SE QLD Astrofest - more aftermath pics

It sure was a good night, all what Paul said and more, personally I thought the seeing wasnt as bad as those guys said and I thought it improved as the night went on. I was happy anyway. Here's a bunch of pics I took, see Pauls thread for names. I will attach 6 more in the next thread. Cheers, Dennis.

And here's some more.....

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Nice shots Dennis. Thanks for coming and bringing your cameral

For those who are wondering "What are Mark and Ron and Paul looking at?" Jupiter in the daylight. It was number 4 in the daylight viewing list.

[mch62 (Mark)]

The day light viewing of Jupiter was actually better than the night , quite surprised .
Although you could not see the moons the cloud belts stood out quite well for a --what was that Mak Cass a 90mm?
Every one should try it some time and see what the results are in there scopes.
Some images would be nice to compare.
It is a challenge though if you don't have a go-to scope to point to the right direction.
A pair of binoculars are very help full in finding it.

Mark

[Striker (Tony)]

Funny you sayed that Mark.....I was out just a few nights ago and was so surprised at the detail I could see on Jupiter before the sun went down....I went back later under light poluted skies but it was dark and felt I had lost some detail....

I just put it down to much drinking even though I dont drink....lol

[fringe_dweller]

Originally Posted by Striker

Funny you sayed that Mark.....I was out just a few nights ago and was so surprised at the detail I could see on Jupiter before the sun went down....I went back later under light poluted skies but it was dark and felt I had lost some detail....

I just put it down to much drinking even though I dont drink....lol

I have seen that quite a few times Striker - it is a well known phenomena - theory is the atmosphere hasnt started yet change to the colder night time changeover - you see the same thing before dawn sometimes - after the long changeover from warmer to colder - day to night - the atmosphere has settled completely in is totally steady. Like a pond after you through a rock in (kind of)- the waves eventually settle back to a smooth appearance. But you dont get that necessarily everyday either.
kearn

[astro_south (Andrew)]

Damn - thought I might have escaped the photos - at least you eventually got my best side!

Thanks for posting them Dennis.

[dhumpie]

Gee what a big butt Anyway nice photo's Dennis.

Darren

[toetoe (Peter)]

Great pics, thanks for posting them.