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Astromut (OP)Senior Forum Moderator  User ID: 922113  United States04/08/2012 06:37 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Neither. As I just showed, there's nothing really there at all. The telescope would have easily been able to see that if it were there. It's just a filter flare caused by a reflection of the sun between the filter (the platter of a floppy disc) and the camera lens. It's not really there.  |
| Soliloquy User ID: 14020102 United States04/08/2012 06:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Happy easter everyone! Here's some live video of the sun: Quoting: Astromut [link to www.twitch.tv] Not much in the way of sunspots, one at the top of the disc with some nearby faculae. all i see is a BIG ball of fire! wtf!?  It's getting harder to see the sunspot as the sun gets lower and the atmosphere gets more turbulent. i'm just giving you my version of internet <3 don't take it gay!!  If it's a circle peg, into a square hole... bang harder. Sometimes in order for the blind to see, one who takes no sides has to wedge themselves right in the middle of all sides. To whom it may concern; You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile, posts, and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student, or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this account are private and legally privileged and confidential information meant only for the ones to whom any correspondence was proffered to, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE |
| Soliloquy User ID: 14020102 United States04/08/2012 06:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Neither. As I just showed, there's nothing really there at all. The telescope would have easily been able to see that if it were there. It's just a filter flare caused by a reflection of the sun between the filter (the platter of a floppy disc) and the camera lens. It's not really there. ok... so if it's a reflection it can't be moved no matter which way you hold the camera and the floppy disk then? sorry i'm new at this solar doom stuff Last Edited by Soliloquy on 04/08/2012 06:38 PM If it's a circle peg, into a square hole... bang harder. Sometimes in order for the blind to see, one who takes no sides has to wedge themselves right in the middle of all sides. To whom it may concern; You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile, posts, and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student, or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this account are private and legally privileged and confidential information meant only for the ones to whom any correspondence was proffered to, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE |
| liquid_pestilence User ID: 14016676 United States04/08/2012 06:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | happy easter astro and thanks mucho for the feed... the fam is watching and is very impressed with the quality..  "Fear paints pictures of ghosts and hangs them in the gallery of ignorance." Robert Green Ingersoll |
| Astromut (OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 922113 United States04/08/2012 06:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ok... so if it's a reflection it can't be moved no matter which way you hold the camera and the floppy disk then? Quoting: Soliloquy sorry i'm new at this solar doom stuff Actually it can be since it's a floppy disc. The shape of the floppy (the platter inside a floppy disc really is floppy) determines where in the image the reflection will appear. As you rotated the camera and floppy, the reflection will rotate. In fact, if you don't hold the floppy steady, the reflection will dance all around in the image. |
| Soliloquy User ID: 14020102 United States04/08/2012 06:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ok... so if it's a reflection it can't be moved no matter which way you hold the camera and the floppy disk then? Quoting: Soliloquy sorry i'm new at this solar doom stuff Actually it can be since it's a floppy disc. The shape of the floppy (the platter inside a floppy disc really is floppy) determines where in the image the reflection will appear. As you rotated the camera and floppy, the reflection will rotate. In fact, if you don't hold the floppy steady, the reflection will dance all around in the image. all my floppy disks went platinum arcade status... wish i had one to play with now, thx astro! If it's a circle peg, into a square hole... bang harder. Sometimes in order for the blind to see, one who takes no sides has to wedge themselves right in the middle of all sides. To whom it may concern; You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile, posts, and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student, or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this account are private and legally privileged and confidential information meant only for the ones to whom any correspondence was proffered to, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE |
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| Soliloquy User ID: 14020102 United States04/08/2012 06:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | a person asks questions to learn that way we won't be stupid forever perhaps you shouldn't treat people who seek with such disdain it might prohibit others from trying to seek i like the sun stuff now, i wanna be a solar geek :-p If it's a circle peg, into a square hole... bang harder. Sometimes in order for the blind to see, one who takes no sides has to wedge themselves right in the middle of all sides. To whom it may concern; You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile, posts, and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student, or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this account are private and legally privileged and confidential information meant only for the ones to whom any correspondence was proffered to, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE |
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| Astromut (OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 922113 United States04/08/2012 07:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to www.transitofvenus.org] PSA note: NEVER look at the sun without safe filtration. Safe filtration does not include floppy discs. The demonstration I did today was only with my cell phone camera, I did not stare at the sun through the floppy disc. That is on the hairy edge of "safety" in the infrared; you can't see it, but it can cause thermal damage to your eyes, the floppy disc is not designed to properly filter sunlight in the infrared. If the cell phone camera burns out, small loss, but it's not worth your eyesight. Last Edited by Astromut on 04/08/2012 07:04 PM |
