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The Xperia 1 lineup of phones is known for its camera and this year’s flagship phone – Sony Xperia 1 IV is no different. The fourth iteration of Xperia 1 comes with a flagship grade triple-lens camera setup, this year’s model comes with an innovative optical telephoto lens alongside the improved 12MP camera sensors. In terms of software, the Xperia phones come with Photography Pro camera app as well as the feature-packed stock camera app, but still if you are looking for a GCam mod. Here you can download Google Camera for Sony Xperia 1 IV.

Google Camera for Sony Xperia 1 IV [GCam 8.6]

Sony Xperia 1 IV dawns a triple-lens camera setup and a 3D ToF camera sensor on the back. In terms of details, the setup features a primary 12MP SonyIMX 557 1/1.7″ sensor and a 12MP ultra-wide-angle SonyIMX 563 sensor. Whereas the third snapper is a 12MP SonyIMX 650 telephoto camera. The built-in camera app comes with a bunch of photography features including the trendy burst mode, which we have seen on the last year’s Sony Xperia 1 III. There’s no doubt the default camera app on Xperia phones capture stunning photos, but if you are looking for a good alternative then you can install the Pixel 7 camera app on your phone.

There are a number of Google Camera ports available for Android phones, developers had ported the Pixel 7’s GCam mod for many phones, the latest beta is compatible with the Xperia 1 IV. The Google Camera mod comes with a number of useful features including Astrophotography mode, Night Sight, SloMo, Beauty Mode, HDR Enhanced, Lens Blur, PhotoSphere, Playground, RAW support, Google Lens, and more with GCam 8.4 port. Now let’s take a look at the steps on how to download and install Google Camera app on Sony Xperia 1 IV.

Download Google Camera for Sony Xperia 1 IV

Sony Xperia 1 IV is a premium flagship smartphone which comes with Camera2 API support. Yes, the phone allows you to easily install the GCam app on your phone. Below we attach the latest version of GCam port by BSG – GCam 8.6 and the more compatible GCam 8.1. You can use Astrophotography and Night Sight in these ports.

Both GCam ports are not fully compatible with the Xperia 1 IV, GCam 8.1 works fine with the back sensors, but the front camera mode not working properly.

Note: Before Installing the new Gcam Mod ported app, make sure to delete the older version (if you’ve installed). This is not a stable version of Google Camera, so it may have some bugs.

If you want better results, then you can follow the below steps and add a configuration file.

Recommended Settings:

For MGC_8.1.101_A9_GV2b_ENG.apk

1. At first, download this config file from above-listed links on your smartphone.
2. Now open File Manager then head over to the Downloads folder.
3. Create a new folder under Downloads, with MGC.8.1.101_Configs name.
4. Open MGC.8.1.101_Configs folder and paste the config file here.
5. That’s it.

Now open the Google Camera then swipe down to open settings, under Settings tap on Configs then load the config file download earlier.

For GCam 8.6 there’s no need to configure many settings, but still, you can play with GCam settings according to your needs for better results.

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As you can imagine, the imaging setup for professional astrophotography is more involved than a simple point-and-shoot. Ideally, you need a high-end DSLR or mirrorless camera stabilized on a tripod. And, of course, the technical know-how of photography and stargazing. With the equipment ready, astrophotographers decide on a target in the night sky (a galaxy, a nebula, a planet, the moon, or any celestial object). The next step is locating it in the night sky, selecting the right settings for the right conditions, getting a fix on and tracking the target, and finally, taking a shot over a set period. The images are taken in RAW format, letting the astrophotographer composite and edit in post without affecting the quality.

Samsung’s Astrophoto takes most of these complicated steps out of the process, letting sophisticated AI do the heavy lifting. It searches night sky features using the “Sky guide” feature and locks onto them (via Samsung). Plus, with the constellation assist, you get a better idea of what you’re observing.

Once detected, Astrophoto predicts how the objects move, auto-selects the right settings for the scene, takes multiple shots for several minutes and composites them using multi-frame processing. The dozens of frames (taken in RAW format) are then processed, enhanced, and stacked as a single output (via Samsung).

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation recently announced the PENTAX KF digital SLR camera. This compact, dust-proof and weather-resistant DSLR camera, optimized for all types of outdoor photography, provides a host of advanced, user-friendly features including a bright optical viewfinder, one of the benefits of DSLR shooting.

