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04-12-2006, 07:38 AM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Gosford, NSW, Australia
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Hi Eric
There's a few meteor chasers on this forum, i'm sure they'll be posting info about the geminids in the next little while.
Keep an eye on the observational astronomy forum, which is where it's most likely to be posted.
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04-12-2006, 10:17 AM
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Starcatcher
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Gerringong
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Thanks Iceman - I'll look out for Geminid postings.
(Of course, brilliant sunshine today - not a cloud to be seen!)
Last edited by erick; 04-12-2006 at 01:34 PM.
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04-12-2006, 10:24 AM
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~Dust bunny breeder~
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: The town of campbells
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g'day erick
welcome aboard!
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08-12-2006, 03:21 PM
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Starcatcher
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Gerringong
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Quote:
Originally Posted by erick
Why didn't someone warn me? Apart from an eclipse, the only sure way of switching off the Moon is to park big black clouds in front of it. But it's easier to just cover the whole sky......
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Please bushfire smoke - stay away! I'm going to try again tonight! All being well, I'll get in a couple of hours with my 20x80s before the moon rises.
Better still, would the bushfires - please go out and stay out.
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08-12-2006, 08:23 PM
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Compulsive Tinkerer
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW
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I agree with that thought of the fires going out. We are on standby to go to Victoria, I would rather go to work next week and have some time to star gaze.
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09-12-2006, 01:38 PM
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Starcatcher
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Gerringong
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Quote:
Originally Posted by erick
Please bushfire smoke - stay away! I'm going to try again tonight! All being well, I'll get in a couple of hours with my 20x80s before the moon rises....
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Very heavy smoke over my home, and undoubtedly heavy smoke at my normal dark skies site to the north. So we drove west to try and get past the smoke. Turn left at Ballarat and go south 30k and we found the side of a country road with clearish skies - LMC/SMC visible to naked eye, M31 almost visible. That'll do. We got in 90 minutes before the smoke finally rolled in. I'm working with hand-held 7x50, tripod mounted 12x60 and on separate tripod, my new 20x80 bins.
Lots of Oooh! and Aaah! from my work colleague who could not remember every seeing skies outside of Melbourne. "So many stars!!", she said.
We worked our way around - M31, M42, Hyades, Pleiades, The Jewel Box (4755), the SMC, 47 Tuc, then 2070 (The Tarantula neb?) in LMC.
Then the moon rose behind the intense smoke clouds in Melbourne's direction, and, as luck would have it, right between the trees so we had a good view from soon after rise. Deep red brown.
We had Melbourne glow (must have been 90-100km away) and Ballarat (30km) and a bit of Geelong from the Southeast to put up with.
Left around 1pm - I wasn't home in bed until 4pm. A call from my wife at 3:40am - "Where are you?" Oops!
We are hooked!
Eric
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25-12-2006, 10:07 AM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Canowindra NSW Australia
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Does anyone know much about setting up Gstar EX ccd camera to TV monitor anthony.tony
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25-12-2006, 04:12 PM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Gosford, NSW, Australia
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Hi Anthony,
I'd start a new thread in the Equipment forum asking about your Gstar.. You're more likely to get people see it there.
btw to the forum!
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25-12-2006, 05:19 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Wentworth Falls NSW
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Quote:
Originally Posted by anthony.tony
Does anyone know much about setting up Gstar EX ccd camera to TV monitor anthony.tony
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On the back of the GStar there are two video-out connectors marked Video-Out and S-VHS. (Video-out is also composite video)
If the monitor/tv has a composite video-in connector that will match the cable supplied with the Gstar so plug in the cable between the Gstar and monitor. If its a TV you will need to select the appropriate video-in channel for the connection being used.
If the montior has only s-video in you will need to buy a cable and use s-Video.
You can use both at the same time to different monitors, or a monitor and a pc capture device
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26-12-2006, 10:37 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Canowindra NSW Australia
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I set up the Gstar last night put it to a Andrews 120mm acro f/8 scope played around with the settings and started getting images .The instructions that come with it are poor.I had it hooked to a 14 inch TV.It is very sensative when set in deepsky mode "frame intergration mode."there are 11 sensitivity settings. I still have a lot of things to learn about the settings on it .reguerd's Tony
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01-01-2007, 04:04 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Canowindra NSW Australia
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A Very Happy new Year to Everyone
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01-01-2007, 04:24 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Canowindra NSW Australia
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It has just started to rain here Hopefully we will get a good bit of rain
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01-01-2007, 07:07 PM
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Support your local RFS
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Wamboin NSW
Posts: 12,405
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Hi Chris and welcome to the group.
First up I would suggest to visit your local Astronomical Society and attend a couple of their observing nights, that way you will get to see a variety of different makes and models as well as talking to their owners about what they can and can't see.
I own a reflector and in my opinion have no problems in seeing and imaging both planets and DSO's. If you want to track what you are observing then I would look at the models with computerised mounts and GOTO, that would also be useful as well should you wish to take up imaging at a later date.
Cheers
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16-01-2007, 01:07 AM
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Support your local RFS
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Wamboin NSW
Posts: 12,405
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Hi Chris, they are both nice looking scopes, but it's a bit hard to judge a mount with a photo. I would suggest to join your Astro club first and discuss your choices with some of the members.
I would also visit the Astro shop around Sydney and have a look at them in the flesh and have a chat with the people there as to your needs and your future directions, when it boils down it is your money and the more research that is done the better and another couple of days is worth it to make the choice.
In my case I had researched my LX200R 12" for nearly 2 months before I bought it and the was numerous questions and emails prior to purchase, I had even downloaded the manuals as well.
there may be some other members as well who own these models that may be able to add to this.
cheers
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16-01-2007, 07:38 AM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Cape Town South Africa
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Just saying hello - I have just joined so I am a beginner here - although not a beginner as far as Astronomy is concerned. Won't call myself an expert either - rather an "addicted one".
Oh I am from South Africa and it will be grand to get to know some of you there in Aus.
And before you ask - yes I like cricket & rugby too. *chuckle*
Lee AKA Grinz
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16-01-2007, 07:43 AM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Gosford, NSW, Australia
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Hi Lee!
to IceInSpace! What's the astronomy scene like in South Africa? Would be great to see more South African members at IceInSpace!
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16-01-2007, 07:53 AM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Cape Town South Africa
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Hi Iceman - lots to tell about what we do around here - and probably will, in due course *smile*. But since I have to rush off for the moment, I will leave you with the url of my local club here in Cape Town: http://assa.saao.ac.za/capecentre/ I'm kind of assistant cook & bottle washer there at the moment (Vice Chair, unofficial webmaster, editor etc) and if you want to, you are welcome to download the latest version of our newsletter.
I also have a website of my own of a more international nature - http://www.thenewradiant.com and have been hoping to see more people from Aus & NZ there. I have a "thing" about Astronomy being something to be shared by people all over the world and am even attempting a series of lectures on the subject. First two were on..... Astronomy in NZ & Aus. Was supposed to be one lecture only but there is so much going on in Aus (even from what I could gather on the Net) that it took me two lectures.
Gave me a great deal of respect for Astronomy in Australia to do the research!
Hope to look in often - meanwhile thanks for allowing me here into your community. It is really a great one from what I have seen.
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