Log Saturday May 28 2022
The weather is day and night non stop rain and in a new cycle of Monsoons. However, for exactly 5-seconds today, the sun popped through a sucker hole in a patch of overcast that formed a broken cloud. There was not enough time to use the telescopes on the Sun and then it went back to raining. It's my fault as I bought two new telescopes and this is the double whammy of the curse - new telescopes equal clouds and rain.
The Curse of New Telescope = Clouds
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-curse-of-new-telescope-clouds.html
No Occultation of Moon Venus
Sticky Clouds
Lofted Fog
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2022/05/lofted-fog-phenomenon.html
Left: weather update shows another two weeks of storms and rain. Buying two new telescopes increased the bad weather curse to the maximum.
No Occultation of Moon Venus
On Friday, it rained and the rare Venus being occulted by the Moon was not visible. Above is a computer planetarium simulation.
Observatory Platform
The required number of 40 recycled bottles is now saved up for completion of the telescope outdoor observatory platform but the deck is soaked from rain and the fitting will need to wait for dry conditions. An extra 3 bottles are available and this number may grow.
The required number of 40 recycled bottles is now saved up for completion of the telescope outdoor observatory platform but the deck is soaked from rain and the fitting will need to wait for dry conditions. An extra 3 bottles are available and this number may grow.
New Astro Imaging Section
The Astro Imaging web site has introduced a new section, "What's Behind the Clouds." A computer planetarium program will be used to see and study the simulation of celestial events that otherwise could not be seen.
Sun Baked Observatory
Sun Baked Observatory is continuing to do studies with past solar data collected by the telescopes and studies at the following links:
History of Solar Telescopes posting.
Sun Baked Observatory Explores Venus Atmosphere During Solar Transit
Sun Baked Observatory
Sun Baked Observatory Report
Examined a Cloud Hole
For the first time, I examined the contents of a cloud hole, and wow, it's full of stuff!
Looking inside an Atmospheric Hole
Ways to See Through Clouds
I'm working on ways to see through clouds, possibly for daytime solar and lunar observations.
Spectroscopic Clouds
Categorizing New Inventions
My new inventions for processing images are listed at this posting along with some standard ones.
Processing Techniques Invented for Small Telescopes
Artistic Creative Scientific Astro Processing
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2022/05/artistic-creative-scientific-astro.html
Align Telescope without Polar Alignment or Stars
Let's say you're on a balcony or deck of a tall skyscraper and behind you is North which is totally blocked. How to align the telescope? Probably the sky is blocked and you won't get the alignment stars from sky quadrant to sky quadrant. Now what? Here's a simple method.
Contents
Weather
No Occultation of Moon Venus
Observatory Platform
New Astro Imaging Section
Sun Baked Observatory
Examined a Cloud Hole
Ways to See Through Clouds
Categorizing New Inventions
Align Telescope without Polar Alignment or Stars
