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& Planetary LtE Now for CMO/ISMO #40 (CMO #414)
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€·····Subject: Uranus images, 31th august 2013
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Hi all,
An RGB image of Uranus taken this morning. There is possible brightening
on the N pole in red, to be confirmed (or not)
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/u2013-08-31_01-27_r_cp
Best wishes,
Christophe
PELLIER (
€·····Subject: Perseid Meteor Shower
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I have just uploaded a video of the Perseid Meteor
showers from my 2-night vigil (August 11 & 12) on a rock ledge in
Through the magic of time lapse video, you can enjoy
15 hours of the meteor shower peak in about 4 minutes without all the physical
discomfort, encounters with nocturnal wildlife and threats of lightning
strikes.
Of course you do miss some of the intrinsic
adrenaline accelerators as well. There is nothing quite like encountering a
rattlesnake in the deep pitch black forest on a steep rocky trail at
It was a spectacular location to experience earths
perennial encounter with the debris left from comet Swift-Tuttle.
I shot with three canon cameras (5D MkII, 7D, 60Da)
from fixed tripods and a Dynamic Perceptions Stage One dolly slider. Segments
detailing the park and shoot were included to give background and perspective.
I hope you enjoy!
The video can be viewed here:
https://vimeo.com/astrofx/perseids2013
It is formatted for all mobile devices, but the small
screen of a smart phone does not reveal the subtleties of the night sky shots
and fainter meteors zipping by. It was rendered at 1080p, but defaults to 720
to accommodate those with bandwidth challenges.
If you have a larger screen and good bandwidth, right
click and select turn HD on and turn up the sound to experience it fully.
Charlie
WARREN (Amateur Astronomy Magazine)
http://www.amateurastronomy.com
€·····Subject: Venus images - 10 august 2013
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Hi all,
Here are some images taken at the
I have two series of images taken in both UV and IR, unfortunately seeing was
not good.
IR:
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/V2013_08_10a-CPe
IR rotation animation (not really good but it moves
;) )
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/V2013-08-10_animIR_CPe
I tried to calculate the speed of rotation in IR and
I find 4,9 days on only one detail of the last 3 frames.
UV:
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/V2013_08_10b-CPe
Christophe
PELLIER (
€·····Subject: Re: From MINAMI
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Dear Masatsugu,
I am glad to hear that you have been so productive and busy, and
hope
your health remains strong.
I am very sad to hear of Murayama's death. I don't recall
whether I had
the chance to meet him when I was in
where I had all the Japanese signatures, hoping to find it, but it was not
there. Do you remember? Our friend Nakajima is quite remarkably active for
having had recent illness--I do not believe I could walk 60 minutes a day.
Re-reading the inscriptions from many friends made me miss
Japan. I hope
I may visit again some day. I suppose that
different these days than when I was there. I loved
utterly unforgettable the grand journey across the Japanese Alps to Noto,
with you and Asada. I am glad that I have written many notes about this.
***I have been doing well. I had some health problems
addressed earlier
in the year--the atrial fibrillation was successfully corrected by the
procedure I had done in February. I am now back in normal sinus
rhythm. I
left my position working with autistic children at end of June, and devoted
the time since then (between jobs) to finishing work on a Galaxies book and
caring for a new puppy. Now I am back to working fulltime again.
I am hoping to write a proposal for a new Mars book for
2001. So this will take some time. They want academic reviewers,so
if you
would be willing to review the proposal that would mean much. Brad Smith
and Jim Bell have so far agreed.
I am also working on bringing out (through Springer) an English
translation of Flammarion's La Planete Mars, and have to revise and edit a
book on eclipses, transits and occultations with John Westfall.
So perhaps I can write something for the next issue on the
question of
what I should write in the Mars book about Japanese observers, amateur
astronomers and the like?
Best,
Bill
SHEEHAN (
€·····Subject: Uranus images, 16 august 2013
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Hi all,
Here are some new Uranus images. The equatorial belt and the north pole
brightening are better caught this time, with the Baader RG610. The IR685 does
not work as good for me but this is surely because of the diameter of my scope.
http://158.227.69.23/pvolimages/uranus/u2013-08-16_01-31_rir_cp.jpg
http://158.227.69.23/pvolimages/uranus/u2013-08-16_01-53_ir_cp.jpg
PS sorry for the missing links of the other time
(Frank and all). You can access the images on the PVOL website (or ALPO Japan),
and PlanÚtes-SAF shortly certainly.
Best wishes,
Christophe
PELLIER (
€·····Subject: Jupiter images, 15 and 16 august 2013
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Hi all,
Here are some first
Jupiter images - seeing was poor each time.
