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Re: Event Report for Carrollton Moon Night
About 15 or so guests attended this event. There was a nice display of astronomy related books as well as a few hands-on crafts available. Dr. Gibson, the Nasa solar system ambassador gave a really well thought out presentation on the moon, with plenty of interaction to keep the attention of the children. After the presentation, Ms. Erb gave a nice summary of our club and the importance of community outreach.
We had several scopes set up for viewing, one of the kids had also brought her own small telescope. I was able to show the moon (97% waxing gibbous) to every person in attentance through using a 20mm eyepiece. I had also brought the moon handout from our ODU IOMN event in case there were any questions about certain moon locations. There were several requests to see Jupiter, Saturn, Venus (which by this point had dipped too low for viewing) and Polaris. Towards the end of the event I was asked "what's the farthest thing you can see with this telescope?" I didn't really have a great answer but I did remember that M45 was easy to find and already in the direction I was aiming. After showing the object, I explained that it took over 400 years for that light to reach my eyepiece... this was a "wow" moment for them, and that made my night. |
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Re: November 20 Saturday “SUN” day
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Those are big filaments which are prominences or flares that you were looking “down” upon. Sent from Chuck's iPhone On Nov 22, 2021, at 05:52, Jeffrey Thornton <jeff7500@...> wrote:
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Re: November 20 Saturday “SUN” day
jimcoble2000
Oh my last post only applies to Ha scopes and not to white light scopes. Which scope did you see this in?
On Monday, November 22, 2021, 07:52:56 AM EST, Jeffrey Thornton <jeff7500@...> wrote:
We had around 10 guests show up to look through George Reynolds and the clubs’ telescopes. George had his trusty 80mm short tube Refractor Telescope fitted with a sun funnel and I had the 40mm Coronado PST H-Alpha Telescope. We were both able to see two small, about the size of the earth, sunspots and I was able to see prominences around the 11 to 1 o’clock positions. One thing we saw that I have never seen before were what looked like two rivers on the surface! These were in the upper half of the sun and at first, I though that lint or dust had gotten into either the EP or inside the scope. After pulling the EP out and brushing it and the diagonal off, it was still there. They both moved from where we first saw them in the north at 10 AM a location to the east by 12:45 PM. Wondering if anyone else happen to see this on Saturday November 20, 2021 or can explain what we were seeing. Jeff Thornton |
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Re: November 20 Saturday “SUN” day
jimcoble2000
When you say rivers were they dark or brighter than the surface? If dark, those are filaments which are prominences that you are viewing from above. They appear dark due to shifts in the wave length of Ha light moving toward you from the doppler effect. Sometime to see these more clearly you have tor tune the scope off the optimal setting used for prominences in profile. Usually it is easier to see these features with double filters that narrow the band pass of the light to a tighter window. The double filter is also more tunable and shows surface features better than single filters. If what you describe was bright, especially around sunspots, these are very hot regions due to magnetic effects on the sun. Very bright lines are actually what solar flares look like. Prominences are frequently mistaken for flares in the popular imagination. Under good conditions if a prom is very close to the limb of the sun you can see the transition from prominence to filament making it look very three dimensional.
On Monday, November 22, 2021, 07:52:56 AM EST, Jeffrey Thornton <jeff7500@...> wrote:
We had around 10 guests show up to look through George Reynolds and the clubs’ telescopes. George had his trusty 80mm short tube Refractor Telescope fitted with a sun funnel and I had the 40mm Coronado PST H-Alpha Telescope. We were both able to see two small, about the size of the earth, sunspots and I was able to see prominences around the 11 to 1 o’clock positions. One thing we saw that I have never seen before were what looked like two rivers on the surface! These were in the upper half of the sun and at first, I though that lint or dust had gotten into either the EP or inside the scope. After pulling the EP out and brushing it and the diagonal off, it was still there. They both moved from where we first saw them in the north at 10 AM a location to the east by 12:45 PM. Wondering if anyone else happen to see this on Saturday November 20, 2021 or can explain what we were seeing. Jeff Thornton |
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November 20 Saturday “SUN” day
Jeffrey Thornton
We had around 10 guests show up to look through George Reynolds and the clubs’ telescopes. George had his trusty 80mm short tube Refractor Telescope fitted with a sun funnel and I had the 40mm Coronado PST H-Alpha Telescope. We were both able to see two small, about the size of the earth, sunspots and I was able to see prominences around the 11 to 1 o’clock positions. One thing we saw that I have never seen before were what looked like two rivers on the surface! These were in the upper half of the sun and at first, I though that lint or dust had gotten into either the EP or inside the scope. After pulling the EP out and brushing it and the diagonal off, it was still there. They both moved from where we first saw them in the north at 10 AM a location to the east by 12:45 PM. Wondering if anyone else happen to see this on Saturday November 20, 2021 or can explain what we were seeing. Jeff Thornton |
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Event Report for Carrollton Moon Night
George Reynolds
Can someone who attended the Moon Night event last week at Carrollton Library please post an event report? George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA) http://www.backbayastro.org |
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Re: What an eclipse!
