Oh my God
#2024-10-31 - Transneptunian object 2003 VB12 (Sedna)
cerulean fiber
also, why sedna before Pluto?
No one has ever taken a picture of it on the server
Oh
But still, itâs an incredible image
What about Makemake?
cerulean fiber
Try capturing Sedna in 6000 years
cerulean fiber
Haumea.
novel panther
Haumea.
Yes
Oh damn
Really wish I could do Pluto but with my small frac thereâs no chance
Awh
250mm?
cerulean fiber
Really wish I could do Pluto but with my small frac thereâs no chance
Same but with my telescope, I can barely see Neptuneđ
novel panther
Iâm pretty sure u need more even for a dot?
Is lucky imaging used for this sedna pic?
cerulean fiber
What about Hyperion?
novel panther
Okay lmao
Mb
Yep I knew
Wait, u meant possible?
I have 2 inches of aperture
Wait u said 1m
Lmao
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I know that
I have seen yt vids about it
Itâs like a small faint tiny dot
Ah ok
U think I can resolve it? Especially in my b9
51/250 frac
tepid mountain
do you think tw astro could resolve it?
mb i meant detection
could you even do it at only 8" of apeture which would be insane
cerulean fiber
Yes
tepid mountain
oh dang
cerulean fiber
No way can I have the picture please?
tepid mountain
i mean that makes sense since uranus rings are very dim while uranus isnt
while pluto is what i would guess 2x brighter than charon
idk that was just a guess
yoo that's a đ„ image
tepid mountain
do you have a Ha narrowband filter?
cerulean fiber
No
tepid mountain
sorry i was talking to yoships
tepid mountain
did you ever try imaging ngc 604?
ahh
what bortle?
not THAT bad but yk still not very good
you could maybe try?
lucky imaging even at 1 second probably is impossible on that but at like 10 seconds i dont see why not
you wouldd just need way more data
gah damn thats a beast
bruh i just realized my touch pad on my laptop stopped working :(
probably because of dew getting on it
novel panther
51/250 frac
Yea or nah
queen mirage
With some interferometry it could be cool
C'est sûr, mais c'est fun !
The simplest method is to make a mask with two holes for a fizeau interferometer but there's better methods with specific patterns to optimize resolution/light gathering
I might try it during the next full moon on some double stars
It can't get past the resolving power obviously but it better handles seeing
It's made in such a way that resolution is basically the same
And the diffraction pattern is actually what you want
I'll send you ressources later
queen mirage
If it's really large maybe but the idea is to take the inverse fourier transform of the diffraction pattern to get the object that created it so it better be big enough
queen mirage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbtPlumFJig from 15:30 @merry kayak
Quite an extreme example cause they have a 200" mirror
But it's crazy to see the binary pop up
The challenge would be adapting it to optical small aperture telescopes, i've been thinking about it for a while
queen mirage
I don't think it's enough (tho worth a try) as the maximum separation sits just above my scope's maximum resolution which means it should be doable with lucky imaging if they weren't so dim
Because of their brightness adaptive optics or speckle imaging are a must I think
That I'll definitely do!
Well if it's too dim we might have troubles aligning
Uranus is a bright reference to align in this case so it's easier
Its worth a try anyway but I'm not really optimistic about it
Nope j'ai fini ma journée
A group of amateurs actually managed to capture charon after several attempts with a 14" so it might actually be possible considering the crazy resolution for your aperture
Hehe vive l'université
Oui j'ai sauté une classe
Donc je vis ma meilleure vie en licence parcours spécial (meca ato maths, que du fun)