• Welcome to Orpington Astronomical Society.
 

News:

New version SMF 2.1.4 installed. You may need to clear cookies and login again...

Main Menu

Crescent Moon & Venus.

Started by doug, Mar 04, 2009, 08:53:41

Previous topic - Next topic

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

doug

     I took this photo with my Olympus Mu mini digi-camera from an upstairs window.  I say that, as I am going to try to put it on the Forum, having not done that before, and if it dosn`t appear, I`m sorry and will try again. So here goes:-

Always look on the bright side of life ...

doug



       oh, dear...... nothing happened.     Oh well, back to the drawing board......... :(
Always look on the bright side of life ...

JohnP


Ian

nice pic Doug :)

To make the picture appear, there were a couple of things I needed to change.  The correct start of the link is "http://", you had a semicolon and one /. Then select the whole of the link from before http to after .jpg and then press the image button which is the first one on the left in the middle row of buttons above the box where you type your message into. It's got this picture on it. This will then put img tags around the link so the server knows to show the image rather than just the link.

doug


     Thanks Ian, for the edit.  I have noted your instructions to this ancient warrior and, as they used to say when I was at school, ..."will try to do better next time".  And thank you, Mike.  I obviously mis-typed your instruction for the link, but iwll do better next time.  Much appreciated to all you teachers.

     `Umble Doug!! ;)
Always look on the bright side of life ...

Ian

no worries Doug. The day they come up with a computer that can say, "it's not quite right, but I know what you mean", I'll be out of a job.

Fay

It is healthier to be mutton dressed as lamb, than mutton dressed as mutton!

Carole

#7
I can't see it either, I've done a right click and properties and think I have the URL address, so i'll have a go at posting it.



I hope that works.

Don't worry Doug I had a lot of problems trying to post images on the forum to start with, but it's easy when you know how, it's just findings out what you did wrong that takes the time.



thanks
Carole

Ian

nowt to do with that Carole. I don't know why you and Fay can't see it...

Carole

Well it still didn't come up using the copied URL address and putting it between (img)(img) so can any-one else do it?

Carole

Ian


Carole

That is really strange because if I click on your link I get Doug's image
(Nice picture Doug by the way)

But if I copy it into my browser it says the address is invalid.

It is the same address that I put between (img)(img) so what's going on?

Carole

Mac

Carol Its not the same link.
The link on the images has one to many / at the beginning.

Ians link is the correct address.

http://www.amateur-astronomy.org/Images/032.jpg

the one posted by doug is

http:///www.amateur-astronomy.org/Images/032.jpg

Just re-edit the link and remove one of the / inbetween the Http: and WWW


Ian

well that's an odd one. You're right Mac. I didn't notice I'd added an extra / mostly because I could see the image embedded. It's now fixed. Clearly my browser said "well that's not correct, but I know what you're getting at".

Might explain why I don't have a job ;)

Rick

Nice piccie, Doug. Looks fine from here. ;)


Fay

It is healthier to be mutton dressed as lamb, than mutton dressed as mutton!

Rick

...though I found things in the OAS gallery a little... mangled...  :roll:

I can see you tried to upload the image to the gallery, but I confess I can't figure out just what you did wrong to mangle things so... interestingly... ;)

Mike

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. Carl Sagan

doug


     It`s wonderful what a lack of knowledge on my part can spark off............ ;)
Always look on the bright side of life ...

doug


    ........ and sorry, Rick.  I hope I haven`t mangled the Gallery up irreparably.  You`ll have to re-explain how to do it properly.  I will learn to do it one eon!!!!   :(
Always look on the bright side of life ...

Delphine

Nice pic Doug.  I also took one with my camera hand held, no telescope and was thinking of trying to upload it but am having second thoughts now as I couldn't see Doug's pic either and am also very good at mangling things!

Rick

There are instructions on how to put images into the gallery in this topic.

I'm actually not quite sure where the gallery problems came from, but they seem to have something to do with something you (Doug) did. If I figure it out, I'll adjust the instructions to help other folk avoid the issue. Likewise, if it turns out to be something else entirely... ;)

Delphine

Right I have successfully put my moon and venus picture into the gallery.  Not sure if that is the right place for it as it doesn't compare with all the other fantastic images.  I really intended to put it in here not the gallery but I haven't figured that out yet and now I am off to recover with a cup of tea!

Mike

I thought it was Doug's Moon & Venus image?!?!?!? I am confused now.
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. Carl Sagan

mickw

Dougs is on "amateur-astronomy" and Delphines is on "OAS"

I think - although I have been known to get things wrong  :oops:
Growing Old is mandatory - Growing Up is optional

Delphine

Quote from: mickw on Mar 05, 2009, 16:25:46
Dougs is on "amateur-astronomy" and Delphines is on "OAS"

I think - although I have been known to get things wrong  :oops:

Oh!  I wondered why I couldn't find Doug's.  Mine is the one where I am called Murray! - and has a lighter background with some twigs on the left hand side.  I have most likely put mine in the wrong place - sorry :-?

JohnP

This has to be turning into the most confusing OAS thread of all time....

I blame Doug for starting it.......  :lol:

John

mickw

And he broke the Gallery  :lol:
Growing Old is mandatory - Growing Up is optional

Carole

I am going to have a go at posting Delphine's which is also a very nice picture, but interesting to see that this URL address on the gallery also has two forward slashes as follows:
http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10010/normal_Moon___Venus_-_27_Feb_2009.JPG

Right now the posting and see if this works!!!


Carole

Mac

Nice image.

Quoteinteresting to see that this URL address on the gallery also has two forward slashes as follows:

// is correct and normal, just look at any link on any web site,
it was the one with the three ///  that was incorrect.

Ian

yup. Two "/" is correct. What was odd was I didn't notice I'd added three when I sorted out Doug's post because my browser (Firefox) decided to display the image anyway...

Rick

Quote from: mickw on Mar 05, 2009, 16:25:46
Dougs is on "amateur-astronomy" and Delphines is on "OAS"

I think - although I have been known to get things wrong  :oops:
Yep, you're right. However, while investigating some gallery strangeness I discovered enough fall-out to suggest that Doug had tried to put his image into the OAS gallery...  :twisted:

Delphine

Hi Carole.  Many thanks for putting my image into this thread.  One day when I have some energy I will ask you how you did it!!

Cheers
delphine

doug


     Yeah... I dropped a boo-boo, didn`t I, Rick???  Sorry, but it gave you something to do while you were using the computer.
I don`t know what happened, but I won`t try putting any pix on the Gallery again in case the server has a brainstorm, or you do, or I do.  I don`t generally image much, anyway.  By the way, the rollers on the mangle need replacing now........ :twisted:
Always look on the bright side of life ...

Mike

Quote from: Delphine on Mar 06, 2009, 07:32:29.....One day when I have some energy I will ask you how you did it!!......

Simply read Rick's sticky post at the very top of the Astrophotography section entitled "How to post images in this forum" !!
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. Carl Sagan