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@rXHrzn Ай бұрын
For some reason my canon rp wont pop up... what i am doing wrong?
@jeffballphoto Ай бұрын
You may try a different USB cable. One that can handle data, not just charging.
@janetwillson3502 Ай бұрын
Absolutely beautiful and amazing!
@jeffballphoto Ай бұрын
Thank you so much, Janet. I hope all Is well with you and the family.
@jperez6439 Ай бұрын
Jeff, your videos keep getting better and better. I am glad you got to go to such a beautiful site to catch the aurora.
@jeffballphoto Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching and the kind words. I love the Spruce Knob area. It is my favorite place. Just wish it wasn’t 4.5 hours away. Have a great day.
@lyndahammel9502 Ай бұрын
How wonderful to see the auroras this far south. Thank you for the video.
@jeffballphoto Ай бұрын
Yes it is great to see at mid latitudes. Thank you for watching and have a great day.
@lyndahammel9502 Ай бұрын
Thanks, Jeff!
@jeffballphoto Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching.
@Aerostar509 Ай бұрын
Super, I even got to image it from NE Georgia that night. My very first sighting.
@jeffballphoto Ай бұрын
Thank you so much. So glad you got to see it from GA. They are getting pretty good with aurora predictions. Have a great day.
@d.fresh.750 Ай бұрын
Just simply amazing! What a great location for it, as well. Awesome shots, Jeff!
@jeffballphoto Ай бұрын
Thank you so much, Doug. We may get another chance this weekend!
@d.fresh.750 Ай бұрын
@@jeffballphoto I saw that! Will you be heading back to the lake?
@jeffballphoto Ай бұрын
@@d.fresh.750 not likely. May try a local scenic location. Planning on Milky Way and comet composition tomorrow. Aurora would be bonus.
@d.fresh.750 Ай бұрын
@@jeffballphoto best of luck to you!
@rchrislee Ай бұрын
I’m so glad we did that together! One of the best photography nights of my life!!!
@jeffballphoto Ай бұрын
Chris I am so glad you poked me. That was a blast. Looks like we may get a comet and aurora on Saturday!
@vmsguy Ай бұрын
Great video Jeff! Always enjoy our outings.
@jeffballphoto Ай бұрын
Thank you. Always a blast hangin’ with you. Let’s get Alaska booked.
@ECP Ай бұрын
What type of Aliens will be on this Comet? You know they are walking among us…. I have my a new tin foil hat with extra long antennas I just made 👽
@jeffballphoto Ай бұрын
You will be the first they want to take!
@ECP Ай бұрын
@@jeffballphoto ROTFLMAO
@Aerostar509 Ай бұрын
I had good results editing my Ra images in Affinity Photo using the develop persona and adjusting the Clarity slider.
@jeffballphoto Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! I have a lot to learn about stacking in Affinity Photo.
@Aerostar509 Ай бұрын
The same here. Comets take a long time to stack. I just settled for a 2 minute single exposure.
@jeffballphoto Ай бұрын
I could never get my tif converted to fit to stack correctly in PI or Siril. I gave up and went with a global stack. The comet really needs focal length to get the details and anti-tail. I like the captures with the Milky Way I am starting to see.
@Aerostar509 Ай бұрын
Not a very dark location but a very nice setting never the less.
@jeffballphoto Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. Part of the intent was to show how bright the comet was from in the city. I did not have time to go to a dark sky site. I have so much material to process, I will never get it done from the last dark sky visit and aurora. Take care.
@TavitaRaks 2 ай бұрын
BTW... Hi... This is Tiana from a couple nights ago in WV 👋
@jeffballphoto 2 ай бұрын
Hello Tiana. It was so nice to meet you and your great family. And what a great night. I am pretty intense at moments like that. So glad you got the help you needed. Spruce is a special place for me as you can see in my videos. I am working on images from Thursday night and hope to have the video up soon. Thanks again and take care.
@TavitaRaks 2 ай бұрын
@@jeffballphoto it was good to meet you too! You sure do have a lot of really cool stuff up on your youtube. I saw that you had a link for Instagram but for some reason it didn't work. Do you still have that account also?
@TavitaRaks 2 ай бұрын
That's great!
@jeffballphoto 2 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@michaeltortola9476 2 ай бұрын
Pretty amazing shot considering how dirty it looks,..All my mars shots look like crap lol!
@jeffballphoto Ай бұрын
It is amazing what you can achieve with a classic scope!
