Betelgese Rising

[xtreemchaos]

Betelgeuse rising, taken 1030pm lastnight, my all time no1 fav star.  taken with ed80, sony alpha. thanks for looking   clear skys  charl.

[ultramol]

I also have trees , I have a zenith and thats it.....lovely colour in your image............Geoff

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Geoff, yer the colour of Betelgeuse is lovely, wish it would go supernova"may of done allready". clear skys  charl.

[pipnina]

Picking a favourite star would be an interesting task for me... I'd probably end up with multiple. (Betelgeuse for it's potential explosion, polaris for letting me see north, Rigel for showing how far a stars light can be reflected).

Although, betelgeuse is possibly the only star I know of that actually looks bright orange... The rest all look white to me...

Can't wait for orion to get into a more favourable position... But at the same time I need to finish my barn door tracker first!

[xtreemchaos]

Pipnina- heres another orangey gold star i shot lastnight Aldebran.  clear skys charl.

[laudropb]

Always nice to see the return of an old friend to the night sky.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks laudropb, yer where getting to the best time of year, i only wish the weather would get better.  clear skys  charl.

[pipnina]

thanks laudropb, yer where getting to the best time of year, i only wish the weather would get better.  clear skys  charl.

Isn't winter usually followed by less humid air? So when we get clear skies they'll also be on average better seeing?

[xtreemchaos]

yer its suposed to be, i think its cos theres still a bit of warmth about through the day, it should settle down a bit soon"hopefully"  charl.

[mdstuart]

I vote for Deneb....so far away but soooo bright...

[xtreemchaos]

Deneb is a lovely star its one of my fav that and Regulus the heart of the lion, ive loads of favs really i supose its the one im looking at at the time.  clear skys  charl.

[Astro Imp]

Nice to have a reminder of the treasures to come.

Talking of favourite stars I love the way Sirius twinkles like a disco ball but at the moment I would be pleased to see anything.

[pipnina]

Nice to have a reminder of the treasures to come.

Talking of favourite stars I love the way Sirius twinkles like a disco ball but at the moment I would be pleased to see anything.

I will have to see sirius' flickering through my telescope this year... I didn't do it when I started in february.

I, too would be very greatful of clear skies... Cloudy for the last 5 days now. (Right in the middle of moonless nights, too!)

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Pipnina, thanks Alan, yer i wish the clouds would go away. yer i like the dog star too,come to think about it i dont think theres a star i dont like. clear skys charl.