The PENTAX KF is designed to provide outstanding imaging performance in a rugged, highly portable body. It provides dependable, cold-proof performance down to temperatures as low as 14°F (-10°C), performing superbly in a wide range of weather conditions. While considered a mid-range model, the new camera incorporates an array of advanced functions and user-friendly features usually found only in higher-end models including a pentaprism-type optical viewfinder with a nearly 100% field of view and an in-body shake-reduction system with a 4.5-shutter-step compensation. It also provides the double e-dial system identical with top-of-the-line PENTAX models, as well as PENTAX-original shooting features, such as the Hyper Program system, which allows the user to instantly switch the exposure mode from Program to Aperture-priority or Shutter-priority without taking his or her eye off the viewfinder.

Main features of the PENTAX KF

1. Super-high-resolution with approximately 24.24 effective megapixels, even at ISO 102400

A state-of-the-art CMOS image sensor with approximately 24.24 effective megapixels and high-speed 14-bit image data readout, combined with an AA-filter-free optical design, enables the PENTAX KF to deliver super-high-resolution images. The camera couples a high-performance accelerator unit with the high-speed PRIME MII imaging engine, effectively minimizing noise at all sensitivity levels and capturing richly gradated, fine-detailed images even at its top sensitivity of ISO 102400.

2. Dust-proof, weather-resistant body perfect for rugged outdoor photography

The PENTAX KF is a dependable performer even in such demanding settings as in the rain or at locations prone to dust and freezing temperatures. Its compact, easy-to-carry body features dust-proof, weather-resistant construction with 100 seals throughout the body and outstanding cold-proof performance at temperatures down to 14°F (-10°C). To make it easy to ensure a firm hold on the camera body with a gloved hand, the grip, control buttons on the back panel and mode dials have all been designed and contoured for optimum operability, ideal for active outdoor shooting — such as when mountain climbing or hiking or capturing sporting events. The brightness level of the PENTAX KF’s outdoor-friendly LCD monitor can be quickly adjusted to the lighting level of a shooting location. The camera also features a red-lighted monitor display function, which facilitates viewing in dark locations for astrophotography.

3. Clear-view optical viewfinder

Within its compact body, the PENTAX KF incorporates a glass prism finder featuring the same optics and coatings as those used in higher-level models. With its approximately 100% field of view and nearly 0.95-times magnification, the PENTAX KF’s viewfinder provides a large, clear view of the subject for quick, easy confirmation of focusing and framing.

4. Vari-angle LCD monitor for easy viewing from all angles

The PENTAX KF’s vari-angle LCD monitor allows the monitor to be positioned at the desired angle, making it easier to compose images in a wide variety of situations: high-angle shooting using outstretched arms, low-angle shots taken from ground level or astrophotography with the camera pointed upwards toward a star-filled sky. It also features unique, air-gapless construction, in which the air space between the high-definition LCD panel (with approximately 1,037,000 dots) and the protective cover has been filled with a special resin material to effectively reduce the reflection and dispersion of light for improved visibility during outdoor shooting.

5. PENTAX-original shake-reduction system with Pixel Shift Resolution System

(1) In-body SR mechanism

Using the built-in PENTAX-original SR (Shake Reduction) mechanism, the PENTAX KF effectively minimizes camera shake and delivers sharp, blur-free images, even in challenging, shake-prone conditions such as when using a telephoto lens, shooting low-light scenes with ambient light only, or photographing sunset scenes. Using a high-accuracy gyro sensor, it provides a compensation effect of 4.5 shutter steps, similar to top-of-the-line PENTAX models.

With a panning shot, the sensor mechanism automatically detects the direction of the camera’s movement and controls the SR unit to produce the best image possible.

(2) Pixel Shift Resolution System with motion correction function

The PENTAX KF features the Pixel Shift Resolution System,* which captures four images of the same scene by shifting the image sensor by a single pixel for each image, and then synthesizes them into a single, composite image. Compared to the conventional Bayer system, in which each pixel has only a single color data unit, this innovative system obtains all color data in each pixel to deliver super-high-resolution images with greater color accuracy and much finer details than those produced by conventional APS-C-size image sensors. This system even provides a motion correction function, which automatically detects a moving object during continuous shooting and minimizes negative effects during the synthesizing process in order to accommodate a wider range of scenes and subjects.

