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beautiful meteor
by Thomas Sevcik 03 Apr '06

03 Apr '06

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Today's NASA Briefing
by Patrick Wiggins 03 Feb '05

03 Feb '05

Two things of note out of today's briefing. 1) The briefer noted they have received 132 reports of found debris in CA, 130 in AZ and 9 in NM but that none had been confirmed. He made no mention of Utah. 2) The picture mentioned in the Aviation Week article was shown. Some of the media has been playing it up as being "hi resolution". Don't know that I'd call it hi-res but it does show the shape of the orbiter and maybe there's "something" with the left wing but the image is so pixcelated it's hard to say for sure. No doubt the picture will be all over the TV tonight.

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New Saturn Picture
by Siegfried Jachmann 27 Oct '04

27 Oct '04

Joe, I see it the same way and wondered the same thing even before reading your post. The ring is not parallel with the belts. I'm also wondering where the top of the planet disappeared to. Siegfried Jachmann Family History Network Comptroller 801-553-8881

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Slides posted in the gallery
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 02 Aug '04

02 Aug '04

I finally got some slides posted in the gallery. My computer hasn't died yet. They look better when viewed with a slide projector. Most exposures are 8-12 minutes on at f/4 on 135mm f/2.8 lens. One thing I learned is I need to improve my notetaking. I had to figure out what I was looking at when I got the slides back. Will shoot more in about a couple of weeks. Debbie

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I'm baack...!
by Kim Hyatt 02 Aug '04

02 Aug '04

Yes folks, Kim is back. I'm employed (sort of) or rather self-employed. (If those who can do, and those who can't teach, how do you describe the self-employed?) Anyway, hope to hear from y'all. Kim Hyatt Architect 1849 East 1300 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 801.631.5228 kimharch(a)msn.com<mailto:kimharch@msn.com> serius est quam cogitas

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Hello...?
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 02 Aug '04

02 Aug '04

In a message dated 7/24/2004 12:50:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, David L Bennett <dlbennett(a)mac.com> writes: >Hi Jo, > >How was your trip? Â SLAStrofest went very considering the nasty weather >we had the entire weekend. Â We had a great turnout despite the clouds >though. Â We probably had as many as 50 people at one point during the >day on Saturday. Â All the lectures were well received (even mine) and >people seemed to have a good time while learning some of the ins and >outs of amateur astronomy. Â The Star-B-Que was also a great >success...no one went hungry! Â Another plus were the porta-johns >brought up thanks to Alpine & Roger...well received too ;) > >Dave > >On Friday, July 23, 2004, at 08:20 Â PM, Josephine Grahn wrote: > >> Hi, >> We went on a trip, and it appears that the list has died. :) Â Is >> everyone >> really being so quiet? Â Did anyone post anything about slastrofest? Â I >> am >> curious as to how that worked out. >> Thanks, >> Jo >> I just got back from Calif and found out the battery on the computer is dead. I will post some pictures of the slides I took a week ago Sunday as soon as the battery arrives. I had to deal with lightning, airplanes, laser pointers, bats and mosquitos up at Kolob reservoir. But at 9000 ft and 7.0 mag skies, I can't really complain. This astrophotography stuff is harder than I thought it was. Hopefully I got a few decent pictures. I can't wait for the meteor shower! Clear Skies, Debbie >> __________________________________________ > > >_______________________________________________ >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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Slides posted in the gallery
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 31 Jul '04

31 Jul '04

I did a slideshow on the laptop. The slides looked real good except for the red nebulae in the Lagoon and Trifid nebulae. The red did show up a bit when I zoomed in at 100%. I guess I'm going to have to switch to digital sooner or later. But I think slides are fun for piggy-back work. What you see is what you get and nobody at the lab can mess them up. The authors of the "Backyard Astronomer's Guide" say that piggy-back astrophotography is film's last domain as far as astrophotography goes. Debbie

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Slides posted in the gallery
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 31 Jul '04

31 Jul '04

In a message dated 7/30/2004 11:15:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Chuck Hards <chuckhards(a)yahoo.com> writes: > >--- UTAHDEB(a)aol.com wrote: > >> I wish the >> resolution was the same >> as the original slides. > >That's the same problem I had, scanning 3x5's & 4x6's. > And none of the monitors I've used have been able to >display the full brightness range of the original >either. Â Next time I'll try as big a print as the >scanner bed can acommodate. > >Chuck, What kind of scanner would you recommend? I was thinking of a 1200 dpi or higher scanner. The camera store charged my $8 to have those slides scanned and I think I could do a better job myself. That Fuji Sensia 400 is good slide film but I think the Ektachrome 200 or P1600 is better. It's more sensitive to the red nebulosity. Debbie > Â Â Â Â >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! >http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > >_______________________________________________ >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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Slides posted in the gallery
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 31 Jul '04

31 Jul '04

I found out that the slides were scanned with a 3000 by 2000 dpi scanner. I'd like to go with digital but for piggy-back I want to stick with film. I think I can take 15-20 minute exposures at my dark site without fogging. Which Jim are you referring to? I seem to know a lot of Jims. Debbie

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Three more slides posted in the gallery
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 31 Jul '04

31 Jul '04

I've posted a few more slides of the Cygnus and Sagittarius regions. Debbie

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