Patrick, what are the chances of you taking a couple of images of Pluto over a few nights, and combining them into an animated .gif file? It's the modern equivalent of a blink comparator. It would approximate what Clyde Tombaugh had to deal with during his search all those years ago. Thanks, C.
That's a very good idea. Too bad it wasn't mentioned sooner, a .gif of a day or two might not show much. It's my understanding that Tombaugh found Pluto fairly quickly, once he started the work. One of the reasons he was chosen was because he had "sharp eyes." Pluto had been found much early, but no one caught the movement before 1930. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 5:27:26 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Tombaugh tribute? Patrick, what are the chances of you taking a couple of images of Pluto over a few nights, and combining them into an animated .gif file? It's the modern equivalent of a blink comparator. It would approximate what Clyde Tombaugh had to deal with during his search all those years ago. Thanks, C. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Joan, motion on the .gif will be determined by the image scale. I'm pretty sure Patrick images at a much longer focal length than the astrograph Tombaugh used. I could be wrong, but I think Tombaugh was using a wide-field camera to cover as much area as possible with each exposure. If Patrick images at the same scale that he takes his supernovae search frames, motion should be noticeable in only a couple of days. On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Joan Carman <jcarman6@q.com> wrote:
That's a very good idea. Too bad it wasn't mentioned sooner, a .gif of a day or two might not show much. It's my understanding that Tombaugh found Pluto fairly quickly, once he started the work. One of the reasons he was chosen was because he had "sharp eyes." Pluto had been found much early, but no one caught the movement before 1930.
where and when is the star party Saturday ?
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:41:27 -0600 From: chuck.hards@gmail.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Tombaugh tribute?
Joan, motion on the .gif will be determined by the image scale. I'm pretty sure Patrick images at a much longer focal length than the astrograph Tombaugh used. I could be wrong, but I think Tombaugh was using a wide-field camera to cover as much area as possible with each exposure. If Patrick images at the same scale that he takes his supernovae search frames, motion should be noticeable in only a couple of days.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Joan Carman <jcarman6@q.com> wrote:
That's a very good idea. Too bad it wasn't mentioned sooner, a .gif of a day or two might not show much. It's my understanding that Tombaugh found Pluto fairly quickly, once he started the work. One of the reasons he was chosen was because he had "sharp eyes." Pluto had been found much early, but no one caught the movement before 1930.
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Saturday's star party is at SPOC (Stansbury Park Observatory Complex) in Tooele County. Party begins at dusk. A map to SPOC can be found at SLAS website, www.slas.us ----- Original Message ----- From: "BRIAN COLBREE" <monoskibc@msn.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 12:49:06 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Tombaugh tribute? where and when is the star party Saturday ?
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:41:27 -0600 From: chuck.hards@gmail.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Tombaugh tribute?
Joan, motion on the .gif will be determined by the image scale. I'm pretty sure Patrick images at a much longer focal length than the astrograph Tombaugh used. I could be wrong, but I think Tombaugh was using a wide-field camera to cover as much area as possible with each exposure. If Patrick images at the same scale that he takes his supernovae search frames, motion should be noticeable in only a couple of days.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Joan Carman <jcarman6@q.com> wrote:
That's a very good idea. Too bad it wasn't mentioned sooner, a .gif of a day or two might not show much. It's my understanding that Tombaugh found Pluto fairly quickly, once he started the work. One of the reasons he was chosen was because he had "sharp eyes." Pluto had been found much early, but no one caught the movement before 1930.
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+1 From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 5:27 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Tombaugh tribute? Patrick, what are the chances of you taking a couple of images of Pluto over a few nights, and combining them into an animated .gif file? It's the modern equivalent of a blink comparator. It would approximate what Clyde Tombaugh had to deal with during his search all those years ago. Thanks, C. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
How's this? http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=2423 patrick On 24 Jul 2015, at 05:27, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Patrick, what are the chances of you taking a couple of images of Pluto over a few nights, and combining them into an animated .gif file? It's the modern equivalent of a blink comparator.
It would approximate what Clyde Tombaugh had to deal with during his search all those years ago.
Thanks,
C.
That's perfect! Try viewing it like a stereo photo (either technique) and Pluto is the one "star" out of focus. On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 6:41 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@digis.net> wrote:
How's this? http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=2423 patrick On 24 Jul 2015, at 05:27, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Patrick, what are the chances of you taking a couple of images of Pluto over a few nights, and combining them into an animated .gif file? It's the modern equivalent of a blink comparator.
It would approximate what Clyde Tombaugh had to deal with during his search all those years ago.
Thanks,
C.
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Nice, but it's not animated. :-( The digital age has spoiled me. J/K, it's great! On Jul 24, 2015 6:41 PM, "Wiggins Patrick" <paw@digis.net> wrote:
How's this?
http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=2423
patrick
Ah. Had not thought of that. I'm off to the star party but permission hereby granted to anyone wishing to use my images to make an animation. patrick On 24 Jul 2015, at 19:15, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Nice, but it's not animated. :-(
The digital age has spoiled me.
J/K, it's great!
On Jul 24, 2015 6:41 PM, "Wiggins Patrick" <paw@digis.net> wrote:
How's this?
http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=2423
patrick
Your wish is my command. http://imgur.com/gallery/nipGS1r On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 7:49 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@digis.net> wrote:
Ah. Had not thought of that.
I'm off to the star party but permission hereby granted to anyone wishing to use my images to make an animation.
patrick
On 24 Jul 2015, at 19:15, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Nice, but it's not animated. :-(
The digital age has spoiled me.
J/K, it's great!
On Jul 24, 2015 6:41 PM, "Wiggins Patrick" <paw@digis.net> wrote:
How's this?
http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=2423
patrick
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Too cool. Thanks Jeff and Patrick! On Jul 24, 2015 9:11 PM, "Jeff Smith" <utah-astronomy@unbiasedgeek.com> wrote:
Your wish is my command. http://imgur.com/gallery/nipGS1r
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 7:49 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@digis.net> wrote:
Ah. Had not thought of that.
I'm off to the star party but permission hereby granted to anyone
wishing to use my images to make an animation.
patrick
Nice, Jeff. But I think you should credit Patrick. Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 24, 2015, at 9:31 PM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Too cool. Thanks Jeff and Patrick!
On Jul 24, 2015 9:11 PM, "Jeff Smith" <utah-astronomy@unbiasedgeek.com> wrote:
Your wish is my command. http://imgur.com/gallery/nipGS1r
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 7:49 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@digis.net> wrote: Ah. Had not thought of that.
I'm off to the star party but permission hereby granted to anyone
wishing to use my images to make an animation.
patrick
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Wonders never cease, I am in total agreement with Chuck!<big grins> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 9:31:13 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Tombaugh tribute? Too cool. Thanks Jeff and Patrick! On Jul 24, 2015 9:11 PM, "Jeff Smith" <utah-astronomy@unbiasedgeek.com> wrote:
Your wish is my command. http://imgur.com/gallery/nipGS1r
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 7:49 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@digis.net> wrote:
Ah. Had not thought of that.
I'm off to the star party but permission hereby granted to anyone
wishing to use my images to make an animation.
patrick
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