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by mtbdudex
Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:24 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Recent Submissions: 2011 August 10-18
Replies: 38
Views: 9247

Re: Recent Submissions

The Summer Triangle http://www.astropix.com Copyright 2011 Jerry Lodriguss http://www.astropix.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Striangle.JPG Click on the image to see a high-resolution version with identifications. What I like about this is the ability to show your kids this onscreen, the go outs...
by mtbdudex
Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:19 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Recent Submissions: 2011 August 7-9
Replies: 24
Views: 3199

Re: Butterfly Nebula region

Butterfly Nebula (IC1318), LDN889, Crescent Nebula (NGC6888), M-29 in Cygnus ProLine FLI 16803, FSQ 106 EDXIII, AP Mach1GTO Ha, SII, OIII (15,5h) sub-frame Ha 1800s/SII, OIII 1200s binx2 http://www.starrysite.com/pliki/galeria/srednie/IC1318,%20Crescent%20-%20KONIEC.jpg http://starrysite.com/pliki/...
by mtbdudex
Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:57 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Perseid Below (2011 Aug 17)
Replies: 29
Views: 7410

Re: APOD: Perseid Below (2011 Aug 17)

This is a cool APOD, hits home - would be neat if someone ground wise had captured the same streak! For me I was outside 3:30am - 5:30am August 12, 2011, trying to capture Perseid's as the moon was low/setting and before the sun rose. Managed to capture 5, they are "hidden" in this 1.5 hou...
by mtbdudex
Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:15 pm
Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
Topic: Is APOD a blog? (2011 edition)
Replies: 29
Views: 34169

Re: Is APOD a blog? (2011 edition)

In a broad definition it is a blog, but I still voted "no" because it is just doesn't have the look and feel of a blog. This look and feel notion is something the Wikipedia definition didn't really include. +1 I think the poll needed a 3rd option: "Is APOD a forum with a community of...
by mtbdudex
Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:27 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: A Summer Night's Dream (2011 Aug 05)
Replies: 33
Views: 11343

Re: APOD: A Summer Night's Dream (2011 Aug 05)

Some of the blogs on the web took liberty (without email or contacting me) with what Mr Robert Nemiroff and Mr Jerry Bonnell wrote up and published on the NASA APOD site, therefore I've compiled the below. I'd like to add this image came out of my multiple attempts at capturing fireflies last Summer...
by mtbdudex
Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:04 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: A Summer Night's Dream (2011 Aug 05)
Replies: 33
Views: 11343

Re: APOD: A Summer Night's Dream (2011 Aug 05)

Yes, well - many of the stars we can see in the sky follow their own paths, away from the midplane of the Milky Way. Like Arcturus. (Is Arcturus in the picture? Beats me, because I'm horribly bad at identifying stars from star trails.) Well, I can make out the stars of the Big Dipper to the upper l...
by mtbdudex
Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:49 pm
Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
Topic: Introductions: How did you become interested in astronomy?
Replies: 273
Views: 2160975

Re: Introductions: How did you become interested in astronom

Q: How did I become interested in astronomy? Various turning points: Born 1962, vividly remember 1969 Moon landing, skylab, etc. Grade school cub scouts ;Building model rockets 4th grade (1971-1972): Listening to Moody Blues "In Search of the lost chord" while drawing pictures of space shi...
by mtbdudex
Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:33 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Summer Triangle Over Catalonia (2011 Aug 10)
Replies: 23
Views: 5265

Re: APOD: The Summer Triangle Over Catalonia (2011 Aug 10)

wow, tough crowd for this pict.
I liked it, and for the less technical people who subscribe to APOD and get it onto their iPhone/iPad/whatever devices, they can learn 1 thing/day new is a success for APOD.
by mtbdudex
Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:42 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: A Summer Night's Dream (2011 Aug 05)
Replies: 33
Views: 11343

Re: APOD: A Summer Night's Dream (2011 Aug 05)

Thx everyone for nice messages. btw, 100% of the credit for originating this shot goes to my wife. My wife commented to me “the fireflies are really active tonight, why don’t you try and get some in a photo”….I looked outside and it was a hot/warm/humid evening and she was right. I can take credit f...
by mtbdudex
Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:28 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Recent Submissions: 2011 July 28-August 2
Replies: 26
Views: 3630

Re: Recent Submissions

Realy a great pîcture Mike ! Is their a way to contact you ? Thx, I just registered here, my user name "mtbdudex" I use at many forums on the net. I meant to capture about 45-55 minutes of 20 second exposures 10:40pm - 11:30pm, but fell asleep, woke up 3am.....and went outside to retrive ...