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ZannaDragon
I don't know if there is an astronomy club near enough to me or if I would be comfortable socializing so much but I will check. I'm pretty sure my dad, as a tool and dye maker, would know some stuff about building telescopes and where to get the parts if I bug him about it enough. And thanks for the recommendation! I will check out that telescope.
It would be nice to have one. I live in a fairly rural area, and while it's not exactly a "Dark Sky site" the light pollution isn't too bad.
Also, just some sites to throw out there for everyone who might be interested in learning more about astronomy on their own time or the math involved (I see I'm not the only one with trouble in that area)
This site offers free lectures in everything from history, music, science and yes, astronomy.
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Free online classes taught by many different universities. You can get a certificate of completion but you have to pay for that. There are a couple astronomy courses offered throughout the year.
https://www.coursera.org/
A lot of you probably know about this site but for those who don't...
http://www.space.com/
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ZannaDragon
I don't know if there is an astronomy club near enough to me or if I would be comfortable socializing so much but I will check. I'm pretty sure my dad, as a tool and dye maker, would know some stuff about building telescopes and where to get the parts if I bug him about it enough. And thanks for the recommendation! I will check out that telescope.
It would be nice to have one. I live in a fairly rural area, and while it's not exactly a "Dark Sky site" the light pollution isn't too bad.
Also, just some sites to throw out there for everyone who might be interested in learning more about astronomy on their own time or the math involved (I see I'm not the only one with trouble in that area)
This site offers free lectures in everything from history, music, science and yes, astronomy.
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Free online classes taught by many different universities. You can get a certificate of completion but you have to pay for that. There are a couple astronomy courses offered throughout the year.
https://www.coursera.org/
A lot of you probably know about this site but for those who don't...
http://www.space.com/
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Reltseo
No problem!
I'm glad to hear that you have fair skies :) And those sites are all good!
Clear Skies!
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Reltseo
No problem!
I'm glad to hear that you have fair skies :) And those sites are all good!
Clear Skies!
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ZannaDragon
Hey there! I am an Aerospace Engineering Student and am an active Rocketeer. I have always been interested in Astronomy and would love to join the Astronomy Club! :)
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ZannaDragon
Hey there! I am an Aerospace Engineering Student and am an active Rocketeer. I have always been interested in Astronomy and would love to join the Astronomy Club! :)
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Erock
Sure! I'll go ahead and add you :) I don't honestly know all that much about the space exploration and engineering side of things, so I'm glad we've got an expert now! :)
Clear Skies!
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Erock
Sure! I'll go ahead and add you :) I don't honestly know all that much about the space exploration and engineering side of things, so I'm glad we've got an expert now! :)
Clear Skies!
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ZannaDragon
I'd love to be added as to the member list! This is an amazing idea for space lovers.
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ZannaDragon
I'd love to be added as to the member list! This is an amazing idea for space lovers.
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TheMageLemon245
Excellent! I'll add you now :)
Clear Skies!
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ZannaDragon
Thanks! :) Yeah let me know any way I can help or contribute from the engineering stand point!
Also if there are any Carl Sagan fans this YouTuber called Reid Gower did a whole series of videos based on his talks that are very cool! link below:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF17F07CFC3208E29
There is also a YouTuber named Melodysheep that makes music videos based on speeches from famous cosmologists and scientists called "Symphony of Science". Both definitely worth taking a listen to.
https://www.youtube.com/user/melodysheep
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ZannaDragon
Thanks! :) Yeah let me know any way I can help or contribute from the engineering stand point!
Also if there are any Carl Sagan fans this YouTuber called Reid Gower did a whole series of videos based on his talks that are very cool! link below:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF17F07CFC3208E29
There is also a YouTuber named Melodysheep that makes music videos based on speeches from famous cosmologists and scientists called "Symphony of Science". Both definitely worth taking a listen to.
https://www.youtube.com/user/melodysheep
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M83, the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. Taken by @ZannaDragon using the robotic FSQ-106 telescope at Sliding Spring Observatory, Australia. [size=2](10x5min, 50min total exposure time)[/size]
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M83 is a barred spiral only about 15 million lightyears away, which is close in Universe terms. It lies at the center of a subgroup of the aptly-named Centaurus A/M83 Group. At the center of the other subgroup is the galaxy Centaurus A, which I managed to accidentally take a photo of and will be in an upcoming Featured Image. :)
The telescope is out of focus, and even when I check the little box labeled "Please Focus" it doesn't work. A downside to remote imaging, I suppose! There's also quite a noticeable gradient, I believe because the moon was up. I'll retry the image hopefully with better focus when the moon is in a better position for imaging.
