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From the album: Kielder Star Camp
A row of telescopes at the Kielder Star Camp October 2015© James mackay
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From the album: Kielder Star Camp
Trying to fix a minor mount problem at the Kielder Star Camp October 2015© James Mackay
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From the album: Kielder Star Camp
A row of telescopes at the Kielder Star Camp October 2015© James Mackay
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A stonker of a clear night at Kielder (all the better for having not been predicted). Remind me to speak to whoever produced that Clearoutside app… ;) Currently (2;30am) sitting relaxing watching Orion rise, some meteors, whilst listening to some Geordie accents to my left, A fellow Scot to my right, a group of Glaswegians nearby too and a serious snorer on the other side of the path… If I can make it to about 5:30 ish I should get to see Jupiter, Venus and Mars all close together (Jupiter a...
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From the album: James' foray into the Dark Side
10x 2min subs at ISO1600 using a Canon 650D (modded) though a Borg 77ED @f/4.3 -
From the album: James' foray into the Dark Side
10x 2min subs at ISO1600 using a Canon 650D (modded) though a Borg 77ED @f/4.3 -
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La Palma
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From the album: La Palma
Sagittarius and a chunk of the Milky Way... needs no introduction; plenty of DSO's in there!!! 10x 2 min @ISO3200, Canon 650D, tracked using a Vixen Polarie, 24-105 Sigma lens at f/4 at 35mm.© James Mackay
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From the album: La Palma
A sunset shot... we had several fantastic sunsets in La Palma, mostly missed by me setting up other kit or eating/driving up the mountain. If I ever get the chance to go again I will definitely be concentrating on some sunrise/sunset photos!!© James Mackay
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From the album: La Palma
A crescent moon setting over La Palma from the north facing side of the Roque de Los Muchachos. The astronomers accommodation is visible to the far right of the picture and clouds down near sea level (about 6000ft lower) reflect the moonlight. The Milky Way is coming into view on the left of the picture. A single picture can't give you sound (yet) but at this spot the sound of the cicada's was almost deafening unlike a few hundred yards the other way in the caldera whee the sound of the mosquitos is almost deafening... 20 seconds through a Canon 6D, 14mm Samyang lens at f/2.8, ISO1600© James Mackay
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From the album: La Palma
A section of the Milky Way going from Vulpecula at the bottom left up through Cepheus on the top right..A 5x 2 min @ISO1600, Canon 650D, tracked using a Vixen Polarie, 24-105 Sigma lens at f/4 at 24mm.© James Mackay
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From the album: La Palma
Orion rising in the east very shortly before dawn. A still shot from an otherwise failed time-lapse various DSO's are obvious such as M42, Flame nebula. Barnards Loop is also faintly visible...© James Mackay
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From the album: La Palma
An image from a failed time-lapse - this is the constellation Auriga rising through some Canarian Pine trees. The California Nebula in Perseus is visible towards the top and various DSO's are visible in Auriga.© James Mackay
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From the album: La Palma
The view from just behind the villa I was staying at at the Hacienda La Palma, near Puntagorda, La Palma. At an altitude of 4500ft the air is extremely clear and there is very little light pollution.© James Mackay
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From the album: La Palma
The view from the roof of the villa I was staying at at the Hacienda La Palma, near Puntagorda, La Palma. At an altitude of 4500ft the air is extremely clear and there is very little light pollution.© James Mackay
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From the album: La Palma
The view from a lookout up on the Roque de Los Muchachos looking south over the Caldera de Taburiente. The towns of El Paso and Los Llanos illuminate a layer of Saharan dust.© James Mackay
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From the album: La Palma
The Gran Telescopio Canarias on the Roque de Los Muchachos with the Milky Way behind. The foreground is illuminated by a 4 day old crescent moon off to the right. Dust from the Sahara is present which is illuminated by light pollution from towns to the west of La Palma approx 15km away.© James Mackay
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Clear Outside Weather Forecasts for Astronomers
James replied to FLO's topic in Sponsor Announcements and Offers
Given the amount of cloud I can see out of the office window progress is proving extremely slow on this Sorry... -
Clear Outside Weather Forecasts for Astronomers
James replied to FLO's topic in Sponsor Announcements and Offers
I haven't found a forecast for the UK that's ever that accurate although ClearOutside is often close... I tend to use the green colour as guide - on the way home if it shows any green over the evening/night I'll check Sat24 to see the reality and go from there. There's been a couple of nights this last week where if I followed the regular forecasts (BBC etc) I'd have stayed in and suffered through my wife watching Eastenders only to find it had been clear but the sight of some green on ClearOutside had me checking Sat24, seeing there was indeed a clear patch and setting up James -
Clear Outside Weather Forecasts for Astronomers
James replied to FLO's topic in Sponsor Announcements and Offers
Unfortunately it's spot on here in East Devon, I say unfortunately because it's predicted clear, it is clear, and I can't get out James -
ATIK OSX Drivers 1.07 & Example App (with all new OpenGL) incoming..
James commented on NickK's blog entry in Nick's blog, including AOSX (Astronomy on OSX)
Keep at it Nick :) I'd love to be out testing but the rain and wind seems to go on forever... James -
ATIK OSX Drivers 1.07 & Example App (with all new OpenGL) incoming..
James commented on NickK's blog entry in Nick's blog, including AOSX (Astronomy on OSX)
"and has a reticule" Excellent... :) Looking forward to it... for that matter I'm also looking forward to clear skies but I'm not optimistic. James -
Me neither..
