Thanks!
I've been waiting to see this curious star.
Good luck to the astro photographer who chooses this as a guide star!
Barnard's Star - imaged today (and see you next year)
Re: Barnard's Star - imaged today (and see you next year)
Well done Gavin!
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"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Barnard's Star - imaged today (and see you next year)
wow!! never knew stars could move..
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Re: Barnard's Star - imaged today (and see you next year)
Fascinating project, Gary. And a great result - well done! Will be good to keep this one going...and going
Go well!
Jeremy
Go well!
Jeremy
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Re: Barnard's Star - imaged today (and see you next year)
Jeremy wrote:Fascinating project, Gary. And a great result - well done! Will be good to keep this one going...and going
Go well!
Jeremy
Err, you mean 'Gavin', I suppose.
As for keeping it going, I agree it would be good. I have already met my objective of recording and showing the movement in a 3-year animation sequence. I would like to open this to all on the forum to continue it for upcoming years in case I miss it: to image Barnard's Star on the anniversary date of 20 July (or as close as possible if clouded out on that date). The scale and image frame would have to fit into the previous frames, and I think a minimum focal length for the lens would have to be about 1000mm (can resize up or down accordingly). I would however retain editorial control over all the frames. I used a 8" SCT at f/10 (2000mm) and a Canon EOS60D (APS size sensor) for all the previous frames.