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Subject: Re: Cosmic wonders Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:04 am
Saw a episode of this doco my bro downloaded, very well done and has already two seasons.
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Subject: Re: Cosmic wonders Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:03 pm
Cos/all you maybe interested...
Maybe some ...maybe none have wonder where I've been, well this may speak for itself. I having been doing astrophotography now for a bit now that the dry session is upon us in the NT... its good to see the sky again. This is some of the work I have done so far don't look to hard.
Setup..
M83
M104
M8
Cheers, White
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Subject: Re: Cosmic wonders Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:52 am
Is there a Virt in every new galaxy he create's if there is we are all in BIG trouble if he ever decides to conquer Earth lol GO THE FRO'
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Subject: Re: Cosmic wonders Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:20 pm
That's awesome Whitedevil
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Subject: Re: Cosmic wonders Fri Jun 24, 2011 5:11 pm
Mad iv been told Virt comes from a little place called uranus jks Virt!
Cheers Dog, I tell ya its something else to see it with your own eyes. Addictive.
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Subject: Re: Cosmic wonders Sat Jun 25, 2011 3:43 am
White they are very impressive photos mate...awesome!! As you said seeing them in person is another thing alltogether also, Look forward to seeing more of your work champ cos
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Subject: Re: Cosmic wonders Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:52 pm
I've been down a Cabarita for a Jetsprint meet on safety crew, so I took the chance to take some pictures pointing upwards. Nothing as nice as those above, but a 300mm lens was the longest I had. I've got maybe 2 or 3 that I'm happy with after a night of taking photos. Anywhere from 15 seconds to 19 minutes. I'll stick them up at some point.
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Subject: Re: Cosmic wonders Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:33 pm
My 2 favourites from the many that I took. Both of these were taken with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor 55mm 2.8 lens.
Still trying to figure out if I like the tall curvy star one in that orientation or 90 degrees counter-clockwise. Rest of the photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/37718515@N05/
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Subject: Re: Cosmic wonders Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:31 am
Cheers Cos appreciate it, after freezing my ass off with the mozzies its worth it in the end. Diffidently alot of skycandy out there, every new target is exciting to see the results.
Hi Zygurt, the Nikon D7000 is quite a good dslr! Looking through some of the pics on your flickr site there. Field rotation(star trails) is some what of a art in itself. This one you took not to bad a fair bit to look at http://www.flickr.com/photos/37718515@N05/5880989632/in/photostream some nebular, star cluster, crux and some of the milkway just starting to come out.
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Subject: Re: Cosmic wonders Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:37 am
Here is some I took at my in laws farm at Goulburn, using just my Canon EOS 550D set to infinity focus, most were 15sec exposures.
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Subject: Re: Cosmic wonders Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:38 am
White can you put the specs of your telescope and mount? My old scope needs an upgrade lol and i want to connect the DSLR up to it like you have done....they look fantastic!!
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Subject: Re: Cosmic wonders Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:53 am
Cheers man. yeah the one you linked to I was umming and arring as to whether or not I would put it up. You know there are a lot of stars in a photo when the southern cross isn't immediately obvious. The red tint was mostly from the fire that we had going 10-15 meters away from where the camera was. If I was to have another go at it, I wouldn't have even pointed it where I did. The milkyway was directly overhead and I would have used a wider angle lens.
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Subject: Re: Cosmic wonders Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:30 pm
Nice Cos ...18mm ? Guess what 550d same same Not a bad cam for astro work, people say its a bit noisy but honestly I don't have any dramas and the pictures it produces are very nice. I'm seting up for a night uder the stars now paint you a quick picture setup, align scope ra ra ra sit back after acquiring target, JDs in hand whilst the dslr snaps away, peace and quite its very addictive indeed! What I have and you should get this is the best for it price-
-Mount EQ6 PRO holds up to 25kg very well known and respected mount!!
-Optical Tube Assembly OTA 200mm 8 inch F/5 newton reflector...( I was to do it again go the 10 inch the mount can more than accommodate it.
-T-ring and T-adapter for the dslr to connect to the OTA.
-Collimator to align the glass, laser 100mw so you can see the beam (green or orange) I have green.
-I have a heap of eye pieces 6mm 10mm 15mm 25mm but don't need them anymore.
-Then these a host of software some I paid for and obtained you know .
One thing I don't have that I will is a guiding scope. Like me know if you don't know what im on about of have any other questions. With all this you should successfully counter the earths rotation and track any object in the night sky whilst taking exposures.
By the way these images are some of my 1st and there's heaps to improve on!! That M83 was with the moon @ 50 % im hitting it again with no moon, should look bloody awesome after tonight
White.
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Subject: Re: Cosmic wonders Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:01 am
Hey I don't know if Cos has been here in a while, but I'm sure a few guys may find this interesting: http://en.spaceengine.org/
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SpaceEngine - is a free space simulation software that lets you explore the universe in three dimensions, starting from planet Earth to the most distant galaxies. Areas of the known universe are represented using actual astronomical data, while regions uncharted by human astronomy are generated procedurally. Millions of galaxies, trillions of stars, countless planets! Capabilities
All types of celestial objects are represented: planets, moons, asteroids, stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. The observer is free to move around the universe. Transition between any celestial body and any scale occurs continuously. The observer can move around in space using the WASD keys, like in First Person Shooters. Movement with inertia is made possible in Spacecraft mode or Aircraft mode. "Select and fly" autopilot: just click on any object with the mouse and hit the 'G' key to automatically go directly to the object. Search for celestial objects by name. View planetary system maps. Save locations and an autopilot's journal. The orbital motion of planets and stars is calculated in real time, with the ability to accelerate, decelerate, or reverse the flow of time. The orbital paths of celestial objects can be shown, along with their labels and grids. Automatic binding of the observer to the moving object and automatic selection of optimum flight speed. Known celestial objects are represented using data from the catalogs: galaxies (NGC/IC), stars (HIPPARCOS), star clusters, nebulae, planets (our Solar system data and known extrasolar planets). Uncharted regions of space feature procedurally generated objects: stars, star clusters, nebulae and planetary systems. 3D landscapes of planets and stars: for many solar system bodies actual data from space probes is used. For uncharted exo-planets the surface is generated procedurally. Volumetric 3D sprite models of galaxies and nebulae including light-absorbing dust clouds, optimized render to a skybox and impostors. Lighting effects: lens flares, solar eclipses, shadows of planetary rings. Celestial objects cast light and shadow on to each other. The exact model of the Earth's atmosphere (code by Eric Bruneton), adapted for the other planets. Ability to import users addons: models, catalogs, and textures.
Made by one Russian dude over time, supposed to be quite surreal if you really enjoy space travel and celestial stuff. Haven't installed it yet, but I'm going to give it a go. Some screentshots are quite cool.
Here is a video that starts of slow but shows the kind of stuff you can see
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Subject: Re: Cosmic wonders Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:05 am
Looks good dog i will give it a go also
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Subject: Re: Cosmic wonders Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:49 am
Thats a pretty sweet vid man, add a few pilotable customisable shis, some bases a docking station or two, some trade lanes and a whole bunch of factions and we have a kick ass game.
Looks like the space engine can handle a thrashing.