Mark Stanton Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 QUOTE nearly as long as you have been getting on peoples wicks then was there really any need for that this boardroom has many different personalities and opinions Quote
Norman Verona Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 QUOTE yep is amazing, thought it looked larger than norm... Nothing looks larger than me. I walked across the field and HM thought the moon had landed Quote
Blatman Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 Whilst you're outside, the bright object to the left and slightly below the moon is Saturn. With a *good* pair of binoculars you may *just* be able to make out the rings. Often though it just looks like a rugby ball shaped star... Quote
Barry Ashcroft Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 Unfortunatley it's cloudy here was looking forward to using starwalk on me iPhone. Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 Unfortunatley it's cloudy here was looking forward to using starwalk on me iPhone. Patchy cloud here, but just downloaded and tried Starwalk. What a brilliant app, just need a clearer night now. Thanks Barry Good recommendation. Quote
ACW Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Its all in the maths. 3% closer has a much bigger effect on area as perceived from the viewer. You can do the trig. Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 And brightness, Inverse square law and all that. Quote
Jumpjet Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Certainly was a sight to behold Cleggy, Took this last night - 1/320sec at f9. Quote
Jumpjet Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Blatman · Posted on Mar. 20 2011,15:52What lens? Nothing special actually - a fairly old Canon EF 75-300 - which has no image stabilisation by the way. Just ensured the basics were observed and used live view and manual focusing. Took about 30 exposures mind... Quote
Andy Banks Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Whilst you're outside, the bright object to the left and slightly below the moon is Saturn. With a *good* pair of binoculars you may *just* be able to make out the rings. Often though it just looks like a rugby ball shaped star... Whats the software Blatters? Quote
Blatman Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 www.stellarium.org There are downloads for Windows, Linux and OS/x. I discovered last night that on my XP Pro SP2 machine, you need to use the NON GPL version. The download installs both versions. If you have Windows 7 or Linux then it doesn't matter. Quote
Matt Seabrook Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Here you go Blatters one to get excited about mate. Not taken last night but thought you might like to see my moon Quote
pistonbroke Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Way back in the 70 somethings I read this book , and found it fascinating Azimov on Astronomy It still stands up today can thourilly recommend it as a good read Quote
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