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- Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:55 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Any ideas on this one?
- Replies: 5
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- Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:54 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Any ideas on this one?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2689
- Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:30 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Any ideas on this one?
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Any ideas on this one?
I am in Cincinnati(east side) and caught this sequence early morning Labor Day. I did a more thorough search than I did for satellite A02 (as remarked in SNP6) which had me perplexed for days. I can't find anything reasonable in the vicinity of Orion that morning. So what is it? The frames are over-...
- Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:37 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: A Mars Panorama (APOD 12 Aug 2008)
- Replies: 16
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- Sun May 04, 2008 7:36 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Interesting find..can someone help identify an object?
- Replies: 4
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The tracking on the 114GT for viewing purposes is not bad at all, for photography, not too good. First, the F ratio of the scope is so slow(half that of your SN10). So exposures are longer, ISO higher, and images suffer from field rotation, making accurate tracking even more critical. The Alt-Azimut...
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:44 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Interesting find..can someone help identify an object?
- Replies: 4
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- Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:50 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Interesting find..can someone help identify an object?
- Replies: 4
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Interesting find..can someone help identify an object?
I have been trying to sharpen my astrophotgraphy skills, and have been shooting frames from here in Cincinnati for the past few months. I have done some prime focus, projection, and just simple tripod shots. After becoming frustrated with my Celestron Nexstar 114 GT's tracking(or lack thereof), I wa...