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Title: Astrophotography Challenges for August 2008
Post by: Mike on Jul 29, 2008, 06:03:02
Can be downloaded from here - http://www.amateur-astronomy.org/Filez/AstrophotographyChallengesAugust2008.pdf

Title: Re: Astrophotography Challenges for August 2008
Post by: Mike on Aug 12, 2008, 11:39:35
Tonight is looking naff, but there is a possibility of clear(ish) skies tomorrow or Thursday that might give you an opportunity to view or even image some of the Perseid meteors.
Title: Re: Astrophotography Challenges for August 2008
Post by: Tony G on Aug 25, 2008, 13:03:17
Well, Friday night was the only real chance of getting this Image, due to the weather and the neighbours trees, but what looked like a promising night to start with gradually turned sour with the cloud rolling in, although there was clear patches the moon seemed to alway be covered, but still visible. So this is an image taken with the Toucam (threw cloud) and processed in registax. Still managed to get 1 challenge done (2 others were not so successful)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/2790974602_442137b765.jpg)

Taken 23rd August 2008 1.29am 
This is an image I took back in February (without cloud) which I think is better, but it did say August, so couldn't use it.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2154/2274637215_c23fab575d.jpg)

Tony G
Title: Re: Astrophotography Challenges for August 2008
Post by: JohnP on Aug 25, 2008, 13:06:25
Excellent Tony - Well done....
Title: Re: Astrophotography Challenges for August 2008
Post by: Tony G on Aug 25, 2008, 19:19:29
Thanks John,

This is another taken with just the Toucam, where as the previous images were with a X2 barlow.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3098/2793657427_31679bd7fe.jpg)

Taken 23rd August 2008 1.36am

Tony G
Title: Re: Astrophotography Challenges for August 2008
Post by: Fay on Aug 25, 2008, 19:45:39
Tony, you are really good at Moon images, they are great!
Title: Re: Astrophotography Challenges for August 2008
Post by: Carole on Aug 25, 2008, 21:44:44
All excellent Tony, well done.

I wanted to have a go but the moon is too low at present to be seen over the neighbours trees.

Carole
Title: Re: Astrophotography Challenges for August 2008
Post by: Mac on Aug 31, 2008, 15:55:33
Mike

do you have a list of the astropotography challenges for september please.

cheers

Mac.
Title: Re: Astrophotography Challenges for August 2008
Post by: Mike on Sep 01, 2008, 09:58:27
Yep. I will get them posted up tonight.