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Live webcast of Google Sky's "Winged Star" | |
Dr. Astro
(OP)Senior Forum Moderator  User ID: 4211721  United States09/09/2015 04:15 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Dr. Astro Geez, did you not even watch the video? Yes, it's still there, in fact it's exactly where it has been for decades. Astro, seriously, I appreciate you're doing this, it's a lot of work, but most people, including me, are not going to sit and watch a video for over an hour of you trying to get the right coordinates, etc. What would be very helpful is if you could summarize your findings, something like: What this star is - name, constellation, location, type How far is it from us Why does it have that wing like appearance Is that unusual (the wing like appearance) Why does it appear that Google was blocking it out I appreciate you're trying to demonstrate it to us livetime, but most people don't have the patience, time or understanding for the whole video, so if you could summarize, it would be helpful. I tell you what, I'll take your advice and do a brief summary video once I've finished processing a high quality stacked image of the star. I was only able to get 30 minutes worth of light on it this morning, which means the resulting image is quite noisy. If I can't clean it up to my satisfaction with complete image calibration and denoising routines, I'll just collect more light on it to add to the stack on another night. Anyone who is truly interested will watch it, but for those with short attention spans it would be a good thing. (I tried to get my daughter to watch. She is 16. She said, "Tell me when he shows it") Lol Well if you want to skip to the part where I finally have the final result, I show the stacked image of all the exposures combined during the last 2 minutes of the webcast.  |
| mehitable User ID: 63830259 United States09/09/2015 04:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Geez, did you not even watch the video? Yes, it's still there, in fact it's exactly where it has been for decades. Astro, seriously, I appreciate you're doing this, it's a lot of work, but most people, including me, are not going to sit and watch a video for over an hour of you trying to get the right coordinates, etc. What would be very helpful is if you could summarize your findings, something like: What this star is - name, constellation, location, type How far is it from us Why does it have that wing like appearance Is that unusual (the wing like appearance) Why does it appear that Google was blocking it out I appreciate you're trying to demonstrate it to us livetime, but most people don't have the patience, time or understanding for the whole video, so if you could summarize, it would be helpful. I tell you what, I'll take your advice and do a brief summary video once I've finished processing a high quality stacked image of the star. I was only able to get 30 minutes worth of light on it this morning, which means the resulting image is quite noisy. If I can't clean it up to my satisfaction with complete image calibration and denoising routines, I'll just collect more light on it to add to the stack on another night. Excellent, that would be perfect, thanks! |
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| Isis One
User ID: 14343270 United States09/09/2015 06:10 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Nice work, thanks! 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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| Dr. Astro
(OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 4211721 United States09/10/2015 02:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here's a fully calibrated and stacked image of the star. It's just slightly below the center of the image: [link to h.dropcanvas.com] And here's an animation of my image along with Palomar sky survey images from 1951 and 1996: [link to h.dropcanvas.com] The 1996 image was used as the blue channel of the Google Sky mosaic. Last Edited by Astromut on 09/10/2015 02:24 PM |
| Isis One
User ID: 14343270 United States09/10/2015 04:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | WHOA! Nice work! She's a beauty, that's for sure. 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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| Dr. Astro
(OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 4211721 United States09/16/2015 01:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hey Astro, I'm not one the Mod in the room-- Quoting: Occasionally Swears You are. Try behaving as such? My screen name speaks for itself. There should be no surprises when I get pissed off. You on the other hand have a level to ascribe too. You got a problem with me pal? Too bad.  Mods have the freedom to speak their minds too. Last Edited by Astromut on 09/16/2015 01:57 PM |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 70341850 United States09/16/2015 02:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ever come up with a proper astronomical explanation for Sedna yet, Mutt? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70194319 Betcha you haven't, you ALWAYS ignore this question. There are multiple possibilities. It could be an extrasolar capture or it might have been perturbed into its orbit by an unseen planet far beyond Neptune. Dr. Astro, I'm intrigued by the above quote. Would you mind extending on it? Thanks for the videos and everything you do at this forum for us. Have a nice day :) |
| Dr. Astro
(OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 4211721 United States09/16/2015 02:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ever come up with a proper astronomical explanation for Sedna yet, Mutt? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70194319 Betcha you haven't, you ALWAYS ignore this question. There are multiple possibilities. It could be an extrasolar capture or it might have been perturbed into its orbit by an unseen planet far beyond Neptune. Dr. Astro, I'm intrigued by the above quote. Would you mind extending on it? Thanks for the videos and everything you do at this forum for us. Have a nice day :) Not sure what I can say that hasn't already been said. There are about three main theories; one is that Sedna and other dwarf planets were scattered into the outer solar system by perturbations from a distant possibly earth-sized planet which may be out there. The others are that they formed closer in but were perturbed to great distances by an encounter between our solar system and another one early in our solar system's history, or that our solar system actually captured those dwarf planets during the encounter. [link to astronomyplus.com] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 68733771 United States09/17/2015 03:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hey Astro, I'm not one the Mod in the room-- Quoting: Occasionally Swears You are. Try behaving as such? My screen name speaks for itself. There should be no surprises when I get pissed off. You on the other hand have a level to ascribe too. You got a problem with me pal? Too bad. :fuckoff: Mods have the freedom to speak their minds too. I didn't have a problem with you before, but you've gotta be the most arrogant mother on GLP. The fact you're in a position of authority here is bothersome. |
| Dr. Astro
(OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 55240075 United States09/17/2015 04:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hey Astro, I'm not one the Mod in the room-- Quoting: Occasionally Swears You are. Try behaving as such? My screen name speaks for itself. There should be no surprises when I get pissed off. You on the other hand have a level to ascribe too. You got a problem with me pal? Too bad. Mods have the freedom to speak their minds too. I didn't have a problem with you before, but you've gotta be the most arrogant mother on GLP. The fact you're in a position of authority here is bothersome.  |
| Digital mix guy
User ID: 68391064 United States09/20/2015 08:20 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thread: BREAKING!!!! Scientists announce detection of totally new and previously unknown meteor shower!!! (Page 2) Last Edited by Digital mix guy Spock on 09/21/2015 04:23 PM Have no fear, Spock is here!!! LLAP |
| Daddysgirl
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| Astrobot
(OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 4211721 United States06/06/2016 06:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I only watched the first thirty seconds of the video. You sound to be about somewhere in your early 20's. Am I right? Quoting: Daddysgirl  No. You seriously came here just to attack me as being "young and therefore ignorant?" It's your usual schtick when responding to me, I get that, but seriously you had no other interest in the thread? |
