Members' observations, Things we see through our humble 'scopes... |
Members' observations, Things we see through our humble 'scopes... |
Mar 4 2009, 11:46 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Gorgeous clear night in Kendal tonight, the Moon looked spectacular in my 4.5" scope. Took some pix, didn't turn out too bad...
Saturn looked really nice too, with at least 3 of the "other" moons visible. -------------------- |
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Sep 19 2010, 02:40 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 25-April 08 From: near New York City, NY Member No.: 4103 |
A photo of Jupiter and Uranus. Hand-held Canon Rebel XS 2 seconds with ISO 800 F5.6 through an 8-inch dobsonian with a 50mm OPT wide view eyepiece. Gives an approximation of what people can see through a telescope.
Jupiter and Uranus are less than a degree apart now, so they can fit together in a wide-field eyepiece. The enclosed photo is cropped from the larger photo at my Heads UP! blog at bkellysky.wordpress.com, which has a bit more commentary. bob |
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Sep 19 2010, 11:07 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3648 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
Neat. You can really see Uranus's blue-green color is contrasted to the yellowish Galileans, while all are similarly bright.
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Sep 19 2010, 12:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 25-April 08 From: near New York City, NY Member No.: 4103 |
Neat. You can really see Uranus's blue-green color is contrasted to the yellowish Galileans, while all are similarly bright. Yes, I was surprised how blue Uranus looked in the photo when I moved it to my computer. The color was not obvious to me when looking through the scope, even at high power. Although, Uranus did look different - more substantial - than the stars in the same area. PS> Love those solar photos, Stu. There are so many different kinds of solar scopes, and they are pricey, but the views are amazing. I'd like to figure out which is the most versatile of them as a future birthday present! bob |
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