Ivanhoe Posted November 29, 2023 Posted November 29, 2023 2 hours ago, JWB said: Astronomers discover six planets orbiting a nearby sun-like star (msn.com) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6xXPp2YGzI
lucklucky Posted February 25 Posted February 25 https://www.sciencealert.com/dramatic-image-reveals-how-much-the-sun-has-changed-in-two-years
Ivanhoe Posted February 26 Posted February 26 My town is predicting a complete logjam on the roads on the 8th. I already have a reminder on my calendar to stock up on food and drink the Friday before.
Ivanhoe Posted February 27 Posted February 27 It'll be interesting to see whether the old wives tale about dogs howling during an eclipse is true or not.
BansheeOne Posted February 27 Posted February 27 I've seen a total eclipse, and the crowd of humans howled. 😁
Ivanhoe Posted April 8 Posted April 8 At roughly 2/3 totality in my AO, pretty mundane overall. No inklings of a horror movie scenario. I'm beginning to think that spending my retirement on an RPD and 10k linked rounds wasn't a good investment.
Ivanhoe Posted April 8 Posted April 8 Totality turned out to be great in my AO. No dogs howling, people turning into zombies, etc. Haven't heard a single siren all day. I'm guessing the po-po shut down most of the roads in my little hamlet. Sadly, my lame attempts at handheld photography were a total bust. Note to self; in 2099, use tripod, UV filter, and polarizer.
Rick Posted April 8 Posted April 8 On 2/26/2024 at 9:40 PM, Ivanhoe said: It'll be interesting to see whether the old wives tale about dogs howling during an eclipse is true or not. No howling here. Had perfect viewing conditions too. Like a dimmer switch was turned down, along with a 10 degree Fahrenheit drop in temperature, for a few minutes, then fairly quickly back to normal.
Ivanhoe Posted April 8 Posted April 8 Yeah, I felt the temp drop (TBH, though, it was accompanied by wind). Amusing psychological observation; before totality, partial eclipse was like "Yeah!" but after totality, partial eclipse was like "Ho, hum."
Der Zeitgeist Posted April 9 Posted April 9 (edited) We had a pretty great view near Dallas with very few clouds. We even saw the pinhole camera effects in the tree shadows and had the birds change their song during totality. It's hard to capture the change of light level in pictures or video because most cellphone cameras will try to brighten the scene up again, but I still got some nice shots. Edited April 9 by Der Zeitgeist
glappkaeft Posted October 15 Posted October 15 (edited) Quick stack and stretch of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) shot using a simple tripod earlier this evening (CET). 11 individual 6s exposures with 70 mm focal length (Canon 70-200mm F4L @ F/5.6 and a Canon 5D mk III @ ISO 6400). Note the faint anti-tail and globular cluster Messier 5 (fuzzy spot just left of 12 O'clock from the comet nucleus) Not sure why some bright stars are square, must be a DSS stacking artifact, haven't used it in a while. Weather looks good tomorrow as well, will try to go back with a wider lens. The comet was pretty nice naked eye and gorgeous in 7x50 mm binos. Recommend you try to catch it. You need a low horizon in the west and the window of visibility is pretty short between it becoming visible during dusk and dipping below the horizon but since the sky is still pretty bright, light pollution is less of an issue. Edited October 15 by glappkaeft
sunday Posted October 16 Posted October 16 1 hour ago, glappkaeft said: Quick stack and stretch of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) shot using a simple tripod earlier this evening (CET). 11 individual 6s exposures with 70 mm focal length (Canon 70-200mm F4L @ F/5.6 and a Canon 5D mk III @ ISO 6400). Note the faint anti-tail and globular cluster Messier 5 (fuzzy spot just left of 12 O'clock from the comet nucleus) Not sure why some bright stars are square, must be a DSS stacking artifact, haven't used it in a while. Weather looks good tomorrow as well, will try to go back with a wider lens. The comet was pretty nice naked eye and gorgeous in 7x50 mm binos. Recommend you try to catch it. You need a low horizon in the west and the window of visibility is pretty short between it becoming visible during dusk and dipping below the horizon but since the sky is still pretty bright, light pollution is less of an issue. Nice pic!
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