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Good for you George. You don't realize how bad you are until you get right! I has mine fixed for distance so I don't need glasses to drive or do most things. I wear a pair of reading glasses (20.00) when I need to read or the computer. I have found the best thing is to get 2x thin reading glasses and wear then down on my nose so I don't lose them. But sometimes I just take them off totally and just carry them in a case. I like being 20/20 for distance. There are a few people who can do fine with one eye fixed for distant and the other eye fixed for short.The brain can sort it out. I would have been one of those who can do it but both mine are fixed for distance. They don't advise different eyes unless you are sure you can do it. I was fine with only one eye fixed between the second eye surgery but as I said now no need for glasses driving and most things.
On Saturday, November 20, 2021, 03:55:09 PM EST, George Reynolds via groups.io <pathfinder027@...> wrote:
George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA) http://www.backbayastro.org Mark, thanks for asking. Oh, my! I didn't realize how bad my eye was until I got the new lens inserted by my doctor! I am still nearsighted, but with the left eye I can now READ and use the computer at normal reading distance, and it's not totally blurry! And colors are brighter and more vibrant in that eye. When I blink-compare the two eyes, the white tile in my bathroom now appears bright white, while it appears yellowish or off-white with my right eye. I'll get the right eye fixed on December 1, a week after Thanksgiving, and about three weeks after that, I can get a new prescription for my glasses so I can see distance (and get my astigmatism corrected). Right now I can go around the house without glasses, but I have to wear the glasses to drive. Since I can't take the lens out of my rimless glasses, I had to cover the left lens with dark paper. I look like a pirate with an eye patch. AAARRGH! Avast, matey! George
On Saturday, November 20, 2021, 10:05:02 AM EST, jimcoble2000 via groups.io <jimcoble2000@...> wrote:
Oh, how did your surgery go? Not hard at all was it? I was able to use both eyes even when they were unmatched. I am glad you had a good experience. I thought maybe it might be better to the west and so it seems. It will be nice when your eyes are matched a couple of weeks or so. /snip/ |
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Re: What an eclipse!
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George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA) http://www.backbayastro.org Mark, thanks for asking. Oh, my! I didn't realize how bad my eye was until I got the new lens inserted by my doctor! I am still nearsighted, but with the left eye I can now READ and use the computer at normal reading distance, and it's not totally blurry! And colors are brighter and more vibrant in that eye. When I blink-compare the two eyes, the white tile in my bathroom now appears bright white, while it appears yellowish or off-white with my right eye. I'll get the right eye fixed on December 1, a week after Thanksgiving, and about three weeks after that, I can get a new prescription for my glasses so I can see distance (and get my astigmatism corrected). Right now I can go around the house without glasses, but I have to wear the glasses to drive. Since I can't take the lens out of my rimless glasses, I had to cover the left lens with dark paper. I look like a pirate with an eye patch. AAARRGH! Avast, matey! George
On Saturday, November 20, 2021, 10:05:02 AM EST, jimcoble2000 via groups.io <jimcoble2000@...> wrote:
Oh, how did your surgery go? Not hard at all was it? I was able to use both eyes even when they were unmatched. I am glad you had a good experience. I thought maybe it might be better to the west and so it seems. It will be nice when your eyes are matched a couple of weeks or so. /snip/ 
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Re: What an eclipse!