(3) Innovative AA filter simulator to minimize moiré

By applying microscopic vibrations to the image sensor unit at the sub-pixel level during image exposure, the PENTAX KF’s AA (anti-aliasing) filter simulator provides the same level of moiré reduction as an optical AA filter. Unlike an optical AA filter, which always creates the identical result, this innovative simulator lets the user switch the AA filter effect on and off, as well as to adjust the level of the effect. This means that the ideal effect can be set for a particular scene or subject based on the current photographic conditions.

(4) Additional special shooting functions

Since the PENTAX KF’s image sensor unit is designed to tilt in all directions, it provides a host of additional, special shooting functions, including ASTROTRACER, which simplifies advanced astronomical photography in combination with the optional O-GPS2 GPS Unit; and Auto Horizon Correction and Extra Sharpness functions.

6. Hybrid AF system for high-speed AF operation during Live View shooting

The PENTAX KF employs the Hybrid AF system during Live View autofocus operation. By positioning a contrast-detection AF sensor with superior focusing accuracy and a phase-matching AF sensor on the image sensor’s surface, this innovative hybrid system optimizes the benefits of both AF systems to assure high-speed, pinpoint AF focusing on the subject.

7. High-precision autofocus system with the SAFOX X module

The PENTAX KF features the high-precision SAFOX X AF sensor module, which assures responsive, dependable autofocus operation. With its 11 sensors including nine cross-type sensors in the middle, this AF module assures pinpoint focus on the subject at a minimum brightness level as low as -3 EV. It also assures outstanding AF tracking performance with moving subjects, enabled by advanced features such as the Select-area Expansion function, which automatically refocuses on a moving subject after it moves away from the initial point, with the help of the neighboring points; and an AF Hold function that maintains the initial in-focus point even when the module loses sight of the subject.

8. An array of image processing functions for diversified photographic expression

The PENTAX KF provides the PENTAX-developed Custom Image function, which lets the user process an image with the desired finishing touch to express the creative intention, or to suit the particular scene. This function provides 14 Custom Image modes, including: SATOBI, which reproduces the colors to resemble those of pictures in the 60s and 70s, with cyan-tinged blues, subdued yellows and faded reds; Bleach Bypass, which recreates the distinctive, high-contrast look of movie film; and Cross Processing, which adds fantastic, unusual colors to captured images. In combination with PENTAX Limited-series lenses, which are popular for their distinctive image renditions, the PENTAX KF also provides special-edition Custom Image modes KYUSHU and KATEN.

9. A host of interval shooting functions

The PENTAX KF provides a host of advanced interval shooting functions, including: 4K-resolution Interval Movie, which allows recording a series of still images at a fixed interval and then linking them together into a single 4K-resolution movie file; Star Stream Movie, which enables recording the traces of stars or illuminations on a 4K-resolution movie file; and Interval Composite, which synthesizes a composite image with a choice of three synthesis modes (average, additive and comparative).

10. Wireless LAN connection to support smartphone operation

The PENTAX KF provides a host of wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) functions to support operations using smartphones and tablet computers. By installing the dedicated Image Sync application on a smartphone or tablet, the user can remotely check the Live View image, capture still images, and adjust such camera settings as aperture, shutter speed and ISO sensitivity to the desired level through the mobile device. It is even possible to download captured images onto a mobile device for easy uploading onto social networking service websites.

11. Other features

• 77-segment multi-pattern metering system for high-precision light metering
• DR (Dust Removal) mechanism to remove dust from the surface of the CMOS image sensor
• High-speed shutter unit with a top speed of 1/6000 second, and high-speed continuous shooting function at a top speed of approximately six images per second
• Self-timer function, compatible with the continuous shooting function

Pricing and availability

The PENTAX KF DSLR will be available starting in late November 2022 at www.us.ricoh-imaging.com as well as at Ricoh Imaging-authorized retail outlets. The PENTAX KF black camera body only has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $849.95; the PENTAX KF black camera body with SMC PENTAX DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR lens Kit has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $949.95.

In addition to the standard black body camera, two special-edition color models — crystal blue and crystal white — will be available worldwide in a limited quantity of 700 units each. These will be available in late November only at www.us.ricoh-imaging.com for the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $899.95.

Space photography produces stunning, otherworldly displays of intricate shapes and fiery colors, but it has also become essential in astronomers’ attempts to understand the universe. Since the first astronomical photo was taken of the moon in 1840, technology has advanced to allow scientists to snap the clearest and most accurate cosmic images.

