[AZ-Observing] Re: Photos from Hovatter Site
- From: "Eric Steinberg" <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:56:00 -0500
Love the panorama of the site. I have a three-monitor 5120 x 1200
wraparound for my main PC - it fits very nicely and feels like being
there!
I was planning to come back tomorrow night, but have been sick as a dog
since I left Friday morning. Still might go if I feel much better.
Otherwise, Happy New Year to all.
Clear skies,
Eric
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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Polakis
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 12:25 PM
To: AZ-Observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Photos from Hovatter Site
A group of us enjoyed good observing conditions on both Friday and
Saturday nights. I awoke early to view Comet C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) in my
10-inch scope. It showed a very bright coma, and a slender tail that
could be traced to 2 degrees. It was also faintly visible without
optical aid. Here is an 10-second exposure of it with a 50mm lens at
f/2.2 and ISO 1600.
http://www.pbase.com/polakis/image/153953800/original
Related trivia: an iOptron SkyTracker uses *four* AA batteries, not two.
Replacing two batteries in the front of the holder will not make it
track any better than if it had zero batteries.
Just before sunrise, I raced to the top of the 300-foot peak just to the
south of the observing field, and took a couple panoramas to stitch
together and a photo of the sun rising from behind the Eagle Tail
Mountains. The Belt of Venus figures prominently in the first photo.
http://www.pbase.com/polakis/image/153953800/original
http://www.pbase.com/polakis/image/153953805/original
http://www.pbase.com/polakis/image/153953801/original
Tom
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