Gill Head: Kirkby Luneside's neighbour

[Physicsman]

Rob, thanks for the images, which WILL prove very useful.

 

I plan to make a few bedraggled hawthorns - the idea's been there since seeing Gordon Gravett's attempts in his wonderful tree modelling books. So your imagery is really handy.

[Physicsman]

Update: NO modelling work has been carried out since last Wednesday. I think that's the longest hiatus in the history of Gill Head.

 

Of course, the reason for this has been the hours it's taken to (VERY enjoyably) process the moon data from last Thursday. There are several lunar imaging opportunities in August, and Jupiter starts shortly.....

 

However, I have a few plans in store to run concurrently with the imaging:

 

I need to make some more trees, including one for a very patient customer!

 

I want to make a load of bushy material and stuff for the "hedgerows". This is always a fun job and well worth it.

 

I need to build the platform 2 waiting shelter. I've looked at the old S&C plans and will get going with that in the next month or so.

 

Which reminds me, I need to re-stock with plastikard....

 

In the meantime, some commentary from a pair of old friends....

 

[Physicsman]

"Bloomin' eck Pig, I'm glad wi manujjed te git awff that trane eddin' te Trueplitheren....!"

 

"Yeh, Sheep - it's Troowitheredarm, by te way. And yeh, I didunt fancee avin to stop at the Bewdock depo....too manee diseasals fer ma likin..."

 

"Eneways, Pig, theese duz luk like a nice place..."

 

"Oh, yeh. I urd the old stashun bildin ad been cleend up a bit. Vewy nice job"

 

 

"Sheep, if yull just wait a WEE bit, I'm gonna chek out da karzy...."

 

 

"Grate, luvvly and cleen"

 

"Shall wi rest ower paws and av a seet int waitin room?"

 

 

"Oh, dat woz grate. Thees platfurms a beet bear tho. The geezer dat owns da plaize needs to beeld a sheltur on eer az well..."

 

 

"Yeh, Sheep.....al be avin wurds...."

 

 

So you see, I'm in trouble and have NO choice but to get on with the job. On the other hand, a bit of pork and lamb for dinner might not go amiss.

 

Anyone for kebabs?

 

 

Edited July 25, 2022 by Physicsman

[Physicsman]

Nice to see that a sense of humour is still alive and kicking out there.

[Winslow Boy]

21 minutes ago, Physicsman said:

Nice to see that a sense of humour is still alive and kicking out there.

 

Only with mint sauce please.

[Rowsley17D]

 Oh dear ewe have gone and done it now. Calling @NHY 581!

[Physicsman]

Nah, you are both telling porkies and I'm going to lamb-poon you for that.

 

Anyway, I prefer horse radish sauce with my meat.....

[MrWolf]

That's three threads (including mine), with sheep jokes, I think that half of the C&HPR threads are also afflicted. 

I've often thought about building something ramshackle and inspired by the Garstang & Knott End Railway, that way we could have lots of pig humour too...🙂

[Physicsman]

1 hour ago, MrWolf said:

That's three threads (including mine), with sheep jokes, I think that half of the C&HPR threads are also afflicted. 

I've often thought about building something ramshackle and inspired by the Garstang & Knott End Railway, that way we could have lots of pig humour too...🙂

 

Well, in these trying times that would be a nice pig me up....... 🐷🐷🐷

[MrWolf]

Personalised groan button:

 

[Physicsman]

He's wonderful, Rob.

 

There are a couple of threads I'd love to share him with. Excellent.

 

Back to railway matters, I've drawn up the plans for the platform 2 waiting room and ordered relevant Plastruct and plastikard supplies. I may get round to starting that next week.

[mark axlecounter]

I disappear for seven months, then come back and the layout has come on leaps and bounds 

 

you've done a good job Jeff keep up the good work bud 

 

regards 

Mark 

[Physicsman]

On 02/08/2022 at 00:43, mark axlecounter said:

I disappear for seven months, then come back and the layout has come on leaps and bounds 

 

you've done a good job Jeff keep up the good work bud 

 

regards 

Mark 

 

Hi Mark.

 

Thanks for the feedback. I hadn't realised it'd been so long since you've been on here. Are you still in the Blea Moor area or back at Hellifield?

 

The layout chugs along with bursts of intense activity - well, "intense" in a reltive way. Underbridge, tunnel, station building etc in a 3 month period. All takes time though - no point in rushing it all in a couple of weeks, getting bored and wanting to get rid of it, is there?