@timothynorthrup2614 2 ай бұрын
Missing is the sonorous voice of Jeff Ball with his commentary on what you are seeing.
@jeffballphoto 2 ай бұрын
Really just wanted the sound of the take off and sonic boom. Wind caused a problem though. Simple iPhone video. It was an unplanned visit where the timing just synced up. Thank you.
@d.fresh.750 2 ай бұрын
That's awesome! One day, I'll finally go watch a launch!!! 🙂
@jeffballphoto 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Doug. The timing just worked out. Definitely worth it.
@szaki 2 ай бұрын
lMars Looks the same in my 4" CF APO. except sharper! One time, even watched a dust storm slowly covering Mars ! But the C-14 must be great on DSOs, lot more light gathering!
@jeffballphoto 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. It’s a great classic scope.
@DanielSuh 2 ай бұрын
I missed this year's star party so thanks for sharing the images.
@jeffballphoto 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching. Hope you have a clear dark sky soon.
@DanielSuh 2 ай бұрын
@@jeffballphoto Keep the videos coming I always watch them with gusto
@jeffballphoto 2 ай бұрын
@@DanielSuh thank you so much.
@d.fresh.750 2 ай бұрын
You missed all the rain, and I missed the best night for imaging, it would seem! Nice video, and some great images! Glad you're getting the full-frame kinks worked out!
@jeffballphoto 2 ай бұрын
Thanks, Doug. Turns out, the brand new field flattener/reducer for the 130 has a misaligned element and is at Astro-Physics for repair. Can’t wait to get that setup going. F5 vs f7.
@d.fresh.750 2 ай бұрын
@jeffballphoto after AHSP, I sent my Star Adventurer GTi back to Skywatcher for repair for some sort of slippage problem in RA. I just got that back last Friday, so naturally, the weather outlook is clouds as far out as I can see!
@Aerostar509 2 ай бұрын
I was just yesterday thinking to myself if you would be having another video soon! I like how you showed your images early on in the video. Back in my Ham radio days (80's) the guys on Spruce Knob always had strong signals.
@jeffballphoto 2 ай бұрын
Thank You so much for watching and the kind words. Hope all Is well.
@jeffballphoto 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for joining for the premier. If you missed the music/image video, please review the video as I placed it early in the presentation.
@DorothyJackson-b1z 2 ай бұрын
Linnie Garden
@Arryan04 3 ай бұрын
Love the vids this was the best part of my summer
@jeffballphoto 3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Glad you visited GBSQ. It’s a great event.
@jperez6439 3 ай бұрын
Great work, Jeff!
@jeffballphoto 3 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@haywoodjablomi7375 4 ай бұрын
What phase was the moon in that night?
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
The event is always during new moon and the few days around it.
@Keganpenguin 4 ай бұрын
Love the videos keep it up
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
Thanks! Will do!
@jamessong5838 4 ай бұрын
Which one do you recommended? canon 15x50 or 18x50? Thank you
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
If you wanted to do more lunar observing vs deep Sky, the 18x will give a bit more resolution at the expense of a smaller exit pupil. If you want to do more deep space, I think the exit pupil with the 15x is a better choice. I went with the 15x as a compromise for deep sky as well as lunar. Good luck and clear skies.
@Azzy_Mazzy 4 ай бұрын
Do you have to use a plossl eyepiece? Personally i like wider views
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
You do t have to. It is the eyepiece Dave at Highpoint recommended and he knows his stuff.
@williamblakeslee4727 4 ай бұрын
This was eye opening for me. Its a beautiful spot for the star party, no doubt. I'm an OG, and the most significant changes i notice is that people have moved away from the large dobs that dominated star parties in the 80's and 90's when I was going to them all the time. My 18" dob was a moderately large 'scope, in a field which frequently had up to 30" 'scopes. I want to come to the next one, hope I can make it. I'll bring my 12" if I do.
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
Thank you. I know there were a few big dobs, I think at least one 18”. But the smart scopes are really prevalent in astronomy. Many times supplementing a visual setup. I may get to Oki-Tex this year. I’ll do a big dob count if I do. I will take note of the dobs at the upcoming almost heaven star party.
@HayesAveLive 4 ай бұрын
Nice video. At about 5:45, you mentioned typically the type of clouds you were seeing would fade away at night. What do you look for to identify clouds that may fade away at night vs ones that may not? Thanks
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
Thank you. To be honest, I was wrong about those clouds lol. They just hung in the valley until about midnight. That is what the forecasts were calling for. Eventually, the wind came up a bit and the sky cleared for about 3 hours.
