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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: Rocket Pooch on Apr 13, 2007, 00:42:58

Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Apr 13, 2007, 00:42:58
Everyone say ahhhh!

Anyway here it is Regulus with a B&W Web Cam and the Star Analyser from Jim.

(http://www.deep-sky-photography.com/Trash/regulus.jpg)

And yes the non-calibrated spectrograph.

(http://www.deep-sky-photography.com/Trash/RegSpectra.jpg)

All I need now is to take a A0 class star to do the calibration, if you look closely at the spectra you can see the lines.

Chris

P.S. I was wearing animal skin on my head at the time...
Title: Spectrograph
Post by: Fay on Apr 13, 2007, 08:07:03
Chris,

You are getting very scientific now! How many stars will you be analysing?

Glad that you were dressed correctly!

Fay
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Apr 13, 2007, 09:05:52
Two one reference and one to work out the emmissions, they I might do another?
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: JohnP on Apr 13, 2007, 09:38:44
What Can I say except the image doesn't quite compare with your images of M42 or M27 or Saturn....... etc. but 'each to their own....'

Can't wait for RGB version.....
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Tony G on Apr 13, 2007, 10:34:51
What comet is that then ??????  :)

Tony G
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Ian on Apr 13, 2007, 10:41:08
was the animal still in the skin at the time?
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Apr 13, 2007, 12:12:49
Ian, it was on the end of my head.

BTW my little White WO ZS66 just arrived at work :-)
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Ian on Apr 13, 2007, 13:13:05
I was just wondering about the other animal in the skin ;) It's just a pain trying to get them to sit still if they're still in it...

Nice new toy. Selling anything to make way for it?
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Apr 13, 2007, 14:28:38
Take your pick F6.3 10" 1/8th Hilux Newt with super secondary holder does not fit in the observatory?  Bugger.

I'd even part with the Vixen at the moment due to space, HID is getting a little miffed.......
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Apr 13, 2007, 14:35:01
And this is a picture facing West

(http://www.deep-sky-photography.com/Trash/wall.jpg)
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: JohnP on Apr 13, 2007, 15:26:13
You've started me off again - i'm going to have to leave the room.... :lol:
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Tony G on Apr 13, 2007, 15:29:02
Chris,
you must live bloody close to that bloke Jack Martin that came down to us last year, he had a wall like that but on three sides  :-? and as for the animal skin you should try the 'Donkey Jacket', I find that keeps you warm, but some say it looks better on a Donkey :wink:

Tony G
Title: Spectrograph
Post by: Fay on Apr 13, 2007, 16:38:02
Chris,

Can we have a picture of you facing east, suitably attired of course, looking like Davy Crockett!!!

Fay
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Ian on Apr 13, 2007, 17:01:00
Daaveey Crocket, Daaaveeey Crocket, king of the final front ear...
Title: Spectroscope
Post by: Fay on Apr 13, 2007, 17:05:07
We have all obviously gone insane!

They're coming to take me away, ha ha, they're coming to take me away, ha ha he he, to the funny farm ha ha he he he!!!!!



Fay
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Apr 13, 2007, 17:12:30
,sLook you lot, stop tasking the P I thought at the last Committe meeting we had agreed that doing the type of astronomy was what we should do as a club, i.e. something serious for a change rather than blowing up tin cans, and Bambie! Oh Bambie....

Anyway, just to keep you happy here's a blo£$y pictture of me in my hat facing East!

(http://www.deep-sky-photography.com/Trash/crockett.jpg)
Title: Spectro
Post by: Fay on Apr 13, 2007, 17:41:20
Chris,

That's the funniest thing I have ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's like the Sooty show!

Fay
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Ian on Apr 13, 2007, 19:03:20
that stable has got be a candidate for conversion into an obervatory mate.

Oh, and have a shave.
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Mike on Apr 13, 2007, 21:49:52
Nutter (whitters)
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Mike on Apr 13, 2007, 23:49:38
I would just like to point out that that last post was by Mr. Whitmarsh who was using my laptop at the imaging session and not by myself. I would not be so rude as to call anyone a nutter. Even if they were a nutter.
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Whitters on Apr 14, 2007, 21:44:35
Nutter
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Whitters on Apr 14, 2007, 21:45:55
I trust that you were using black and white film, the type that has been unavailable for at least 35 years, as you are well aware you can't do this sort of thing with a new fangled CCD camera.
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Apr 15, 2007, 10:21:44
I hand mixed my photographic film and used a glass plate on a shoe box, also just as a challenge I broke my arm and also got in a sailing boat to the equator just to ensure clear skies.

No of course I used one of the web cammy things.
Title: My first Spectrograph
Post by: Ian on Apr 15, 2007, 22:04:50
Broken arm? Pah, you're still a lightweight unless your laptop was running Linux...