a couple of night with clear skies. Sunday looked to be one of the best nights, clear skies all round, the afternoon brought a change, a sea mist was rolling up from t

The Sailor

The Sailor

The Eyeball in the sky

:icon_eek: Last night/this morning was one of the best observing sessions I've had for a long time. It was my first serious stargazing session since I traded my 10" Dob for a more manageable Celestron 127 Mak and goto mount....and I miss my Dob so much !!! I was set up and waiting by 10pm and it still looked like mid afternoon!!! anyway, as soon as I could see three bright stars I launched into the sky align...(after meticulously leveling the tripod)...failure after failure.....four times I

Patrick1948

Patrick1948

Amazing view of ISS

WOW ! Just caught the ISS going over the UK. Wasn't expecting it tonight, but saw it as I was just now watering the garden. I ran upstairs and leaned out of the window with my Minocular. As it's been such a beautiful clear day, I could see a bright shiny centre, and I believe I could make out the solar panels. Another amazing sighting for me. It lasted about 3 minutes. :) No clouds tonight, looking forward to the best couple of hours observing this month, I hope.

tibbs1972

tibbs1972

The solar limb has power.

Good afternoon from athens guys. The solar surface today has 4 regions but only the 1236 and 11239 has magnetic power. We have only B-Class flare until now. The solar limb has a great day today. Many prominences around the disk and the stronger at the east side. http://www.solar-007.eu/site/

THEO-007

THEO-007

SGL7 - Dates confirmed.

Hi Martin, QUOTE=MartinJH;1859965]I'm not to worried about electric, this is camping after all. The electrics are important for keeping the Jaffa Cakes :D (local currency) cool in the scorching heat........ Of course the imagers need the power for their equipment. Hope to see you there. Cheers Adrian

Adrian Condon

Adrian Condon

moon tonight i hope (jupiter video)

The Moon hi all i hope to shoot the moon tonight with MO1 (sw12"reflector)the skies look clear here and nothing on the radar map to show rain or cloud till 04:00 so happy days a did mod the toucam to spc900nc spec. then with wccrtl i flashed to raw mode special factory settings ,so no process of the video taken by the toucam the spc880 flashed ect has special factory high color and brightness also a few other settings tweaked so will give them a whirl, also will try the filters out fingers

todd8137

todd8137

Sun 19th Jun 11

Night started well, a little cloud drifting east so decided to get out and play. Opened the obsy at 2330 hrs and got all ready, done my first star align and lo and behold, the sky filled with clouds. Abandoning the alignment I decided that whatever star was available I would use that as a guide star and play with the webcamss to see how tracking was holding. Using both the Meade LPI and the modded SPC900NC I spent the next hour hopping from gap to gap and checking all types of configurations, al

The Sailor

The Sailor

COLD, Sweat and FIRE!

June 18, 2011 Since nights are incredibly short, this stargazing evening went far into the early morning of the 19th. I am more of an early riser than a night owl which makes viewing the night sky quite difficult at this time of year. Stargaze in the morning? This would mean setting my telescope up at 3:00 am. I do love astronomy but I've been told that sleeping was a good thing,... I set up my telescope around 11:30. It was at this time that the ISS was streaking across the sky. I

stolenfeather

stolenfeather

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