For those who didn’t catch it earlier this year, the ‘global planetary timelapse’ project was rejected for youtubes ‘nextup’ program.
However the idea is still a good one, and it’s going to happen! So behind the scenes I’ve been putting out feelers, and working out how we are going to make this project happen.
As we are unifying several concepts that have never really been put together like this, doubtless there will be a learning curve. Different guys, with different kit, trying to get a unified data stream. Hmmm, tricky!
So I’m now heading up to the dark skies round the back of the Sierra Nevada (GREAT SKY FORECAST!)
http://cleardarksky.com/csk/prov/California_map.html?Mn=light%20pollution
to see what I can actually do with the kit I have. We will then put the project together in stages. I think our first attempt will be to do a time lapse of the moon from both the mainland US and Hawaii. We will then try to get people involved in Australia and further around the world (indeed if you are in Australia, or further round the world (so to speak), please contact me @ thunderf00t@hotmail.com, this project Needs You!). In the first instance it will probably work best with folks who know pretty much what they are doing, but also I would love to put a project like this together with school kids watching the moons of Jupiter, which could be done with almost any telescope that can track.
Anyways Gentlemen, Ladies! The Mountains and the Dark Skies Await!
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!
Thunderf00t 