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soulreaver99
08-28-2003, 02:30 PM
Did this when Mars was closest to the earth. I used the camera on the NX73V. Not bad I might say :cool:

http://www.blackhaloinc.com/pictures/mars.jpg
gregor.lichtfus
08-28-2003, 03:11 PM
did you use a telescope ?
I did photos of protein crystals and cells throug a microscope with my old nx70 what worked great..
didn't try with my nx80 yet..
http://munichnewsnetwork.free.fr/clie/1.jpg
http://munichnewsnetwork.free.fr/clie/2.jpg

sorry..
now they do work..
greg
Cert
08-28-2003, 03:24 PM
I tried to take a picture of Mars this morning at 5:30 (the same time ISS flew overhead), and when I opened the picture, I couldn't tell if it's Mars or lint on my screen. :p
Jeffry
08-28-2003, 04:40 PM
Originally posted by gregor.lichtfus
did you use a telescope ?
I did photos of protein crystals and cells throug a microscope with my old nx70 what worked great..
didn't try with my nx80 yet..
http://munichnewsnetwork.free.fr/clie/1.jpg
http://munichnewsnetwork.free.fr/clie/2.jpg

links didn't work...

with your own naked eyes, how do you know if it's mars rather than a regular ol' star?
Cert
08-28-2003, 04:42 PM
Very simple: Stars "twinkle", planets have a steady light.
volcanopele
08-28-2003, 04:46 PM
I tried to get a pictures of Mars last week using the 24" Refractor at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ (the same scope used by Percival Lowell when he was looking for the illusionary canals) and my NR70V. Unfortunately, there were more people at the viewing than I anticipated so I didn't get a chance :(
volcanopele
08-28-2003, 04:47 PM
The other problem was that my screen was too bright compared to the red lights used in the observatory to allow for night-seeing adjustment.
corrado85
08-28-2003, 05:12 PM
is the mars still close to earth? can i get some info when its going to really shine in my city (there is usually a list of when cities have the best time to see the stars, meteror... )
Protonus
08-28-2003, 05:52 PM
I'm fairly certain that you could still see it tonight and for that matter the next couple of days.

Went out ot look last night, it appears as a very bright orange dot. I wouldn't say it was red. It's slightly larger then most stars in the sky and certainly far brighter then even the north star.
volcanopele
08-28-2003, 05:54 PM
Mars will still be reasonably bright and easy to find for the next month and a half. In fact, next month will be better than this month in terms of time that is highest above the horizon. currently the best to time to view Mars is around midnight and 1am.
edeab220
08-28-2003, 06:32 PM
I looked out at around 4am, and all I saw was this white "star", well I think it was a star :p. It stayed in one place, then I saw it move very slowly, then it stoped, then it started again...it was really weird...

I wish I had seen Mars to take a pic of it...but I got the NR w/o the cam :(
Cert
08-28-2003, 06:41 PM
What did you have for dinner?:D
UZI4U182
08-28-2003, 07:07 PM
Or to drink with that dinner :P
edeab220
08-28-2003, 07:15 PM
Originally posted by Cert
What did you have for dinner?:D
Originally posted by UZI4U182
Or to drink with that dinner :P
hehe...I don't think a 14 year old can have what I think your talkin' bout ;)

Maybe I had too much coffee :p
soulreaver99
08-29-2003, 12:35 AM
Originally posted by gregor.lichtfus
did you use a telescope ?
I did photos of protein crystals and cells throug a microscope with my old nx70 what worked great..
didn't try with my nx80 yet..
http://munichnewsnetwork.free.fr/clie/1.jpg
http://munichnewsnetwork.free.fr/clie/2.jpg

Nah, just used the PDA by itself.