07-28-2008
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| Tittle  Sponsor  |  Re: Skywatchers' Journal Ohhh yeah baby!!!  I just videographed an early Perseid meteor! I will be continuously recording all night so it'll be tomorrow before I post the clip.  As ususal, I have a live feed from the cam going to my TV and pow!; meteor man. Didn't hurt I was listening to UFO talk on radio either.  Anyway, back to the observatory. Keep looking up!  
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07-28-2008
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| Tittle Sponsor |  Re: Skywatchers' Journal Here we go thens.  I reviewed the night's recording and found only that one meteor. The recording is in infrared mode and I enhanced the contrast/brightness with software. The steady bright light just right & below of center is Jupiter. 
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07-28-2008
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| Astounding Vision  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South Eastern North Carolina, Cape Fear Region
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Blog Entries: 3    | Re: Skywatchers' Journal Now turtle, don't you find that spending all that time effort and money on filming natural phenomena is reprehensible?  (sorry I just couldn't help myself! ) I often watch the sky at night on my deck, I do it so often my dog actually sits with me and watches the sky, he often barks at the moon as it is covered and uncovered by passing clouds or at odd lights and the passing airplanes. He pays close attention to anything i do and tries to be involved in some way.
__________________ Michael Nuclear is the only real option! http://www.nuclearspace.com/Liberty_ship_menupg.aspx Who died and left you in charge? Captain Bipto! The early bird might get the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese! Life is the poetry of the universe. Love is the poetry of life. Over heard from a three year old, "Daddy why do my toes get sticky when I eat strawberry jam?"  Never wrestle a troll. You both get dirty and the troll likes it  |
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07-28-2008
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| Tittle Sponsor | Re: Skywatchers' Journal Quote:
 Yes I do, and it causes me no end of bother & worry.  On the whole, all indications are that I have done more good than not by it. What can I say; I can't help myself.  Anyway, whether my catch from last night was a Perseid or not, some folks are predicting (hoping for? ) a bang up year. Quote:
Get out, have a seat, put up your tired dogs, and look up.
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08-08-2008
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| Hypo Contributer  Sponsor  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dark Side of the Moon
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|  Re: Skywatchers' Journal This is just a reminder to get out and look up! and don't forget to watch the meteor shower Tuesday August 12, around 2 a.m. after the moon sets, Quote:
__________________ There are many things to be shared with the Four Colors of humanity in our common destiny as one with our Mother the Earth. It is this sharing that must be considered with great care by the Elders and the medicine people who carry the Sacred Trusts, so that no harm may come to people through ignorance and misuse of these powerful forces. Resolution of the Fifth Annual Meetings of the Traditional Elders Circle, 1980 | |
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08-12-2008
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| Wedding Planner    Sponsor  | Re: Skywatchers' Journal Quote:
Are you sure it's not a UFO?
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08-13-2008
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| Wedding Planner Sponsor | Re: Skywatchers' Journal Are you able to adjust your fps?
__________________ Hypography Science Forums Moderator --- "There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew." - Marshall McLuhan "We must not forget that when radium was discovered no one knew that it would prove useful in hospitals. The work was one of pure science. And this is a proof that scientific work must not be considered from the point of view of the direct usefulness of it." - Marie Curie |
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08-13-2008
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| Tittle Sponsor | Re: Skywatchers' Journal Quote:
So, while it's not ideal, I am getting everything out of the camera that I can. Even then, when I off-loaded the file from cam to computer, I couldn't see the meteors on the computer playback as on cam playback and had to use a software filter (called 'Balance' I think?) to brighten the image for the final clips I posted. If it aint one darn thing it's another. Goin' for a 3-fer as we type. 
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No Sir; I'm not. 
Whatever they is, I bagged another last night. 
