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  1. stolenfeather

    Recent pictures taken with my phone

    I own a Galaxy SIII smart phone, Since I do not have any kind of "expert" camera, I find that the flat surface of my phone catches some good pictures. Granted that they are simple but... to give a peek to my friends who have never seen through the yes of the telescope, it does just well.
  2. From the album: Recent pictures taken with my phone

    I own a galaxy SIII smart phone and enjoy taking pictures with it since I do not have a sophisticated camera. I enjoy the flat surface and have been able to take simple pictures to show my friends who have never looked through a telescope. I am hoping to steer them to this direction. Isabelle
  3. Yes, those security lights are really annoying and really make me want to practice some baseball pitches. I find that letting a neighbour peer into the telescope goes a long way. It's all they need to understand your passion. Congrats in moving to a less light polluted area! Isabelle
  4. I'm happy that you gave it your best shot! I did as well but my conflict was that I was using binoculars and not my telescope since I was told that it was dangerous (for me and the scope) to use it. After 2 hours of trying. I abandoned the binocular idea and reached for my telescope cover that reduced my 10" aperture to a mere 2". Once this was done,.. I saw it. I admit it. I cried. Using projection and a black paper lined box, I was able to capture this picture. It's not much but it's mine! Like you,.. I was not giving up without a fight! Isabelle
  5. I'm sorry that you were let down but in the end we are always prisoners of our own atmosphere. I read that many spent money to make it to Hawaii and that they only had part of the show due to clouds themselves. I was one of the lucky ones to have seen it but did not have your equipment though. I wish I did! Isabelle
  6. That is really cool! We have none of those flying above! Isabelle
  7. Don't you love it when it's simple? I'm happy that it was the case! Isabelle
  8. It's better to get a new case than a new scope. I'm happy you detected the problem. Isabelle
  9. Oh wow! Thanks for this very helpful tutorial Isabelle
  10. I'll try that Pat! Actually, it looks like clear skies tonight so we'll see! Isabelle
  11. I couldn't believe it, I had waited till 10:00 pm and I still didn't have the inky black skies needed to see most of the stars except the brighter ones in each constellations. Deep-sky objects were clearly NOT going to be on the table for this particular night! I will have to take a strong coffee before doing any serious stargazing from now on as spring approaches summer! Since the planets outshone everything else, I decided to concentrate on them. Like usual, my first gaze fell on Venus. When the moon is not around, it is still outshining everything else! Once again, its clarity surprised me and I took the picture you see at the bottom. I am quite proud of it! I used my 26 mm Plössl with my 2X Barlow lens which gave me a magnification of 76.9x. I then, using the same magnification, took my chances with Mars once more but like the previous night, it offered little. In its defense, it's not because he wasn't picture-friendly but simply because the planet is slowly receding away. My last stop was Saturn and it surely didn't disappoint! Using my Sony point-and-shoot, I caught a short 20 second video file. Once by my computer, I utilized the RegiStax 6 program to stack the individual frames. The result gave me the following! I couldn't be happier! Tonight, I'm going to stretch the limits of this procedure. If the length of the video file creates better images then we'll see what I can capture by filming the planet for an extensive period of time! This is very tricky because a Dobsonian telescope isn't the most stable when it comes to photography. I should accept my equipment's limitations but then, it's just a "tongue-tied, twisted earth bound misfit" as I am right? Isabelle
  12. I'm sorry you have so many issues with the course. It will surely make me think again if I have the idea of signing up. Have you contacted anyone about these problems so far? Isabelle
  13. Sounds like you have a great place there even if you are looking at many renovations. Those nice historic houses are definitely worth it! Isabelle
  14. Oh,.. I'm sorry but I am not taking the course. I was just happy for you since you seem to be doing it with someone else. I am taking a different course right now but it has little to do with astronomy (wine tasting). I hope your luck changes. I'm looking out of my window right now and all is clear. If it keeps up for a couple more hours, I'm sure to have a great time. Isabelle
  15. A little too technical for me since I use a very basic set up when it comes to cameras. I pretty much use a point-and-shoot and prefer a more visual approach to astronomy. However, it is wonderful that you can share such expertise with others. Maybe one day I will join the technological hype. Till then, may you have cloudless skies! Isabelle
  16. stolenfeather

    venus and moon

    I also used my 2X Barlow but hesitated in cropping it. I did try but the image came out extremely hazy. Isabelle
  17. The clouds gave me a break for the last few nights which offered me quite a decent view of the moon, Venus and Saturn. Little else can be seen right now because of the glare of the moon. Mars is also out but is slowly getting smaller and showed little detail. Nice to have other stargazers tagging along for the course. Isabelle
  18. Welcome to your new home! The moon is greatly reducing our stargazing quality but you have to admit,.. it`s a beaut! Isabelle
  19. stolenfeather

    venus and moon

    Great picture of both Venus and the moon. I also grabbed a couple last night: Here I used the Regstrax program (stacks video files to create a single picture: and here I used my little point-and-shoot: I hope you can go outside once more tonight! Isabelle
  20. The pictures taken do help with the illusion of it's size. All you need to do is to take a picture with a building or something in the forefront. I tried to do it last night but the lighting was against me. I went out as well yesterday and it was orange as well but you don't need to have a "supermoon" for that since I have seen it many times before. The moon while rising (close to the horizon) wil always look orange due to our atmosphere. If you look at it through your telescope, the moon actually appears to be swimming! Isabelle
  21. Well, getting people "hyped" about the night sky is always a good thing. I wish you the best with the transit of Venus tonight and will be following your success! Isabelle
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