Re: Next Virtual Meeting and Makhaon Event?
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I'm here...somewhere.? Just trying to get caught up on yard-work before the next rain deluge swamp the garden and turn my flower beds into mud pits.? Plus, the allure of galaxy season is upon us.? With that the little trailer is now cleaned, packed, and ready to head up to Cherry Springs at a moment's notice.? Now, if those darn clouds will go away.
I'd like to learn more about using a polarizer for occultations and in how to recognize the increased signal over background vs SNR when used correctly.?? In coming from a visual oriented observer background, this sounds partially Greek to me, as I have yet to delve into using my inventory of filters for occultation work.?
Having our Zoom sessions in the 19:30 weekday time frame works best for my schedule.? George has a good idea in just picking a foreseeable cloudy night and setting up a Zoom session accordingly.
For the Makhaon Event:? In working from the Naylor observatory, which has a good view to the west, I'm just about on the center line. I'll give it a try with one of the Meade 14s.? - Roxanne
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On Friday, May 3, 2024 at 05:35:17 PM EDT, George Viscome via groups.io <georvisc@...> wrote:
Steve & All:
I do like/prefer evening chats (start 7:30pm-ish), so my suggestion is to look over the weather map, find an evening where the Northeast is sure to be drenched (ie., clouded out) - and just set a time 3 or 4 days down the road. If folks can make it great, if not they can catch the next one (or adjust their schedule so they can).
Good idea on the polarizer. It's just finding one that can adapt to the camera(S). A light red filter might help also.
Yeah, I often start my Astrid under the metal roof of my observatory. Given enough time (~15 min) it will eventually lock. But it quickly locks once the roof is open. Any metal really messes with the GPS signal.
Hey, are there other folks out there?
G
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