Telescopes at the Spring Star Party
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- Kelling Heath Star Party 2022
02:00 16-inch ultra-compact (UC) dobsonian
10:45 Pentax SDHF
11:45 Solar Observing
13:10 20-inch ATM GOTO dobonsian
20:45 Homemade Observing Chair
22:50 Barn Door Tracker and Homemade Polar Alignmnet Wedge
28:55 Celestron C8 Edge (imaging) and C8 Powerstar (visual)
37:55 8-inch ATM binoculars
38:12 Sketches - Наука та технологія
Mark thank you for this video from UK...congratulations.
Cheers Ricardo. Clear skies are great where ever they are! Where are you based?
Wow lovely video 📸 thankyou for sharing 💕 keep uploading more videos 🎉🎊 clear skies 🤩🤩🤩
And clear skies to you - glad you enjoyed it
Great to catch up as always Mark. The animal at the end barking away is a muntjac deer.
Hi Tim - thank you! Amazing that such a small animal produces so much noise. Clear skies to you!
@@RefreshingViews hedgehogs are another creature that can scare you in the dark…. Especially as they’re so small.
@@peterwoolliams1283 they're always prickly aren't they 🙂
Absolutely fantastic 🔭
Thank you!
Mark, thanks for this report. It's great to see such skilled and inventive astronomers at work. I must get to a star party one day soon!
Glad you enjoyed it Mark. Defo go to a star party. They’re such good fun and so friendly - even better if the weather is clear.
Fantastic vid Mark with great interviews. I particularly liked hearing Richard talk about his old Celestron SCT - some really interesting insights from someone who is clearly very experienced. I would concur with his comments about the joys of an old C8, I feel the same way about my 22 year old analogue C8. And like you, I also enjoy the simplicity of my 100ED on an AZ4 - in fact I bought the AZ4 as a result of seeing your setup in another video. 🙂
Yes, those older instruments still perform well don't they?. So glad your C8 is still going strong and I hope you are getting on with your AZ4.
Never been to a star party These guys are in a different league to what I can achieve with my set ups. Really interesting video, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it Leon. Defo go to a star party - everyone is so welcome and friendly you’ll have a great time.
Great to see Dans scope with my old 16” Meade mirror! Your weather was lightweight… we woke up to several inches of snow on the Isle of Wight once.. having a roof and a kettle certainly is welcome!
Lovely to hear of the scopes provenance - it’s a small world! Brr - your star party sounds a bit fresh. Defo worth having a roof and kettle!
@@RefreshingViews …. There are precious few starparties that have a non-tent offering (not counting the motor home option).
Great video mate thanks for sharing your experience with us!!
Glad you enjoyed it. Clear skies to you!
Mark, another great video! Funny how similar star parties are between the UK and in the US, astronomers are the friendliest people you’ll meet. I caught NGC3718 along with NGC3726 plus Hickson 56 in the spring of 2021 via my C11 doing EAA, I was super amazed at seeing that group all those galaxies in one field of view. Keep up the great work; clear and steady skies to you.
Hi Mike - lovely to hear from you. I hope you and family are well. So glad you caught NGC3718 - it looks stunning particularly with the Hickson group alongside. Enjoy your star parties and speak soon!
Delighted to see that Gordon Ramsay got in to astronomy as well 31:07
Ha ha - I'll let Richard know that!!
I like your moon processing videos. I recently bought a 14" SCT and am enjoying takings photos of the moon. The only problem I have in processing is getting rid of the bright edges of craters catching the morning sun. Is there a process to remove or lessen these brighter areas? Thank you for any help.
Wow - a 14” must be giving some great views. I would suggest checking the histogram to make sure you’re not over exposing your image - about 2/3 to 3/4 is right. I sometimes use the dodge tool - from memory it’s the one that looks like a hand. It darkens shadows, midtones or highlights. Set it to highlights, 30% opacity and the right radius and gently darken the crater rims.
Thank you very much.