George Reynolds
Addendum to eclipse report: As a bonus, we also saw two bright meteors during the night, one to the right (east) of the Moon and later, one to the left (west), between the Moon and Orion. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA) http://www.backbayastro.org
On Saturday, November 20, 2021, 09:00:39 AM EST, George Reynolds via groups.io <pathfinder027@...> wrote:
Good eclipse report, Mark. Mel Spruill and I went to Chippokes Plantation State Park to see it, and I'm glad we did. I got there at 2340, and Mel arrived half an hour later, at 0010 . . . and he brought the rain with him. It started as a sprinkle, then an intermittent rain, then a brief downpour ... and then it quit! We got out of our cars shortly after 0100 to see the first "bite" being taken out of the Moon. The dark clouds were considerable, but fast-moving, and "sucker holes" abounded. Mel set up his camera to try to picture the eclipse. I sat in my zero-gravity chair, bundled up against the cold that the rain had brought in with the front, and gazed with my one bespectacled eye at the Moon peeking in and out of the clouds. (Since I had cataract surgery on my left eye, I couldn't use my glasses in that eye, so I had that lens covered, and viewed through my glasses with my right eye.) It was a wonderful sight, as stunning as Mark described it. About 0200 the clouds started clearing, and by 0230 or 0300 we had a totally clear sky to enjoy. The stars were bright and clear -- Orion and Canis Major to the west of the Moon, Cassiopeia, Ursa Minor, and Ursa Major to the east, and the Pleiades just above and to the right (east) of Luna -- a marvelous sight to see! I set up a small folding table and we enjoyed hot chocolate and cookies to warm us up. We saw the eclipse go to its maximum (about 98%) around 0400, and then start to brighten again as Earth's shadow retreated. Mel and I packed up after that, not waiting for the final results. I left the park at 0430, and was home by 0545. I went to bed at 0600, and slept until almost noon! Being somewhat to the northwest of Tidewater, I think we saw the retreat of the clouds and rain sooner than those near the beach towns. It was a fairly ambitious trip (and a challenge driving those dark roads at night with just one eye), but I'm glad we did it. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA) http://www.backbayastro.org
On Friday, November 19, 2021, 05:43:48 AM EST, jimcoble2000 via groups.io <jimcoble2000@...> wrote:
This was my favorite lunar eclipse. Not the least due to the physical hardship of seeing it after running the telescope at the Chesapeake Planetarium and getting home at 10. Against all weather odds I was able to see the maximum phase starting at 0345, all the way through to the coming out of the earth shadow around 0530. Time line: 0130 got up to rain and complete cloud cover. Things look bad 0200 rain stops but still complete cloud cover. Can't get back to sleep. 0300 if one can't sleep might as well go over and at least try. At three the clouds were moving fast from the north, a totally unexpected direction. I was quite warm wearing winter gear and had brought my reclining chair. I had previously stored my 20x80 astronomical binoculars in the shed out back of Kent' house. I listened to the radio, as is my habit late at night. Some crazy piano player was seeing how fast he could play Bach and get to lunch. Clouds shift eastward at 0340. 0345: Miracle occurs. I noticed a thin crescent moon in the thinning clouds and set up my chair and binocular mount. In a few minutes the sky cleared to an amazing sight. Don't let anyone tell you a 97% eclipse is less of a sight then a total. It is simply better. The moon was a perfect "diamond ring" with a thin margin of the limb bright and the rest of the moon a blood red. It was in short stunning. I have seen total lunar eclipses and they really don't compare to this particular partial one. In the binoculars, the moon was surrounded by stars, being in a busy part of the sky. I can't recall seeing the moon so far to the north in memory. It was quite high so I never felt rushed throughout the eclipse. That dark blue background of stars with the "diamond ring" moon was just simply the best I have seen yet. I had 25 minutes of clear observing before the clouds moved back in around 0410. After that I was able to catch glimpses of the moon through thin parts of the sky until 0430. There were a couple of open holes when there was nothing between the moon and myself during this period. Things closed up again until 0445 when I next saw that the illuminated part was growing and the dark phase was coming to an end. I started packing at 0450 and was able to see the final phases as I drove home. This one was special as now I am 68, which is way too close to 70 for my comfort. It takes real effort now to, in effect, pull an all night watch but the reward was surely there when I saw the diamond ring effect and had 20 minutes of perfect observing. I suspect it will catch up to me in a few hours. I was joined by the cat around 0430, but only momentarily, the cat having other business at places known only to itself. Every time these lunar eclpises happen I say I have seen this before and should get some sleep but once you get going it is all worth the effort to see a three dimensional red orb hanging in space with stars in the background. Who knows how many eclipses are left now that I am a ways down the road and there is no U turn exits. What a great and extraordinary night. |
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Re: What an eclipse!
