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VLBA grid system

Artemis13 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:07:09 GMT

The article on the 35 linked radio telescopes that will help establish a new grid system makes the following statement (I am paraphrasing): "the [234] quasars, in spite of their proper motion, appear stationary as seen from earth." I don't understand how this can happen, given the expansion of the universe. What am I missing in my interpretation of this statement?

telescope

farmout — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:36:18 GMT

want a new first time go to tele amature hobby.what to buy ,where to buy

M37 - First image in 9 months

Boise_Dob — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:13:58 GMT

I can't believe it has been 9 months since I have taken a picture! I'm starting back in slow. I was battling my tracking for a while, but it ended up being OK. I'm out of practice...I forgot to adjust my quality settings after focusing and ended up capturing these subs in JPEG instead of RAW. Because of that, there were no dark or flat frames used in this image.

Scope: C8-SGT at f/6.3
Camera: Canon 350D (XT) unmodified
Guide Scope: Orion ST80
Guide Camera: Phillips SPC900NC
Exposure: 30x60 seconds at ISO 1600

Meade DS90 refractor

maryccc — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:23:13 GMT

Can anyone tell me about this telescope. Is it any good?

A Perplexing Sighting That Has Ratteld Me To The Core

Star Dragon — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:52:48 GMT

I just got done posting an article on the LHC and then I headed out side with my binoculars for a quick look up at the Pleades and the Perseus area.

I love the view of Pleades in my 10x50 binocs, as put down my binocs to head inside, I saw something that I can not explain, which in all honesty really has me wondering if the three of us are not losing our minds, or having some kind of shared hallucination.

I have been into astronomy and observing for many years, and I am very familiar with satellites and their trajectories, I have never seen anything that I could not explain but this shook me up.

As I put the binoculars down, I took a quick look at my Zenith and spotted what I thought was a Polar orbiting satellite, I could follow it with my naked eyes just like most other satellites that I have seen in the past. As soon as I spotted it, I pointed it out to my grandson and wife.

It appeared as most other satellites do, that I have seen, just a pinpoint dim star moving at a steady slow rate from North to South.

As we watched this object, I was waiting for it to disappear as it glided into the shadow of the Earth which usually makes them dim dramatically and then almost completely disappear.

Then the shock came, this thing was not a plane, was not an asteroid or a satellite, unless we have something up there that can maneuver, increase it's speed to an absurd rate, and also change course.

The object which I thought was a normal satellite did not drop in brightness as I had expected.

Instead, whatever this was, increased in brightness, made a sharp right hand turn, and sped away at an incredible but impossible speed.

This left me flabbergasted, astonished, shocked and in disbelief in what I just saw, I never thought I would ever witness such a strange occurrence, and I do not believe in little green men or aliens, I aways scoffed at those crazy reports of sightings, and I always thought it was people's imagination and lack of knowledge that made them report such things.

I feel like a victim of some sort of delusion, I am so shook up by what I just witnessed that I just cannot believe my eyes.

I have always just chuckled to myself whenever I would hear about strange sightings in the night sky, but now I feel like a victim, my brain and intellect says that what I and my family saw could not be happening, and that it is impossible for anything that we have, could move so fast and change course.

I am honestly shaking while I write this post, my wife and grandson were outside at the time with my dog and they witnessed the same spectacle.

I sit here dumbfounded without any reasonable explanation, If I were not educated I would not be so shaken by what I just witnessed.

The three of us could not have been hallucinating at the same time, I don't know what to think about what I and my other family members just saw.

I sit here in disbelief In the 25 years or so that I have been looking up, this has never happened to me before.

I dare not make any assumptions nor can I come up with any reasonable explanations.

