[nswnra] Re: This is from IIS
- From: "Corona Australis" <corona_australis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 15:48:38 +1100
Yeah it seems to work ok
From: nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of G C
Sent: Sunday, 3 October 2010 09:59
To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [nswnra] Re: This is from IIS
Yes, I tried it out.
On 3 October 2010 08:35, Graham Layt <gll@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
looks interesting Glen
have you given it a run yet ?
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From: G C <mailto:cozens3@xxxxxxxxx>
To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 5:01 PM
Subject: [nswnra] This is from IIS
Hi!
I've been reading you guys for a while now but never posted anything. I think
this is my first post so, hi!
I just wanted to share with you a free tool I've made, called DSO Browser:
http://dso-browser.com
It allows you to answer questions like "Which DSOs can I see from my lat/long,
8th magnitude or less, between 8 pm and 4 am,
reaching 45 degrees above the horizon for at least 2 hours?"
That's one of the key things: to be able to specify a minimum altitude and time
above that altitude, very useful for
astrophotography but observational as well.
It has several features, such as auto-location, find objects by type (Galaxy,
Nebula, etc), apparent magnitude and size, minimum
altitude, etc. Just bear in mind that any filters you set will restrict the
search more and more, so leave some options empty if
you're not sure what you're looking for.
Also, when you see any object's details you'll see a Google Sky Map embed
showing the actual stuff plus nearby object for you to
actually browse the sky jumping from object to object, getting details, the
best time of the year to see each DSO from your
location, etc.
At the bottom of the page there's a contact form you can use to let me know
your suggestions. I'm planning to include more features,
but I believe I managed to get a decent enough version to share with you so
those who wanted to use it could benefit from it.
Please note: this is not an exact application, just approximate enough to help
in your observation/astrophotography sessions, so
don't expect 'surgical precision' in the calculations
Hope you like it, I look forward to your comments!
Clear skies,
Sebastian
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