@Coronado-PST 4 ай бұрын
super.....👍👍👍
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much.
@astroblast9352 4 ай бұрын
Great video and event
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. Always a great event. Looking forward to 2025. Clear skies!
@robadkins9468 4 ай бұрын
Bravo!
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
Thanks, Rob. Hope to see you under a dark sky soon.
@janetwillson3502 4 ай бұрын
Fantastic video! Great images from the event.
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, Janet. Hope you are well.
@douglasfleming1 4 ай бұрын
Always enjoy your stuff, Jeff. Nice to know about all the star parties south of the border (im in Canada). Incidently, I simply cover my scope as well. No need in my case for a structure. Never a problem, even throughout the winter.
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, Douglas. Glad you are having success with the all weather cover as well. I don’t need another structure I have to maintain. Come visit us at GBSQ!
@larrychristianson2244 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Since moving to KY 3 years ago, I've been telling myself I have to check this out; perhaps next year.
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
Hello Larry. Sounds good. Thanks for watching. Hope yo see you in 2025.
@vmsguy 4 ай бұрын
Excellent video Jeff!
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, Brent.
@d.fresh.750 4 ай бұрын
I may have to look into this event next year! I love the panning Milky Way time-lapse as the clouds finally break...well done!
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
Thank you, Doug. It’s well worth a visit.
@Aerostar509 4 ай бұрын
Are any of the antennas still in use? Back in my Ham days doing EME those dishes really had my interest. I have just started processing my WR134 data. Nice video as usual.
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. There are do many dude projects up there, I am not sure what is in use. Best of luck on WR134 data! It’s a cool object.
@billbrown2777 4 ай бұрын
Great job Jeff! Had a great time looking forward to next year
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
Hey Bill. Great to hang with you. Hope to see you under a dark sky soon. May do Calhoun Aug 1 weekend.
@KLGB420 4 ай бұрын
I live in Snowshoe. My son went to green bank elementary. Right next to the satellite. I've never actually been over to the 5. This makes me want to.
@jeffballphoto 4 ай бұрын
Yes. Definitely check it out. I think it is last week of June next year.
@bhastro9959 5 ай бұрын
with my Quark I cannot use the same camera gain for the sunspots and prominences. I need low gain for sunspots and high gain for proms, and with the high gain surface detail is completely overexposed. What am I doing wrong?
@jeffballphoto 5 ай бұрын
You’re doing nothing wrong. That is the large dynamic range from the chromosphere to the prominences. You can two properly exposures and layer them together or stretch the lower exposed with a photoshop mask. Keep enjoying your quark.
@txdave2 5 ай бұрын
Perfect blend of music and incredible images.
@jeffballphoto 5 ай бұрын
Thank you so Much for watching and the kind words.
@k.h.1587 5 ай бұрын
Tim Puckett is one of my favorite humans
@RonsWorld5 5 ай бұрын
Wow! I am just getting into astrophotography. You Sir (and your work) are inspiring! Again, wow! 🙏 (Subscribed)
@jeffballphoto 5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! It’s an amazing adventure. Wishing you many clear skies. Reach out with any questions.
@Arryan04 5 ай бұрын
I go there every year and because my family has been in the astronomy club I get to help out this year I hope your there
@jeffballphoto 5 ай бұрын
That is wonderful! I will be there this year. Hope to meet you there.
@Arryan04 5 ай бұрын
@@jeffballphoto I hope so to I love you videos
@cryptojihadi265 5 ай бұрын
Wow that Baader is BAD with the halos. I thought my Optolong 3nm OIII was bad. Congrats on the two AP telescopes. My name came up 15 years ago, for the 130, but I hadn't updated my info with them, so never got the call, which was probably a good thing. After going through a divorce, there was no way I could have purchased it. But I talked to Roland and he recommended Telescope Engineering, so I bought their 160FL. I'm still on the waitlist for AP's 160 or 155, but Roland pretty much indicated he didn't think they'd ever get any more 6" blanks to produce any more of those. I've been on the list for 22 years now! LOL
@jeffballphoto 5 ай бұрын
TEC scopes are fantastic. Best wishes on the scope and many clear skies.
@Skymarshal57 5 ай бұрын
Very good Presentation. The twin Spots are impressive. I purchased a Daystar Calcium H Filter recently. It works the Same Way. It is reliable and stabile, provides very good pictures, too.
@jeffballphoto 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words. Never looked through a calcium. Glad it works well for you. Clear skies.