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Oh how did your surgery go? Not hard at all was it? I was able to use both eyes even when they were unmatched. I am glad you had a good experience. I though maybe it might be better to the west and so it seems. It will be nice when your eyes are matched a a couple of weeks or so. I was using the zero gravity chair with my 20x80 binoculars. A lot of people hung in there ad were rewarded for their persistence. It was memorable and an adventure! Take care and good luck with the second eye.
On Saturday, November 20, 2021, 09:00:40 AM EST, George Reynolds via groups.io <pathfinder027@...> wrote:
Good eclipse report, Mark. Mel Spruill and I went to Chippokes Plantation State Park to see it, and I'm glad we did. I got there at 2340, and Mel arrived half an hour later, at 0010 . . . and he brought the rain with him. It started as a sprinkle, then an intermittent rain, then a brief downpour ... and then it quit! We got out of our cars shortly after 0100 to see the first "bite" being taken out of the Moon. The dark clouds were considerable, but fast-moving, and "sucker holes" abounded. Mel set up his camera to try to picture the eclipse. I sat in my zero-gravity chair, bundled up against the cold that the rain had brought in with the front, and gazed with my one bespectacled eye at the Moon peeking in and out of the clouds. (Since I had cataract surgery on my left eye, I couldn't use my glasses in that eye, so I had that lens covered, and viewed through my glasses with my right eye.) It was a wonderful sight, as stunning as Mark described it. About 0200 the clouds started clearing, and by 0230 or 0300 we had a totally clear sky to enjoy. The stars were bright and clear -- Orion and Canis Major to the west of the Moon, Cassiopeia, Ursa Minor, and Ursa Major to the east, and the Pleiades just above and to the right (east) of Luna -- a marvelous sight to see! I set up a small folding table and we enjoyed hot chocolate and cookies to warm us up. We saw the eclipse go to its maximum (about 98%) around 0400, and then start to brighten again as Earth's shadow retreated. Mel and I packed up after that, not waiting for the final results. I left the park at 0430, and was home by 0545. I went to bed at 0600, and slept until almost noon! Being somewhat to the northwest of Tidewater, I think we saw the retreat of the clouds and rain sooner than those near the beach towns. It was a fairly ambitious trip (and a challenge driving those dark roads at night with just one eye), but I'm glad we did it. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA) http://www.backbayastro.org
On Friday, November 19, 2021, 05:43:48 AM EST, jimcoble2000 via groups.io <jimcoble2000@...> wrote:
This was my favorite lunar eclipse. Not the least due to the physical hardship of seeing it after running the telescope at the Chesapeake Planetarium and getting home at 10. Against all weather odds I was able to see the maximum phase starting at 0345, all the way through to the coming out of the earth shadow around 0530. Time line: 0130 got up to rain and complete cloud cover. Things look bad 0200 rain stops but still complete cloud cover. Can't get back to sleep. 0300 if one can't sleep might as well go over and at least try. At three the clouds were moving fast from the north, a totally unexpected direction. I was quite warm wearing winter gear and had brought my reclining chair. I had previously stored my 20x80 astronomical binoculars in the shed out back of Kent' house. I listened to the radio, as is my habit late at night. Some crazy piano player was seeing how fast he could play Bach and get to lunch. Clouds shift eastward at 0340. 0345: Miracle occurs. I noticed a thin crescent moon in the thinning clouds and set up my chair and binocular mount. In a few minutes the sky cleared to an amazing sight. Don't let anyone tell you a 97% eclipse is less of a sight then a total. It is simply better. The moon was a perfect "diamond ring" with a thin margin of the limb bright and the rest of the moon a blood red. It was in short stunning. I have seen total lunar eclipses and they really don't compare to this particular partial one. In the binoculars, the moon was surrounded by stars, being in a busy part of the sky. I can't recall seeing the moon so far to the north in memory. It was quite high so I never felt rushed throughout the eclipse. That dark blue background of stars with the "diamond ring" moon was just simply the best I have seen yet. I had 25 minutes of clear observing before the clouds moved back in around 0410. After that I was able to catch glimpses of the moon through thin parts of the sky until 0430. There were a couple of open holes when there was nothing between the moon and myself during this period. Things closed up again until 0445 when I next saw that the illuminated part was growing and the dark phase was coming to an end. I started packing at 0450 and was able to see the final phases as I drove home. This one was special as now I am 68, which is way too close to 70 for my comfort. It takes real effort now to, in effect, pull an all night watch but the reward was surely there when I saw the diamond ring effect and had 20 minutes of perfect observing. I suspect it will catch up to me in a few hours. I was joined by the cat around 0430, but only momentarily, the cat having other business at places known only to itself. Every time these lunar eclpises happen I say I have seen this before and should get some sleep but once you get going it is all worth the effort to see a three dimensional red orb hanging in space with stars in the background. Who knows how many eclipses are left now that I am a ways down the road and there is no U turn exits. What a great and extraordinary night. |
