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12/25/2012 09:54:48 PM · #1 |
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12/14/2012 09:37:58 AM · #2 |
| What I saw looked good, but they were not bright enough to register on the sensor at f2.8 and iso 800. I did get some interesting looking shots of Orion and Gemini. I may try again tonight at iso 1600 or 2000, and do shorter exposures. |
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12/14/2012 09:11:33 AM · #3 |
| We had clear skies temps around freezing... and I was inside trying to shake whatever creeping respiratory crud has had hold of me since Tuesday :-P |
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12/14/2012 08:26:48 AM · #4 |
| I was outside at 2am and it was perfectly clear. Meh, too cold– back inside. |
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12/14/2012 07:33:25 AM · #5 |
| Didn't bother with the photography, but it was a very good shower. Only spent about 10 minutes, but was seeing at least 1 a minute and nice long ones. Not earth grazers, but ones that still lasted long enough to really see -- not just out of the periphery. |
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12/14/2012 02:52:00 AM · #6 |
It was mostly cloudy and about 62F here. I shot for a while, about 1/2 hour, and will have a look at the results tomorrow. Meteors could be seen between the clouds at the rate of probably one every 90 to 120 seconds average.
Shooting was with a 16mm f2.8 fisheye, iso 800, f2.8 30 to 60 sec exposures. The stars look nice but somewhat hazy with the cloud cover. I can't see any meteors in the images in the LCD, but they may show up when I put them on the monitor. |
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12/14/2012 12:05:19 AM · #7 |
| I tried...and failed miserably. Didn't help that it's below freezing outside and I really didn't feel like turning into a Popsicle. |
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12/13/2012 11:59:21 PM · #8 |
| Anyone photographing the meteor shower tonight? |
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12/12/2012 07:16:05 PM · #9 |
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12/06/2012 07:01:30 PM · #10 |
| I saw those yesterday. It amazes me how much of a line there is between the eastern and western united states. |
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12/06/2012 03:22:43 PM · #11 |
There's a new photoseries and animation of "The Black Marble" (Earth at night) at NASA's Earth Observatory site ...
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11/10/2012 10:54:53 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Why has it taken me a few months to see this link? :) I love little projects like this. I'm all over it. |
I'm going to be cruel and post this link :-)
Good reading for those considering building something like this. Warning, some math involved! |
ETA: To offset my earlier cruelty, here is an excellent discussion of barndoor construction. |
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11/10/2012 08:59:49 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Why has it taken me a few months to see this link? :) I love little projects like this. I'm all over it. |
I'm going to be cruel and post this link :-)
Good reading for those considering building something like this. Warning, some math involved! |
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11/09/2012 07:18:23 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I was checking out this guy's books on astrophotography, and was particularly glad to find this sample section on constructing a low-cost "barn-door tracker" for making time-exposures. Now, I just need a camera which can take time-exposures ... :-) |
Why has it taken me a few months to see this link? :) I love little projects like this. I'm all over it. |
It does seem right up your alley!
Upcoming total solar eclipse in Australia |
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11/09/2012 06:06:34 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I was checking out this guy's books on astrophotography, and was particularly glad to find this sample section on constructing a low-cost "barn-door tracker" for making time-exposures. Now, I just need a camera which can take time-exposures ... :-) |
Why has it taken me a few months to see this link? :) I love little projects like this. I'm all over it. |
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11/09/2012 04:44:27 PM · #16 |
| Ah yes, I remember when Camilla got launched to the stratosphere by a bunch of school kids! Now President Obama and Mitt Romney got the same trip! |
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11/09/2012 04:03:25 PM · #17 |
Here's an update on Camilla, the NASA Spokes-chicken
Originally posted by Linked Article:
"During one visit to Johnson Space Center, Clayton Anderson showed her the space toilet trainer,” Durscher recalls. “Camilla insisted on trying it out. She ended up getting sucked into the hose -- and stuck in the toilet. Luckily, we were able to free her. And we used the incident to teach how space toilets work."
On Nov. 14, 2012, Camilla will be in Australia to observe a total eclipse of the sun. At the end of totality, she’s going to run “the Solar Eclipse Marathon,” a 26.2 mile race that begins when the first ray of sunlight lances over the edge of the retreating Moon. As far as anyone knows, this is the first time a rubber chicken has run such a race.Â
Camilla’s travel budget is very small, so certain measures are necessary for reasons of economy. Â For instance, on airplane flights Camilla travels in the overhead compartment. "I ask her to keep quiet,” says Durscher, “but every now and then she lets out a disgruntled squawk. I just sit there like I don't hear anything." |
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09/28/2012 07:45:46 PM · #18 |
| I was checking out this guy's books on astrophotography, and was particularly glad to find this sample section on constructing a low-cost "barn-door tracker" for making time-exposures. Now, I just need a camera which can take time-exposures ... :-) |
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08/11/2012 01:47:12 PM · #19 |
I typically use //www.calsky.com/. It provides a nice almanac based on a variety of settings and will export to outlook.
And for those who would like an up close, and personal view: //orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/. This is a space simulator that is quite remarkable. |
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08/11/2012 11:20:12 AM · #20 |
| I just found the link for the Navy's updated astronomical data site — data available for all major Solar System objects, eclipses, etc. Paid for by our tax dollars, may as well use it! |
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08/08/2012 06:41:42 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Given that the increasing frequency and expanse of this phenomenon is potentially an indicator of rising atmospheric methane levels (see article), it perhaps makes this not such a pretty picture after all ... :-( |
Damn cow farts! |
Exactly what Isaac said when I showed it to him ... but then I reminded him that (according to Dr. Oz) each human contributes to the global (over-)supply of methane an average of 14 times/day ... :-( |
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08/08/2012 05:33:46 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Given that the increasing frequency and expanse of this phenomenon is potentially an indicator of rising atmospheric methane levels (see article), it perhaps makes this not such a pretty picture after all ... :-( |
Damn cow farts!
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08/08/2012 05:05:16 PM · #23 |
Interesting article from NASA with some new info on noctilucent clouds.
Originally posted by science.nasa.gov/...:
Astronauts on board the ISS took this picture of noctilucent clouds near the top of Earth's atmosphere on July 13, 2012.
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Given that the increasing frequency and expanse of this phenomenon is potentially an indicator of rising atmospheric methane levels (see article), it perhaps makes this not such a pretty picture after all ... :-( |
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06/05/2012 10:29:37 PM · #24 |
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06/05/2012 06:07:28 PM · #25 |
| NO Venus today due to typhoon near Japan ... so cloudy all day, and it's just starting raining. Venus is supposed to start crossing the sun in about three minutes from now. |
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