BlogHide Resteemsjayling7 (51)in dtube • 6 years agoSun, Blue Sky, Chirps & PlanesThis was pretty much a bust of a filming day so if you don't want to watch, I fully understand (lol). 11:17 to 11:44am, Wednesday March 27, 2019, NE Ohio, 57°F - SE Sky ~Jayling (Ohio is in the…jayling7 (51)in dtube • 6 years agoLarge Sunspots About to Head to the BacksideSome very large Sunspots on the bottom right edge of the Sun which are nearing the backside. Apparently they let off a Coronal Mass Ejection, so there may be some G2 class geomagnetic storms…jayling7 (51)in dtube • 6 years agoJayling's New Website at Smugmug & Dual Camera Bar Equip SetupAfter a looong month of organizing and uploading over 32,000 photos and videos, I think my website is ready. It's another backup just in case all my hardware fails so they can then be downloaded…jayling7 (51)in dtube • 6 years agoSliver of a Moon on this Forgetful NightI was so not with it tonight - sorry! I knew I'd forget how to use everything with all the equipment laying dormant for weeks on end. My tired old brain wasn't clicking on all cylinders. Anyway…jayling7 (51)in dtube • 6 years agoA Windy Look at the Moon (Orion Nebula Photo also)Finally something to see in these NE Ohio skies - an 82% lit waxing Moon. It was too nippy and windy out to get anything else but I did include a photo of the Orion Nebula (M42) taken on the Nikon…jayling7 (51)in dtube • 6 years agoOrion Nebula & Twinkling SiriusOur day started off cloudy but late in the afternoon the Sun broke through. The temperature reached an astounding 60°F. So we just have a quick look at M42, the Orion Nebula and Sirius. I didn't…jayling7 (51)in dtube • 6 years agoFinally a Sky to See! (Feb 2nd, 2019)Wow, this is probably my longest stretch of weeks on end of solid gray skies and bitter temperatures, but we finally get a look at the Sun this morning. There's not much to see on the Sun, except a…jayling7 (51)in dtube • 6 years ago57% Lit Moon on this Bitter Cold NightNot much happening up here but at least we did get a look at the waxing moon this evening. Back to Fringe bingeing for me (lol). I hope you're all doing well :) 5:47pm to 6:15pm Monday January 14…jayling7 (51)in dtube • 6 years ago28% Waxing Crescent & Fiery MarsSorry, this wasn't the greatest of viewing due to so much moisture in the atmosphere, but since good sky conditions are rare of late, we'll take what we can get. The 28% Moon was high up in the…jayling7 (51)in dtube • 6 years agoFading Sunspot - January 5th, 2019A bit of fumble fingers this morning, dropping the filter into the mucky dirt, but after all that cleaning we finally got going. There was a decaying Sunspot on the upper right of the Sun. 11:03am…jayling7 (51)in dtube • 6 years agoFrigid Stars & Planet of 2019It was too damn cold out so there's mainly just some pictures of Sirius, Orion, and the 7 Sisters (Pleiades), plus some video of Mars and Sirius. brrrr! 8:41pm to 9:13pm, Thursday January 3, 2019…jayling7 (51)in dtube • 6 years agoMars Waves Goodbye to 20182018 has been horrible for skywatching up here in NE Ohio, so I'm gladly saying Good Riddance to it! (lol) May your New Year be filled with happiness with clear viewing ahead. :) 6pm to 6:28pm…jayling7 (51)in dtube • 6 years agoTesting Skywatcher AZ-GTi & SynScan Hand ControllerThere hasn't been a chance to learn the new Skywatcher alt-az mount and the Orion V5 SynScan Hand Controller until today so just a little testing on the Sun. There's several reasons why I'm trying…jayling7 (51)in moon • 6 years agoWaves Ripple Across the MoonAround 5:17 in, while zoomed into the top left of the Moon, 2 waves rippled down its surface. That was cool :) The pictures near the end of the video show the remnants of airplane exhausts, but they…jayling7 (51)in skywatcher • 6 years agoSkyWatcher AZ-GTi Telescope Mount - 36% Moon & MarsA new gadget! Okay, we have a lot to get used to but hopefully this electronic telescope mount will help stabilize the zoomed footage and make things easier - once everything gets figured out. I…jayling7 (51)in sun • 6 years agoA Little Bit of SomethingA treed Sun is better than the ugly gray blanket we've had above us for the last week! Not much to see here on this New Moon day, but there is some info about the green comet 46P/Wirtanen that some…jayling7 (51)in mars • 6 years agoThe Lone Planet - MarsThe only lit object that could be seen by eye was the red planet, Mars. It was high up in the SSE sky. 2 Hours after filming a thunderstorm came barrelling in - oh well :) 5:36pm to 5:45pm Sunday…jayling7 (51)in sun • 6 years agoSun Low in the Sky with the Crescent Moon High UpFinally a break after 8 days of solid grayness! The Sun was quite low in the SE sky, while the 23% Crescent Moon was high up in the Southern sky, playing hide-n-seek with the fast moving cloud…jayling7 (51)in moon • 6 years agoMoon Rising in the NE - Mars Setting in the SWThere's not much good footage tonight because of the poor sky conditions, but at least we finally got something. The 89% Moon was rising above the trees over in the NE while Mars was high up in the…jayling7 (51)in sun • 6 years agoBreak of the Prison SkyFor 2 weeks it's been a blanket of dreary gray up here in NE Ohio. It can be so depressing being covered in that day after day after week upon week, but we were finally given a break today. The Sun…