Re: Carp star party this friday Sept 30
I¡¯ll be going as well.
Jimmy Book
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[email protected]
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#34726
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Re: Carp star party this friday Sept 30
I¡¯ll be going.
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Richard McDonald
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#34725
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Carp star party this friday Sept 30
The long range forecast is for clear this friday. The ottawa rasc is
holding a public starparty at the carp library/diefenbunker parking
lot <https://ottawa.rasc.ca/starparties>.
Who is
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Attilla Danko
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#34724
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Re: Observing at FLO - Sept 22/23
Good to hear someone else saw the fireball.? A group of 35 Kingston and Belleville Centre members were at our Fall'n'Stars star party near the southeast tip of Prince Edward County and we saw it
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R WAGNER
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#34723
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Re: Nirvana site visit
Especially when you're "north of seven" as they say here in Lanark County.
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yeldahtron
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#34722
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Re: Nirvana site visit
Adding to the previous observations:
Visited on September 24 during the day.
The ¡°Warning: Road Work Ahead¡± was gone.
There were a couple trucks and large trailers set up on the taxi way.
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Adam Bell
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#34721
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Re: interesting jupiter tonight
Bill W and I saw the shadow transit and the GRS last night at Frontenac Dark Sky Preserve.? Great show in the 12" Lightbridge.? Didn't see Io while it was in front of Jupiter but didn't know where
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yeldahtron
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#34720
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Re: Observing at FLO - Sept 22/23
I feel like that's simply a result of having only 8 inches of aperture.? With the exception of showpiece objects, 10-15 minutes or so with each target and I've pretty much eeked out all the detail
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Matt Weeks
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#34719
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Re: Observing at FLO - Sept 22/23
Impressive observation list for one night.
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Attilla Danko
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#34718
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Observing at FLO - Sept 22/23
Not sure if anyone cares to see observing notes or not.? I used to post them all the time years ago and I always enjoyed reading notes from others, so though I'd get back into the habit again.? Let
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Matt Weeks
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#34717
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Re: interesting jupiter tonight
Neat!? I guess the night in the backyard I spent collimating paid off!
Matt
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Matt Weeks
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#34716
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Re: interesting jupiter tonight
Matt wrote:
That's exactly where Io should have been according to skysafari. It's
quire likely that you really saw it.
I did eventually see Io on the face of Jupiter last night, when it was
on the
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Attilla Danko
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#34715
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Re: interesting jupiter tonight
Nice!? Its been so long since I've observed, I can't remember what "averted imagination" feels like.? Glad to have some confirmation of the observation!!? Thanks!
Do let us know how your Nirvana
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Matt Weeks
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#34714
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Re: interesting jupiter tonight
Matt, my brother and I had the same experience at the same time! You described it perfectly, all I can add is ¡°Me too.¡±
We were looking through the Fred Lossing telescope at the North Frontenac
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Adam Bell
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#34713
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Re: interesting jupiter tonight
Nice image. I saw less color but much more detail in my 14.5"
starmaster/zambuto.
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Attilla Danko
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#34712
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Re: interesting jupiter tonight
I was observing last night as well.? Although the seeing was mostly terrible over FLO, there were moments of excellent seeing.? At about 10:10 PM I had a look at Jupiter and was easily able to see
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Matt Weeks
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#34711
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Re: interesting jupiter tonight
My image of Jupiter from last night.? The seeing could have been better.? I wish I saw Jupiter through my old 18"Attilla, what scope were you using?
Jim?
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James Sofia
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#34710
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Re: interesting jupiter tonight
Your image showsa suble circular spot right next to the shadow of Io. By
skysafari shows Io on the other side of the shadow (between the GRS and the
shadow).
I did see Io in the face of Jupiter
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Attilla Danko
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#34709
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Re: interesting jupiter tonight
Got it in my 8" SCT from my Ottawa back yard. At least the Red Spot and
Io's shadow. Can't identify Io itself.
Stack of best 5% of a 3 minute video: FireCapture, PiPP, Autostackert!,
Registax,
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Richard Taylor
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#34708
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Re: interesting jupiter tonight
Im seeing subarcsecond detail on jupiter now: inside the GRS and in fine
arcs around it.
Still cant convince myself that Io is right beside its shadow. Someone with
better color vision tgan me might.
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Attilla Danko
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#34707
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