-
Posts
2,994 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
1
Stargazer33 last won the day on June 19 2013
Stargazer33 had the most liked content!
Reputation
1,148 ExcellentProfile Information
-
Gender
Male
-
Location
West Sussex coast; UK
Recent Profile Visitors
5,890 profile views
-
That's lovely and crisp, even zoomed right in. Very nice!
-
That's beautiful Wim! The detail & sharpness you have achieved is wonderful to see. I love the colour in ic 2209.
-
Removing a cemented focuser-adapter from CF tube?
Stargazer33 replied to GTom's topic in DIY Astronomer
If the adapter screws INTO the 'scope, then I would cool the adapter. You want it to shrink away from the 'scope tube; not expand into it. If it screws ONTO the tube then indeed heat it to expand it away from the tube. The trick is keeping the other side of the joint at a temperature opposite to the piece you are affecting directly. So heat one side and cool the other. -
Yes, that makes sense. Shame though that they couldn't recover the boosters somehow. Still, at least they're not causing even more orbital debris!
-
Yes I was surprised to hear that it was a throw away rocket! Mind you, the waste that we are seeing over here is awful! The aircon running in shops and restaurants with the doors open or just massive openings at the entrances, like Rainforest Café etc is such a waste of energy.
-
Stargazer33 started following Falcon Heavy Launch
-
This is the Space X Falcon Heavy launching with the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite as seen from Disney's EPCOT theme park. We were at Kennedy Space Centre four days earlier when it was originally planned to launch. This was scrubbed however due to a heavy thunderstorm and tornado warning which forced us to take shelter at Kennedy until the danger had passed. The second attempt was scrubbed too, but in the age old tradition; third time lucky.
-
Lovely detail in 2742! The bright star nearby has been controlled very well too.
-
That's a good start Nigella. Looks like the green channel could be lowered a bit, but there's some good detail. I get that double edge on part of my planetary disks too. I'm not sure what causes it, or how to correct it?
-
Well done! It's the unofficial motto of the Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (R.E.M.E.); Improvise, Adapt and Overcome.
-
Jupiter showing GRS and Mars animations 25/12/2022
Stargazer33 replied to NenoVento's topic in Imaging - Planetary
Really nice work. Well done. -
Solar Activity 24th December, Christmas Eve
Stargazer33 replied to Nigella Bryant's topic in Imaging - Solar
Wow! What an amazing amount of activity you've managed to capture. Lovely sharp images. -
Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival 2022
Stargazer33 replied to FLO's topic in Sponsor Announcements and Offers
Went to this event a few years ago. It's a great place to take children as there is so much for them to see and do. Will try and get there again this year. -
You can ask to have a shade fitted. Most councils are quite willing to help, especially if you mention your hobby and all the work you have done to enable you to enjoy it. Good luck.
-
Firecapture v2.7.10 x64 files missing?
Stargazer33 replied to Andy ES's topic in Discussions - Software
Hi, I had the same problem when I updated - Win10 pro 64. I can't remember exactly how I resolved it. There is a folder somewhere with the files for the dummy camera - Mars, Jupiter, Saturn etc. I'm not sure if the files are corrupted or the wrong type. I know I played around a bit and got it working. You can even use your own files from an imaging session if you want something a little more realistic. Sorry I can't be more help. I'll have a look at the program tomorrow evening and see if I can remember what I did, if nobody comes back with an answer before then. -
Thanks Scotty, I've at least got the main release back. I tried uninstalling the program thinking I had kept a copy of the installation files, only to find out that I hadn't! None of the downloads are working on the site, not even the x86 downloads! It still won't do the beta update, but I can live with that and hopefully the file server will be up again soon.