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I suggest reading this thread on the Solarchat forum before placing a bid:
https://solarchatforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=454855#p454855
In particular, the comments from Stephen ‘solarchat’.
The motion of the comet is quite apparent each evening.
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0.5 sec exposure with the iPhone this evening from Paxos island, Greece.
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Significantly easier to see this evening.
Approx 5 deg long tail.
Easy naked eye target tonight.
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I’m not a fan of side by side for balance reasons.
I also don’t like placing a heavy scope on top of a SCT.
The torsion of a heavy scope at top of the SCT combined with the torsion of the SCT on to the mount may be applying quite a strain on the OTA strucure that I wonder does it place pressure on the corrector glass?
I would suggest Parallax rings.
Michael.Hi Kwong
Yes, I used a program called Set’N’c to automate the exposures and allow me to enjoy the eclipse visually.
All details of each photo are outlined on each image page.
Regards
Michael.On the HDR image, you will see the double star to the LHS of the Sun.
They are Zeta Piscium A & B, magnitude +5.2 and +6.4 respectively.Below it, you will see 88 Piscium, mag +6.19
To the unaided eye, Venus was visible several minutes before totality.
Jupiter was easy to see once totality started.
Saturn was spotted soon after, and finally Mars.Hi,
Not monitoring purposefully but I like to keep an eye out for anything that might crop up in the background…
A fortuitously placed meteor right next to CrB but no sign of the outburst yet…
Cheers,
Bill.Interesting you mentioning that Bill.
I’m planning to adjust a couple of my GMN cameras a little to bring it in to their FOV for a longer period of time.
I may put a UV/IR rejection over the lens as well to allow some approximation of magnitude.
Michael.I don’t keep a log, but the weather here has been a real disaster. Worst I’ve seen in a long time.
Met Éireann, the Irish met service, had confirmed that we had the wettest March on record, and the wettest July on record. 2023 was also the warmest on record.Sorry, inadvertently deleted my own message there. Reposting again:
Good to see the BAA actively reviewing it’s by-laws, membership structure and seeking to broaden it’s membership base whist maintaining prudent financial accounting practices.
It’s also great to see members actively involved and debating the measures – a sign of a healthy organisation.
As someone who is well away from achieving honorary status, it has always impressed me to see the names added to list each year.
I fully appreciate the accounting reasons for proposing such a change.
However, I note the points made above by Denis and Tony, which are quite valid.Two financial-related questions if you don’t mind please:
1) Does ‘Honorary’ imply free posted hard copy, or is it limited to digital subscription only?
2) Aside from a couple of very large well publicised financial bequeaths in recent years, does the BAA receive many smaller bequeaths? And on this note, has the BAA actively looked at the benevolence element of fund raising? I am sure many members would like to support the organisation on their passing, if their personal financial position allowed and they felt that their monies would leave a tangible legacy for many years to come. The reason I ask is that maintaining a close relation with the older generation of members may bring in more financial benefits than the cost savings this measure may provide in the short term.Regards & Thanks,
Michael.Folks,
My initial thoughts after successfully observing the occultation last night:
————————————————————Through hazy skies, we (myself and Alex Pratt) had a successful observation of the occultation of Betelgeuse from just south of Alicante, near the airport.
My personal thoughts from visually observing it are:Skies consisted of variable levels of haze, which made the observation more challenging (and head-wrecking) that I would have liked.
The dimming was not sudden like a typical occultation, but rather quite gradual which appeared to take approx 2-3 seconds.
The star appeared to dim by approx 1 to 2 magnitudes – quite noticeable.
The rise was more difficult to detect visually due to the haze.
I was expecting it to remain at its faintest magnitude for a period of time, and was surprised to see it brightening almost immediately after reaching minimum magnitude.
Attached is a handheld photo of Orion taken during the event with an iphone.
Also attached is a screenshot of a lightcurve taken with my Watec 910 HX/RC and 40mm f/4.5 apo with Bessel V filter.————————————————————
Regards,
Michael
