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What's the bets for terrible weather!
It's ok but does not darkness very well.
Are you sure that the location is set properly! It also looks better if you go into 'sky and viewing' then select scale moon in the 'planets and satellites' view area.
In 'markings' I use Azimuthal markings, cardinal points and stereographic projection. I also set 'field of view' to around 67˚ and move the full screen view so the cardinal points E&S are showing at the bottom of the screen to give a nice view from before sun rise.
That's the program I need Stellarium.
See where the sun is relative to some structures.
Still can't find a decent guide,
Looking for one like the night sky where you capture milkway and forground then combine the photos.
Probably be cloudy anyway.
See where the sun is relative to some structures.
Still can't find a decent guide,
Looking for one like the night sky where you capture milkway and forground then combine the photos.
Probably be cloudy anyway.
I know it's still 5 days away but currently the BBC weather page is saying cloudy for my town. I might have to travel north a bit and see if I can find a clear sky.
I set my location to London, and the 20th at 9:30 the Moon & Sun are far far apart
Mine:
Try a reinstall.
You can now help to identify asteroids from telescope photography:
http://www.nasa.gov/press/2015/marc...steroid-detection-now-available/#.VQZrvRCUc_N
The desktop software application:
http://www.topcoder.com/asteroids/
http://www.nasa.gov/press/2015/marc...steroid-detection-now-available/#.VQZrvRCUc_N
The desktop software application:
http://www.topcoder.com/asteroids/
I bought some solar filter material from erm, rother valley optics, its 12" x 12" in size cost 20 quid, made a filter for my telescope, two pairs of binoculars, and iv also cut up empty beer crates (the cardboard), to make 10 pairs of glasses using this sheet of material as the lense, and iv still got probably about enough to make one more telescope lense and 3 more pairs.
but you can buy solar glasses rather than DIY for a few quid but to be honest I doubt anywhere has any left now as its only in a few days, but the solar filter will come in time, as its next day shipping, that's if they have any left.
Also for anyone intresting in reading, heres a timeline of the eclipse
CLICK for bigger image.
Also, the home made solar glasses
of which I made many of pairs!
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I bought some solar filter material from erm, rother valley optics, its 12" x 12" in size cost 20 quid, made a filter for my telescope, two pairs of binoculars, and iv also cut up empty beer crates (the cardboard), to make 10 pairs of glasses using this sheet of material as the lense, and iv still got probably about enough to make one more telescope lense and 3 more pairs.
but you can buy solar glasses rather than DIY for a few quid but to be honest I doubt anywhere has any left now as its only in a few days, but the solar filter will come in time, as its next day shipping, that's if they have any left.
Also for anyone intresting in reading, heres a timeline of the eclipse
CLICK for bigger image.
Also, the home made solar glasses
Make sure there are no fractures or tiny holes or cuts in the material - if there is it will act like a tiny laser and burn your eyes
Make sure there are no fractures or tiny holes or cuts in the material - if there is it will act like a tiny laser and burn your eyes
I know, iv tested every pair, all is well handled them with care and even took the time to measure up the cutting of the nose piece to block out all the sun and the measurements for there head so they fit right for all my family and friends
Just hope its not bloody cloudy now.