Posted: Oct 13, 2017 9:57 pm
Look who figured out how to use markup on his iPhone.
From around 11:00 local time, looking south southeast. Watched it fall! I also captured two specks that must have been tiny objects.
Naturally several nice meteors fell just out of frame, again! I think I need about 6-8 iPhones arranged like an insect eye to "see" more of the sky.
Also, these guys made another pass, about 15-20 minutes following the meteor fall above.
Also I took some time to look at Andromeda with my C90. Using my 32mm eyepiece (least magnification I own) I could not see all of it! The giant galaxy overran the field of view. I discovered that when the ultra bright central core is just out of the field of view the detail and textures of the spiral arms come into view. When I finally get my tracker to hold my little scope steady I will definitely target this beast. I may need focal reduction to frame Andromeda, but tonight the sky is supposed to be even more clear. Last night was an 8.5 out of 10 on a seeing scale! For around here that's something.
I may attach my phone to the scope tonight even though I don't have it tracking. A couple hours work ought to give me a couple good shots. That big old galaxy is looking pretty this time of year. Now if a supernova would just pop over there!
RS
- October Streak
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From around 11:00 local time, looking south southeast. Watched it fall! I also captured two specks that must have been tiny objects.
Naturally several nice meteors fell just out of frame, again! I think I need about 6-8 iPhones arranged like an insect eye to "see" more of the sky.
Also, these guys made another pass, about 15-20 minutes following the meteor fall above.
- October Dual Satellites
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Also I took some time to look at Andromeda with my C90. Using my 32mm eyepiece (least magnification I own) I could not see all of it! The giant galaxy overran the field of view. I discovered that when the ultra bright central core is just out of the field of view the detail and textures of the spiral arms come into view. When I finally get my tracker to hold my little scope steady I will definitely target this beast. I may need focal reduction to frame Andromeda, but tonight the sky is supposed to be even more clear. Last night was an 8.5 out of 10 on a seeing scale! For around here that's something.
I may attach my phone to the scope tonight even though I don't have it tracking. A couple hours work ought to give me a couple good shots. That big old galaxy is looking pretty this time of year. Now if a supernova would just pop over there!
RS