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dessie
28-Feb-08, 15:36
still trying
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj133/wot4andwhy/SS850546-1.jpg
Julia
28-Feb-08, 16:28
Yay! You did it! ;)
dessie
28-Feb-08, 16:59
well thank you julia i dont get many reactions to my awful photo,s lol
astroman
09-Mar-08, 23:46
One of the crescent moon tonight..
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/astroman_caithness/Earthshine9thMar.jpg
Deemac
10-Mar-08, 11:07
Funny, I did spot this one myself but resisted dragging the rig outside and continued watching TV!! (a poor excuse I know):cool:
dessie
10-Mar-08, 11:10
annoyed here...the wife told me this morning about last nights moon...grrrrrr..
trix
10-Mar-08, 13:44
One of the crescent moon tonight..
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/astroman_caithness/Earthshine9thMar.jpg

fantastic astroman - 'e auld moon in 'e new moons airms'!!

i seen'id masel last nite, 'e lower she got in 'e sky, 'e beeger she got.

i wis stanin spacin in til......er, space last nite an i saw a fallin star :eek:

it sorta darted aboot 'e sky for a few minids before burinin oot completely....wis really magical lek....
astroman
23-Mar-08, 00:16
Enjoy the view - I know the 1st Thurso Cub Scouts did...

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/astroman_caithness/Mar14ScoutsMoonsmall.jpg

The photo taken last week at the end of a night observing Saturn and the Moon at the 1st Thurso Cub Scouts. The observing session was done as part of their work towards them obtaining an astronomy badge.
dessie
23-Mar-08, 13:04
great photo astroman....what did you use...
astroman
23-Mar-08, 21:28
great photo astroman....what did you use...

For this particular evening I used my 4" diameter short focal length refractor (http://www.sky-watcher.net/swtinc/product.php?id=40&class1=1&class2=105 (http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://www.sky-watcher.net/swtinc/product.php?id=40&class1=1&class2=105)) and my trusty 4 megapixel olympus camera coupled to the telescope eyepiece (afocal projection method).

This setup was portable, allowed the cub scouts a reasonable view of the Moon and Saturn and the ability to take a few quick photos of the Moon. Thankfully the weather was good on the night :)
Rheghead
23-Mar-08, 21:37
Astroman. That is a great photo of the moon, thanks for sharing it with us.