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Hawksmoor

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  1. Thanks for the encouragement. I tend to get carried away with Photoshop etc. and never too sure whether what I get is what I want to see!
  2. I thought I might attend a talk 'Mars Revisited and Revealed So Far' at the Waveney Gymnastics Centre, Notley Road, Lowestoft, this evening at 7.00pm. This will be a big step for me as I am not a clubs and society man. More of a Lone Space Ranger! My wife is encouraging me to be less of a recluse. She is accompanying me this evening, just in case I back out at the last minute! If any SGL members are going tonight please say hello. I shall not be carrying a copy of the times, but I'm readily recognizable, short fat bald old bloke with a white beard and a walking stick. The rain is still intermittently torrential! http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/lowestoft/lowestoft-and-great-yarmouth-regional-astronomers-lyra
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    Transit of Venus 2004

    My wife came across a disc with some photographs of the last Transit of Venus that I took in 2004.
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    Venus atmosphere

    From the album: Transit of Venus 2004

    Thought I would try to bring out the Venus atmosphere diffraction affect in this 2004 image. Still not sure its real?
  5. Thanks James. Some great photographs particularly the image shot from Cuba!
  6. Well I never got to photograph the Transit of Venus because of the awful weather which has continued almost unabated. However, after a day when we experienced a power outage because of a lightning strike, and torrential rain and hailstones, the clouds parted and by the time we went to bed and the street lights went out, the stars shone in astronomical twilight. Looking out our bedroom window, which faces north, Noctilucent Clouds were evident. Using my compact camera and leaning out the window, I was able to get a couple of rather grainy images. for more see http://george-artcab...om-windows.html
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    Eclipse 4

    From the album: The Sun

    I recently found this old photograph of the sun, partially eclipsed rising over the North Sea. It was taken by my wife standing upon the breakwater at Lowestoft with a handheld compact camera in 2002 or 2003?
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    Ptolemaeus best

    From the album: The Moon

    Ptolemaus crater group
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    The Moon Comp01

    From the album: The Moon

    Taken on 28-05-2012 using a Lumix compact camera and afocal projection. !27mm Meade Apo refractor. HD mov. video clips were taken and converted to AVI format for transposition to stillTiff format in Registax 6. Three tiffs were then stitched together in Photoshop to create a composite image of the whole Moon.
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    Transit of Venus

    My wife found an old disc from 2004 and low and behold the photographs that I took of the last transit were on it and not lost forever as I thought. With better software available in 2012 I have been able to improve them a bit. So was quite pleased bearing in mind the basic kit that I used at the time. Hopefully, if the weather and my back are OK I will have a second chance to get better images on the morning of the sixth.
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    Transit of Venus

    My wife found an old disc from 2004 and low and behold the photographs that I took of the last transit were on it and not lost forever as I thought. With better software available in 2012 I have been able to improve them a bit. So was quite pleased bearing in mind the basic kit that I used at the time. Hopefully,, if the weather and I my back are OK I will have a second chance to get better images on the morning of the sixth.
  12. Hi Isabelle Nice photographs. We were in Kent visiting friends this weekend. I'm afraid I did hype it up a bit. In the event clouds and rain precluded any view of the moon. Hope the weather does not wash out the transit of Venus. I aim to photograph the sun rising over the North Sea whilst the transit is in progress. best regards George
  13. Excellent images! I haven't seen Saturn yet so your pictures represent my first views this year. Glad you sorted out your scope and my wife and I envy your views of the Aurora as we live too far South to see such treats!
  14. Yes the last few nights have been absolutely beautiful. Sunny days too. Been able to sit in the garden in the sunshine.
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    Mars

    Last night was absolutely beautiful in Suffolk. There was a little high level cloud but otherwise it was quite perfect for backyard astronomy. I decided that I was going to take my first photos of Mars. I used the Logitech Webcam that I had previously cannabalised and took several AVI clips through my refractor using a 3x Barlow lens. I did not get any dark or flat frames which probably would have improved the results. I then processed the images using Registax, IRIS and Photoshop. Although the picture is a bit blurry and not in the same league as some of the images of Mars already on this Forum , I was quite surprised and pleased with the result. :)
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