Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:34 pm
some good images there Frank.
Well what a freezing cold night, we started off going to our club site in Boher but was fogged out, Conan suggested we head to a site he found near keeper hill, much higher then any other site we've ever used before, it was above the fog, it was like looking down on clouds, great southern vista.
my favourites from the night
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61288385@N00/5280855039/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61288385@N00/5280853495/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61288385@N00/5280852465/
Slideshow of 15 images in flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61288385@N ... 647973416/
First time observing at -12 celsius, we only had the scopes out an hour and ice had already formed on them, never seen the likes of it before!
The moon was very red, we lost if a few degrees above the horison due to horison clouds, but hey we were very happy to see it at all as at one stage it was looking like we'd see nothing.
Focusing the camera became difficult towards the end as the red moon was quiet dim against the blue sky, we lost the moon around 8am. we finished up with a group photo on Franks camera,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/franks_ast ... 280127878/
Well what a freezing cold night, we started off going to our club site in Boher but was fogged out, Conan suggested we head to a site he found near keeper hill, much higher then any other site we've ever used before, it was above the fog, it was like looking down on clouds, great southern vista.
my favourites from the night
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61288385@N00/5280855039/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61288385@N00/5280853495/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61288385@N00/5280852465/
Slideshow of 15 images in flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61288385@N ... 647973416/
First time observing at -12 celsius, we only had the scopes out an hour and ice had already formed on them, never seen the likes of it before!
The moon was very red, we lost if a few degrees above the horison due to horison clouds, but hey we were very happy to see it at all as at one stage it was looking like we'd see nothing.
Focusing the camera became difficult towards the end as the red moon was quiet dim against the blue sky, we lost the moon around 8am. we finished up with a group photo on Franks camera,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/franks_ast ... 280127878/