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Latest Cumulus MX V4 release 4.0.1 (build 4023) - 16 May 2024
(Note that 4.1.0 (build 4024) - 05 June 2024 remains available, but usage of this version is not recommended - particularly for Davis stations - and the included utility in this distribution for migrating to v4 is known to contain errors affecting conversion of dayfile.txt)
Latest Cumulus MX V3 release 3.28.6 (build 3283) - 21 March 2024
Legacy Cumulus 1 release 1.9.4 (build 1099) - 28 November 2014
(a patch is available for 1.9.4 build 1099 that extends the date range of drop-down menus to 2030)
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Mars n Moon
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Mars n Moon
i would get the scope out if the clouds would blow away but brrrrrrrrr
http://www.ho66es.org/zenphoto/0001/ast ... 52.JPG.php
click on image for full size pic, I believe thats mars over the moon (of course i stand to be corrected)
http://www.ho66es.org/zenphoto/0001/ast ... 52.JPG.php
click on image for full size pic, I believe thats mars over the moon (of course i stand to be corrected)
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Re: Mars n Moon
Nice pic,
Mars is below the moon here in Australia and is just setting in the wnw, at 0604hrs est it is about 3 deg above the horizon.
I'll have to look out for it tonight.
Mars is below the moon here in Australia and is just setting in the wnw, at 0604hrs est it is about 3 deg above the horizon.
I'll have to look out for it tonight.
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Re: Mars n Moon
I'd like to go to Australia one day, if only to see the moon upside down going backwards across the sky...werribee_au wrote:Mars is below the moon here in Australia
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Re: Mars n Moon
Hell here she is, upside down and about to set in the west. Just took the pic.steve wrote:I'd like to go to Australia one day, if only to see the moon upside down going backwards across the sky...
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Re: Mars n Moon
nice one i braved the cold and came up with another series, i think i need a better tripod for the camera
http://www.ho66es.org/zenphoto/0001/ast ... 23.JPG.php again click on the images to see the full pic
but i did crop one
http://www.ho66es.org/zenphoto/0001/ast ... 23.JPG.php again click on the images to see the full pic
but i did crop one
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Re: Mars n Moon
Yes the Moon and Mars are near to each other in the sky at the moment. Here in Europe Mars is a distinct orange colour and sits above the Moon in the eastern sky. Worth a look through your scope as it is now past its nearest point to Earth for a while.
If you have a new scope have you downloaded "Stallarium" ..... Like Cumulus it is 'free' unless you send a donation and a brilliant piece of software to get to know the night sky?
Even if you have not got a telescope it is worth installing just to help you find your way around the sky. All you need to do if feed in your latitude and longitude and you have the night sky for your location.
http://www.stellarium.org/
If you have a new scope have you downloaded "Stallarium" ..... Like Cumulus it is 'free' unless you send a donation and a brilliant piece of software to get to know the night sky?
Even if you have not got a telescope it is worth installing just to help you find your way around the sky. All you need to do if feed in your latitude and longitude and you have the night sky for your location.
http://www.stellarium.org/
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Re: Mars n Moon
if it clears up for a bit i will drag the scope out, but seems to be no more than 5 - 10 mins clear vision in any one point of sky and at just over freezing its not worth it
I would like to get a good crack at Mars. Jupiter and Saturn have also been impressive. In my planet quest I have also clocked up Neptune and Uranus during last 6months.
Stellarium is an invaluable tool, I also highly recommend it
(oops forget to mention I have had the scope about a year now but its a few years older than that, its an original Celestron nexstar 5)
I would like to get a good crack at Mars. Jupiter and Saturn have also been impressive. In my planet quest I have also clocked up Neptune and Uranus during last 6months.
Stellarium is an invaluable tool, I also highly recommend it
(oops forget to mention I have had the scope about a year now but its a few years older than that, its an original Celestron nexstar 5)
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Re: Mars n Moon
Sorry I thought you had only just got your telescope!ho66es wrote:I would like to get a good crack at Mars. Jupiter and Saturn have also been impressive. In my planet quest I have also clocked up Neptune and Uranus during last 6months.
Stellarium is an invaluable tool, I also highly recommend it
(oops forget to mention I have had the scope about a year now but its a few years older than that, its an original Celestron nexstar 5)
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Re: Mars n Moon
lol no worries, I take it you have one yourself?geoffw wrote:Sorry I thought you had only just got your telescope!ho66es wrote:I would like to get a good crack at Mars. Jupiter and Saturn have also been impressive. In my planet quest I have also clocked up Neptune and Uranus during last 6months.
Stellarium is an invaluable tool, I also highly recommend it
(oops forget to mention I have had the scope about a year now but its a few years older than that, its an original Celestron nexstar 5)
my weather station is http://www.ho66es.org/weather
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Re: Mars n Moon
Nice image,ho66es wrote:nice one i braved the cold and came up with another series, i think i need a better tripod for the camera
http://www.ho66es.org/zenphoto/0001/ast ... 23.JPG.php again click on the images to see the full pic
but i did crop one
Here's one of my astrophotos, taken back in 1998 through a 4" Vixen at prime focus on standard 400ASA colour film.
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Malcolm
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Re: Mars n Moon
malc-c wrote:Nice image,ho66es wrote:nice one i braved the cold and came up with another series, i think i need a better tripod for the camera
http://www.ho66es.org/zenphoto/0001/ast ... 23.JPG.php again click on the images to see the full pic
but i did crop one
Here's one of my astrophotos, taken back in 1998 through a 4" Vixen at prime focus on standard 400ASA colour film.
gorgeous I hope I can get something close someday
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Re: Mars n Moon
The trick is to find a nice dark sky, which here in the UK is getting harder unless you live in the remote parts of Wales or Scotland. 20 Miles north of London leaves me a bit restricted. The scope (sadly no longer have it) was driven, but as you can see was slightly off axis as there was a bit of trailing during that 2 min exposure. The camera was a basic 35mm SLR - Praktica which cost me £50 in 1978... I wonder how well these new digital SLR's perform... might have to experiment with my Olympus e-500 one night...
Also, I personally believe that there is an element of luck in how things come out. I took a quick snap of one on my snakes the other day and got the depth of field just right - more by luck than by setting the camera up right !
Also, I personally believe that there is an element of luck in how things come out. I took a quick snap of one on my snakes the other day and got the depth of field just right - more by luck than by setting the camera up right !
Regards
Malcolm
Malcolm