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  1. Phosphor
    I might go to my high school reunion. I still keep in touch with some of my friends from high school.
  2. Phosphor

    Saturn's Polar Hexagon has always been a challenge for me to capture. I think I got it this time! Had to push my Celestron C8 a bit past its optical limit to do it.

    Saturn_Color_8-23-2018.jpg

    1. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      Good job! :yay:

    2. Snow

      Snow

      Probably a silly question but why are there no stars behind it?

    3. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      Saturn is much brighter than the background stars nearby. The exposure time needed to show them and some of its moons would completely wash the planet out.

  3. Phosphor
    Some craters near the Moon's terminator. It's been forever since I looked at the Moon thru one of my telescopes.
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    It's very late in the season for Jupiter, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity yesterday evening after imaging Venus. Images are in Near Infrared.
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    Some UV images of Venus from the last 3 months. The planet will begin to appear brighter and larger each day until it reaches inferior conjunction in October. When Venus becomes a thin crescent, it is possible to image the night time side, which has a thermal emission at 1.1 microns. 1st Image: 6/25/2018 2nd Image: 7/25/2018 3rd Image: 8/21/2018 Telescope: Celestron C8 Camera: ZWO ASI178MM w/ U-Venus filter
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    Had a decent imaging session yesterday evening with Venus. I think I dialed in the focus really well, which is very difficult to do in UV. 

    1st image is UV-A. 2nd is Near IR. Cloud details are only visible in ultraviolet light.

    Venus_UV-A_8-21-2018.jpg

    Venus_Near IR_8-21-2018.jpg

  7. Phosphor
    I use to play the official MLP game a lot, though not as much nowadays. I'm level 44 I did not know that the game data won't transfer to another phone. That sucks because my phone is near its end. lol
  8. Phosphor

    Clear skies. You know what that means!

    Rainbow_Dash_looks_through_telescope_S1E05.png

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    2. Castle Bleck

      Castle Bleck

      @Kyoshi

       

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    3. Sparklefan1234

      Sparklefan1234

      Yes, I do:

       

      JK. :P

    4. Scrubbed user

      Scrubbed user

      It means someone used that Shout.

  9. Phosphor

    Another cloudy night, but tomorrow evening is looking good. Meanwhile, I'm just messing around with my thermal camera again. 

    I might want to clean the dust from the inside of my PC.

    Computer Thermal Image_8-20-2018 (1).jpg

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    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      They do, which is amazing, considering that Venus rotates so slow. The cloud structures are only visible in UV light, which makes it difficult to image as our atmosphere scatters shorter wavelengths like crazy. Focusing those fine details is hard in that part of the spectrum. 

    3. Snow

      Snow

      Got any good pics of Saturn :^)

    4. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      These are from a week ago. Telescope: Celestron C8

      Saturn_Color_8-13-2018.jpg

      Saturn_Color_8-14-2018 (2).jpg

  10. Phosphor
    I would travel somewhere rural where it is difficult to enforce things like curfews. Yakyakistan might work and I think it's outside of Equestria's jurisdiction.
  11. Phosphor

    Thank you for the follow!

  12. Phosphor
    I drove home from my grandparents's house, which is about a 3hr drive. Other than that, not much else. It's been raining a lot.
  13. Phosphor

    It would be neat if there was an MLP based weather app. Rainbow Dash pouncing on a storm cloud pretty much describes this past weekend and is in the forecast for tomorrow. 

    170_animated_cloud_jumping_rain_rainbow_dash_display_display.gif

    1. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      I'd have Rainbow Dash for rain... and Derpy for thunder! :muffins:

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    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      I guess Fluttershy for windy conditions? lol

      hurricane fluttershy.jpg

  14. Phosphor
    It will be almost 9pm in an hour. I will likely watch some stuff on Youtube and tidy up a few things in the house, as I will have another busy week at work.
  15. Phosphor
    I'm not sure of the exact date, but this time last year was when I first started watching MLP:FIM. That was made possible by my new satellite internet service, which I also got around the same time.
  16. Phosphor
    My username sorta comes from one of my hobbies of collecting uranium glass, where the uranium oxide additive glows bright green under UV light. Plus, it sounds cool. lol
  17. Phosphor
    I would be about the same with or without MLP. There's all kinds of stuff I like to do and watch.
  18. Phosphor
    I plan to give Gen 5 a chance, but even if it doesn't hold my interest, I will still be a fan of Gen 4. Great fan made content is still being made, so I suspect that will continue well after Gen 4 ends.
  19. Phosphor
    I hope Gen 5 will be 2D. I'm not a fan of CGI. I've seen enough badly animated cgi shows.
  20. Phosphor

    The internet service at my grandparents' house is soooo slow. I think dial-up is a tad bit faster.

    1. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      Slow internet is so frustrating... :okiedokieloki: I know it's just because we've got used to it being so fast but still...

    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      My grandparents have DSL but it has been slow all weekend. I have satellite internet and its usually fast, unless it's storming outside.

  21. Phosphor
    When I was a kid, I would spend most of my allowance money on Pokemon cards. Nowadays, I collect crystals (I love quartz for some reason), Uranium glass, and some 16 bit era video games.
  22. Phosphor
    22 revolver and sometimes a 380. I don't carry OC spray or a trauma kit, tho I probably should at least keep a basic med kit in the car.
  23. Phosphor
    I'm definitely an introvert as I find being around a lot of people to be a bit exhausting. It doesn't seem like it when I'm around family or people I know. I tend to get really nervous when a stranger starts a conversation with me, but I progressively get more comfortable if the topic is of interest. Sometimes, I can be too talkative. lol
  24. Phosphor
    I usually carry my wallet, keys, phone, and a pocket pistol (except at work). I wear cargo shorts a lot, so its easier to carry all of that stuff.
  25. Phosphor
    Last night was quite humid. I think I spent more time drying the optics with the hairdryer than actually looking at the sky. lol. Rain is in the forecast for the next several days. Afterwards, my next targets are Venus and the Lagoon Nebula. Mars rotation can be seen by cycling thru the images. Imaged with the Skywatcher 16 Telescope.
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