Crab Lungs Posted 5 June, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudders Posted 5 June, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 5 June, 2011 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 5 June, 2011 Share Posted 5 June, 2011 Was thinking of checking out the skiing on Andromeda this winter. Anyone been? OK nice links guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSaint Posted 6 June, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 6 June, 2011 Author Share Posted 6 June, 2011 Amazing stuff Whitey, thank you! Have to say, I love all this stuff and the accompanying music is awesome too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 6 June, 2011 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 6 June, 2011 Share 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 6 June, 2011 Share Posted 6 June, 2011 I cried while watching that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 6 June, 2011 Author Share Posted 6 June, 2011 (edited) I cried while watching that Steady on, bud!! Edited 6 June, 2011 by Crab Lungs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSaint Posted 6 June, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted 6 June, 2011 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 6 June, 2011 Share Posted 6 June, 2011 Beautiful video. It's very similar to this that was sent to me a while ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 6 June, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 6 June, 2011 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 6 June, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 6 June, 2011 Share 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 6 June, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSaint Posted 6 June, 2011 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 6 June, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSaint Posted 6 June, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 6 June, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSaint Posted 6 June, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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