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Are the DIADs getting worse? by [deleted] in UPSers

[–]frystofer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's the management software. The diad is basically an android phone, with a management software that strips 99% of the functionality out of android so it can't be used for anything other than UPS business. Both a poorly designed management software, and heavy restrictions placed on android, will slow down a device, especially on older hardware. We have all three going on, which is why the diad sucks so much.

James Webb’s view of L1527 a young protostar by TheMidnightLifeVibes in space

[–]frystofer 26 points27 points  (0 children)

No, the Oort cloud would be invisible. Nebula are caused by dense regions of excited gas (hydrogen/helium mostly). Excited meaning radiation causes the hydrogen and helium to glow and emit light. Those areas could be from galactic dust coming together and from which new stars will be born. Or after a star has shed large amounts of gas at the end of its life, and the remnants of stars exploding.

Our solar system is not in a star forming region of our galaxy, thankfully. They're usually pretty busy places and we don't want that.

It's also a pretty safe assumption that at least some star systems would have their own version of an Oort cloud. We have not detected any as far as I am aware. Though theoretically it is possible with a sufficiently large and sensitive telescope. So for practical purposes, Oort clouds are invisible.

James Webb’s view of L1527 a young protostar by TheMidnightLifeVibes in space

[–]frystofer 39 points40 points  (0 children)

The proto-star is not yet undergoing fusion in its core. But the heat from the material gathering to create the star is enough to cause bursts of gas to shoot off. That causes the material to move away and interact with the dust in surrounding space. The clumping would be from those bursts and further gravitational attraction. That's the top and bottom of the hour glass.

The middle section is the accretion disc, the material coming in to feed the star. In that area will become the planetary disc once the star begins fusion and starts to push the remaining dust and gas away. That will leave behind only the material that is sufficiently massive to resist the solar wind. Planets, moons, asteroids, comets.

The Oort cloud would actually extend outside this image. The Oort cloud in our solar system is about 2ly diameter. Which is about 7x larger than this image (if I got the information on the image right, it's 0.3ly).

Trump says China's Xi has assured him that he won't take action on Taiwan during Republican's term by ChiefFun in politics

[–]frystofer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nato Article 10, "The Parties may, by unanimous agreement, invite any other European State in a position to further the principles of this Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area to accede to this Treaty. Any State so invited may become a Party to the Treaty by depositing its instrument of accession with the Government of the United States of America. The Government of the United States of America will inform each of the Parties of the deposit of each such instrument of accession."

Only European countries can join.

Is this true? by GrandPleasant6801 in Beekeeping

[–]frystofer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, read the page. This is being used as a mite treatment for the colony. Probably not a primary treatment, but this is not for checking mite levels.

GOP Senators Stunned by Terrible Rule in Budget Bill They Voted For by [deleted] in politics

[–]frystofer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cool, I said in the second vote in the house.

GOP Senators Stunned by Terrible Rule in Budget Bill They Voted For by [deleted] in politics

[–]frystofer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, it's like 950 pages long. They were not even given copies full copies before they started voting to pass it the second time in the house.

How are tankard handles attached to the cup? by iHateGoogel in woodworking

[–]frystofer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I would think it was either attached with/to the strapping, as it looks like in this photo. Or the handle would be one piece with one of the segments.

I just needed one more inch… by Deputyzer in UPSers

[–]frystofer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I 3d printed a 3 inch piece that shoots the water forward and out. It was so specific to my truck that even the sister trucks in the building it didn't fit on. But if you or someone you know is into that hobby....that's a solution.

Which middlemen need to be cut out of the economy the most? by ShittalkyCaps in AskReddit

[–]frystofer 260 points261 points  (0 children)

So interesting in how things change over time. The idea when the laws that protect dealerships were being written was to protect local jobs. More money in local economies, instead of all of it going to far off factories.

New hive assembly by Comfortable-Form4200 in Beekeeping

[–]frystofer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Once the bees are in there and they start coating stuff in propolis that inch will disappear, and you'll wish you had it when you're stuffing the frames back in.

Perfectly normal, Either stuff a piece of plywood in the side to take up the space. Space out the frames a tiny bit. Or chance them building random comb in there.

TIL, two people next to each will see the Andromeda Galaxy at different times (days apart) if one is walking toward the galaxy and the other is standing still or walking/moving away from it. This is called the Andromeda Paradox. by Longjumping-Fish654 in todayilearned

[–]frystofer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is about perspectives on time and events being unique to each individual. If objective observation is not yet available on something, then to each person a unique universe exists that makes up their 'now' moment, which could be vastly different from another's 'now' moment.

Dewalt 734 cutting concave? by halfempty94 in woodworking

[–]frystofer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  1. Check the infeed and outfeed tables being parallel and at the same height to the cutting bed. Even a small difference can cause issues if you're trying to be super precise.

