+Ibbo Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I warmed up with the Double double playing with different eyepieces with the Tak 102 and WO 132 and the Tak won again splitting it at x65 seeing not great I have done much better a few globs M5,12,10,14,13 opens M11,16 and had a go at NGC6888 and thought I glimpsed it but cannot be sure then the cloud came in saw jupiter/moon at 3-00 then next at 03-16 so missed closest approach not even time to pop the camera in did not spot venus either Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I didn't get any other observing done, although the milky way was quite bright at 2.30ish on the East Coast, but it was clear for Jupiter grazing past the moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antares_Paul Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I'm 12 hour nights until mid-September so imaging is taking a back seat. The view was spectacular from YO19. I have bins at work but Jupiter was easily visible by eye. I also shot this from my mobile phone Just wish I'd been at home as it would have been a fantastic first light for the new frac. Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I wish I could of seen it but at 00:30 this morning it was cloudy, so I went to bed. Good photo Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fluke Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Great photo Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Went out at 3.05 and there was a band of thick cloud right across the East horizon!! Clear in all other directions though!! Off back to bed at 3.20am, Oh to be in England blah blah blah!! Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teslar Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I set my alarm and just put on vibrate thinking I didn't want to wake Laura. You guessed it..... Slept right through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Lol Paul - nice pic of the conjunction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I took my Celestron 80 out just after 1am. It was lovely and clear. After 20 minutes of dark adaptation, the milky way was the best I'd seen it for a long time. Could pick out the northern coalsack in Cygnus. Enjoyed a lot of low power wide field scanning using the 80mm and bins. Just the popular clusters along the milky way, a few globulars and M31 looked far bigger than usual. Just after 2am the clouds rolled in and obscured everything so I went to bed. Had thought about setting the alarm for just before 3 or staying up on the offchance but didn't bother since I was really exhausted from an early start and I'd just had such a wonderful hour under a very good sky. A good short session though. Hope someone has some close up pics of the conjunction/occultation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 "Andrew INT" on SGL got a good capture here: http://www.flickr.co...N05/7573052308/ You can even see Jupiters 4 main moons. (actually one of them may be a dust blemish on my screen lol - but there's deffo three of 'em) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fluke Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 "Andrew INT" on SGL got a good capture here: http://www.flickr.co...N05/7573052308/ You can even see Jupiters 4 main moons. (actually one of them may be a dust blemish on my screen lol - but there's deffo three of 'em) Thats superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 That is a really nice pic. With Jupiter in that position relative to the moon, he must have been in the south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 He was on holiday in Greece I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Ah, that explains it, thanks Kim. Think it's been a bit hot in Greece lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I was at a "skydive boogie" all weekend. Basically a massive gathering of skydivers and a lot of jumping and alcohol consumption-never the two mixed though!!! Anyway I tried to go to sleep Saturday night (what a stupid idea) the party was still raging loudly outside my tent at 4am so I went for a walk and then the cloud cleared and I looked up and saw the conjunction. I had my iPhone and took a couple of snaps. Not great quality but couldn't resist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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