Larry Smith
@stargazersmith
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Retired computer scientist (PhD) with supporting background in #physics and #math. Air Force veteran. Worked mostly in #AerospaceEngineering (guidance) and some in #astronomy (interplanetary space study and lunar induction.)

The header image is an #etx90 image of #Tycho crater.

Currently participating with spouse of 50+ years in spoiling preschool granddaughter. Making good progress.

My posts tagged with #StarGeezer

Interests:
#astronomy
#telescopes
#amateurastronomy
#scifi
#software
#linux #follow #boost #altext #art #MastoArt #gimp #photo #DigitalArt #alttext
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Hazy Moon w Branches

#NeutronStars #StarGeezer

Colliding Neutron Stars Created a Sphere So Perfect It's Shocked Physicists : ScienceAlert https://www.sciencealert.com/colliding-neutron-stars-created-a-sphere-so-perfect-its-shocked-physicists

The #SolarSystem simulator shows weird things can happen. Watch closely as a big planet (just below the central large mass) encounters a small body and causes it to enter a very elliptical and reverse direction orbit.

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Color scheem
black - asteroid
magenta - rocky planet
red - gas giant

Here's another #SolarSystem simulator mp4. In this case a large (red) planet ejects a small (black) small object. Big against small usually means only the small object shows any deviation.

Color Scheme:
black - asteroid
magenta - rocky planet
red - red giant

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I only have old (but decent) #telescope gear. I have a decently mounted 6 inch f/5 #Newtonian for example. The mount is a motor driven but manually controlled #EQ.

From what I'm seeing, to get to a point to get digital photos through an #AutoTrackingMount, I'd need a new electronically controlled mount, an #autoguider, and a #DigitalCamera capable of time exposures. Right?

That would easily cost 2k or more from what I see.

Am I seeing this right?

#StarGeezer