Wide-field cameras enable orbiting cameras to shoot an extended area, while capturing objects in infrared, X-ray and other wavelengths reveals the fine details of explosions, collisions and other cosmic events. For example, by observing space using only visible light, astronomers would be unable to identify the high-energy features within the universe such as black holes. Using X-ray photography, scientists can watch as black holes steal energy from their surroundings and re-emit it in the form of high-energy jets. 

Visible light has short wavelengths, meaning that it is more likely to bounce off surrounding particles and scatter. When observing space images using infrared telescopes, the longer wavelengths detected can travel more effectively through dustier parts of space. Infrared radiation can be emitted by material that isn’t bright enough to view using visible light, and shows the viewer regions that were previously invisible. 

Here, we explain how some of our favorite space images were taken.

Science Week 2022 is starting on Sunday 13 November and running until Sunday 20 November. Here’s a round-up of some of the many events happening around the country.

You shouldn’t need an excuse to celebrate science, but if you’ve been looking for some science-themed activities to keep you stimulated then you’re in luck – it’s approaching Science Week in Ireland.

Organised by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), Science Week is an annual nationwide celebration of science that sees lots of events happening all over Ireland. They will be a mix of in-person and online experiences.

This year’s Science Week starts on Sunday 13 November and runs until Sunday 20 November based on the theme of ‘infinite possibilities’.

“We are focusing on key themes that we know the public is concerned about such as sustainable living, mental health and digital technologies,” said SFI director general Prof Philip Nolan. “Science Week is a fantastic opportunity for people all over Ireland to discover and engage with science.”

Here is a round-up of some of the events happening around Ireland over the next couple of days.

Inside the body at Merrion Square

One of the events taking place during Science Week 2022 is Body, described as an outdoor immersive experience that aims to educate people on the human body.

Combining human biology with light, sound, fire and other special effects, Body will run over four nights starting 16 November at Dublin’s Merrion Square.

The free event will see the deployment of cutting-edge technology to engage young and curious minds in thinking about anatomy and offer a range of options for education in STEAM subjects.

A deep dive into marine science in Galway

Discover the survey work undertaken by Ireland’s newest research vessel, the RV Tom Crean, at the Bailey Allen Hall in the University of Galway.

Held by the Marine Institute, the event is a family-friendly deep dive into the kind of work marine researchers do on the RV Tom Crean and the RV Celtic Explorer, both of which are based in Galway Port.

For little ones, there’s an opportunity to enter a competition to win a Lego City Ocean Exploration set and an ocean-themed book hamper for their primary school.

Out of this world events at the NSC, Cork

Moving from the sea to the sky, the National Space Centre (NSC) is holding several events as part of Science Week this year.

The NSC is located in Cork and it plans to celebrate space and science through an arty lens. Highlights include an astrophotography workshop, an interactive demonstration exploring the physics of flight through circus skills and an experimental music communication workshop with the final recording sent into space.

Do we need a Science Gallery?

A panel discussion event asks this question on Thursday, 17 November following the news earlier this year and late last year that our national Science Gallery could close.

Join a panel of experts to discuss the role of science museums and science centres in Ireland at the Seamus Heaney Lecture Hall on Dublin City University’s St Patrick’s Campus in Drumcondra.

Speakers on the night include Lynn Scarff, director of the National Museum of Ireland, and Sarah Durcan, executive director of Science Gallery International.

The science of hurling

This event at Galway’s Black Box Theatre on Wednesday, 16 November examines the science behind the technology that athletes are using to train their minds and bodies for peak performance.

Darren Frehill of RTÉ Sports will be joined by sports psychologist Tony Óg Regan; Prof Kieran Collins, director of the Gaelic Sports Research Centre at TU Dublin; Niamh Mallon, performance nutrition scientist at Orreco; Des Ryan, director of coaching and performance at Setanta College; and Prof Eamon O’Shea, professor of economics and former Tipperary hurling team manager and coach.

The science of obesity

If you’re in Maynooth rather than Galway next Wednesday, a talk on destigmatising obesity with science may tickle your fancy.

Join scientists and academics at Maynooth University’s North Campus as they discuss topics such as whether or not obesity is a disease and why it is such a taboo topic in society.

Science on TV

The national broadcaster is getting in on the Science Week celebrations, too. Science-related shows on the schedule at RTÉ include Future Island presented by Anna Daly, a documentary about menopause and the return of ‘10 Things to Know About’, a variety show that hones in on a different topic each episode.

There will also be lots of science-related items to keep an eye and an ear out for on RTÉ Brainstorm, RTÉ Player and RTÉ Weather.