Dennis

Flame Nebula - NGC2024 (Full Color)

Greekastronomy — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:44:10 GMT

-> Telescope: LX200GPS 14" - Hyperstar 3
-> CCD: ATIK 16HR
-> Guiding Telescope: SkyWatcher 4"
-> Guiding Camera: Meade DSI 2
-> Guiding Software: PHD Guiding
-> Filter: Astronomik Ha, O3, S2, Hb
-> Processing: MaximDl / AstroArt / PhotoShop CS3
-> Exposures: Ha:6h45m, O3:2h30m, S2:2h40m, Hb:2h30m
-> Date: 12, 15, 17, 18, 19 Nov 2009
-> Place: Athens Greece

The LHC Is Back Online

Star Dragon — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:56:18 GMT

While browsing around just a few minutes ago, I ran into this article, http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-science/20091120/EU.SCI.Big.Bang.Machine/

I can hardly wait to hear of the first results, but I am heading out side right now with my binoculars for a quick look around so I did not read the whole article.

Dennis

2012: A good site for those folks who are living in fear

leo731 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:30:52 GMT

Hello Friends,

Are being kept awake at night fearing the big bad space rock is coming straight for your noggin? Are you an amatuer astronomer being pestered endlessly about such things as Nibbler, Nibirui, (whatever), impending planetary alignments, galactic convergence with the core, or the super collider in Europe creating a black hole that will swallow us all? Is that what's bothering you Bunky?

Then fear no more! There is an astrobiologist form the Ames Research Center who has answered all these questions with straightforward scientific answers!

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/ask-an-astrobiologist/intro/nibiru-and-doomsday-2012-questions-and-answers

Just forward this website to all those who are afraid, or think they might be afraid, or who just want to know better, that 2012 will not be the end. Well, some of us might die from old age or something but you get the idea.

Your welcome,

You can sleep soundly now,

Planetary Alignments: Fact or Fiction?

AndesEbla — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:21:08 GMT

On May 9, 2002, I jotted down this in my Astronomy Log:

"The autumn is present here only by illusive colors, especially by the Andes and the Coast Range, which in this season stand like inside a kaleidoscope. The weather is more summertime than autumnal. From this majestic scenery, where your spirit lives and enlivens my soul, I am sending you my loving words. During this season the inclination of the planet yields fanciful light by the slanting sunshine, and from the persistent summertime veiling the autumn, from this fortunate angle of Earth between the Andes and the Pacific, I am conjuring you with passion and illusion.

Six planets will be lining up in the ecliptic along these two weeks. It happens in a cycle of 40 years, therefore most mortals can see it just once in their lifetime. The planets are Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus and Mercury. Forty minutes after the sunset six luceros (evening stars) appear in the sky, glittering as diamonds in the red-violet dusk in the direction to the Pacific (the Coast Range). Every evening I watch this spectacle with emotion. Watching it, mainly when the first darkness reigns, I am in spiritual touch with you throughout this celestial line, so greatly drawn in the heavens."

Just tonight -November 20, 2009- I was enjoying the numerous posts delivered here on the 2012 "issue" and having great fun from them (the last link by Dave Mitzky leading to the Astronomy Magazine's article The world will end December 21, 2012, by Michael E. Bakich, gave me the most).

Glutted by the 2012 insanity omnipresent (though I admit that Nibiru inspires me very much returning me to my childhood!), I had some relief enjoying here the barrage. I was stunned by something notwithstanding: it was the link given by Zachsdad leading to the article Planetary Alignments: Fact or Fiction? by Dr. Donald Luttermoser, East Tennessee State University.

I immediately recalled that evening of May 9, 2002, whose astronomical testimony starts this post of mine. The alignment of May 2002, which not only gave me indemnity but grand faith in the future, was for me greater than the Mayan fantasy, especially because my observatory by the Andes under crystalline sky on my terrace at high altitude was much better than anything they had, and moreover I did not need to slaughter my society for "feeding" the heavens!

I wanted to give this testimony for one thing: the heavens have much inspiration for our daily lives. We do not need any Armageddon film, book or whatever to become scared, since it is obvious that any comet can appear all of sudden and finish our planet at any time, and in that case we really could not do anything (asteroids are different issue). But on the other side we get great joy and solace appreciating the beauty and the math involved in the celestial phenomena, even those humble as the planetary alignment seen from my terrace on the top of my tower building (my home).