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Clear Skies everybody!
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Looking for Featured Image Submissions!
We need submissions! Images don't have to be taken through a telescope. Have a sunrise photo with planets visible? A photo of the moon? A photo of astronomical equipment, or a pic from a trip to an observatory? As long as it's astronomy related, submit it!
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New Featured Image
Click on image for hi-res version
M83, the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. Taken by @
ZannaDragon using the robotic FSQ-106 telescope at Sliding Spring Observatory, Australia.
(10x5min, 50min total exposure time)
Notes:
M83 is a barred spiral only about 15 million lightyears away, which is close in Universe terms. It lies at the center of a subgroup of the aptly-named Centaurus A/M83 Group. At the center of the other subgroup is the galaxy Centaurus A, which I managed to accidentally take a photo of and will be in an upcoming Featured Image. :)
The telescope is out of focus, and even when I check the little box labeled "Please Focus" it doesn't work. A downside to remote imaging, I suppose! There's also quite a noticeable gradient, I believe because the moon was up. I'll retry the image hopefully with better focus when the moon is in a better position for imaging.
Clear Skies everybody!
aaah this is so cool!! i wish i could take pictures like this!
aaah this is so cool!! i wish i could take pictures like this!
you really think someone would do that?
just go on the internet and tell lies?
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ZannaDragon
May I be added?
I am an amateur astronomer from Southern California. At the moment equipped with a very humble Meade ETX-60, but at an indefinite point in the future I'll be constructing a 6" Dobsonian. Already have the mirrors!
The size of my telescope being what it is, I am limited to the biggest and brightest landmarks of the sky, but I would venture to say that they have a special charm in such a small instrument. I live in the suburbs, so on the average night I'm entirely capable of observing the usual showpieces - Andromeda, the Orion Nebula, Lagoon Nebula, M13 and M22, and of course the planets. When I went for a weekend to Joshua Tree (an enormous desert wilderness reserve near here), however, I was absolutely dumbstruck by the difference that a truly dark sky makes. I went for the Perseid meteor shower last year and it was a spectacle. Having spent most of my life in the suburbs I hadn't even seen a sky this dark before, and I stared for hours, even without my telescope, at the swath of Milky Way that arched above us. With my telescope the difference was equally profound, every viewing revealing a bewilderingly new scattering of stars around every object that I thought to be so familiar. Orion looked majestically bright, Andromeda extended so much farther than I was used to, and I could even pick up some objects that I hadn't been able to find before, like M81 and M82 in Ursa Major.
I hadn't been able to get out there since, but I hope next summer will present an opportunity.
Anyway, I rambled a bit but the point is, I'd love to get involved. ZannaDragon, may I ask what was the aperture of the telescope you used to photograph M83?
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ZannaDragon
May I be added?
I am an amateur astronomer from Southern California. At the moment equipped with a very humble Meade ETX-60, but at an indefinite point in the future I'll be constructing a 6" Dobsonian. Already have the mirrors!
The size of my telescope being what it is, I am limited to the biggest and brightest landmarks of the sky, but I would venture to say that they have a special charm in such a small instrument. I live in the suburbs, so on the average night I'm entirely capable of observing the usual showpieces - Andromeda, the Orion Nebula, Lagoon Nebula, M13 and M22, and of course the planets. When I went for a weekend to Joshua Tree (an enormous desert wilderness reserve near here), however, I was absolutely dumbstruck by the difference that a truly dark sky makes. I went for the Perseid meteor shower last year and it was a spectacle. Having spent most of my life in the suburbs I hadn't even seen a sky this dark before, and I stared for hours, even without my telescope, at the swath of Milky Way that arched above us. With my telescope the difference was equally profound, every viewing revealing a bewilderingly new scattering of stars around every object that I thought to be so familiar. Orion looked majestically bright, Andromeda extended so much farther than I was used to, and I could even pick up some objects that I hadn't been able to find before, like M81 and M82 in Ursa Major.
I hadn't been able to get out there since, but I hope next summer will present an opportunity.
Anyway, I rambled a bit but the point is, I'd love to get involved. ZannaDragon, may I ask what was the aperture of the telescope you used to photograph M83?
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