Crab Lungs Posted 5 June, 2011 Posted 5 June, 2011 Aside from the crappy reality TV shows, wars, stupid celebrities and economic downturn, there are still some pretty amazing things out there. Privileged enough to have found this link today and watched it in full... hopefully, some of you guys will appreciate it as I did
Spudders Posted 5 June, 2011 Posted 5 June, 2011 Whenever I see pics and film of stars like that, I always wish we could see them easier rather than just a few.
Whitey Grandad Posted 5 June, 2011 Posted 5 June, 2011 Thanks, Crab Lungs. I'll see your VFT and raise you a Hubble Deep Field: Every one of these smudges is a galaxy. Full story here : http://hubblesite.org/hubble_discoveries/hubble_deep_field/ And Spudgun, you can, you just need to move to somewhere high up with no people. Not really 'World's Beauty' though, is it? More like 'Universe's Beauty' but hey, who's complaining?
dubai_phil Posted 5 June, 2011 Posted 5 June, 2011 Was thinking of checking out the skiing on Andromeda this winter. Anyone been? OK nice links guys
LVSaint Posted 6 June, 2011 Posted 6 June, 2011 I was sent that video recently too. Lovely stuff. Hoping to get up to the Great Basin National Park in Nevada next month for some viewing in very dark skies. Won't be as spectacular as in the video, but it's pretty much 'in the middle of nowhere' as you can get.
Crab Lungs Posted 6 June, 2011 Author Posted 6 June, 2011 Amazing stuff Whitey, thank you! Have to say, I love all this stuff and the accompanying music is awesome too...
Crab Lungs Posted 6 June, 2011 Author Posted 6 June, 2011 That was an awesome 8 minutes. Thank you Lungs. No probs! I'm glad to share it.... after all, I have a really poor attention-span on the 'net and tend flick between sites after 1-2 minutes but after seeing that, I was mesmerised... it was 8 minutes I didn't mind losing and never getting back
Minsk Posted 6 June, 2011 Posted 6 June, 2011 Where is the best place to view the night sky? I heard the Canary islands had some of the most clear skies, but often the best pictures are from south america. The best I've seen is from the middle of the Altantic Ocean on a fully 'darkened' ship (no upperdeck lighting on at all).
Crab Lungs Posted 6 June, 2011 Author Posted 6 June, 2011 (edited) I cried while watching that Steady on, bud!! Edited 6 June, 2011 by Crab Lungs
LVSaint Posted 6 June, 2011 Posted 6 June, 2011 Where is the best place to view the night sky? I heard the Canary islands had some of the most clear skies, but often the best pictures are from south america. Anywhere as far out of the way of light pollution as possible and higher up is best.
Trader Posted 6 June, 2011 Posted 6 June, 2011 No probs! I'm glad to share it.... after all, I have a really poor attention-span on the 'net and tend flick between sites after 1-2 minutes but after seeing that, I was mesmerised... it was 8 minutes I didn't mind losing and never getting back Amazing, somebody who can still spell 'losing'. Can you spell 'definitely' as well?
Sheaf Saint Posted 6 June, 2011 Posted 6 June, 2011 Beautiful video. It's very similar to this that was sent to me a while ago...
Whitey Grandad Posted 6 June, 2011 Posted 6 June, 2011 I've found the Auvergne in France to be quite good. We stopped at a camp site in Aumont-Aubrac a few years ago. Over 3000 feet up and no big towns for miles. The stars went right down to the horizon and it's the first time I've really seen the milky way. I'm going to buy myself a proper astronomical telescope later this year. We're visiting New York on a cruise from Southampton so I can buy one there and bring it back on the boat. They are half price in the States.
Whitey Grandad Posted 6 June, 2011 Posted 6 June, 2011 Here's another thought. In any one of those galaxies, how many football clubs are there on average? What's football like if every player has three feet and two heads?
benjii Posted 6 June, 2011 Posted 6 June, 2011 Here's another thought. In any one of those galaxies, how many football clubs are there on average? What's football like if every player has three feet and two heads? Dunno but I bet some old **** is moaning about the prices
Whitey Grandad Posted 6 June, 2011 Posted 6 June, 2011 Dunno but I bet some old **** is moaning about the prices You see.... I told you it wasn't just me!
Whitey Grandad Posted 6 June, 2011 Posted 6 June, 2011 (edited) Amazing stuff Whitey, thank you! Have to say, I love all this stuff and the accompanying music is awesome too... I can't quit get my head round it. That photo has a field of view equivalent to a tennis ball at the other end of a football field so you can just imagine how many galaxies there are out there. The estimate is that there are 7 x 10 to the power 22 stars in the universe. That's 7 with 22 zeroes after it, although I don't know who counted them. Edited 6 June, 2011 by Whitey Grandad
LVSaint Posted 6 June, 2011 Posted 6 June, 2011 I'm going to buy myself a proper astronomical telescope later this year. We're visiting New York on a cruise from Southampton so I can buy one there and bring it back on the boat. They are half price in the States. They are. What type are you looking to get?
Whitey Grandad Posted 6 June, 2011 Posted 6 June, 2011 They are. What type are you looking to get? One of the large Meades probably. I'd like to link it to an imager and a PC. The trouble is the light polution in Chandlers Ford. Mind you, you can see Vegas form a hundred miles away at night, but at least the air is clearer there.
LVSaint Posted 6 June, 2011 Posted 6 June, 2011 One of the large Meades probably. I'd like to link it to an imager and a PC. The trouble is the light polution in Chandlers Ford. Mind you, you can see Vegas form a hundred miles away at night, but at least the air is clearer there. A Meade reflector, Mak or Cassegrain for astrophotography or video? The light pollution is a 'mare here. Not from the glare of the Strip though funnily enough. When the casino lights all went off for a minute last Earth Day, the same light levels remained. It's the maze of street lights that screws things up for us. That said, planetary objects, some deep sky clusters/nebulas/galaxies and most of the major constellations (with naked eye) can be seen on a cloudless night from my garden.
Whitey Grandad Posted 6 June, 2011 Posted 6 June, 2011 A Meade reflector, Mak or Cassegrain for astrophotography or video? The light pollution is a 'mare here. Not from the glare of the Strip though funnily enough. When the casino lights all went off for a minute last Earth Day, the same light levels remained. It's the maze of street lights that screws things up for us. That said, planetary objects, some deep sky clusters/nebulas/galaxies and most of the major constellations (with naked eye) can be seen on a cloudless night from my garden. I was thinking a Cassegrain for personal observation and astrophotography. I know I shan't use it much but it's always been a fantasy of mine. The trouble is the bigger the telescope the better the imaging but the less likely you are to cart it off somewhere and start observing. We have a caravan and in a couple of years time I'm hoping to be able to nip over to northern France and sit outside for a bit.
LVSaint Posted 6 June, 2011 Posted 6 June, 2011 At least those Cassegrains are fairly compact. I've got an Orion Dobsonian, so can't do photography...well I can, but I can't automatically track anything that require long exposures.
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