 

 

[Physicsman]

Update....

 

I'm not "doing nothing". I've had a few days out of the Bunker, but there are modelling activities for GH that will appear in due course - when they are finished, which may take a while.

 

Jupiter imaging has commenced. The atmospheric conditions have been appalling, aside from the generally cr@p weather. A fast-moving jetstream, no pressure stability, consequent turbulence and the fact that the planet is only 25-30 degrees altitude at 4am all conspire against any decent results. But it's a challenge that's a lot of fun.

 

A couple of pics - from July 27 and August 1 - to show the kind of thing I'm looking at. To put things into perspective. The moon pics I post on here are pretty respectable - but a long way from the best - by any standard. These Jupiter pics are at the 20% level, so plenty of room for improvement. Though imaging planets in the UK, at 54N is a head-on battle as against lower latitudes with stable atmospherics.

 

 

 

 

EDIT COMMENT: The Forum won't let me post a TIF file, so I have to compress them down to Jpeg. The second pic, as an example, was a 5Mb TIF and is now around a 0.1Mb Jpeg. So these pics are illustrative.

 

Edited August 4, 2022 by Physicsman
Replace 2nd pic with correct processed one

[AdeMoore]

Off to a fair start then is that how you would describe those images being the weather is against you?

Obviously we have no idea really on here with the jpeg image how good they really are!

Only just needs the weather right then, and says down here we’re in for another heat wave this week not as hot as last time but close.

Dunno about your neck of the woods and if that is conducive to decent pics!

keep sharing them, 4am blimey that’s keen!

[Physicsman]

Evening Ade.

 

In all honesty, the initial crop of Jupiter images are fairly mediocre. Partly it's down to my technique - or lack of - I'm a moon specialist. 60% is down to the atmospheric conditions. A clear sky isn't necessarily steady and the planet is currently still on the way up in the South East at 2-3am. Things will improve over the next couple of months.

 

My attitude is that I'd rather be outside getting some data than waiting and moping for better conditions. The bottom line is that the whole process is very enjoyable, once you get a chance to take data. Last night typifies when it's very frustrating: I set up and was about ready to start when at 2.30am the sky clouded over with very high, thin clouds that rendered imaging useless.

 

I'm hoping to get some pics during this week and my "moon window" starts again at 2am on Sunday morning.

 

I'm well underway with a Gill Head-related project, and that'll be reported on here once complete. I'll keep those of you interested in the moon/Jupiter updated as things progress.

 

Jeff

[lambiedg]

I look forward to more Jovian images. Your technique will improve with practice too a la wall building!

 

D

[Winslow Boy]

1 hour ago, lambiedg said:

I look forward to more Jovian images. Your technique will improve with practice too a la wall building!

 

D

 

Oh lordy that's going to put the cat amongst the pigeons isn't it. Why o why did you go and say that. Don't you recall how he torn all that lovely walling because he knew he could do better. No he's going to hand build a telescope just so that he can prove to himself that he can.

 

So before you disappear into the observatory for the next six months that those were superb photos.

[lambiedg]

Whoops!

[MrWolf]

Do you mean that he's likely to go tear down Jupiter and rebuild that rock by rock?

 

That is disturbing Winners old chap....

[Rowsley17D]

14 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

Do you mean that he's likely to go tear down Jupiter and rebuild that rock by rock?

 

That is disturbing Winners old chap....

 

I thought it was a gas giant?

[MrWolf]

4 minutes ago, Rowsley17D said:

 

I thought it was a gas giant?

 

Shh, keep it quiet! Or Russia might stick a pipe in it....

[Winslow Boy]

2 hours ago, MrWolf said:

Do you mean that he's likely to go tear down Jupiter and rebuild that rock by rock?

 

That is disturbing Winners old chap....

 

No I don't think he'd go that far- well I hope not. Wonder what scale he'd do it too if he did - O, OO? 

 

Mind you it has gone a bit quiet. No you don't think. 

 

I'm getting a bit worried now. Jeff. Jeff....

[Winslow Boy]

2 hours ago, MrWolf said:

 

Shh, keep it quiet! Or Russia might stick a pipe in it....

 

A very long pipe.

[MrWolf]

14 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said:

 

A very long pipe.

 

I might just enquire if they want experienced contractors, I could afford to go O gauge and DCC/ sound!