Could be good tonight. - Page 2

h0ughy (David) · #21 26-05-2007, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Rodstar

Conditions were a bit variable from Point Clare last night. It wasn't still enought to hold 360x, so at 10.30pm, by which time it was registering 4.9 degrees, I headed indoors!

wiimp what about your freezer suit??

[1ponders] (Paul) · #22 26-05-2007, 05:23 PM

Nice shot Matt. Great detail. Glad you made the most of it.

iceman (Mike) · #23 26-05-2007, 07:57 PM

Looks good so far tonight. Got some lunar avi's with the DMK and Astrovid.

matt · #24 26-05-2007, 07:59 PM

Yep. My scope's out again.

How's that new camera performing?

iceman (Mike) · #25 26-05-2007, 10:00 PM

Seems ok, some things to workaround but the large format is great for lunar.

It will also come in handy for Jupiter with a very long focal length

I've got an extension tube in the 5x powermate, and Jupiter is too big for the 640x480 capture of the DMK! It would be perfect for the astrovid, going to try it now. The seeing may not be quite up to it but it's not bad.

btw ignore the actual quality of Jupiter in this one

iceman (Mike) · #26 26-05-2007, 10:50 PM

Conditions are great tonight! At least 7.5/10 by the looks of the raw data while capturing. I wish there was a GRS or moon transit.

Red Jr has risen and will transit across the CM in an hour or so.

matt · #27 26-05-2007, 11:39 PM

Mike

Conditions here are also very good.

I think I've got some quite nice data.

I hope so. I captured about 30 AVIs

iceman (Mike) · #28 26-05-2007, 11:51 PM

I've only got a dozen or so avi's at the moment, but they're very good.

Attached is a sample of recent green channel, processed in registax only. 400 frames stacked.

Time to go to bed soon, I want to get up for Mars in the morning.. but the seeing is too good to go to bed!

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #29 27-05-2007, 12:28 AM

That does look good so far!

I hope the seeing stays so you can give the new camera a real workout.

h0ughy (David) · #30 27-05-2007, 01:07 AM

well best of luck to those who got viewing in - we are fog bound, and even at zenith, I can just make out the moon and jupiter. its thick!

Rodstar (Rod) · #31 27-05-2007, 05:04 PM

I was camping with my three kids in the Yengo National Park last night. I have never seen the moon look so clear, naked eye. No scope to observe with, but the sky looked terrific.