
Rob1961
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Very nice Pete. Good detailing. Well done
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Hi Astrovirus, that's pretty much my light situation - 10m to the south is a street light that spills into the garden and catches my eyes the whole time
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Very nice - I chickened out and used red-blue glasses
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That is amazing - craterlets and shadows as well...
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Great fun - I've been trying to destroy the Earth - not as easy as it sounds!
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Very nice, I like the sepia tone and and Earth Moon mosaic, mind you I think high tides would be a bit high with the Moon that close
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What do you do, to avoid doing jobs you really should?
Rob1961 replied to earth titan's topic in The Astro Lounge
I cheated and bought a Lidl 'ironing chair' very nice, adjustable, comfotable and padded back all for £7. Wish I could do woodwork though.... -
Hi I got mine from FLO along with the large tripod bracket - absolutely spot on no problems with ghosting or reflections unless I deliberately looked at the Moon at the extreme edge of the field of view. The field of view is large (over 7 degrees) and the eye relief is excellent. The Moon is well worth a look at through them as is Jupiter. The other morning at 5am I was out with them looking at the Orion Nebula - very nice with plenty of contrast with the surrounding sky (I live in a heavily light polluted area). The nebula looked like thin strands of cotton wool resting on a dark velvet
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I've a pair from FLO along with the Horizon 8115 tripod and the large tripod adaptor - the one Celestron supply with the bio's is a bit too small. I've been well impressed with them and the eye relief is amazing. By wedging myself against a wall or other object they are perfect for grab-and-go. Very nice at capturing the Orion Nebula as well as a nice sharp image of the Moon and Jupiter. Thoroughly recommended. Rob
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Basic Jupiter/Solar radio astronomy
Rob1961 replied to geppetto's topic in Radio Astronomy and Spectroscopy
Just to second Supay this is a fantastic thread - many thanks Philip although sadly my soldering skills are bad enough to make a grown man weep - and frequently do (that's me by the way) but seriously an excellent series of posts. Rob -
Hi Just had a look yesterday at the Kuiper, G. P.; et al 1960 Photographic Lunar Atlas Based on Photographs Taken at the Mount Wilson, Lick, Pic du Midi, McDonald and Yerkes Observatories in my local library - had to request it from the British Library Inter-Library loan system - only took a week! But it is reference only so no bringing home for a good look and ponder over. Mind you it is a beast - about 16" wide 24" long and 2" deep with 200+ plates in different illumination conditions - it is a real beauty to look at. From the history point of view interesting to see name changes. Still
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Depending on the expense, it may be worth a trial run to see what happens - the heat pushed out by most laptops would certainly warm the styroform up above the local temp and I would think help battery life. Rob
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Aristarchus 14-08-09 and 16-08-09 comparison
Rob1961 replied to Nick Smith's topic in Imaging - Lunar
Very nice, great demonstration of choosing the right time to observe areas -
This is fascinating, I'm on edge waiting for the next episode Rob
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Hi, Stephen Hawking's Universe 8pm Channel 4 tonight Part 1 of 3 - Clashes with Archive Hour on Radio 4 on Richard Fenyman.... Cheers Rob
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The Archive Hour on Radio 4 at 8pm this Saturday is about Richard Feynman - if you miss it it will be on the BBC iplayer for 7 days. Rob
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Hi, you're right on the location - that is a very good image Rob
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Really stunning , well done Rob
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Those are spectacular I'm amazed at how spot on the focus is beyond Humbolt - amazing Rob
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Hi Jarrod, hope you don't object but I used GIMP on your image and altered the Brightness/contast as levels. Youe focussing was spot on for this difficult time of viewing. I wish my first images had been as good Rob Jarrod.bmp
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Hi Jarrod that is a very nice image to have considering the subject (Moon at near full). The contrast and brightness may be brought down a touch - to some extent it is a personal thing. Myself I tend to use GIMP for last 'tweaks' as it is cost effective (ie zero). Very impressive image though. Congratulations. Rob
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Hi Neil, that's good news and having them locally in case of problems is a real bonus - good viewing!
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That's a very, very nice image Michael - if you don't mind the pun very 'atmospheric' but amazing
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Taking into account how you took them these are amazing - well done
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I can't fault the Celestrons I got from FLO (see thread below) Rob