Stu Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Clear here currently. I expect patchy cloud but hopefully enough clear sky to catch a look at it.10" out ready and raring to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Patchy cloud and windy here not worth setting up as the 10" is like a flag in the wind May have a look later if the wind drops.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeyJ Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Looks good down here tonight - gusty and cold but the seeing looks pretty good so far :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hi Stu, just watching the moon / shadow on Stellarium and wondering how accurate it is, does it agree with your app ?Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Pretty pants here in Bedfordshire lots of cloud a few gaps and little windy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hi Stu, just watching the moon / shadow on Stellarium and wondering how accurate it is, does it agree with your app ?DaveStrange you say that Dave, no it doesn't match SkySafari unless I turn the light time compensation off which makes no sense.With light comp onBut with it off this is what I'm seeingHaving said that, I didn't see the moon go into transit. Is Ganymede dark too?EDIT: to be clear, I am seeing the same as the first image but the moon is dark against the planet, no shadow yet and it is now cloudy. Hoping for a clear patch soon.Gusty wind here but when it drops and the seeing steadies I'm getting nice views Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Ok, I'll blame baby brain for this one!Skysafari is correct (of course), I just don't remember Ganymede being that dark? So, the first shadow is the moon, and the actual shadow is much darker and sharper, following along behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugfly Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Saw this tonight about 9.20 on juptier in the breaks of the clouds tonight sorry not good at drawing lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Soul man Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I was set up Saturday night, the skies were clear, but the seeing was absolutely terrible from my back garden - usually when the seeing is bad, you can just get the odd second or two "break" in the seeing - but Saturday night was probably the poorest night I've seen in a while. I could make out the GRS only by colour with no real definition at all and no breaks in the seeing - I can usually see detail around the banding with white ovals being really easy to pick out - going off memory I think there was a large storm in the North Equatorial belt more or less directly above the GRS in longitude.Just have to put these nights down to "experience" - it certainly makes the really good nights remain in memory.Not so good tonight - had rain showers early on lasting up untill about 9:30 - so another night on the lounge!!Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Nice one Bugfly, if it helps you remember and observe more detail then it's well worth doing.I just timed packing away to perfection, it rained about 5 mins later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugfly Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I was using my 8inch Dobson with wide lenes and dropped down 13mm with a good view happy with what I saw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeyJ Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Not too bad down here, in between the cloud - seeing was fair to good, but the wind was a real PITA. Without the constant movement and vibration from the wind, I reckon I'd have got some pretty decent data considering. Wrong time for the GRS though Quick RRGB: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Pretty good Jake. Lovely sharp shadowConditions got worse here and the wind picked up so I called it a night before GRS appeared.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Well caught Jake, gave up here as the wind got really gusty.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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