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Re: A Couple From This Morning
George Reynolds
Chuck, Your "feeble attempt" was very good! That's what the Moon looked like at maximum here, about 0400. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA) http://www.backbayastro.org
On Friday, November 19, 2021, 10:56:54 AM EST, charles jagow <chuck@...> wrote:
My feeble attempt from skies with high thin clouds, seeing was TERRIBLE.
v/r Chuck Jagow Member – Dark Skies of The Wet Mountain Valley Member - Back Bay Amateur Astronomers Member – San Diego Astronomy Association Member – Colorado Springs Astronomy Association Future Verde Mont Observatory Gone... Rott'n Paws Observatory
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Yep as all have said a beautiful eclpise. Here's a couple from this morning ... Cheers Ian |
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Re: A Couple From This Morning
George Reynolds
Good pics, Ian, especially the one with the Pleiades. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA) http://www.backbayastro.org
On Friday, November 19, 2021, 09:25:13 AM EST, Ian Stewart <swampcolliecoffee@...> wrote:
Yep as all have said a beautiful eclpise. Here's a couple from this morning ... Cheers Ian Lunar Eclipse Lunar Eclipse and Pleiades |
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Re: What an eclipse!
George Reynolds
Good eclipse report, Mark. Mel Spruill and I went to Chippokes Plantation State Park to see it, and I'm glad we did. I got there at 2340, and Mel arrived half an hour later, at 0010 . . . and he brought the rain with him. It started as a sprinkle, then an intermittent rain, then a brief downpour ... and then it quit! We got out of our cars shortly after 0100 to see the first "bite" being taken out of the Moon. The dark clouds were considerable, but fast-moving, and "sucker holes" abounded. Mel set up his camera to try to picture the eclipse. I sat in my zero-gravity chair, bundled up against the cold that the rain had brought in with the front, and gazed with my one bespectacled eye at the Moon peeking in and out of the clouds. (Since I had cataract surgery on my left eye, I couldn't use my glasses in that eye, so I had that lens covered, and viewed through my glasses with my right eye.) It was a wonderful sight, as stunning as Mark described it. About 0200 the clouds started clearing, and by 0230 or 0300 we had a totally clear sky to enjoy. The stars were bright and clear -- Orion and Canis Major to the west of the Moon, Cassiopeia, Ursa Minor, and Ursa Major to the east, and the Pleiades just above and to the right (east) of Luna -- a marvelous sight to see! I set up a small folding table and we enjoyed hot chocolate and cookies to warm us up. We saw the eclipse go to its maximum (about 98%) around 0400, and then start to brighten again as Earth's shadow retreated. Mel and I packed up after that, not waiting for the final results. I left the park at 0430, and was home by 0545. I went to bed at 0600, and slept until almost noon! Being somewhat to the northwest of Tidewater, I think we saw the retreat of the clouds and rain sooner than those near the beach towns. It was a fairly ambitious trip (and a challenge driving those dark roads at night with just one eye), but I'm glad we did it. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA) http://www.backbayastro.org
On Friday, November 19, 2021, 05:43:48 AM EST, jimcoble2000 via groups.io <jimcoble2000@...> wrote:
This was my favorite lunar eclipse. Not the least due to the physical hardship of seeing it after running the telescope at the Chesapeake Planetarium and getting home at 10. Against all weather odds I was able to see the maximum phase starting at 0345, all the way through to the coming out of the earth shadow around 0530. Time line: 0130 got up to rain and complete cloud cover. Things look bad 0200 rain stops but still complete cloud cover. Can't get back to sleep. 0300 if one can't sleep might as well go over and at least try. At three the clouds were moving fast from the north, a totally unexpected direction. I was quite warm wearing winter gear and had brought my reclining chair. I had previously stored my 20x80 astronomical binoculars in the shed out back of Kent' house. I listened to the radio, as is my habit late at night. Some crazy piano player was seeing how fast he could play Bach and get to lunch. Clouds shift eastward at 0340. 