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Why couldn't i see Jupiter's rings?
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First ever DSLR pic was a sparrowhawk just sat on a branch inviting me to take a pic
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Got my 1100D - now I've got a steep learning curve.
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Trying to explain to a family member that the colour present in images of DSO's isn't actually how it looks, merely so that our eye cells can perceive it is frustrating
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Perhaps an image from Chandra or Spitzer, then point out that one is an image in the X-rays (Chandra) while the other is in the Infra-Red (Spitzer) neither of which we can see with our eyes. That way they may realise that "false" colour is added to imply other aspects. Mention that even the visible band imaging scopes can/will have the colour altered. Alternative is images of M42, they come in all shades/colours. They cannot all be real.
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Lots of them are real colours. Many of us imagers spend a lot of time striving for a correct colour balance. Narrowband images are often false colour, but that's because they often use the emission of sulphur as red, which it is, but then also use hydrogen alpha as green, when in fact it's also red. Not all NB images are false colour though...I try to keep mine as close to natural colouring as possible.
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1100D + 3 lenses purchased - wasn't cheap though...
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Really want to start taking photos but I'm still clueless about what Camera & Mount to buy :( EQ5 & Nikon maybe...
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Will the EQ5 be tracking? As all cameras have IR filters in them so the Ha is reduced for information the Nikon filters out about 90% of the Ha the Canon about 80% so a Canon will pass more of the red Ha then the Nikon. Agreed both are low. You will need a remote timer. Check the noise reduction features of both. What lens are you intending to use?
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Holy Cow! I look outside my window at 1am and i see this bright star, way too bright to be Polaris. Turns out its Jupiter! and im about to go to bed and not scope it, how rubbish am i ! I've not even seen Jupiter yet :(
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LMAO! check out this rubbish: http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/520672/Winter-weather-2014-UK-forecast-cold-snow-November
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So far Autumn has been very mild, will Winter be the same?
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Thanks to Ronin, a down jacket is the first item on my list for Santa :)
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not liking these colder nights, maybe i need to man up
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Search for a down jacket, they are not cheap but are good for keeping you warm, astronomers tend to be stood still so not generating heat, places like Go Outdoors occasionally have them in a clearance, also PHD. Warmer climes are more south so can get more dark skies, they are less influenced by the tilt so in Summer they will get a reasonable length of dark. Around the equator the day is basically 12 hours light, 12 hours dark
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Ay, it seems to be as Ronin says. There are some other benfits for being a little closer to the equator, too. The first is that as the seasons change, there is slightly more variation in what's visible. You can see just a little more southerly.
The second aspect is that as Ronin says, as you get closer to the equator, the difference between the length of the night from summer to winter is reduced. While this means that winter nights are longer further north, it also means in summer...
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not had a clear night in weeks...
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Got Sky at Night magazine, thought it would be full of adverts like most modern mags, but it is actually very enlightening. I also got Astronomy Now but yet to read that.
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Astrophotography is expensive, will have to stick to observing for now :(
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AP really depends on how deep or not you intend to get into it. One thing is make up your own mind, too often you can get dragged into more and more by other people. EQ5, dual motors, DSLR. 70mm ED, adaptors and a remote timer and you will get 120 second exposures. As always check the used market, and get what you can bit by bit.
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Start off with video camera
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