Thanks for showing us your setup! Nice captures as well!
NovaTJ Senior Member  552 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2009 Location: Stafford, Virginia More info | Thanks for showing us your setup! Nice captures as well! Astro-Tech 8" f/4 imaging Newtonian,Baader MPCC,Orion ED 80 APO F7.5,Skywatcher EQ-6 Pro,ASGT, Modified Canon 50D, Meade DSI Guide Camera, 8" SCT dovetail mounted relic, Criterion Dynascope RV-6, modified 300D, custom astro shed,and still just getting started!
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May 12, 2009 20:42 | #17 Newtophoto wrote in post #7842085  Thanks for the comments everyone. There are actually two different types of crosses or x's that can be seen. The one I captured is also known as the Werner or Perbach Cross. The other is a similar looking one called the Curtiss Cross. I found a list which shows the dates each of the X's will be visible. I don't know what the numbers after the date mean. 2009 Curtiss Cross Predicted Start times, using Co-Long 194.00: Jan 19 2020 UT no Feb 18 1042 UT slim (0342)(low altitude) Mar 20 0022 UT no Grab your scope or binos and check it out. I'm no astronomer but the 4 digit number seems to indicate Universal Time AKA Zulu time or GMT. You'd just convert that time to your local time to figure out exactly when the event will occur. Dave
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