Ten Chain Hill New Moon nights - Page 55

ozstronomer (Geoff) · #**1081** 20-04-2012, 05:27 PM

Hi Peter

Were you open for business this weekend? Not sure what the weather holds, I have heard it will clear tomorrow morn...maybe

Geoff

Tandum (Robin) · #**1082** 21-04-2012, 12:12 AM

I think pete has family commitments this week-end Geoff.

ozstronomer (Geoff) · #**1083** 21-04-2012, 06:29 AM

Thanks Robin, hope to catch everyone next month

Cheers

DavidTrap (David) · #**1084** 21-04-2012, 06:30 AM

Was talking to him last weekend and said same.

DT

pmrid (Peter) · #**1085** 21-04-2012, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ozstronomer

Hi Peter

Were you open for business this weekend? Not sure what the weather holds, I have heard it will clear tomorrow morn...maybe

Geoff

Sorry guys, not home this weekend.
Peter

pmrid (Peter) · #**1086** 17-05-2012, 12:20 AM

The new moon is Monday so this weekend will be 'prime time' privided the weather holds out.
Hope some of you can make it. I'll be trying to squeeze what I can from Friday and Saturday nights - and Sunday if I can. So the 3 days are OK with me.

Peter

Tandum (Robin) · #**1087** 17-05-2012, 07:00 PM

I'll still be here in NZ pete trying to stay under the current 500meter snow line

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And I have no camera ... better sort that out

ozstronomer (Geoff) · #**1088** 17-05-2012, 07:31 PM

Hi Peter, I'll be up for Saturday night, fingers crossed for fine weather, catch you then

Cheers Geoff

RobF (Rob) · #**1089** 17-05-2012, 08:21 PM

I'll be there weather permitting!

RickS (Rick) · #**1090** 17-05-2012, 08:25 PM

Good luck, guys. I'm heading down to Glen Aplin for a couple of days. Hope we all get a crisp, clear night or two!

Cheers,
Rick.

Tandum (Robin) · #**1091** 20-05-2012, 10:21 PM

Hope you all had a clear night. I've just got back to Oz with a head cold from all the rain, several liters of Jim and Jack to cure the blues and a few montecristos from cuba

RobF (Rob) · #**1092** 20-05-2012, 11:17 PM

Was a great night. I almost crashed and burned from the start with a broken connection in my EQMOD cable, but was resurected by Geoff. Thanks again Geoff

Here's my first effort on M61 field

RickS (Rick) · #**1093** 20-05-2012, 11:27 PM

Very nice, Rob. I'm sure I've seen that strange donut shaped galaxy somewhere before

Glad to hear you guys had a good night.

I had two big nights and collected 14 hours of data. Now it's processing time!

Get well soon, Robin...

Cheers,
Rick.

RobF (Rob) · #**1094** 20-05-2012, 11:41 PM

We wondered how you were going down the Rick. Look forward to seeing some of the pics.

Ah yes, the "MPCC corrector donut galaxy" - in orange no less!

ozstronomer (Geoff) · #**1095** 21-05-2012, 01:15 PM

Rick good to hear you had a great time at Glen Aplin. That's some hours of data, should be some nice pics in there.The fog rolled in around 2am, but just nice to be at a dark site

Rob never a problem, glad I could help

Thanks for the hospitality Peter, Matt and I are away on School Hols so won't be up until July.

Hope to catch everyone at Astrofest

Cheers

pmrid (Peter) · #**1096** 21-05-2012, 03:15 PM

You guys with those lovely 6188 images got me going - not for the big picture but the small one off to the side - 6134 the little planetary neb with the double shock-front.
I'm not happy with the processing at all but there was so little S2 signal that the Ha overwhelmed the Hubble mixture. And I had t try to pinch some S2 from another night's images and there was not a oefect alignment between the two. But at least that faint shock-front is visible in the O3 band.
Peter

ozstronomer (Geoff) · #**1097** 21-05-2012, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pmrid

You guys with those lovely 6188 images got me going - not for the big picture but the small one off to the side - 6134 the little planetary neb with the double shock-front.
I'm not happy with the processing at all but there was so little S2 signal that the Ha overwhelmed the Hubble mixture. And I had t try to pinch some S2 from another night's images and there was not a oefect alignment between the two. But at least that faint shock-front is visible in the O3 band.
Peter

That looks great Peter, maybe a little green but that shock-front is really prominant

pmrid (Peter) · #**1098** 09-06-2012, 05:24 AM

BOM suggests next weeken will be sunny. Hmmmm! Well we can but hope. But it could be viable with the moon not rising 'til about 3.30 a.m. - the way this year has gone so far, it might be one of the few opportunities. Let me know if interested.
Peter

RickS (Rick) · #**1099** 09-06-2012, 08:59 AM

I'll be on a plane returning home so won't be able to make it, unfortunately. Good luck with the weather!

Cheers,
Rick.

RobF (Rob) · #**1100** 09-06-2012, 10:38 AM

Alas, family commitments here Peter.

Edit: Following weekend I might be free multiple nights - bound to be cloudy