That was fun to find.
First Post
02-12-2006, 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by erick
Hi everyone.
How could I not be interested when my Dad got me up early one morning in 1965 and I saw this:-
http://www.daviddarling.info/images/Ikeya_Seki.jpg
It's taken many years before I could do something about my interest, but I'm going out to a darkish sky location outside Melbourne Sunday night with a newly arrived pair of 20x80s (and tripod) to see what I can see! I'm graduating from a pair of 12x60s I've had for a few months which have been a revelation - the moons of Jupiter, seen only a mere 400 years after Galileo!
I'm hunting M31, the Jewel Box, M42 etc. Wish me luck! |
Pleased to report that I have since found M32, the Jewel Box and M42!
How about when you became brave and posted your first thread! (OK, I know the extraverts amongst us started with a big bold brash thread!! I came in with a whimper.) Here is mine
19-12-2006, 12:10 PM :-
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Originally Posted by erick
I'm admiring the photos being captured of Saturn and am on a mission to see what I can through my 20x bins. I've looked twice soon after Saturn has risen, and can make out the distinction between the rings and the disc - but I doubt conditions have been particularly good. I'll keep looking over the next few months (and just may invest in a set of 30x bins  ) as we approach opposition.
But, I'm confused  ?? As I see Saturn through my bins (within an hour or two of rising) - should the rings be passing above the equator (South pole tilted towards Earth) or vice versa (rings passing below equator and North pole tilted towards Earth)?
By the way, what is the convention for posting photographs - It seems to me I've seen photos with North up and some with North down? Or am I just confused - the photos are taken before and after Saturn reaches the zenith?
Everything is so simple with terrestrial photos - up is up and down is down! Well, usually!!  |
I'm still confused
But I did see that gap with 30x binoculars fairly well!