| Isis One User ID: 1978809 United States04/08/2012 07:09 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Waiting for Venus!!  Spread the word, change the collective conscious...... THERE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH OF EVERYTHING TO GO AROUND When you are undisciplined, the universe is extremely forgiving and when you are disciplined, the universe is extremely generous. Me One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore. Andre Gide [link to www.godlikeproductions.com] |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 14022685 United States04/08/2012 07:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm going to pan around the sun and even off of it for a minute here just to show there's no "planet X" hanging out near the sun. Quoting: Astromut But doesn't planet x become invisible when a telescope is pointed in its general direction?  yup it's got a cloaking device the crop circle said it will be just outside neptune in dec 2k12 |
| Isis One User ID: 1978809 United States04/08/2012 07:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Venus, very nice, what is eclipsing it? Spread the word, change the collective conscious...... THERE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH OF EVERYTHING TO GO AROUND When you are undisciplined, the universe is extremely forgiving and when you are disciplined, the universe is extremely generous. Me One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore. Andre Gide [link to www.godlikeproductions.com] |
| Astromut (OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 922113 United States04/08/2012 07:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Nothing but itself, it goes through phases like our moon as it passes us in orbit. Show note, there is an ISS pass later tonight at 9:30pm eastern time, a little less than two hours from now. I'll get the scope ready to track it and we'll observe the space station. Unfortunately I'll need to move the scope a little to do that, so once it gets dark the show will pause while I reconfigure. |
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| Astromut (OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 922113 United States04/08/2012 07:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | An important note, ISS will pass into earth's shadow during the pass, at 9:34:24 pm eastern, so we'll have about 3 minutes of visibility at most from the time it rises over the trees to the time it fades out, so be there promptly if you want to see it live. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 13804677  United Kingdom04/08/2012 08:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | An important note, ISS will pass into earth's shadow during the pass, at 9:34:24 pm eastern, so we'll have about 3 minutes of visibility at most from the time it rises over the trees to the time it fades out, so be there promptly if you want to see it live. Quoting: Astromut this is going to sound silly but what time is that in GMT for a uk based insomniac, |
| Astromut (OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 922113 United States04/08/2012 08:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | An important note, ISS will pass into earth's shadow during the pass, at 9:34:24 pm eastern, so we'll have about 3 minutes of visibility at most from the time it rises over the trees to the time it fades out, so be there promptly if you want to see it live. Quoting: Astromut this is going to sound silly but what time is that in GMT for a uk based insomniac, GMT is currently 4 hours ahead of eastern time, so that should be 1:30 am GMT if I did the math right. |
| Astromut (OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 922113 United States04/08/2012 08:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | An important note, ISS will pass into earth's shadow during the pass, at 9:34:24 pm eastern, so we'll have about 3 minutes of visibility at most from the time it rises over the trees to the time it fades out, so be there promptly if you want to see it live. Quoting: Astromut this is going to sound silly but what time is that in GMT for a uk based insomniac, GMT is currently 4 hours ahead of eastern time, so that should be 1:30 am GMT if I did the math right. In case I didn't do the math right, it's one hour and twenty minutes from now, whatever that is in your time. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 13804677 United Kingdom04/08/2012 08:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | An important note, ISS will pass into earth's shadow during the pass, at 9:34:24 pm eastern, so we'll have about 3 minutes of visibility at most from the time it rises over the trees to the time it fades out, so be there promptly if you want to see it live. Quoting: Astromut this is going to sound silly but what time is that in GMT for a uk based insomniac, GMT is currently 4 hours ahead of eastern time, so that should be 1:30 am GMT if I did the math right. In case I didn't do the math right, it's one hour and twenty minutes from now, whatever that is in your time. cheer's buddy, top thread btw |
| RayGun User ID: 2404633 United States04/08/2012 08:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I just found some more on Landscheidt. Do you have any thoughts on this, Astromut? clip "Lanscheidt’s approach was novel, he considered cyclicities to be working as ‘wheels within wheels’ whereby longer term cycles cause phase reversals in shorter term cycles when they reached maxima and minima at times when the shorter term cycles are vulnerable to a switch in state. Analysing datasets of solar proton events and large flares, he uncovered a rhythmic pattern in their appearance, which linked their occurrence to planetary cycles." [link to tallbloke.wordpress.com] |
| Astromut (OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 922113 United States04/08/2012 08:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I just found some more on Landscheidt. Do you have any Quoting: RayGun thoughts on this, Astromut? clip "Lanscheidt’s approach was novel, he considered cyclicities to be working as ‘wheels within wheels’ whereby longer term cycles cause phase reversals in shorter term cycles when they reached maxima and minima at times when the shorter term cycles are vulnerable to a switch in state. Analysing datasets of solar proton events and large flares, he uncovered a rhythmic pattern in their appearance, which linked their occurrence to planetary cycles." [link to tallbloke.wordpress.com] I think I've heard similar theories before, perhaps even that theory in particular though I couldn't have told you the name behind its modern incarnation. It is an interesting theory, though honestly I haven't had the time to dig into it deeply and see if there's any real statistical correlation there or not. Right now my desktop's busy chugging away at computing the potential of 2011 AG5 to impact us, but that's another story for another thread and another day. |
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| TBar1984 User ID: 13725461 United States04/08/2012 08:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | TBar! Good to see you around! Happy easter, are you going to stick around for ISS? Quoting: Astromut As long as you hurry. I'm about to start working on getting this new PC video card working in my Mac again. [link to forums.macrumors.com] |
