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http://www.astronomyinfo.net Thu, 19 Aug 2004 18:27:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 The talk tonight at the UW Campus Observatory is on Comets. You can download the presentation in the presentation section or come to the talk itself. Information regarding the UW Campus Observatory is here: Theodor Jacobsen Observatory http://www.astronomyinfo.net/index.php?p=62 This presentation gives a brief background of cometary history, examines composition and appearance of comets, and explains the current Stardust mission to comet Wild 2.Presented August 18th, 2004 at the UW Observatory.To view the presentation in Internet Explorer, click here.To download the presentation in Power Point form, right-click here and ... http://www.astronomyinfo.net/index.php?p=61 I played around in Photoshop with the uncentered M51 image I took on 8/13/04. Here are the results.53 stacked 8.5 second exposures using "Image Stacker"Click to see full sized image. http://www.astronomyinfo.net/index.php?p=60 This is just a temporary page displaying the results and differences between the two imaging sessions. http://www.astronomyinfo.net/index.php?p=59 Overall it was an unsuccessful night. Instead of placing the F/3.3 focal reducer before the Meade microfocuser I put it after and used a 1.25" eyepiece holder for the CCD camera. The results? Not good. I am not sure whether or not that caused my images to be less bright. ... http://www.astronomyinfo.net/index.php?p=58 Here is a single frame from the M51 processed image. I'm not sure which one looks better. I have a lot to learn about image processing, and that is about all I know. http://www.astronomyinfo.net/index.php?p=57 Here is a quick sample of my very first astrophotograph. I took the image on 8/8/2004 using:Astrovid's Stellacam IIMeade Series 4000 F/3.3 Focal Reducer12" Meade LX200 GPS UHTCImperx Laptop Capture CardThis is the only time you will see this rundown on equipment in this category. More indepth opinions on the ... http://www.astronomyinfo.net/index.php?p=56 Take a look at this historical image from NASA. It's one of many that I have to scan and upload to the website. Unfortunately I don't have any history behind this one at the moment. I expect to publish more information with the other ones that I scan and post.Click ... http://www.astronomyinfo.net/index.php?p=55 Apollo 11 lifted off for a rendezvous with history on July 16th, 1969. 100 hours later the Lunar Module separated from the Command/Service Module and descended to the surface of the Moon. "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." http://www.astronomyinfo.net/index.php?p=54 This is a picture taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft of Saturn's moon Phoebe. http://www.astronomyinfo.net/index.php?p=53