Oh it was pretty high up to be honest. My trouble was lining up the spotter scope with the main scope.Vela wrote:Venus might be harder to focus on when it's closer to the horizon with a thicker atmosphere to look through. Jupiter and Saturn near zenith are excellent targets too, and you will probably see some moons too.
superflyninja wrote:Oh it was pretty high up to be honest. My trouble was lining up the spotter scope with the main scope.Vela wrote:Venus might be harder to focus on when it's closer to the horizon with a thicker atmosphere to look through. Jupiter and Saturn near zenith are excellent targets too, and you will probably see some moons too.
SpaceGazelle wrote:If you have a digital camera attached to a telescope there's software that can do incredible feats of noise cancellation. Some of the results people have been getting are really something else. https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-resources/astrophotography-tips/deep-sky-astrophotography-with-digital-cameras/
superflyninja wrote:@voices 76mm diameter, I looked at venus through a low magnification eyepiece and it was super bright. @spacegazelle cool will check that out!
davyK wrote:I fancy a big fat coffee table Hubble book...
Dinostar77 wrote:What became apparent during the programme was the amount of servicing that hubble required. I believe James Webb teleacope will be positioned halfway between earth and moon. Making servicing almost impossible. Better hope they get that one spot when it launches.
GooberTheHat wrote:I've got a nice Voyager coffee table book. It's full of incredible images.davyK wrote:I fancy a big fat coffee table Hubble book...
Dinostar77 wrote:This is cool. First FRB detected in our own galaxy. From a dead star that obviously isnt dead, i think. https://www.sciencealert.com/a-galactic-magnetar-just-spat-out-something-shockingly-like-a-fast-radio-burst Exclusive: We Might Have First-Ever Detection of a Fast Radio Burst in Our Own Galaxy MICHELLE STARR 1 MAY 2020 A Milky Way magnetar called SGR 1935+2154 may have just massively contributed to solving the mystery of powerful deep-space radio signals that have vexed astronomers for years...
That documentary on Voyager(s) was pretty great IIRC. The Furthest I think it was called.davyK wrote:Nice. Voyager is another fascination of mine.GooberTheHat wrote:I've got a nice Voyager coffee table book. It's full of incredible images.davyK wrote:I fancy a big fat coffee table Hubble book...
superflyninja wrote:That documentary on Voyager(s) was pretty great IIRC. The Furthest I think it was called.Nice. Voyager is another fascination of mine.I've got a nice Voyager coffee table book. It's full of incredible images.I fancy a big fat coffee table Hubble book...
SpaceGazelle wrote:Was looking forward to the SpaceX launch and ISS docking. Clear skies too. Ah well.
PS check out the groovy astronaut suits in space year 2020.
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