January 2012
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March 2009
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Saturn
I just saw it. One of the most exciting things ever. Windy as hell but cloud broke several times.
December 2008
1 post
Focal Point
as far as Im aware there are three types of astrophotography, Ive so far been attempting afocal and its not giving me much joy. its where you point the camera with your lens at the eye piece. its shaky, its wobbly. I’ve tried it and you’ve seen the results.
focal is where the telescope becomes the camera’s lens, now, I hadnt actually really given this much thought.. but other...
November 2008
3 posts
Pleiades my first nebula
“Many a night I saw the Pleiads, rising thro’ the mellow shade, Glitter like a swarm of fireflies tangled in a silver braid.” -Tennyson
right above our house at around 00:00 suprisingly clear sky. so gorgeous with a pair of binoculars. If I didnt have to finish preparing my lectures, Id be staring at it for hours and googling some more.
Also nice to look at tonight are those...
October 2008
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September 2008
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August 2008
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July 2008
5 posts
Common Stargazing Terms
Ive collected quite a few astronomy /stargazing in your backyard books now, most are aimed at beginners but genuinely neglect informing you about some of the pretty basic terms you would across reading any astronomy magazines.
When you do come across a term youre unsure of and then start googling it, it does point you to some very dense information about it. Today I found an astronomy blog called...
Watch
Watchthe purpley colour is from the light pollution filter.
June 2008
9 posts
Watchmight be nice to use this technique to create a massive video moon map
May 2008
8 posts
