I have stumbled upon this website that has good details on planets, sketches, equipment and observing.
There is a nice article here:
Observing, telescope and aperture
The article is nice because it talks about the importance of the user of the telescope apart from the telescope quality and aperture itself; here it says that the user is THE MOST important. I am still learning how to train my eyes to be more observant to small details. There is a big difference between seeing an object and observing an object and that by sketching, it can improve ones ability to observe.
Nice astro website
Nice astro website
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Canopus Lim
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Nice astro website
AstroDuck
haha.. funny cartoon from the website:
http://home.earthlink.net/~urbanimager/cartoon.htm
A humorous astronomy cartoon by Michael Cole that we can all identify with.
http://home.earthlink.net/~urbanimager/cartoon.htm
A humorous astronomy cartoon by Michael Cole that we can all identify with.
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Canopus Lim
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weehan wrote:Tell me about it Andrew....it was a frantic rush the second time! The first time, some of us were actually thinking whether that was the Milky Way rising or a storm coming in....
Cheers
WeeHan
[80% Steve, 20% Alfred] ------- Probability of Clear Skies = (Age of newest equipment in days) / [(Number of observers) * (Total Aperture of all telescopes present in mm)]
haha 
, that reminds me of this old animation (i didnt create the animation btw, it belongs to other jeff) and the good old days when I had to carry the CPU + monitor outside for each imaging session.
http://www.geocities.com/goteng/pic/ani ... mation.gif
clear skies,
Jeff
, that reminds me of this old animation (i didnt create the animation btw, it belongs to other jeff) and the good old days when I had to carry the CPU + monitor outside for each imaging session.http://www.geocities.com/goteng/pic/ani ... mation.gif
clear skies,
Jeff
