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09/28/2014 12:38:23 PM · #201 |
Look on eBay for T2 T mount for Nikon. Some are less than $10. Most telescopes use the T mount system, but ask your neighbor to let you know what's needed, or show him what you intend to buy, before buying anything.
Getting good clear photos with a telescope is not as easy as you might think, but it's very rewarding when you do get a good one.
Saturn is slipping below the nighttime horizon soon, and will not be back until next summer. It's good that you got to see it.
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10/03/2014 06:36:15 PM · #202 |
Heads-up for TWO eclipses coming up in the next few weeks -- a total lunar eclipse on 10/8 and a partial solar eclipse on 10/23 (as viewed from North America). East coast observers will have a unique opportunity if clear views of both East and West horizons are available, as the end of totality occurs just at sunrise there -- a 180° panorama should show both the eclipsed Moon and rising Sun ... listen to the podcast for more detail.
10,000 galaxies in one frame.
Message edited by author 2014-10-03 19:19:59. |
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10/07/2014 10:38:35 PM · #203 |
| Bump -- the Full Moon is risen on the West Coast -- Lunar eclipse should be starting pretty soon ... |
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10/07/2014 10:40:16 PM · #204 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Bump -- the Full Moon is risen on the West Coast -- Lunar eclipse should be starting pretty soon ... |
It doesn't start until 5:15 ET... |
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10/07/2014 10:41:27 PM · #205 |
| I thought it was tomorrow! |
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10/07/2014 10:42:37 PM · #206 |
| Are you sure that's not when it reaches totality? Anyway, I think that's still "pretty soon" in astronomical terms ... :-) |
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10/07/2014 10:43:15 PM · #207 |
Originally posted by aliqui:
I thought it was tomorrow! |
It is, in the very early morning ... |
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10/07/2014 11:18:58 PM · #208 |
3:25 AM to 4:24 AM
LA Times article |
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10/08/2014 06:04:31 AM · #209 |
Half eaten!!! Someone has eaten half of the moon!!!
Total around 6:25. |
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10/08/2014 06:06:20 AM · #210 |
| Perfect set up, but cirrus clouds muddy-ing the view. I can still see the lunar eclipse, but it's not a photo opportunity. |
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10/08/2014 06:12:21 AM · #211 |
| Everything is clear here, except one cloud over the moon. Can still see the eclipse, but its making g it bright around it. |
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10/08/2014 07:29:09 AM · #212 |
| Sigh* didn't see totality. Covered by clouds. Saw partial about 20 minutes earlier, but didn't photograph it since I was going out in a bit. |
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10/08/2014 09:15:10 AM · #213 |
Lunar Eclipse was AWESOME!!! I was so happy, had the settings up and going under 5 minutes without guessing on even what the settings should be on!
I think I am learning something, finally.. Was very happy with the results just wish I had a telephoto lens 500-1000 to get even closer to the moon..
But I used my 70-300 was pretty satisfied with the results. One of the first time clear skies with stars, one of the most beautiful nights ever.. |
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10/08/2014 09:46:17 AM · #214 |
| I got up and watched for a bit, but didn't get the camera out. Saw a lot of nice shots in my Facebook feed this morning! |
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10/08/2014 10:44:11 AM · #215 |
| If you got the taste but the weather didn't cooperate the good news is it isn't ever too terribly long to the next one. :) |
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10/08/2014 10:46:07 AM · #216 |
| Got up went outside, it was already too low at 6:25 in my valley to see anything but a slight glow... Went back to bed |
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10/08/2014 12:17:11 PM · #217 |
What we saw here was very similar to what  vawendy reported. It was overcast but you could see the crescent and disc but no surface features. It soon went behind heavier clouds and that was it. It was interesting to see, but not a photo op. |
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10/11/2014 12:51:56 PM · #218 |
I'm back from the dead. I had a good shoot for Wednesday morning's lunar eclipse. Time lapse composite:
Click me |
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10/11/2014 01:02:05 PM · #219 |
Originally posted by strangeghost:
I'm back from the dead. I had a good shoot for Wednesday morning's lunar eclipse. Time lapse composite:
Click me |
Great image!! |
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10/11/2014 01:12:14 PM · #220 |
Originally posted by strangeghost:
I'm back from the dead. I had a good shoot for Wednesday morning's lunar eclipse. Time lapse composite:
Click me |
Very nicely done! Looks like there was some haze near the horizon -- around here the fog/haze are always ruining my attempts at moonset shots. Good to see someone else (still) using pBase! |
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10/11/2014 01:33:32 PM · #221 |
Thank you John  strangeghost. Glad you had a clear night to view and shoot. |
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10/11/2014 02:03:01 PM · #222 |
@General - too lazy to switch from PBase to someone else, and wouldn't know where to go if I wanted to.
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by strangeghost:
I'm back from the dead. I had a good shoot for Wednesday morning's lunar eclipse. Time lapse composite:
Click me |
Very nicely done! Looks like there was some haze near the horizon -- around here the fog/haze are always ruining my attempts at moonset shots. Good to see someone else (still) using pBase! |
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10/18/2014 12:43:09 PM · #223 |
Originally posted by strangeghost:
@General - too lazy to switch from PBase to someone else, and wouldn't know where to go if I wanted to. |
I think pBase is great -- I've been back to using it again recently myself.
More on the partial solar exclipse 10/23/14 -- includes instruction for viewing by making your fingers into a pinhole camera ... |
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10/24/2014 01:29:35 AM · #224 |
| The solar eclipse was a bust here. Clouds ate it up before the moon did. |
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10/29/2014 03:33:37 PM · #225 |
Animation of most of the first half-plus of the recent eclipse -- more details in the notes section. |
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