Daz Type-R Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 At least we managed to get your OTA collimated, as for your mount, that noise made a few people stop what they were doing and look up! Can't be good . And as for the smack in the mouth, once again very, very sorry, it really was one of those "it's over there, wallop" moments! Hope your boys enjoyed themselves? I will get a report written up over the next few days. Hope everybody had a great time, it was nice to meet some new people and help out where I could. See you at the next meet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 (edited) Lol yeah you took off pretty fast lol! Good to see you got back no problems, was it an easier way for you? Sorry for the sudden braking on the way out, did you see those cute little rabbits? They were all over the road lol..... Haha Daz it was pretty funny.....thanks for collimating, I wasn't far out....I need to get a cradle for my laser to collimate it. Just a shame my mount died, that noise sounded really bad. It's not done that before, but you see what I mean RE drop then snap back.....Oh well. The boys had a great time thanks, we are looking up the ISS right now, my phone says 01.45 yet ISS tracker puts it over Aus right now.... Oh according to heavens above, the ISS passed already 27 May 00:21:08 10° S 00:23:53 26° SE 00:26:36 10° ENE Edited May 27, 2012 by Celeste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobby83 Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 Found this bit of info The speed of a satellite around a single body in a circular orbit correlates inversely with its altitude, and positively with the mass of the body it orbits. A satellite in geosynchronous orbit 35786 km above earth's surface rotates around the earth in the same amount of time that it takes the earth to turn around once (so it stays above the same spot). The satellite is moving much faster than the earth's surface, though, because it must cover much more distance in the same amount of time. A geosynchronous satellite is moving at about 3.07 km/sec. Lower orbits are much faster. The space shuttle at 300km is moving at more like 7.73 km/sec. For comparison, the earth's surface at the equator moves at a leisurely 0.46 km/sec. To obtain a circular orbit of this velocity around earth, you would need to be at an altitude of around 1.6 million km. It would take you more than 7 months to complete an orbit, if you weren't pulled away by another solar system object first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Hope you guys all had a good time last night - looking forward to any reports of the evening. Sorry I had to bug out but I struggled through yesterday with millions of stuff to do and a cramped stomache all day. Come 9pm and I was exhausted and still not finished. Feeling much better today - gonna set the solar scope out in an hour so. So if anyone local fancies popping round for a quick squint just drop in anytime after 10:30am or send me a pm for directions. All welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fluke Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Enjoyed last night. Good to see everyone again. Was impressed with M13 through Daz & Felix's Dobs. Love my Mak but it doesn't cut the mustard on DSO's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddy Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 yeah I saw all those rabbits getting confused by the headlights, that way basically cut out the horrible thin road to the marina so it was worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I think I got a frog hopping across the road on the way out. They should make a game out of that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Sorry i missed you all, the wofe came in very apologetic eventually. I, ever the gentleman said it was ok but she owes me big time :-) Got a scope out here and did some lunar and saturn then a load of doubles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Sounds like a great night, did the powerstation have their floodlights on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Sounds like a great night, did the powerstation have their floodlights on. No Mick, they did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobby83 Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 Yes I saw one or two floods on!! Maybe they were different lights I saw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 There was one smack between two of the cooling towers, it was that bright you could see your shadow. Iam glad that's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 (edited) Had a good might. Great to meet some of the folks from on here in person. Bagged a new messier object (M13). Which brings my total to 12 ha ha! Pathetic I know I didn't tick off M3 as I only found it with the bins an not the scope. Good time had by all I hope. Edited May 27, 2012 by catman161 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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