Raúl Hernández Olea - raul hernandez chile - raul hernandez

The Last Two Letters

DaveMitsky — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:59:30 GMT

Ready for another game? In this game, use the final two letters in the sentence to start a new one.

Here's an example.

The visible universe is comprised primarily of ionized hydrogen gas known as plasma.

Many are called but few are chosen.

Dave Mitsky

Who saw the moon last night

maryccc — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:38 GMT

I haven't seen the moon in such a long time and saw it last night and it was so beautiful. The sun was setting and I saw the crescent against the purple sky. I wished I had my camera because where I was at it was so close but I rushed home and tried to take a few pictures but they didn't turn out at all.

Does anyone know the best settings to take a picture of the moon with just the camera and no telescope and where it won't look like a bright light?

New Telescope

bhouck — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:53:16 GMT

Hello.. i want to buy a nice go to scope. I have narrowed down to 2 Celestron Scopes. The C6-SGT advanced and the Nexstar 8SE. Are these a good choice? Thanks. B

My first starfield photo

maryccc — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:42:09 GMT

I took my xsi outside tonight and I didn't know what the heck I was doing but do these look like stars to you?

I had the dial set to A-dep, autofocus off on the lens, iso 1600, I'm not sure what the shutter speed was but it took a while after I clicked the shutter button.

I also took this photo of a bright star and was wondering if it's jupiter?

A Welcome to New Members,, Please take the time to read.

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As a beginner you probably have quite a few questions. We all did, and we all often still do even with years of experience. You can always learn something new everyday.

You may find there is so much information for your brain to absorb. It might just be so overwhelming it will make your head spin. So Many books, computer programs and an abundance of information scattered all over the Internet. There is so much that it is too hard to keep track of it all.
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Have A Nice ___________

2 winter Nebulae.

Oliver Tunnah — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:26:26 GMT

First up is NGC 2359 or Thor's Helmet. Due to Faulke's FOV only the central bubble is caught.
I only wanted to do a narrowband image here, but due to some problems with my first session I opted for an RGB shot. The next day I got the narrowband data. Like my NGC 347 I combined the separate RGB shots with their Narrowband mates. (I.e. Red and Ha, Green and Oiii, Blue and Hb.)

The result is 180 seconds for each RGB channel.

Next I went for NGC 1931. This one gets left out due to it's larger two IC cousins nearby.
This is a simple RGB of 60 seconds per filter. Notice the 'little Trapezium' at the heart. NGC 1931 has been called 'little M42' so it seems fitting that the trap has 5 stars and not 4. (M42's has 6)

Enjoy!

Post Pics of your telescope(s)

tkerr — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 04:13:41 GMT

Ok, many of you have seen pictures of me and my telescopes. Now it is time for everyone else to post pictures of their telescopes. If you want you can even add yourself in them. A photo of the telescope with a brief discription would be nice. This is for other members, particularly newcomers, to see what other people are using and enjoying the night sky with. It can also give them a better perspective of their sizes when there is someone standing next to them.

Manufacture, type and size does not matter, All that matters is that you enjoy the night sky with it.

For those who may not have seen my pictures here are a few of them.

On the left is the Celestron C6R-GT. The Mount is the Celestron CG5 advanced series computerized GoTo equatorial mount. The primary telescope is the 6" 1200mm focal length achromatic refractor. Mounted piggy back onto that is the Celestron 80mm ED refractor.
On the right is the Orion SkyQuest XT10" Classic Dobsonian. A 10" 1200mm focal length Newtonian reflector on a alt-az Dobsonian base mount.
The little person in the middle is me.

Click your mouse on the images to see full size image

These will give you a better perspective to their size.

I stand at 5'11" 230 lbs.

Have A Nice ___________

Raw file

maryccc — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:12:14 GMT

Can someone tell me what the extension is for raw images. I went to quality on my camera and selected raw and am getting a .cr file.

