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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2011 15:39:03 GMT
I'm just now seeing this Cheerry!!!!! OMG !!!! Lust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes,you do deserve it because we know you will use it and enjoy. It rattles me to no end,the number of telescopes I've seen in people's homes,covered in dust,one in NY at a friends house is being used as a f'n towel rack!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!! ok,end of rant....... Last night's moon,ever so brilliant,waxing, gibbous,true full will be tomorrow night,Friday,the 18th,known as the SNOW moon.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 17, 2011 20:26:16 GMT
Hiya Casimara.... ;D OH has made me a small stand so that I can manage the coronado on my own. The set up my Dad had created (with the coronado piggybacked on the helios) was really difficult to work. Anyway...no prominances to report (Sunday) as the sun was really quiet...but it was so FAB to see the filaments snake across the face of the sun....and the edge looked all 'fluffy' too....phwoar.... It's really cloudy here and tonight there are reports of Northern lights gggrrrr......
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2011 18:24:07 GMT
I think you need to send it from member to member so that we can all test it. ;D
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 18, 2011 19:05:39 GMT
Thick Cloud....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2011 23:35:13 GMT
Thick Cloud.... Oh no!!! Oh,there will be others!!! It was quite beautiful here,looking forward to tonight's FULL!!
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 20, 2011 17:01:11 GMT
...sob......
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Post by Kimby on Mar 11, 2011 19:25:29 GMT
Aurora watch: A coronal ejection means that skywatchers as far south as Michigan and Wisconsin are seeing the northern lights this week. Here's some pics from around the world. (There are 3 pages, and some photographers have additional images you can look at by clicking on the #s - don't give up if the first few links are broken) spaceweather.com/aurora/gallery_01mar11.htm
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 19, 2011 1:51:07 GMT
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Mar 21, 2011 19:40:27 GMT
We had a lovely time at the weekend...looking at the sun through the coronado we saw a few 'small' sunspots and some prominances...fab...we looked at the moon in the evenings but it was too bright to photograph. Breathtakingly beautiful tho...
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 22, 2011 2:18:07 GMT
That does sound lovely. How do you look at the sun through a telescope -- with filters? Also, what's a prominance, please? Is that one of those "arms" that the sun throws out?
I wish I'd remembered to go out during moon rise.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Mar 22, 2011 20:30:29 GMT
The coronado has a special 'hydrogen-alpha filter that allows very good views of the sun. The prominences are bits sticking out from the limb of the sun...these can be plasma 'loops' or eruptions..they are SO COOL....ahem....sorry...I am very keen on solar viewing because there's a reasonable chance of actually seeing a star.... ;D
We also use a Baader solar film filter on...We can see sunspots with that but not flares etc
we don't see this much detail with either tho....
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2011 0:52:43 GMT
Tonight there is a meteor shower that is from the remnants of Halley's Comet,part of the annual eta Aquarid meteor shower. Optimum visibility is just before sunrise. (Not a problem for me). It's a light shower.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2011 10:16:16 GMT
There was a lovely Crescent (Quarter) Moon out last night. It was the last thing I saw before I finally fell asleep,shining onto my pillow.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jun 14, 2011 7:22:46 GMT
A colleague at the Astronomical Society sent this to me today...made by one of the the members. Image of the supernova in M51 (the whirlpool galaxy) as an animation (images taken over 13 months). www.moonpigastro.co.uk/latest_images.html
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Post by tod2 on Jun 14, 2011 14:44:24 GMT
It's been too long since I last visited this site...... I did some nice catching up thanks to Cheery and Casimira!
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Post by Kimby on Jun 15, 2011 14:35:51 GMT
Eagerly awaiting reports (and photos?) from lunar eclipse watchers on continents other than North America.... VOLCANIC LUNAR ECLIPSE: On Wednesday night, June 15th, there's going to be a total lunar eclipse visible from every continent except North America. The Moon will spend 100 minutes fully engulfed in Earth's shadow, making this the longest lunar eclipse in nearly 11 years. Maximum coverage occurs on Wednesday night at 20:12 UT. spaceweather.com/an animation here: shadowandsubstance.com/
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Post by Kimby on Jun 15, 2011 14:40:23 GMT
Something to look forward to (gotta mark my calendar, except I don't have one for 2017 yet!) shadowandsubstance.com/2017/2017e.htmlFull totality at Stanley Idaho, right in the heart of our favorite August hiking area, the Sawtooth Mountains. We could very well be there then.
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Post by tod2 on Jun 15, 2011 15:55:03 GMT
5.55pm - Quick report on whats happening in our sky at this very moment.....I can see a big yellow moon! This eclipse is fascinating as there isn't a single cloud in the sky tonight - it's not too chilly but one does need a jumper or jacket to ward off the fresh night air. All the 'big guns' have been taken out of mothballs and are ready on the tripod. Let's see what we can shoot tonight!
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Post by Kimby on Jun 15, 2011 15:57:45 GMT
Oh, goody! A real-time reporter. Thanks, tod. (BTW, it's 9:57 am here in Montana.)
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Post by tod2 on Jun 15, 2011 16:35:34 GMT
Kimby - Just been outside to see where our moon is......getting high and has turned a brilliant white. Still a little while to go......
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Post by Kimby on Jun 15, 2011 16:38:45 GMT
what time is totality for you? (and what time zone are you in?)
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Post by tod2 on Jun 15, 2011 16:58:30 GMT
Total eclipse will be at 9.24pm tonight and going on until 11.02pm when the moon will reappear.
Our Time Zone ( I think) is CAT - Central African Time Example: When it is 12noon here it is either 2/3/or4am in Montana.(roughly?)
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Post by Kimby on Jun 15, 2011 17:07:27 GMT
It appears that with Montana observing daylight savings time (MDT), we are 8 hours behind you in CAT.
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Post by tod2 on Jun 15, 2011 18:29:20 GMT
OK - Latest observations on the eclipse: It is almost an hour since the start and only now can we see the slightest little shaddow at the bottom end of the moon. I would have thought it would start from the side. This is going to be interesting...... If I don't report back tonight I will do so early tomorrow morning.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jun 15, 2011 19:38:57 GMT
We have solid cloud....OF COURSE....ggggrrrr......
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2011 19:42:20 GMT
I thought that the eclipse was scheduled here at 4 pm this afternoon in which case it would be very difficult to observe and,we have quite a bit of cloud cumulus clouds above today so,I am not anticipating much of a view.
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Post by tod2 on Jun 15, 2011 20:30:20 GMT
Right folks - This is what we managed to capture on camera tonight! 6.15pm 8.12 Notice the faint darker mark at the bottom of the moon.. 8.29 8.55 After this the moon suddenly started to take on an almost transparent look - like an ostrich egg lit from the inside. 9.07 9.17 9.24 9.29 And to end off this amazing eclipse I want to show you how fast the moon was moving so did a 30sec shutter speed. You can clearly see how far it moved in that time!
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Post by spindrift on Jun 15, 2011 22:01:21 GMT
tod2 - thanks a million for those excellent pictures....they make up for the fact that there is thick cloud over my part of the UK tonight and I can't see the moon at all...
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Post by tod2 on Jun 16, 2011 6:53:52 GMT
My pleasure Spindrift - I was pleased to see on this mornings SKY News a photo and explanation of why the moon turned that orangey red colour as the eclipse progressed! Ash cloud again they say.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2011 11:13:08 GMT
Great shots! You've done a good job, I find it near enough impossible to capture such photos, so I'm just in awe. Well done, Tod.
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