tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153768612024-03-18T21:53:17.875-05:00imjeffppear pimples for hairy fishnutsimjeffphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700592943380223233noreply@blogger.comBlogger647125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376861.post-36676549701519424062015-03-22T21:23:00.000-05:002015-03-22T21:23:31.403-05:00The Moon Visits Venus AgainYeah, I know. It's been forever.<br />
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I stepped out on the back porch this evening and saw this combination of the Moon and Venus, and couldn't let it go past.<br />
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imjeffphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700592943380223233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376861.post-88258558045358723382012-09-22T13:04:00.001-05:002012-09-22T16:17:59.886-05:00M27, The Dumbbell NebulaOnce in a while everything during an imaging session works right. No meridian flip, no guiding issues, no focus problems--everything was clicking along for this one. I've been using a <a href="http://www.telescope.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=101916&utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=comparisonshopping&gclid=CLbxirPgybICFU6mPAodgC8AjQ">camera cooler</a> for the last couple of shots, and am pleased with the improvement. It's amazing how much easier processing is with clean data to begin with!<br />
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I almost never image at f/10, but this is through the C11 at 2800mm focal length, There's some movement between the subs--probably from mirror flop--but in the end the stars are still pretty round. This CI-700 seems to be a keeper!<br />
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imjeffphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700592943380223233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376861.post-33565383477974286442012-09-20T20:16:00.000-05:002012-09-20T20:23:27.184-05:00M57, The Ring NebulaI've had the C11 for a while now, but this is the first time I've used it try shooting a DSO. This is the famous Ring Nebula, M57, a planetary nebula in Lyra. You can just see a barred spiral galaxy <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_1296">IC1296</a> below and to the right.<br />
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I really shouldn't use <a href="http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111011.html">APOD</a> to pick out targets to shoot--it makes me want to spend astrobucks on imaging equipment.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Heritage Park Observatory, Cedar Park, TX</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Exposure: 45 @ 240 sec (3 hours), ISO 800</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D) (Modified)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Scope: AstroTech AT6RC</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Mount: CI-700</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Guider: AT80EDT, DSI</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Filter: none</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Software: Nebulosity, PHD Guiding, Photoshop</span>imjeffphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700592943380223233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376861.post-16599759101480181562012-07-03T09:27:00.001-05:002012-07-03T09:28:19.135-05:00Calvin Speaks The Truth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Courtesy <a href="http://xkcd.com/1071/">XKCD</a>.</div>imjeffphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700592943380223233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376861.post-83285669476812982952012-06-18T16:34:00.001-05:002012-06-18T16:34:59.226-05:00Elon Musk: The Real-Life Tony Stark<a href="http://www.onlinegraduateprograms.com/elon-musk/"><img src="http://images.onlinegraduateprograms.com.s3.amazonaws.com/elon-musk.jpg" alt="Elon Musk: The Real Life Tony Stark" width="400" border="0" /></a><br />Created by: <a href="http://www.onlinegraduateprograms.com/">OnlineGraduatePrograms.com</a>imjeffphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700592943380223233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376861.post-8041743131645406522012-06-05T19:43:00.002-05:002012-06-05T19:44:49.428-05:00Venus Transit 2012There's a little black spot on the sun today.<br />
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Heritage Park Observatory, Cedar Park, TX<br />
Exposure: 2 @ 1/500, ISO 100<br />
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D)<br />
Scope: C11 @ f/6.3<br />
Mount: CI-700<br />
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Filter: Baader visual solar film<br />
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Two-frame mosaic. Color adjusted in Photoshop; the Baader film actually has a blue tint to it.imjeffphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700592943380223233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376861.post-32310590947523697742012-04-24T12:23:00.002-05:002012-04-24T12:23:56.893-05:00Saturn 2012.4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Patience pays off.<br />
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Heritage Park Observatory, Cedar Park, TX</div>
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Scope: Celestron C11, TeleVue 2.5x Powermate</div>
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Mount: Celestron CI-700</div>
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Looks an awful lot like the <a href="http://imjeffp.blogspot.com/2012/04/saturn-20122.html">last one</a>.<br />
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Heritage Park Observatory, Cedar Park, TX</div>
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Scope: Celestron C11, TeleVue 2.5x Powermate</div>
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Mount: Celestron CI-700</div>
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The forecast was for 4/5 seeing, but I don't think it was that good. Maybe 3/5, but no better than average.<br />
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Heritage Park Observatory, Cedar Park, TX</div>
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Scope: Celestron C11, TeleVue 2.5x Powermate</div>
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Mount: Celestron CI-700</div>
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Another cloudy day on the Red Planet. This shot is resized 150%.<br />
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I've never seen clouds like these.<br />
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<br />imjeffphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700592943380223233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376861.post-48569561835938985822012-03-07T16:39:00.000-06:002012-03-07T16:39:16.498-06:00New Web Site Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Finally got a new web site up for <a href="http://imjeffp.com/">Jeffrey Phillips Design</a>. Check it out!imjeffphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700592943380223233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376861.post-9573946155122707812012-03-05T15:23:00.000-06:002012-03-05T15:23:32.459-06:00Mars 2012.2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Better conditions, but still not as good as I would have hoped. I've seen the blue on the sides in other folk's pictures, so I guess it's a real thing and not an imaging artifact.</div>
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Heritage Park Observatory, Cedar Park, TX</div>
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Camera: PGR Flea2</div>
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Scope: Celestron C11, TeleVue 2.5x Powermate</div>
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Mount: Celestron CI-700</div>
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Software: AstroIIDC, RegiStax, Photoshop</div>
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That's just, ungh. But it's as big as Mars is going to get this year. Really crappy seeing for the opposition--maybe tonight will be better.<br />
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Heritage Park Observatory, Cedar Park, TX<br />
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Software: AstroIIDC, RegiStax, Photoshopimjeffphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700592943380223233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376861.post-69340773483452386772012-02-22T09:47:00.000-06:002012-02-22T09:47:02.287-06:00xkcd: The Orion Nebula<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Also on the agenda: what's with his hips?imjeffphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700592943380223233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376861.post-58445300767983896362012-02-21T20:10:00.005-06:002012-02-22T18:38:54.582-06:00Don't Stop Believin'<a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4727389/Don%27t%20Stop%20Believin%27%20Take%202.mp3">Don't Stop Believin' Demo (60 sec)</a><br />
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Even though Garage Band's been around for a few years now, I'm still amazed at what one guy, with only limited talent, can produce sitting alone at his desk.imjeffphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700592943380223233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376861.post-75847671871678366702012-01-31T18:34:00.006-06:002012-01-31T18:34:57.687-06:00Job Hunting<span hidden="" id="SmartScroll.marcmoini.com"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A little too close to reality to be funny.imjeffphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700592943380223233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376861.post-68962892386962616452012-01-25T15:59:00.001-06:002012-01-25T16:01:32.561-06:00How to Make Tape<span hidden="" id="SmartScroll.marcmoini.com"></span><br />
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2. Turn it on.imjeffphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700592943380223233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376861.post-202939541740879812012-01-20T16:40:00.001-06:002012-01-20T16:40:08.427-06:00My Poor Child<span hidden="" id="SmartScroll.marcmoini.com"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rub some dirt on it. You'll be fine.imjeffphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700592943380223233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376861.post-9845679758034663962012-01-04T22:04:00.001-06:002012-01-04T22:04:34.247-06:00Stratocaster<span hidden="" id="SmartScroll.marcmoini.com"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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100% vector art. Drawn with Adobe Illustrator CS5.imjeffphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700592943380223233noreply@blogger.com0