Will a 9x50 finderscope help?

FurtherThanTooFar — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:17:18 GMT

Hi I'm new here and I'm also new to amateur astronomy. I'm a student in my late teens who just bought a telescope and is still left in the dark over a certain question...Should I get a 9x50 finderscope and scrap my 6x30 finderscope or is my money better spent elsewhere with eyepieces, filters, barlow lens etc. Currently my budget restricts me from buying the finderscope and accessories. Any advice would be greatly appreciated because I'm eager to purchase these accessories ASAP. Oh If it isn't the 9x50 finderscope, would you be able to make a list of necessary accessories for a beginner telescope user?

My telescope is an Celestron Omni XLT 150 6" Newtonian Reflector.

sketch, Hooker 100" reflector, Mt. Wilson

WABarry — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:02:38 GMT

Not one clear night, here the Pacific Northwest, since September 28th. Rain, clouds, fog, etc. We have had it all, except a clear night........and it doesn't look like it's going to change anytime soon.

I am reduced to indoor astronomy. It's a good thing I am interested in the history of astronomy. Just re-read "The perfect Machine", by Ronald Florence, and "First Light" by Richard Preston. I highly recommend both books.

A sketch of the 100" Hooker reflector on Mt. Wilson, near Pasadena, Californina.,,,the third telescope developed by George Ellery Hale. This telescope was the one that finally settled the argument about "the Nebulae". Were they gas clouds inside the Milky Way, or "Island Universes" (galaxies in their own right)? With the help of many others, Edwin Hubble's published work in 1929, pretty well settled the issue.........finally! The 100" saw first light in 1917.

Europa Annularly Transits Ganymede - Nov 23

Centaur — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:05:20 GMT

I predict that Jupiter’s Galilean satellite Europa will appear in annular transit across Ganymede during the evening of 2009 NOV 23. This event will be visible from western North America, but not in the east where Jupiter will already have set. I’ve created two diagrams. The first is a view from above Jupiter’s north pole, and the second is a view from Earth. They can be seen by clicking: http://www.curtrenz.com/astronomical . Below is my timetable.

Europa Annularly Transits Ganymede
2009 NOV 23 PST (UT-8)

20:39:30 PST Partial Transit Begins
20:41:50 PST Annular Transit Begins
20:42:37 PST Minimum Separation between Satellite Centers
20:43:25 PST Annular Transit Ends
20:45:46 PST Partial Transit Ends

Photos, descriptions and timings of this event would be welcome additions to this thread.

SPC900NC magnification?

NutoAP — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:31:02 GMT

Does anyone know what the comparable magnification level of the SPC900NC is? What mm eyepiece would it be comparable to as-is, with no Barlow hookup? I appreciate any help that anyone could give!

P.S. I finally was able to get out and use the camera and everyone's advice from all my questions, and had a pretty successful 1st night. Once again, thanks to everyone! It's nice to get out and work with the settings and experience what makes a good capture and what doesn't.

Occultation of a shadow on Jupiter

ricci — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:06:48 GMT

This night from 00.16 UT to 00.31 UT the satellite Ganimede will occult the satellite's shadow Io of Jupiter, very rare event

www.pierpaoloricci.it/eventi/giove211109_eng.htm

Hello everyone

astrodlpjr.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:12:08 GMT

My daughter is doing an astronomy project for her school, I have been into Astronomy for most of my life. We use a C-8 mounted on an CG5. So we came to this site hopping to get some help from you. She, with my help started a web site, www.keeplookingup.webs.com, we need photos of the messier object, planets, your equipment, etc. Photo's that you have taken. The project is to show the general public what is possible, with equipment that anyone can buy. She is hoping to collect all the planets, and most of the messier object, if not all. If you would like to help, goto www.keeplookingup.webs.com