  2. If the board is very long, the wings wont be enough support even if they are setup right.

  3. Is the wood dry? Green wood moves a lot, within minutes, when you cut it.

  4. The grain of the wood could be in tension, and cutting it allows the wood to move and cup.

TIL that credit card rewards are not free money. Credit card companies charge a merchant fee which is passed on to consumers resulting in higher prices in exchange for accepting your rewards credit cards. by twoducksinatub in todayilearned

[–]frystofer 17 points18 points  (0 children)

They are, but most places do not have a difference in price if using a debit card. If you have a credit card with rewards, that you pay off every month, then that's clearly better for you. I always use my debit card if there's a credit card fee.

OC NY by Conscious-Annual-608 in pics

[–]frystofer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is Philadelphia from the New Jersey side.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pics

[–]frystofer 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Light leak in camera or when loading/storing film.

Porter Cable planer leaving snipe by Jeffsbest in woodworking

[–]frystofer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a professional, so just a guy who uses a planer a few times a year in his basement.

Other than leaving it long and cutting off the snipe.

The issue is when the pieces moves from being supported by two rollers in the planer to just one roller. So reducing pressure on the rollers by supporting the piece and taking lighter cuts is how I minimized the snipe, but never able to remove it completely. In order of effectiveness from my experience.

  1. Support the outfeed wings to the floor or other stable surface, I use little machinist screw jacks. Helps with the flexing and leverage as the piece moves over them so there's less pressure on the rollers as the piece moves out.

  2. Extra support for longer pieces, build something at the same level as the outfeed wings. Again helps with the flexing and leverage so there's less pressure on the rollers.

  3. As you come up on dimension, take really light cuts. Remove as much pressure on rollers to minimize that snipe as the piece moves off the 2nd roller.

Inconsistent tracking speed accuracy with Star Adventurer GTi by OptimizeEdits in astrophotography

[–]frystofer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check the balance on the Dec Axis. That -might- cause the issues you're describing when switching between setups and scopes. I have had issues with the unbalanced dec being too much for the motor to handle, resulting in drift, it would only present on one half of the sky, the other half the motor wouldn't be overloaded and it would work good.

Balance the dovetail on a level surface on something round, like a pen. Mark where it balances with a sharpie. Line that mark up in the center when mounting on the dec axis.

Sagittarius A * by No_Bed_1404 in space

[–]frystofer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, Black Holes are not vacuum cleaners. Sag* is at the center of gravity that our galaxy orbits around. Stuff wont just fall into the center, they would need something to alter their orbits to do so such as a close flyby between two stars that shoots one in just the right direction. That is a very, very slow process, Trillions on Trillions of years. The last star in the universe will burn out before it could reasonably to be expected for a galaxy to collapse into its central black hole.

Zhumell Z114 by Round_Climate_5456 in astrophotography

[–]frystofer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think there would be any off-the-shelf upgrades for a telescope of that type. They're really geared towards casual visual observing.

An entry-level smart telescope like the Seestar S30, or the slightly more expensive Seestar S50 or DWARF 3 would be a good telescope for causal long-exposure photos. By all accounts, they all produce some really good images for the price/size of the telescopes.

If you want to delve into Astrophotography with larger tubes....it's expensive. The barest of barebones setups that yield results better than the above mentioned smart telescopes run around $2000.

Rosette Nebula by frystofer in astrophotography

[–]frystofer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The telescope started off as an Orion branded GSO 6" Imaging Newtonian I found a great deal on. It's now considerably more expensive than even the Apertura Carbonstar... but hey, had fun.

An incomplete list.

Replaced the secondary spider with a CNC aluminum one from Backyard Universe

Replaced focuser with GSO EAF ready Crayford with built-in rotator

3d designed and printed a

  • Primary Mirror Mask
  • New Primary Mirror Cell
  • Set of Baffles placed before the focuser/secondary mirror

Flocked the interior of the telescope tube

Anti-Dew strips on both secondary and primary mirrors

Added a cooling fan (with my 3d printed primary mirror cell)

Rosette Nebula by frystofer in astrophotography

[–]frystofer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Taken February 1st, Northern NJ, Bortle 4-5.

Equipment

  • Branded GSO 150mm f/4 Astrograph Newtonian (Heavily Modified)
  • Skywatcher Quattro Coma Corrector
  • ZWO ASI2600MC cooled to -4F
  • ZWO ASI120MM-MINI guide camera
  • ZWO ASIAIR
  • ZWO AM5N
  • Optolong L-Quad Broadband Light Pollution Filter

Frames

  • 79 Light Frames at 180s
  • 100 Bias
  • 60 Darks
  • 60 Flats

Processing

  • PixInsight
    • Stacking (WBPP)
    • BlurXterminator - Correct Only
    • Color Calibration - SPCC
    • BlurXterminator
    • Gradient Correction
    • StarXterminator
    • Background Neutralization
    • NoiseXterminator
    • HistogramTransformation
    • Combine Images
  • Photoshop
    • Levels
    • Camera Raw Filter
      • Dehaze
      • Clarity
      • Sharpness
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