Fossil favourites

Scientists at University College Cork need the public’s help to decide on Ireland’s top fossil this Science Week.

The scientists have come up with a shortlist of 10 of Ireland’s most unique and interesting fossils ranging from the Tetrapod Trackway on Kerry’s Valentia Island to Keraterpeton, an extinct amphibian which was originally found fossilised in Kilkenny and resembles a tiny dragon.

For more information on the full programme of nationwide events happening this year for Science Week, see SFI’s website.

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Dinosaurs! Actual Photograph – What?!?

I call this image “Look at the Pretty Light in the Sky!” the last of my 10 image series. Ever wonder what a dinosaur looked like at night? Wonder no more!

This is a real photograph, well actually its about 40 some photos stitched together. The foreground is a life-sized pair of dinosaur models filmed at night on location. So yes, this is an actual panoramic photograph.

I combined this with my image I took of the Comet Lovejoy in Kansas along with a winter Milky Way / Orion shot over Moab (the dinosaur models are in Moab). 

I spent a lot of time to remove all trace of human artifacts from the pictures. Bridges, light pollution, railroad tracks, overhead power lines, giant power pylons, planes, satellite trails and more all were removed to make a scene that is as free as possible from modern life.

Why did I do this labor of love? Because I love dinosaurs, I mean who doesn’t? Since I was a child when I played with my little plastic dinosaurs and wondered about their world. What did it look like?

Sitting under the Milky Way in remote areas, my mind wondered what would the sky have looked like then? There were no realistic photos or even drawings that exist. Now they do.

Check me out on Instagram as well @dave_lane_astrophotography

One of the things that can make your life as astrophotographer a bit easier is to have an external power source for your DSLR instead of using the in camera batteries. Turns out that it doesn’t make any difference on dark current, but it’s the increased capacity that matters. Most of us will want to ‘leave and forget’ their setup running for a certain amount of time once we are setup and everything is running smoothly. But with the potential of your camera’s battery running out this is sometimes tricky (checking battery) or will cause loss of exposure time because the battery ran out.
Another situation we need more capacity than 1 battery might offer is when we are doing time lapses. This is another setup you might want to just get up and running and only return to wrap it back up at the end of the night. You’ll need more battery capacity in most cases! An external battery with bigger capacity is the useful solution here.

External battery for Nikon cameras

I hear surprisingly often that there is way to power a Nikon camera with external power. I can assure this is not true, as there are multiple solutions to power the Nikons with a power bank or even using regular power outlet.
What you’ll need is a battery adapter. This battery adapter is basically just like a regular battery, except it is connected to a cable that you can hook up to the power bank or the AC converter.
The battery adapter have different names for the different batteries they represent. So be sure to check you have the right one for your particular camera model!

EP-5A; For EN-EL14 battery replacement in Nikon D3100, D3200, D3300, D5100, D5200, D5300>
EP-5B; For EN-EL15 battery replacement in Nikon D500, D600, D610, D7000, D7100, D750, D800, D810(a)
EP-5; For EN-EL9 battery replacement in Nikon D40, D40X, D60

The official Nikon adapters are said to be a bit ‘wonky’ at the connection between the battery adapter and either the AC adapter or the battery pack. Also, like with all official Nikon accessories, they are way more expensive than 3rd party alternatives. In all cases you should be sure to check the reviews for comments on the connection of the cables!

Next to the battery adapter you’ll need the actual AC adapter or battery pack of course. It is important that the power source will have 7.2V – 8.4V as output. So you can’t just hook the battery adapter on to any powerbank you might already have. Be careful to check the output of your power source as the wrong current might hurt your camera!
The official AC adapter is called EH-5/EH-5A or EH-5B.

Ex-Pro Nikon On-The-Move

The solution I’m currently using is the Ex-Pro Nikon On-The-Move 7600mAh power bank with power adapter. You can simply get a separate addition adapter if you want to be able to use this with different camera models that use different batteries.

The connection from the battery adapter to the power bank is very solid and I have never suffered a disconnect. The power bank works just fine. It comes with a nice sleeve for some additional protection and ways to hang/stick/mount it to your setup. Or simply attach it to your belt if you are moving around and what to use this. I used it in Namibia where the temperature gets to 0 degrees Celcius and it keeps working just fine.

