No.. I just got the link to the photo.
Do you have a link to a corresponding article?
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- Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:25 pm
- Forum: Gallery & Techniques
- Topic: Very cool photo of the ISS and Shuttle passing by Sun!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5438
- Sun Dec 02, 2007 3:13 pm
- Forum: Gallery & Techniques
- Topic: Very cool photo of the ISS and Shuttle passing by Sun!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5438
- Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:34 pm
- Forum: Observing Sessions
- Topic: Observing session Tuesday, November 20th 2007
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5319
Holmes
Hi Dave, Couldn't make it out the other night, but I see it didn't make much difference. :-( I had been wondering about Holmes for the past week or so. Every now and then, when we had a break in the cloud cover, I would look up and could never find it, even when the right area of sky was clear. This...
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:45 pm
- Forum: Observing Reports & Celestial Events
- Topic: Major !!!!Comet outburst!!!!!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 29247
Holmes in Stellarium
I have just realised that you can add new objects into Stellarium by editing a text file with the orbit description. I found a website with the following instructions for adding Comet 17P Holmes to Stellarium, This assumes you have a default installation of Stellarium Version 0.9.0 1. Close Stellari...
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:24 pm
- Forum: Observing Reports & Celestial Events
- Topic: Major !!!!Comet outburst!!!!!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 29247
Spotted Holmes tonight
Hi guys, Managed to find holmes for myself tonight. Once I found a star chart listing its current position (Stellarium didn't have it), I stuck my head out my bedroom window and actually managed to spot it even with full street lights in the estate !!! It was quite obvious that there was a fuzzy bal...
- Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:23 pm
- Forum: Observing Reports & Celestial Events
- Topic: Major !!!!Comet outburst!!!!!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 29247
Cool pic
Wow Dave..
Great shot !!
Great shot !!
- Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:21 pm
- Forum: Thanks for joining SAC! Introduce yourself here
- Topic: Very useful guide for absolute beginners
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10191
Very useful guide for absolute beginners
Hi guys,
I just came across this online.
Seems to be a good introduction to finding constellations etc.
Its a nice simple tutorial, obviously way beneath 99% of you guys but for anyone else starting out, it might be helpful.
http://www.quietbay.net/Science/astronomy/nightsky/
Dave
I just came across this online.
Seems to be a good introduction to finding constellations etc.
Its a nice simple tutorial, obviously way beneath 99% of you guys but for anyone else starting out, it might be helpful.
http://www.quietbay.net/Science/astronomy/nightsky/
Dave
- Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:03 pm
- Forum: Telescopes & Other Astro Gear
- Topic: Astronomy Software List
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8048
Beginners tip
As a newbie, the most useful tool I found was http://www.stellarium.org/ [ AND ITS TOTALLY FREE ] It's actually quite easy to use, for someone starting out it has more than enough objects. I found it particularly useful after my first observing session to see if I could find some of the objects I wa...
- Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:53 pm
- Forum: Observing Sessions
- Topic: Observing session Friday Sept7th 2007
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10547
A good night even by the standards of a newbie
I just want to say a collective big thank you to all the guys who came out for Fridays observing session. It was my first night and I think I was truly lucky in getting some excellent conditions. I didn't have a scope with me, just some rather dodgy binoculars, but it really didn't make a difference...