Yesisnt it the plough here in the UK?
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Yesisnt it the plough here in the UK?
This "devil's horns" sunrise was captured in Qatar last month during a partial eclipse.
Elias Chasiotis, who captured the stunning photos, described the red crescent sunrise as the "most awesome sunrise I've ever seen".
Image credits: Elias Chasiotis (check out his page here https://www.facebook.com/elias.chasiotis), with special thanks to NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day website where they were first featured, and its editor, Dr Robert J. Nemiroff.
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Whoops. Yeah. Its called that too. My mistake.isnt it the plough here in the UK?
A little heads up that tonight around 6:16pm, the Moon and Venus will be close to each other in the west, and the ISS will pass very close to them both. Will be cool to see and possibly photograph if you have a tripod and perhaps a 10-20 second exposure.
A little heads up that tonight around 6:16pm, the Moon and Venus will be close to each other in the west, and the ISS will pass very close to them both. Will be cool to see and possibly photograph if you have a tripod and perhaps a 10-20 second exposure.
Was out with the dogs about 4.30pm yesterday. The moon and Venus were both bright in the sky even though it wasn't dark.
A little heads up that tonight around 6:16pm, the Moon and Venus will be close to each other in the west, and the ISS will pass very close to them both. Will be cool to see and possibly photograph if you have a tripod and perhaps a 10-20 second exposure.
I have a mixture of stuff. For something like tonight, a DSLR camera and tripod is sufficient as you need quite a wide field view. A decent mobile with a stable mount or tripod can do a canny job too. One tip is to set a delay timer of 5-10 seconds, then any vibrations from pressing the button (or the mirror moving in a DSLR) flatten out giving a crisper image.Do you have any kit for taking pictures mate?
I love seeing stuff like that we had that @Moonshot23 lad but haven't noticed him post in a canny while.
Definitely venus. Uranus is just not bright enough to easily pick out with the naked eye. It is above the moon at the minute, about 3 times the distance between the moon and venus, so if you didn't have skywalk pointing directly I can see how it made a mistake.are you sure it was venus? I had a look on starwalk and that said it was Uranus. I thought it looked bright for Uranus mind you.
I didn't notice until they had got quite low and my tea had nearly cooked, otherwise I'd have got my camera out. Hopefully the cloud will hold off tonight.Was out with the dogs about 4.30pm yesterday. The moon and Venus were both bright in the sky even though it wasn't dark.
I have a mixture of stuff. For something like tonight, a DSLR camera and tripod is sufficient as you need quite a wide field view. A decent mobile with a stable mount or tripod can do a canny job too. One tip is to set a delay timer of 5-10 seconds, then any vibrations from pressing the button (or the mirror moving in a DSLR) flatten out giving a crisper image.
Any exposure over about 20 seconds will start to produce star trails. I bought a tracking mount last year which turns your camera in time with the rotation of the earth, and I managed a 5 minute exposure (not got it to hand to post). That is how people take images of the milky way arcing over mountains etc.
I've got a telescope too where I can attach my camera or change the eye piece for a webcam. You get a lot of atmospheric disturbance taking images of planets or the moon so a number of years ago someone hit on the idea of taking 1 minute videos then using some processing software to pick out the sharpest bits from each frame and combining to make a single image. Here are a couple I did of the moon and Jupiter:
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I've not got as an impressive setup as Moonshot, so I can't to the nebula and things he does. I want to though!
Definitely venus. Uranus is just not bright enough to easily pick out with the naked eye. It is above the moon at the minute, about 3 times the distance between the moon and venus, so if you didn't have skywalk pointing directly I can see how it made a mistake.
If you know Orion, out to the left he holds what looks like a bow shaped curve of stars, that you can often only see in pretty clear stars. The top most star of that is a bit brighter than Uranus at the moment, where as venus is the second brightest object in the sky, after the moon (when the sun has gone down!).
I didn't notice until they had got quite low and my tea had nearly cooked, otherwise I'd have got my camera out. Hopefully the cloud will hold off tonight.
Was out with the dogs about 4.30pm yesterday. The moon and Venus were both bright in the sky even though it wasn't dark.
Class photos those! Which mount did you get? I've been thinking of getting one too.I have a mixture of stuff. For something like tonight, a DSLR camera and tripod is sufficient as you need quite a wide field view. A decent mobile with a stable mount or tripod can do a canny job too. One tip is to set a delay timer of 5-10 seconds, then any vibrations from pressing the button (or the mirror moving in a DSLR) flatten out giving a crisper image.
Any exposure over about 20 seconds will start to produce star trails. I bought a tracking mount last year which turns your camera in time with the rotation of the earth, and I managed a 5 minute exposure (not got it to hand to post). That is how people take images of the milky way arcing over mountains etc.
I've got a telescope too where I can attach my camera or change the eye piece for a webcam. You get a lot of atmospheric disturbance taking images of planets or the moon so a number of years ago someone hit on the idea of taking 1 minute videos then using some processing software to pick out the sharpest bits from each frame and combining to make a single image. Here are a couple I did of the moon and Jupiter:
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I've not got as an impressive setup as Moonshot, so I can't to the nebula and things he does. I want to though!
Definitely venus. Uranus is just not bright enough to easily pick out with the naked eye. It is above the moon at the minute, about 3 times the distance between the moon and venus, so if you didn't have skywalk pointing directly I can see how it made a mistake.
If you know Orion, out to the left he holds what looks like a bow shaped curve of stars, that you can often only see in pretty clear stars. The top most star of that is a bit brighter than Uranus at the moment, where as venus is the second brightest object in the sky, after the moon (when the sun has gone down!).
I didn't notice until they had got quite low and my tea had nearly cooked, otherwise I'd have got my camera out. Hopefully the cloud will hold off tonight.
I went for the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer Pro. Although I have not tried it, my scope is small enough that I could put that and the camera on it too. I have only really had one clear night where I could get out and have a play. It was looking ok after a bit experimentation but the camera lens started to dew over. I either need a dew heater or for my telescope I made a big tube out of a length of camping foam mat and it does a great job.Class photos those! Which mount did you get? I've been thinking of getting one too.
Classic astronaut training that I believeLight cloud here but I stood and watched the ISS go over while I was putting the bin out. It made the job more enjoyable.