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Old 19-04-2012, 02:18 PM
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A night of 'Live' Galaxy viewing

Last night was magically crystal clear for quite a while, until about 2:30am when fog rolled in and ended my 'live' broadcast.

But during that time I managed to get some more Screenshots of what we were looking at 'Live'.

Forget about HOURS of imaging when you can see these objects in seconds

Camera: Mallincam Xtreme AstroVideo
Scope: Meade SN10
Mount: EQ6
Exposure: Live Video Broadcast on NightSkiesNetwork

1. 40 or so Galaxies in Abell 1060 in Hydra
2. 30 or so Galaxies in Abell 1367 in Leo
3. 2 of the Leo Trio
4. Ringtail Colliding (Antennae) Galaxies in Corvus
5. Sombrero (through fog)

Oh, and one of Trifid from 2 nights ago that I forgot to post.
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Old 19-04-2012, 02:23 PM
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Great stuff Ken,
Not looking good for tomorrow night though at this stage, hope it clears up some.
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Old 19-04-2012, 02:43 PM
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That's all looking really good Ken.

If you keep this up one day you may find a super nova live. That would be a first.

It is very pleasing to me to see such dedication inspite of your very cold weather. To stop condensation on the SN10 a heated dew shield would be better than heating the front corrector. Glass is a lousy conductor and radiative heating works far better.

The images are amazing for real time. What is even more amazing is the colour is very good.

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Old 19-04-2012, 02:48 PM
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Great stuff Ken,
Not looking good for tomorrow night though at this stage, hope it clears up some.
Thanks NicoKen

Hopefully it will clear.

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That's all looking really good Ken.

If you keep this up one day you may find a super nova live. That would be a first.

It is very pleasing to me to see such dedication inspite of your very cold weather. To stop condensation on the SN10 a heated dew shield would be better than heating the front corrector. Glass is a lousy conductor and radiative heating works far better.

The images are amazing for real time. What is even more amazing is the colour is very good.

Bert
Thanks Bert.

Yeah, I will attempt to make a heated dew shield
Heating the rim of the corrector isn't working.

Yes, I am very pleased with the amount of tiny faint Galaxies seen using Video, but after all, that's what this camera was built to do
The colours are outstanding on the monitor.

I really don't think people quite grasp what this form of Observing is all about.
To be able to see all these objects 'live' within a few seconds has made it fantastic for people with poor vision, and anyone wanting to observe objects in colour, not the shades of grey that our eyes see, especially objects you won't even see in a scope.
And the extra benefit is Broadcasting the views 'Live' to the world where they can see the objects they may never see themselves, and ask questions, and request objects to see.
The whole area of AstroVideo is very exciting, but under-represented so far.
There isn't even a Forum section I can use, so for now I just use Deep Sky Imaging, even though it is really electronically Observing.
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Old 19-04-2012, 03:26 PM
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Good stuff, Ken

Enjoyed the show last night, worth sitting up for .

Cheers
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Old 20-04-2012, 10:13 PM
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Wow, I can see that it would be a great buzz for everyone to see these objects pop up "live".

How advanced is the real-time imaging processing on the Mallincam? I imagine that modern graphics chips would have enough grunt to do some pretty advanced stuff in real time.
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