0345: Miracle occurs. I noticed a thin crescent moon in the thinning clouds and set up my chair and binocular mount. In a few minutes the sky cleared to an amazing sight. Don't let anyone tell you a 97% eclipse is less of a sight then a total. It is simply better. The moon was a perfect "diamond ring" with a thin margin of the limb bright and the rest of the moon a blood red. It was in short stunning. I have seen total lunar eclipses and they really don't compare to this particular partial one. In the binoculars, the moon was surrounded by stars, being in a busy part of the sky. I can't recall seeing the moon so far to the north in memory. It was quite high so I never felt rushed throughout the eclipse. That dark blue background of stars with the "diamond ring" moon was just simply the best I have seen yet. I had 25 minutes of clear observing before the clouds moved back in around 0410. After that I was able to catch glimpses of the moon through thin parts of the sky until 0430. There were a couple of open holes when there was nothing between the moon and myself during this period. Things closed up again until 0445 when I next saw that the illuminated part was growing and the dark phase was coming to an end. I started packing at 0450 and was able to see the final phases as I drove home. This one was special as now I am 68, which is way too close to 70 for my comfort. It takes real effort now to, in effect, pull an all night watch but the reward was surely there when I saw the diamond ring effect and had 20 minutes of perfect observing. I suspect it will catch up to me in a few hours. I was joined by the cat around 0430, but only momentarily, the cat having other business at places known only to itself. Every time these lunar eclpises happen I say I have seen this before and should get some sleep but once you get going it is all worth the effort to see a three dimensional red orb hanging in space with stars in the background. Who knows how many eclipses are left now that I am a ways down the road and there is no U turn exits. What a great and extraordinary night. |
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Re: A Couple From This Morning
Ian Stewart
Yep sometimes it’s good to see things in a broader perspective … thanks Ian
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I held off responding here until I could see these images on my laptop's bigger screen. I did the right thing. Blown away by the eclipse and the Pleiades. Thanks, Ian - just what I hoped for and just great. Roy On 11/19/2021 9:25 AM, Ian Stewart wrote:
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Re: Lunar Eclipse of 11/19/2021
jimcoble2000
Ah, The Right Honorable Lord Jagow DSWMV, BBAA, SDAA, CSAA, VMO and late of the Queen's RPO Our man on the frontier.
On Friday, November 19, 2021, 11:22:27 AM EST, Roy Diffrient <mail@...> wrote:
Glad you weren’t totally clouded out, Chuck. Roy > On Nov 19, 2021, at 11:03 AM, charles jagow <chuck@...> wrote: > > I agree Roy visual was better! > > > v/r > Chuck Jagow > > Member – Dark Skies of The Wet Mountain Valley <https://www.darkskiescolorado.org/> > Member - Back Bay Amateur Astronomers <http://www.backbayastro.org/> > Member – San Diego Astronomy Association <https://sdaa.org/> > Member – Colorado Springs Astronomy Association <https://csastro.org/> > Future Verde Mont Observatory <http://www.jagowds.com/_jap/sangre.shtml> > Gone... Rott'n Paws Observatory <http://www.jagowds.com/_jap/jap_obs_1.shtml> > > > > The almost totally eclipsed moon was totally beautiful this morning. In my 15X70 bino’s, the diamond ring in ashen light effect was a wonderful memory. What I did not remember from my Sky Safari simulations was how close the maximally eclipsed moon was to the Pleiades (about 6°) – I’m sure some photographers will do that image, and that’s another great memory. > > The sky was perfectly clear here at 4:00 AM. I had concerns about clouds and we had rain until midnight or so, exactly per the last forecast. Amazing how accurate the “now-cast” can be! It was cold (37°) and windy on the hill I traveled to – too many trees in the way at home – so I didn’t hang around for the whole event. But I’m glad I did it. > > The attached Nikon P610 shot was at 4:04 AM, within a few seconds of max eclipse. But I thought the view through the bino’s was much better. > > Roy > > > > > > > > > > -- > *v/r* > > *v/r* > > *Chuck Jagow* > > *Member – Dark Skies of The Wet Mountain Valley ( https://www.darkskiescolorado.org/ )* > > *Member - Back Bay Amateur Astronomers ( http://www.backbayastro.org/ )* > > *Member – San Diego Astronomy Association ( https://sdaa.org/ )* > > *Member – Colorado Springs Astronomy Association ( https://csastro.org/ )* > > *Future* *Verde Mont Observatory ( http://www.jagowds.com/_jap/sangre.shtml )* > > *Gone...* *Rott'n Paws Observatory ( http://www.jagowds.com/_jap/jap_obs_1.shtml )* > > > > > |
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Ian Stewart
Seeing was OK. Lots of wind but no clouds ... Cheers Ian On 11/19/2021 11:00 AM, charles jagow
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Roy Diffrient
Glad you weren’t totally clouded out, Chuck.
