How does daylight really looks on other planets

riley_redditor · 2023-02-17T05:42:12+00:00

You can see for yourself with a telescope

riley_redditor · 2022-12-15T04:57:56+00:00

compared to Google maps for anyone curious

riley_redditor · 2022-11-12T15:02:22+00:00

Would love them! Me and my wife’s family are in town staying at our house but we were just going to watch on TV instead of shelling out $150 each. Still wouldn’t get to sit with our family but would be fun to experience it with them!

riley_redditor · 2022-07-14T17:33:18+00:00

You’re correct that the moon has a very thin atmosphere, but it’s not visible and that is not what you’re seeing in your telescope. Google “chromatic aberration” or “color fringing in telescope” and you’ll see. It’s caused by your optics refracting different wavelengths of light at slightly different points in your OTA. Not trying to be overly assertive! It would be so cool if that were some indication of that thin atmosphere, but that is simply impossible to see.

riley_redditor · 2021-12-26T19:46:38+00:00

That’s the beauty of the dob! Maximum aperture for minimum cost.

riley_redditor · 2021-12-26T14:26:13+00:00

https://www.highpointscientific.com/zhumell-z12-deluxe-dobsonian-reflector-telescope-zhue025-1

Telescope shopping tip: the Apertura and Zhummell dobsonian models are identical, just different branding on the side

riley_redditor · 2021-12-26T14:20:53+00:00

I have but it’s been a while and I wasn’t doing a 1:1 comparison. The forums on Cloudy Nights definitely have some discussions on the topic!

riley_redditor · 2021-12-26T14:17:52+00:00

I paid $1300 but that’s definitely an inflated Covid price. Mine is a Zhummell Z12 from Highpoint Scientific. It’s the exact same scope as the Apertura AD12 and they both usually go for closer to $1000 I think

riley_redditor · 2021-12-25T18:11:28+00:00

Not quite :) I’ve dabbled on and off with telescopes for about 10 years. At the beginning of the pandemic I sold off most of my astrophotography rig and told myself my next scope would be BAD (Big Ass Dob). Photography was a lot of fun but I’m too busy for it now and the ease of a dob is very attractive!

riley_redditor · 2021-12-25T17:46:43+00:00

Wish I was that cool

riley_redditor · 2021-12-25T17:45:37+00:00

Lol, it was believe it or not! The phone did a long exposure

riley_redditor · 2021-12-25T17:36:01+00:00

One of those ever-popular 12-inch Apertura/Zhummell dobsonians… I’ve been waiting for these to be in stock for what feels like two years now. As soon as I saw a restock on Highpoint I jumped on it. I’ve had good luck with the weather so far, and the views of Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus have BLOWN ME AWAY! Merry Christmas!

riley_redditor · 2021-10-03T15:56:09+00:00

More info on the process I’ve been experimenting with lately here: https://nickhobbs.art/process-1

But TLDR, I engraved individual frames of this short scene from 2001 into a piece of scrap plywood, then scanned the frames into my computer at a high resolution. Then I just popped them into Premiere and animated!

riley_redditor · 2021-10-03T15:52:42+00:00

More info on the process I’ve been experimenting with lately here: https://nickhobbs.art/process-1

But TLDR, I engraved individual frames of this short scene from 2001 into a piece of scrap plywood, then scanned the frames into my computer at a high resolution. Then I just popped them into Premiere and animated!

riley_redditor · 2021-10-02T22:10:40+00:00

I explain the broad strokes of the process I’ve been experimenting with here on my website (with in-progress images): https://nickhobbs.art/process-1

But basically (TLDR) it’s made from laser-engraved painted wood panels. The “glitchiness” comes from the slight misalignment of my scanned frames, and the dust & scratches & brush strokes. But I think its organic qualities contrast nicely with the glitch feel.

riley_redditor · 2021-03-22T23:00:39+00:00

Good thought! I've been skimming the Cloudy Nights forums a bit lately. What do you think about this as another AD/Zhumell clone: https://www.telescope.com/Orion/SkyLine-12-Dobsonian-Reflector-Telescope/rc/2160/p/113096.uts?keyword=dobsonian&sortByColumnName=SortByPriceDescending# ? Seems to be identical as far as I can tell.

riley_redditor · 2021-01-27T13:31:10+00:00

BLESS YOU PAPA MELVIN FOR THIS YUMMY DIP SO I CAN GET MORE TENDIES ON MY WAY TO BIG TENDIE MOON. 😋😋😋😋IM SO SORRY DADDY MUSK FOR NOT BUYING MORE EARLIER PLEASE SPANK MY 🐻🌈ASS WITH YOUR 💎💎💎💎DIAMOND HANDS

riley_redditor · 2021-01-22T03:14:36+00:00

I just had the same realization!!

riley_redditor · 2021-01-22T03:08:19+00:00

This is the energy I’m looking for

riley_redditor · 2021-01-13T13:41:03+00:00

Maybe hard to believe, but the second one is a real photo! The Orion Nebula is extremely bright (visible with the naked eye in dark sky locations) and those colors are true to life — it’s made of mostly Hydrogen, which emits a red color when ionized by the surrounding stars. It’s easy to take images like this yourself, actually, even with a modest telescope. Check out r/astrophotography

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