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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Polar Alignment
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

My tripod has two bubble levels. It is pretty straightforward to set up. The manual says that if the telescope is on the west side, there should be a slight imbalance toward the counterweight side. I plan on eventually doing one to five minute exposures and then stacking them in software. I'm not sure if I'm going to go with the Canon EOS 10D or one of the SBIG cameras. I've been reading the June Sky and Telescope issue on digital astrophotography. It seems that the cooled CCD cameras would be better for my warm climate. The SBIG cameras also have auto-guider chips to make things easier. Don Colton is having pretty good luck with his camera. I'm going to start slow and experiment with my Nikon Coolpix 4500 camera first. Debbie

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] email
by Kim Hyatt 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

Thanks, but no concern. I'll be OK. -----Original Message----- From: Joe Bauman [mailto:bau@desnews.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 12:05 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] email Oh let's hope not, Kim. -- Joe _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com

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email
by Kim Hyatt 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

I can't get to the internet right now to remove my email address from lists, but y'all should no I won't be receiving email at this address after today. ( I think the axe is about to fall...) Kim A. Hyatt, AIA SL&A Architects 331 South Rio Grande, Suite 304 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Tel: 801.322.5550 x105 Fax: 801.322.5557 Cell: 801.631.5228

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Nicotine experience
by Kim Hyatt 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

I was a two-pack a day man, Pall Mall reds (unfiltered), for nearly two years. I was commuting to work in Rock Springs when I tried to quit. I had a hard time for the first few days, then when I returned to Rock Springs from SLC on a Monday morning, stopped at Little America for gas. I had the great idea to pick up a big, fat ugly cigar to satiate my nicotine fit. (Remember Connestoga cigars? REALLY nasty!) By the time I arrived in Rock Springs I was so sick I have never even been able to abide the smell of tobacco since. So, Chuck, some of us know how tough it is and congratulate you for your peseverance! Kim A. Hyatt, AIA SL&A Architects 331 South Rio Grande, Suite 304 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Tel: 801.322.5550 x105 Fax: 801.322.5557 Cell: 801.631.5228

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Outstanding speaker tonight (Tues.) at SLAS
by Richard Tenney 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

I managed to talk Dr. Ben Bromley, a physicist at the University of Utah, into speaking at SLAS tonight on his research on Planet formation. I heard this talk late last year and thought it was excellent. If any of you non-Salt Lake Astronomical Society members out there want to come please do -- there are plenty of seats. SLAS meets at the 10th East Sr. Center in SLC ( 237 South & 1000 East ) starting at 7:30 pm. Rich __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover

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Galactic flotsam and jetsam
by Chuck Hards 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

At the risk of making an ash of myself, I stuck another image on my gallery page that some may find interesting. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Galactic flotsam and jetsam
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

Chuck, Can't you put mints or something else is that ashtry assuming you have kicked the habit? Debbie

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Practicing Polar Alignment
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

I thought I would take Chuck's suggestion and play with my polar alignment scope on my GM-8 mount this weekend. If I use a polar alignment scope is this good enough for CCD imaging or do I need to learn the drift method? Or is software work better to get a good polar alignment? Debbie

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Slow email... :-)
by Patrick Wiggins 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

Suddenly it's taking longer to send email... http://planet.state.ut.us/temp/SLOWEMAIL.JPG Patrick :-)

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Another comet article
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 26 Apr '04

26 Apr '04

That comet has a NEAT tail. Thanks Jim. Debbie

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