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  1. sgcullen

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    #1 sgcullen, Nov 7, 2006
    Weather permitting...I'll have my solar telescope set up all day tomorrow (Wednesday, November 8th) to follow Mercury as it crosses the face of the Sun. I will be streaming live images of it to the Internet at:

    www.***********.com/solar

    You can find the times of transit and more information at:

    http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/20oct_transitofmercury.htm

    Do not try to look at the Sun without some kind of filter! My telescope (a Takahashi TOA-150) has a dual-stacked Coronado Instruments SolarMax 90 hydrogen-alpha filter. Stop by and take a look.

    Steve
     
  2. ROGUE GTS

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    #2 ROGUE GTS, Nov 7, 2006
    Thats gonna be sweet, thank you very much.
     
  3. vegas1

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    #3 vegas1, Nov 7, 2006
    When I first read the thread title, I thought Freddie from Queen had been reincarnated !
     
  4. fiorano94

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    #4 fiorano94, Nov 7, 2006
    Can some one save the pics or something so i can see it. I have to go to bed at a decent time tonight for school/work.
     
  5. jordanair45

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    #5 jordanair45, Nov 7, 2006
    +
     
  6. Ace503

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    #6 Ace503, Nov 7, 2006
    Thanks for doing this! Im excited to see it
     
  7. sgcullen

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    #7 sgcullen, Nov 7, 2006
    Everything is set up so hopefully the equipment works and the weather cooperates. Let me know what you think about it.

    Steve
     
  8. CMY

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    #8 CMY, Nov 8, 2006
    I think it's great that Rob lets you advertise your site on here!
     
  9. sgcullen

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    #9 sgcullen, Nov 8, 2006
    He doesn't. In fact, the site isn't even open for business yet (which you'll see if you read the announcements). I would have preferred to use my other domain spacespot.com but that server isn't even up and running yet. I didn't have another server to do streaming video on. I'm simply trying to share an interesting event with folks. Feel free to have a moderator delete this thread if it's a problem.
     
  10. Veedub00

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    #10 Veedub00, Nov 8, 2006
    How is your site any different from this site?
     
  11. mattymouse33

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    #11 mattymouse33, Nov 8, 2006
    Mine has a triple-stacked Coronado Instruments SolarMax 90 hydrogen-alpha filter! NA NA NA NA NA NA!

    Only kidding, looking forward to seeing this!

    :)
     
  12. BigAl

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    #12 BigAl, Nov 8, 2006
    kewl, thnx
     
  13. GrigioGuy

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    #13 GrigioGuy, Nov 8, 2006
    Not working from here. Is the telescope online yet?
     
  14. BigAl

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    #14 BigAl, Nov 8, 2006
    don't think so. Nasa's feed won't start until 1330 EST.
     
  15. sgcullen

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    #15 sgcullen, Nov 8, 2006
    Not online yet...you should see an image of the Sun and a message saying what time it'll be online. Let me know if you don't see it. I am setting up a second site right now also...there seems to be some connection issue with the hosting company on the primary site. If your image isn't updating (the clock should update every 3-5 seconds) try the backup site at:

    www.mondobrands.com/solar

    Steve
     
  16. sgcullen

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    #16 sgcullen, Nov 8, 2006
    Don't want to discuss that here...you can read the announcements to find out more though.
     
  17. Tyler

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    #17 Tyler, Nov 8, 2006
    Nifty!

    Thanks Steve.
     
  18. mattymouse33

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    #18 mattymouse33, Nov 8, 2006
    Steve, so what time UK (GMT i think) time?
     
  19. sgcullen

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    #19 sgcullen, Nov 8, 2006
    7pm UK time.
     
  20. mattymouse33

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    #20 mattymouse33, Nov 8, 2006
    Not long, hows the weather looking?

    Any pics of this telescope to see what we're dealing with?
     
  21. sgcullen

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    #21 sgcullen, Nov 8, 2006
    Clear skies. I'll post a pic or two of the telescope soon. I'm working on getting a few things set up.
     
  22. BigAl

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    #22 BigAl, Nov 8, 2006
    All is get is a white screen, assuming of course it's not a close up of the sun!
     
  23. sgcullen

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    #23 sgcullen, Nov 8, 2006
  24. BigAl

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    #24 BigAl, Nov 8, 2006
    got it, thnx, really kewl!
     
  25. Dubai Vol

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    #25 Dubai Vol, Nov 8, 2006
    I seem to have a live pic; just went from color to black and white and now back to color at 11:40:15 MST. No sign of Mercury yet, as expected.
     
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