I know some Newcastle Lads are imaging tonight but i don't know how?

h0ughy (David) · #1 08-06-2011, 10:16 PM

I am imaging tonight as is Scott Alder and i suspect Alan Meehan, but i don't know how? its horrible out there even though its clear its so turbulent, my guide star is all over the place - fat stars tonight

! The temp is about 8 degrees but the wind chill is horrid . this will be the only imaging for a while - apparently a big weather system moving on on us by weekend and rain all next week - no eclipse viewing from here for Thursday 16th?

multiweb (Marc) · #2 08-06-2011, 10:32 PM

Same in Sydney. Transparency very average, moon's blazing but the wind died down now. Everything's twinkling up above but I don't care as I shoot superwide in Ha. That's the only thing you could do tonight I recon. On the upside it's very dry. No dew.

h0ughy (David) · #3 08-06-2011, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by multiweb

Same in Sydney. Transparency very average, moon's blazing but the wind died down now. Everything's twinkling up above but I don't care as I shoot superwide in Ha. That's the only thing you could do tonight I recon. On the upside it's very dry. No dew.

i am just desperate for some data doing m20 hoping to add to data i took last year

alan meehan (Alan) · #4 08-06-2011, 11:00 PM

Its like imaging on a rocky boat ,clear but turbulent is about right
AL

h0ughy (David) · #5 08-06-2011, 11:03 PM

what are you imaging Al?

alan meehan (Alan) · #6 08-06-2011, 11:05 PM

A few more hrs of M16 I HOPE

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #7 08-06-2011, 11:07 PM

Enjoy it while you can. I wish you luck.

h0ughy (David) · #8 08-06-2011, 11:09 PM

bugger now the next door neighbour has turned on the floodlights - this is not fair honestly

multiweb (Marc) · #9 09-06-2011, 12:19 AM

Well it's still clear (sort of). No clouds so still going...

Transparency is pretty buggered though. Lucky Ha cuts through all that thick smog.

mozzie (Peter) · #10 09-06-2011, 05:45 AM

just come in after a early morning session all clear but still turbulent,must be the start of the that weather front coming

.awaiting the sun to rise so i can solar observe all day (can't work for another 2 weeks) going to try new zoom eyepiece in solar mode see how it goes...

h0ughy (David) · #11 09-06-2011, 11:51 AM

i ended up with problems - win 7 kept disconnecting my dmk guide camera after 30- 40 min use. lost a lot of shots

multiweb (Marc) · #12 09-06-2011, 12:54 PM

Did a full nighter until 4:00am. Seeing got better in the morning as it was noticeably terrible most of the night compared to a few days ago. Transparency was a let down though. Very muggy. Plenty of extra subs to process.

pvelez (Pete) · #13 09-06-2011, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by multiweb

Did a full nighter until 4:00am.

How do you do that? I get to 11.30 and I'm cactus.

I managed an hour on M8/M20 with the new (to me) FSQ106N - nice and wide so my stars weren't too overweight

Pete

renormalised (Carl) · #14 09-06-2011, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by pvelez

How do you do that? I get to 11.30 and I'm cactus.

Pete

And here's the proof, everyone

multiweb (Marc) · #15 09-06-2011, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by pvelez

How do you do that? I get to 11.30 and I'm cactus.

I managed an hour on M8/M20 with the new (to me) FSQ106N - nice and wide so my stars weren't too overweight

Pete

I sleep when it's cloudy and we got plenty of that lately.

pvelez (Pete) · #16 10-06-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

And here's the proof, everyone

Not bad, but I'm a bit broader than that - the picture is slimming

Pete

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #17 10-06-2011, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

And here's the proof, everyone

Is that your cactus?? It's beautiful!!!