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stacking up

Susan Stepney

I thought yesterday's SeeStar shot of the moon was good.But my other half also took a SeeStar video of it.  Why would you take a video of a static scene?  To enhance the view.  He spent today fiddling around with AutoStakkert!, software to stack multiple frames to get a better image.  The result...

further and further

Susan Stepney

Another day, and the moon and Venus are even further apart.Venus just visible on the far right. Photo taken with a Pixel 10 camera; 22:14 BSTThis time we were ready with the SeeStar telescope, although, of course, it couldn't get both in the same frame!  The moon looks better with the right focus...

what a difference a day makes

Susan Stepney

Yesterday, the moon and Venus were close in the sky.  Today, less so.  It really emphasises how fast the moon moves realtive to the rest of the sky.  Venus moves too, relative to the "fixed" stars, but much more slowly. Venus is on the far right, just above the stalks.  Photo taken with a Pixel 10...

moon and Venus cosying up

Susan Stepney

The moon and Venus were close in the sky this evening.  Given the time of year, even though it was past 10pm BST, the sky was still quite bright.Canon EOS R7 with 400mm lens, f/5.6, 1/60s exposure; 22:19 BSTSqunting at that pic, it looks like the whole disc of the moon is (just) visible; it seemed...

When will the Proxigean Tides arrive between 2025-2030?

StenBlog

The Proxigean Tide, also called a King Tide, occurs when the Moon is at its closest point in its orbit to the Earth (perigee) and in its New or Full Moon phase as shown in this NOAA SciJinks figure. They also coincide with ‘supermoon’ full moons. At this time, which happens about once every 18...

How to Find Sun Position with Android

Lucian Apostol

If you need to find Sun position at a specific date or time, you can do it using only an Android device. There are many apps that can show you the position of the Sun from your location or from any other location using phone gyroscope sensor and GPS. From simple tasks, like positioning your...