Thank you

Dave

Moon jupiter, and now nebulae

twilight99 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:17:04 GMT

Hi guys I got my first scope set up and was able to view and track the moon fairly well. I also was able to see jupitor and the bands on it but not real clear. My next item I would like to look at is one of the nebulae. As with most things I havent use any of my filters yet. To view a nebulae am I ecpected to see the colors like in viedos and photos or are they going to be mostly black and white. Do I use filters for this and what kind. My scope is a Celestron CGEM 11" with equatoral mount, I have a 41 mm pantoptic televue eyepiece and sever celstron eyepieces down tho the 5mm UltraCelestron. Several red blue green and two red on dark and on light. I have the UVIR filter and the UHC/LPR filter. I have the celestron eypieces 40mm, 32mm and 26 mm along with 2 inch barlow and a 4x televue powermate. when i get past this step then I am going to try photography which I also have purchased the equipment for. I am using a telrad quick finder and a televue 80mm finder scope

Can any one give me any direction on viewing nebulae.

Thank PHIL (Brand Newbie)

Equipment set up and alignment

twilight99 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:43:28 GMT

Hi Everyone, I finally got all my equipment as this is my first scope and attempt at astronomy. Here is a list of what I have. I took it out for a spin on my front porch and managed to get through the set up procedures. So I set up to track on the moon and it tracked fairly well. But the moon would out run the scope after a little time. I figured that my problem might be that I am not able to do polar alignment on Polaris due to trees blocking etc.

The scope is great and everything I bought with it gives a great view. The moon is unreal and Jupiter was found fairly fast but couldn't get the lines through it very clear. Does any one have any Ideas as to how I may do the polar alignment without being able to view Polaris. I just did a 1 star alingment this first time.

Thanks Phil

Scope:

Celestron CGEM 11” @ 2995.00 (Scope and Mount)

Mount:

CGEM German Equatorial Mount

Celestron GPS @ $198.99

Eye Pieces:

TeleVue 4X Powermate

TeleVue Panoptic 41.0 MM @ 419.99

TeleVue 8-24 MM Click Stop Dioptrx Zoom @ 209.94

Celestron Ultima-LX 5MM @ $

Celestron 2X Barlow 1.25” Lense @ 69.90

Celestron E-Lux 40 MM Plossl (came with Scope)

Filters:

Celestron UV/IR 1.25” Cut-off Filter @ $54.25

Celestron UHC/LPR Filter 1.25” @ $64.90

Celestron 2” Eyepiece and Filter Kit @ $238.99

Celestron E-Lux40 MM EP (kit)

Celestron E-Lux 32 MM EP (kit)

Celestron E-Lux 26MM EP (kit)

Celestron E-Lux 2X Barlow 2” (kit)

Celestron Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, and Dark Red Filters

Celestron Moon Filter 1.25” @ $11.99

Finder Scope:

Celestron Polar Axis Finder Scope CG-5 Mount @ $45.99

Stellarvue 80MM Finder Scope with 2” Helical Focuser @ $249.00

Pulse Guide Illuminator @ $39.00

Stellarvue Finder Rings with Quick Release SCT Base @ $60.00

Camera Equipment:

Nikon D2000 DSLR Camera @ $1554.00 w Lenses

Celestron Radial Guider @ $85.99

Celestron Telescope Micro Guide Specialty Eye Piece (12.5MM – 1.25”) @ $144.94

Nikon Zhumell T-Ring @ $16.95

Celestron T Adapter Universal 1.25” @

Celestron Reducer/Corrector f/6.3 @ $129.90

Additional Accessories:

Celestron 11 lb counter weight @ $29.80

Celestron Sky Master 15X70 Center Focus Binoculars @

Celestron Vibration Suppression Pads @ $44.99

Celestron Sky Map Charts @ $24.99

Celestron Guide Book- Peterson First Guides Astronomy @ $12.90

Stellarvue 80 MM Hard Case @ 85.00

Celestron 11” Dew Shade @ $29.89

Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium @ $199.95

Celestron SkyScout Protective Case @ $24.95

Celestron Night Vision Flashlight @ $16.99