15 (with BA):
http://158.227.69.23/iopwimages/jupiter/cp20130815_0432.jpg
http://158.227.69.23/iopwimages/jupiter/cp20130815_0442.jpg
16 (with GRS):
http://158.227.69.23/iopwimages/jupiter/cp20130816_0411.jpg
http://158.227.69.23/iopwimages/jupiter/cp20130816_0422.jpg
http://158.227.69.23/iopwimages/jupiter/cp20130816_0441.jpg
Best wishes,
Images have been
deposited in my JUNO Dropbox as well.
Christophe
PELLIER (
€·····Subject: Solar Images
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Hi Guys
Some awesome
activity on the 14th, the large prominence looks like a couple of battling
fiery aliens. There is a small flare in progress on the extreme left of the
frame in the
All Images 90mm
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
€·····Subject: Mars -
Received;
Gentlemen,
This image was
captured in poor seeing. I only used 5% of the 30000 captured frames for
this one.
Regards,
Peter
GORCZYNSKI (CT, the
€·····Subject: Solar images
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Hi Guys here are
some shots of the activity up there on the 8th. The big filament is worthy of
note. The twist in its structure presents a nice 3D appearance.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
€·····Subject: Uranus image
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Hi all,
Back at home with the
The aspect of the planet may have changed since last year, a brighter N pÃŽle and a fainter equatorial
belt.
Best wishes,
Christophe
PELLIER (
€·····Subject: Uranus and Neptune with T620 Astroqueyras 4, 5,
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Hi all,
Here are some images taken with the T620 mm of the Astroqueyras observatory in
Apart of correctly shaped color images of the planets (where Uranus was
observed to be light green and not blue at all), we got :
- The brightening of the north pole of Uranus in R+IR
- The brightening of the south pole of
Best wishes,
Christophe
PELLIER (
€·····Subject: Mars -
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Gentlemen,
This is my first
Mars post of the season.
Regards,
Peter
GORCZYNSKI (CT, the
€·····Subject: Message to the Milky Way Image Contest ... Now Open
for Submissions!
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August 9, 2013
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Did you take an image on July 19, 2013, the day Cassini at Saturn took
an image of us and our planet, that portrays something unique and
special about Earth and/or the life on it, something that you would love
an alien being from another world to know?
And were you hoping to have your picture included in a message from us
to our fellow galactic citizens that will be digitally encoded and
beamed into the Milky Way at some future date from the Arecibo Radio
telescope in
planet?
Well, I am pleased to report toyou that the upload webform for
submitting your image to be considered in our Message to the Milky Way
contest is now officially open.
Go to ...
http://diamondskyproductions.com/recent/index.php#contests
... where you will easily find the place to click and upload. Be sure to
pay close attention to the rules and requirements.
This is a wonderful opportunity to be part of something big, grand and
meaningful.
Best of luck and let the games begin!
Carolyn PORCO (
Founder, The Day The Earth Smiled
CEO, Diamond Sky Productions, LLC
http://twitter.com/carolynporco
http://www.facebook.com/carolynporco
http://carolynporco.com
€·····Subject: Solar Images
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Hi Guys here's a
bunch of images from the1st
Note the massive
disturbance round the weak spot group ar1806 on the 0907 ut image.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
€·····Subject: Mars image on
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Mars image
(Ak06Aug13)
Tomio AKUTSU (
€·····Subject: Giant filaprom plus
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Hi all
This morning (August 7, 2013) I was greeted with a giant filaprom on
the southeast corner of the sun's disk---attached are some shots of that plus a
few more from this morning---
Lunt 100T/Ha/DSII and Pt Grey Grasshopper 3 camera
Enjoy!
Jim LAFFERTY (CA, the
http://scopetrader.com/jimlafferty/
€·····Subject: Jupiter images on
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Jupiter Images
(J130806)
Tomio AKUTSU (
€·····Subject: Congratulations Curiosity: One Year on Mars
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Dear ,
It has been a year on Mars with Curiosity, and what a year!
Hope you were with us in person or on line for the Curiosity rover landing last
summer. So far...we rolled right into a riverbed, we zapped Martian rocks with
our own laser ray gun, and discovered the chemistry for life. Who knows what
we'll find in the coming months?
We can be sure that whatever we discover next will be astonishing. That is so
long as we keep exploring. It's up to you and me to keep space exploration
alive. It's through your participation, your passion, and your support that we
have been able keep the discoveries coming.
So, thank you especially for being part of our community of space fans. We are
explorers looking up and out eyond the horizon, seeking a deeper understanding
of our place in space.
Together we can keep missions of discovery, like Curiosity, unveiling the
wonders of science and the excitement and adventure of space.
Onward,
Bill NYE (CEO, The Planetary Society)
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