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Astronomy & Science / Re: Should we start giving exoplanets actual names like hurricanes?
« Last post by Darvince on August 03, 2020, 05:28:38 AM ».like 51 Pegasi b is Officially named Dimidium apparently
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Astronomy & Science / Re: Should we start giving exoplanets actual names like hurricanes?
« Last post by Lord DC on August 02, 2020, 08:55:28 PM »it has been undone
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Astronomy & Science / Re: Should we start giving exoplanets actual names like hurricanes?
« Last post by Darvince on August 02, 2020, 01:10:07 AM »hasn't this happened
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Astronomy & Science / Re: Kalassak's Astrophotography
« Last post by atomic7732 on July 18, 2020, 07:58:17 PM »polarie time
13x10s
13x10s
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Astronomy & Science / Re: Kalassak's Astrophotography
« Last post by atomic7732 on July 14, 2020, 04:31:05 AM »tried doing some stacking but as i expected it didn't really work out
this is a long exposure though, very grainy cause it's just one image
i tried stacking images manually with IRIS, but it messed with the colors so all i got was this grayscale image
it's a lot less noisy but i feel like it has less character
maybe i'll try imaging with my polarie in the coming days
this is a long exposure though, very grainy cause it's just one image
i tried stacking images manually with IRIS, but it messed with the colors so all i got was this grayscale image
it's a lot less noisy but i feel like it has less character
maybe i'll try imaging with my polarie in the coming days
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Astronomy & Science / Re: Kalassak's Astrophotography
« Last post by atomic7732 on July 05, 2020, 05:21:20 AM »the comet was more easily visible today
the tail is pretty clearly a degree or two long, and that characteristic was much more easily visible with the naked eye to me today, but maybe that's just cause i was able to see it earlier and was less focused on taking pictures of it with my camera.
here's a general guide on how to find it (pic from my phone):
look in the northeastern sky before sunrise, around 4 am (check stellarium or sth for your specific location). capella will be in the northeast and venus will be in the east. in this image, the comet is actually visible in the yellow circle, it has just risen and in this photo is about 4 degrees above the horizon. a clear horizon (or as best as you can get) will be key, since the best views will be when the sky is darkest, but this is when the comet will be the lowest in the sky (just like the sun!). it only rises to about the height of the lowest power line before it begins to get lost in the glare of the sun/sky. as you can see in this pic, i have positioned myself on one side of a main road with suburban one story houses on the opposite side, which allows me a pretty decent horizon.
the comet will be moving northwest (so, higher in the sky and closer to being straight below capella) over the next few days and will become easier to see, however it will also be dimming slowly, so i don't know. i'd go look for it whenever you can!
the tail is pretty clearly a degree or two long, and that characteristic was much more easily visible with the naked eye to me today, but maybe that's just cause i was able to see it earlier and was less focused on taking pictures of it with my camera.
here's a general guide on how to find it (pic from my phone):
look in the northeastern sky before sunrise, around 4 am (check stellarium or sth for your specific location). capella will be in the northeast and venus will be in the east. in this image, the comet is actually visible in the yellow circle, it has just risen and in this photo is about 4 degrees above the horizon. a clear horizon (or as best as you can get) will be key, since the best views will be when the sky is darkest, but this is when the comet will be the lowest in the sky (just like the sun!). it only rises to about the height of the lowest power line before it begins to get lost in the glare of the sun/sky. as you can see in this pic, i have positioned myself on one side of a main road with suburban one story houses on the opposite side, which allows me a pretty decent horizon.
the comet will be moving northwest (so, higher in the sky and closer to being straight below capella) over the next few days and will become easier to see, however it will also be dimming slowly, so i don't know. i'd go look for it whenever you can!
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Astronomy & Science / Re: Kalassak's Astrophotography
« Last post by atomic7732 on July 04, 2020, 04:55:07 AM »
yeah
C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) - comet #10
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Astronomy & Science / Re: Tropical Cyclones
« Last post by atomic7732 on June 03, 2020, 12:19:08 AM »Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga
Tropical Storm Cristobal
Tropical Storm Cristobal
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Astronomy & Science / Re: Kalassak's Astrophotography
« Last post by atomic7732 on April 17, 2020, 03:08:27 AM »small outburst made me go look
C/2019 Y1 (ATLAS) 6x30s and stacked to the comet so the stars are streaky (also comet #9)
C/2019 Y1 (ATLAS) 6x30s and stacked to the comet so the stars are streaky (also comet #9)
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Astronomy & Science / Re: Kalassak's Astrophotography
« Last post by atomic7732 on April 11, 2020, 03:05:24 AM »turns out the cutoff low kept its clouds back and i got to do some imaging
C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) 1x30s
C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) 3x30s (also comet #8)
C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) 1x30s
C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) 3x30s (also comet #8)