[AZ-Observing] Re: LCROSS and Cabeus
- From: "Randy Peterson" <rgpeterson@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:07:41 -0700
Gene Lucas and I are both using our 10" SCT's to video the event, with
digitally inserted time, accurate to better than .001 second (GPS accuracy),
recorded onto a 4-head VCR through a low-light surveillance camera. Gene is
going to use an UV-pass filter on his scope. I'm using a barlow lens on my
scope. Our setups use the same camera that is used to record down to 12th
magnitude stars through my 10" in search of asteroid occultations. We set
the tracking to Lunar rate.
In addition, we are also employing the observatory 16" SCT that will be
recording the event with no filter and no barlow, but with the same type of
camera and recording methods.
Thanks for the great link! Hope everyone who tries this event is
successful!
Randy Peterson
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From: "Mark Wainright" <mwainright@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "az-observing" <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:06 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] LCROSS and Cabeus
Hi,
The Cabeus impact area is easy enough to find. Just scoped it out in my 4"
Mak. There's a mountain on the limb right behind it. I'm including a link to
a pdf that I found useful. It shows the expected plume area and some
visualizations for California and New Mexico. I guess we'll have to
visualize in between. :-)
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/391705main_LCROSS_Target_Update_100209.pdf
I have a 10" hand push dob and an 8" SCT with a drive. The Moon is going to
be high and south at about 82 degrees altitude for the impact. There's no
way I'm gonna hand push a dob at high mag and that much altitude, so I'm
going with 8" and drive.
What is everyone else going to try to see or video this with?
Clear skies,
Mark
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