I've found that too Woo when I tried to get shots of the ISS, but I was pleasantly surprised tonight as the time it took to save the image was...
I've been meaning to try this for a while and got around to my first try this evening. Not a great location in our garden due to light pollution...
The latest theory regarding the blackbirds in the USA is fireworks.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12105157
Thanks for the reminder Pip.
Clear starry sky here Woo but the crescent moon that was visible before sunset has now moved out of sight. Minus 1 and falling so I'm not going to...
If you are not quite sure about how aperture, speed, ISO etc affect the images you take, this site lets you experiment and see the results. It's...
What a super start to 2011 Vicky. I hope your success continues throughout the year.
Quadrantid shower occurs tonight 3/4 January.There's quite a good basic star chart in pdf format available via the Stargazing Live site....
1 - Ace of Spades - Robin 2- Woo - Reflections 3- Boghopper - Icicles
Just love whale, but have never managed to finish a whole one :lollol:
If you want to try an experiment that shows electrochemical reaction take a lemon or orange and stick into it a copper nail and a galvanised or...
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Yes it's an electro-chemical reaction. :thmb: You can experience the effect by touchng the tip of your tongue onto the postive terminal of a 1.5...
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VERY non-green John. Burning the insulation releases extremely nasty PCBs.
The cores in network cable are insulated so no good and as you've guessed the shield is most probably silvered copper so I don't think it would...
Works just fine Kristen. If you want to protect pots then the outer mesh shield from TV coax works very well as it can be flattened into a ribbon...
There are several cheaper and equally effective sources of copper rings. Horticultural suppliers put a premium on the price as though a ring of...
That's the best present possible John :gnthb: Ours arrived a year ago and she's the best new toy we've ever had!
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