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    New Member From Texas Y'all

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    Posted · Edited by Sunshine

    20 hours ago, Sky_Raider said:

    Celestron Nexstar 8SE

    I plan to use this following setup.

    Celestron NexStar 8SE

    2012 13” MacBookPro running Win 10 from BootCamp

    Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III

    iPad mini 6th Gen for remote control of the Olympus.

    I also have a 2024 16” MacBookAir M3 that I plan to use later to capture and process the images.

    Any suggestions, comments, or help would be greatly appreciated.

    Looks like you’re all decked out for some awesome observing sessions!

    Magnificent Aurora!!

    in The Astro Lounge

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    5 hours ago, Nakedgun said:

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    Your location relative to the center of the north magnetic field, I think, is producing this effect for you and Sunshine. Energy from the Sun's flare is channeled down those field lines, concentrated on the center. Would love to experience it for myself, sometime.

     

     

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    Interesting, what struck me most about the display I witnessed was it’s rippling and pulsing quality. Having seen countless Aurora videos online I was expecting very slow movement, if any. What I saw was pulsing almost like one would see from distant lightning on the horizon, ripples would slowly appear then pulse in brightness while indulating. It was far more quick and animated than I expected.

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    Magnificent Aurora!!

    in The Astro Lounge

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    34 minutes ago, ONIKKINEN said:

    These images capture the feeling of looking straight up during the auroral display very well. Almost like the sky is splitting in half, i wonder if that's just an illusion in the sense that when looking straight up there is the least amount of atmosphere in the way and so it looks like there are holes in the sky.

    Good point, perhaps this is true!

    Magnificent Aurora!!

    in The Astro Lounge

    Posted · Edited by Sunshine

    It was 2am when the clouds broke, I looked outside in my back garden and was floored by the display!. My wife was sleeping but I excitedly woke her and she crawled outside to her astonishment the light show was peaking. Just at the end of my street there is a park, I ran there and stayed till 4am laying on the soaked grass composing images with trees. What a stunning experience it was!.

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    If our telescopes could talk

    in The Astro Lounge

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    If my telescopes could talk what would they say? I have an idea..

    My tak would say “stop undressing me with your eyes”

    My dob would say “stop pushing me around, you bully” 

    My Lunt would say “aw how come I never get to see planets?!”  
     

    😂

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    Hello from Leicester!

    in Welcome

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    Welcome! Not sure if you’re joking about the eight scopes or SGL members contributing to it but either way we are all responsible for each others empty pants….pockets! pockets here on SGL.

    Show us your set up in action at night.

    in The Astro Lounge

    Posted · Edited by Sunshine

    4 hours ago, DirkSteele said:

    Last night was the BSIA star party in Regent’s Park. One attendee lent me his NV device which was a lot of fun but I did some transitional observing too! Took my APM LZOS 115 f/7. 
     

    Here with the NV device.

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    And with the Televue 24mm Panoptic. Likely pointing at NGC 457 or the Double Cluster when I snapped the pic.

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    Beautiful telescope! I have always had an attraction to LZOS telescopes. What is the FL on the 115? I’m guessing around 800.

    Hello

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    Posted · Edited by Sunshine

    Welcome to SGL! Though I cannot be of help regarding imaging, I can say that we host a vast imaging section where you will find threads on the subject for days on end.

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