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Re: Lunar Eclipse of 11/19/2021
I agree Roy visual was better!
v/r Chuck Jagow Member – Dark Skies of The Wet Mountain Valley <https://www.darkskiescolorado.org/> Member - Back Bay Amateur Astronomers <http://www.backbayastro.org/> Member – San Diego Astronomy Association <https://sdaa.org/> Member – Colorado Springs Astronomy Association <https://csastro.org/> Future Verde Mont Observatory <http://www.jagowds.com/_jap/sangre.shtml> Gone... Rott'n Paws Observatory <http://www.jagowds.com/_jap/jap_obs_1.shtml> On 11/19/21, 4:09 AM, "Roy Diffrient" <BackBayAstro@groups.io on behalf of mail@...> wrote: The almost totally eclipsed moon was totally beautiful this morning. In my 15X70 bino’s, the diamond ring in ashen light effect was a wonderful memory. What I did not remember from my Sky Safari simulations was how close the maximally eclipsed moon was to the Pleiades (about 6°) – I’m sure some photographers will do that image, and that’s another great memory. The sky was perfectly clear here at 4:00 AM. I had concerns about clouds and we had rain until midnight or so, exactly per the last forecast. Amazing how accurate the “now-cast” can be! It was cold (37°) and windy on the hill I traveled to – too many trees in the way at home – so I didn’t hang around for the whole event. But I’m glad I did it. The attached Nikon P610 shot was at 4:04 AM, within a few seconds of max eclipse. But I thought the view through the bino’s was much better. Roy -- *v/r* *v/r* *Chuck Jagow* *Member – Dark Skies of The Wet Mountain Valley ( https://www.darkskiescolorado.org/ )* *Member - Back Bay Amateur Astronomers ( http://www.backbayastro.org/ )* *Member – San Diego Astronomy Association ( https://sdaa.org/ )* *Member – Colorado Springs Astronomy Association ( https://csastro.org/ )* *Future* *Verde Mont Observatory ( http://www.jagowds.com/_jap/sangre.shtml )* *Gone...* *Rott'n Paws Observatory ( http://www.jagowds.com/_jap/jap_obs_1.shtml )* |
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Re: A Couple From This Morning
Nice Shot, was the seeing bad out there? I had wind, thin clouds, and pretty bad seeing. It looked better visually with a 14mm Pentax XW.
v/r Chuck Jagow Member – Dark Skies of The Wet Mountain Valley Member - Back Bay Amateur Astronomers Member – San Diego Astronomy Association Member – Colorado Springs Astronomy Association Future Verde Mont Observatory Gone... Rott'n Paws Observatory
From: <BackBayAstro@groups.io> on behalf of Ian Stewart <swampcolliecoffee@...>
Yep as all have said a beautiful eclpise. Here's a couple from this morning ... Cheers Ian -- v/r v/r Chuck Jagow Member – Dark Skies of The Wet Mountain Valley Member - Back Bay Amateur Astronomers Member – San Diego Astronomy Association Member – Colorado Springs Astronomy Association Future Verde Mont Observatory Gone... Rott'n Paws Observatory
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