The only thing you’ll have to do is to paint the leds for the charge indication. It’s a blue color that’s quite bright. Just get some red nail polish and make them dim and red

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Si no tenemos telescopio o buscamos temporalmente un telescopio de características especiales tenemos la opción de acudir a algunas empresas que permiten el alquiler de telescopios por horas o días. Habitualmente estas empresas son tiendas de telescopios o empresas de astroturismo que ofrecerán este servicio con o sin monitor.

El problema de este sistema de alquiler es que puede resultar bastante caro y quizá para probar un telescopio o probar por primera vez si la astronomía es o no lo nuestro convendría acudir a una agrupación astronómica donde sus socios normalmente no tendrán ningún inconveniente en que les acompañes a una salida con telescopios de manera totalmente gratuita.

No obstante, si lo que queremos es hacer uso de un telescopio desde nuestra propia casa, tenemos también la opción de alquilar un telescopio remoto situado en la otra parte del mundo y descargar las imágenes en nuestro ordenador

Alquiler de telescopios en Internet

Existen algunas empresas que permiten el alquiler de telescopios en Internet y obtener hermosas fotografías que podemos descargar después en nuestro ordenador. Algunos observatorios también emiten en ocasiones sesiones de observación en directo que podemos seguir desde nuestra propia casa.

iTelescope

iTelescope lleva ofreciendo servicios online de alquiler de telescopios desde el año 2004. Comenzaron en California y Australia y hoy en día tienen telescopios alrededor del mundo bajo los cielos más oscuros de Estados Unidos, Australia, Chile y España (como por ejemplo la isla de La Palma).

En la actualidad cuenta con más de 1000 miembros activos y ha desarrollado más de 300.000 misiones de observación.

Se puede reservar un telescopio a una hora determinada con antelación o hacer uso de los telescopios libres en un momento determinado. Disponemos de información meteorológica y del estado del cielo antes de hacer la reserva.

El sistema de uso permite un modo de control presencial en directo con el que podemos obtener imágenes en tiempo real o bien programar una sesión de captura desatendida de un objeto determinado y al día siguiente recibiremos las imágenes obtenidas. La plataforma ofrece también tomas de calibración (darks, flats y bias).

Si no se está satisfecho con la calidad de las imágenes obtenidas iTelescope nos reembolsará el dinero pagado incluso si el problema es causado por nubes o viento.

Para un plan de inicio con cuota mensual de 20$/mes tenemos precios de entre 24 a 60 dólares la hora o incluso telescopios «premium» con precios entre 68 y 132 dólares la hora.

Disponemos de acceso a una completa biblioteca de fotografías astronómicas compartidas, webinars y tutoriales de procesado de imágenes.

Telescope Live

Telescope Live ofrece servicios de alquiler de telescopios remotos desde su página web. Tiene varias modalidades de membresía desde 4€/mes hasta 274€/mes. Permite utilizar tanto su banco de imágenes siempre actualizado (On-click Observations) como realizar observaciones a medida (Advanced request).

Dispone de varios telescopios desde 10cm hasta 60cm, todos de gran calidad en Chile, España y Australia. En su web encontraremos tutoriales, galería de imágenes y todos los meses un concurso de astrofotografía.

The Virtual Telescope project

The Virtual Telescope project permite también alquilar dos telescopios, un Celestron C14 (25€/hora) y un Planewave 17 (50€/hora). Mediante un sistema de donaciones permite tener acceso a un banco de imágenes.

También realiza observaciones online cuando hay eventos especiales como eclipses o pasos de asteroides cercanos.

Astronomía desde casa

Personalmente me parece una gran idea y una forma muy económica de poder usar un telescopio de grandes prestaciones, disfrutar de la astronomía sin salir de casa o poder hacerlo a horas diurnas (por el desfase horario que tenemos con respecto al continente americano, si es que me lees desde España). Por contra creo que este sistema quita todo el encanto y la magia de la observación «al natural», la visión directa del cielo y el contacto con la naturaleza.

Como aficionado a la astronomía e informático de profesión me parece un despliegue espectacular ya que este tipo de proyectos requieren una gran inversión, no solo en infraestructura y equipos ópticos sino también en electrónica de red, ancho de banda y mantenimiento. ¿Te animas a probarlos?

Aviso: No tengo ningún tipo de relación con Mytelescope.com ni he usado todavía su servicio. Las opiniones vertidas en este blog son únicamente a título personal y no me hago responsable de ningún tipo de problema, disconformidad ni desavenencia que puedas encontrar con respecto al servicio que ofrece Mytelescope.com

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