Massive fireball just went across the sky from Perseus to Jupiter Mag -6
Name Newbury Astronomy
Location Newbury, United Kingdom
Name Newbury Astronomy
Location Newbury, United Kingdom
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Totally bummed. Got off work at 6:30 pm EST on a beautiful day. Fog rolls in around 7:15 pm off the ocean fucking up my view.
11-12-13 are all solid nights to watch.CC-Marley wrote:
Totally bummed. Got off work at 6:30 pm EST on a beautiful day. Fog rolls in around 7:15 pm off the ocean fucking up my view.
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i feel. we oughtta trade houses for a week - if you wanted to vacation in the mountain west, i wouldn't mind time on the cape.CC-Marley wrote:
Fog rolls in around 7:15 pm off the ocean fucking up my view.
looks like we'll be gtg, we're getting golden light out of the west. no color's usually a good sign . . .
Sweet. Hamweather is telling me:
Will check Starrynight to see how bad the Moon/Jupiter is gunna f'itup
Midnight is showtime.Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms in the evening...Then mostly clear after midnight.
Will check Starrynight to see how bad the Moon/Jupiter is gunna f'itup
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Great the moon rises almost exactly at midnight for me .
North east too..
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So how's it looking over there?
fuck clouds!
Still cloudyPartly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms in the evening...Then mostly clear after midnight.
"after midnight" .. how very clever and open ended MR.SCIENTIST
[video]http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/154412[/video]
look what ggoollee just did
terrifying
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Sweet, all is clear here in Iowa, does anybody know much about old school 35mm cameras? I got a Pentax Spotmatic from the 70's that I've used before for night shots (Storms, Northern Lights) but now I don't have a clue what settings I should put it at. The film is ASA 800 I believe. Shutter speed wont matter because I'll leave it open, right? I was told if I use film for night shots, but leave the shutter open to long, the pictures will turn out grainy. So I should use a differerent film type...?
I will leave the shutter open until I see meteors, then I'll snap it. Ya, my terminology is probably off a bit...
I will leave the shutter open until I see meteors, then I'll snap it. Ya, my terminology is probably off a bit...
Nature is a powerful force. Those who seek to subdue nature, never do so permanently.
i envy you. i got into digital, so the learning curve is painless.Im_Dooomed wrote:
The film is ASA 800 I believe. Shutter speed wont matter because I'll leave it open, right? I was told if I use film for night shots, but leave the shutter open to long, the pictures will turn out grainy.
so, from memory; iso 800 = lower light, good there. use a tripod. if you hand-hold + long exposure, you'll have problems. longer exposure, smaller aperture normally, if you have a tripod bigger aperture (smaller number) longer exposure (time) iso 800 will equal grain eventually.
have fun, post pics if you can . . .
damn cleared up but the Moon and the constellation are way too close togther to see crap.
Got the camera on a tripod, I have one of those things that screws into the shutter button that is on a string/line so I can push it down, hold it, and release at my leisure, without moving the camera. I got iso400 film, for longer exposure. The aperture is how much light I let in right? By adjusting the lens? I think I have it all the way open.
Narupug: The Moon? Shit, I can't see the moon so I guess that means I got more cloud cover then I thought
Narupug: The Moon? Shit, I can't see the moon so I guess that means I got more cloud cover then I thought
Nature is a powerful force. Those who seek to subdue nature, never do so permanently.
Well here on the east coast of the states it's pretty ****ed up for viewing well with the moon and everythingIm_Dooomed wrote:
Got the camera on a tripod, I have one of those things that screws into the shutter button that is on a string/line so I can push it down, hold it, and release at my leisure, without moving the camera. I got iso400 film, for longer exposure. The aperture is how much light I let in right? By adjusting the lens? I think I have it all the way open.
Narupug: The Moon? Shit, I can't see the moon so I guess that means I got more cloud cover then I thought
the thing is called a shutter release. nice. for low light, 800 is better than 400. (100 is for broad daylight). right about aperture - it's the 'eye' of the lense. think of the smaller number being 'the eye' open more wide. the more open, the more light you let in. adjusting your lense may be focus - it is on mine.
i think you've got it, have fun!
i think you've got it, have fun!
I know, i was just testing ur knowledge on the matterburnzz wrote:
the thing is called a shutter release. nice.
So, the lower the number, the more light I let in?
Sadly, it might not matter cause of the clouds...
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Nature is a powerful force. Those who seek to subdue nature, never do so permanently.
be ready, if you're up for it. the aperture # is lower > more light (it's backwards.) it's inter-related [aperture - shutter time - iso] meaning
800 iso film (good)
middle aperture ( i'd say 5.6 -11, depending on)
shutter open (quick click, big {small number} aperture) long click, smaller aperture {bigger number - 11 is small}
it'll be worth it, if'n the weather cooperates. i got lightning out to the south. imma try anyways!
800 iso film (good)
middle aperture ( i'd say 5.6 -11, depending on)
shutter open (quick click, big {small number} aperture) long click, smaller aperture {bigger number - 11 is small}
it'll be worth it, if'n the weather cooperates. i got lightning out to the south. imma try anyways!
12 13:53 NW 7 10.00 Thunderstorm CLR 87 73 90 82 63% 30.01 1016.0
12 12:53 W 12 7.00 Thunderstorm SCT041CB BKN070 BKN250
I sure do have a lot of flash in the sky.. not part of the shower though.
No Perseid for me this yr. Too bad I was going to do a nice time lapse .
12 12:53 W 12 7.00 Thunderstorm SCT041CB BKN070 BKN250
I sure do have a lot of flash in the sky.. not part of the shower though.
No Perseid for me this yr. Too bad I was going to do a nice time lapse .
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Last night was cloudy again, now I wake up and it is still FRAKKING cloudy. Stupid weather.
Worth looking for these in the UK tonight?
I've always loved the ligth shows on my birthday.
Tomorrow I'm off so tonight I'll be drinking cervesa(s) and watching the sky falling on us nicely.
The only thing I'm a bit close to the city only the large ones will show.
Saw 5 nice ones tonight already, sky is clear and the neigborhood is quiet, I've chosen my house nicely.
Tomorrow I'm off so tonight I'll be drinking cervesa(s) and watching the sky falling on us nicely.
The only thing I'm a bit close to the city only the large ones will show.
Saw 5 nice ones tonight already, sky is clear and the neigborhood is quiet, I've chosen my house nicely.
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Annual heads up http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co … 02913.html
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Awesome. I take it that you are aware of the possible Aurora viewings tonight and tomorow in the northern hemisphere?
http://www.dcs.lancs.ac.uk/iono/aurorawatch/
http://www.dcs.lancs.ac.uk/iono/aurorawatch/