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Please check (OT)
by Patrick Wiggins 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

I'm back to trying to teach myself how to post videos to the web. Been working on it all night. I'm finding it easy to post full size video but they are so huge that anything running more than a couple of seconds is just too big. I _think_ I've got the reduction process partially mastered but I'd like y'all to let me know if the following work on your computer. And if you can download and run the videos (or not) I'd like to know what browser you're using. Note that the files are still pretty big. The first is 6.4 megs while the 2nd is just under one meg (the original file, right out of the camera was 348 megs). Both are the same clip, just processed differently. Run time is 1' 25". http://utahastro.info/temp/05NOV2006LOAD05.MOV http://utahastro.info/temp/05NOV2006LOAD05.MP4 If you're interested in the content, it was shot Sunday afternoon out at the Tooele airport. Yours truly is the guy in blue with white stripes and 4th into the formation. And the large facility seen in the background is the Larry Miller race track. Thanks! pw

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Please check (OT)
by David Dunn 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

Both of them worked with Internet Explorer 6.0. The .mov file produced a small 1.5" square video screen. The mp4 made a 3" square screen. Dave -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+david.dunn=albertsons.com(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+david.dunn=albertsons.com@mailman.xmissio n.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 5:44 AM To: utah astronomy listserve Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Please check (OT) I'm back to trying to teach myself how to post videos to the web. Been working on it all night. I'm finding it easy to post full size video but they are so huge that anything running more than a couple of seconds is just too big. I _think_ I've got the reduction process partially mastered but I'd like y'all to let me know if the following work on your computer. And if you can download and run the videos (or not) I'd like to know what browser you're using. Note that the files are still pretty big. The first is 6.4 megs while the 2nd is just under one meg (the original file, right out of the camera was 348 megs). Both are the same clip, just processed differently. Run time is 1' 25". http://utahastro.info/temp/05NOV2006LOAD05.MOV http://utahastro.info/temp/05NOV2006LOAD05.MP4 If you're interested in the content, it was shot Sunday afternoon out at the Tooele airport. Yours truly is the guy in blue with white stripes and 4th into the formation. And the large facility seen in the background is the Larry Miller race track. Thanks! pw _______________________________________________ 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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Traveling to transit?
by Patrick Wiggins 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

All of the weather forecasts seem to be in agreement that northern Utah will not be a good place to try to observe Wednesday's Mercury transit from. However, prospects for southern Utah look better. Is anyone here planning to head south for the transit? I saw the last one so missing this one will not be a huge let down but if there happens to be a group headed south it might be a fun day trip. pw

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Transit Q & A
by Chuck Hards 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

If setting-up a scope for the public, be ready for the question "which spot is Mercury?". There are several small, Mercury-sized sunspots currently on the solar disk. One I observed today is very round and has a particularly dark umbra, and about the right size. It may give Mercury some competition on Wednesday. I can't get out of work, but weather permitting, will have a filtered scope set-up outside my office in North Salt Lake to check on the progress every half hour or so. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. http://new.mail.yahoo.com

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OT: West Rim pictures
by astrodeb＠charter.net 05 Nov '06

05 Nov '06

Hi, On Oct 21, I had the opportunity to hike the West Rim trail from Lava Point to the Grotto picnic area. The hike was a stenuous 14.5 miles which took almost ten hours to complete. There was a drop of elevation of 3600 feet. The weather was wonderful and the views were awesome. I shot over 100 pictures so I posted 16 of them in the Nature folder. I took the lightweight Nikon Coolpix 4500 along to try to capture the beauty of Zion National Park. http://www.utahastronomy.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=Nature&page=1 Debbie

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] OT: West Rim pictures
by astrodeb＠charter.net 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

Thanks Tyler and Dave. Hopefully, Jim Colwell will post some of his pictures of the West Rim as well. He had his DSLR camera with him with a wide-field lens. I prefer the lightweight Nikon point and shoot when I'm hiking but I can't get the wide-field shots like he can. Maybe I'll take the Canon Digital Rebel on shorter hikes that are not as strenuous as the West Rim. Debbie ---- Tyler Allred <tylerallred(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > Great shots Deb! > > _____________________________________________ > -----Original Message----- > From: utah-astronomy-bounces+tylerallred=earthlink.net(a)mailman.xmission.com > [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+tylerallred=earthlink.net@mailman.xmission.co > m] On Behalf Of astrodeb(a)charter.net > Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 12:52 PM > To: Utah Astronomy > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] OT: West Rim pictures > > > Hi, > > On Oct 21, I had the opportunity to hike the West Rim trail from Lava Point > to the Grotto picnic area. The hike was a stenuous 14.5 miles which took > almost ten hours to complete. There was a drop of elevation of 3600 feet. > The weather was wonderful and the views were awesome. I shot over 100 > pictures so I posted 16 of them in the Nature folder. I took the lightweight > Nikon Coolpix 4500 along to try to capture the beauty of Zion National Park. > > http://www.utahastronomy.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=Nature&page=1 > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] St. George trips
by astrodeb＠charter.net 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

Dave, I hope we have a warm spell this year after Christmas. During the 2002 Olympics, temperatures were in the balmy 50s in mid-February. I'm still going to buy some more hand warmers for this winter. The Fornax galaxy cluster is always a good target that time of year. NGC 1097 is also a good barred spiral galaxy in Fornax. It's also an Arp galaxy. Debbie ---- David Dunn <david.dunn(a)albertsons.com> wrote: > OAS is planning a couple of trips to the St. George area this winter. > The last couple of times, we have gone to the Fort Pierce area. This > year we are looking at 1/19 & 1/20 and 2/16 & 2/17. We usually either > sleep in our vehicles or get a motel room. Last year Doug Say took is > powered parachute and flew it around a bit during the day. If anyone > wants to join us for this activity, they are welcome. If you do plan to > join with us, let me know so that if plans change, we can communicate > with you. > > > > Debbie, hopefully we will be able to meet up again and do some observing > together. I wanted to make sure that anyone that wanted to come would > also know about it this year. > > > > > > Thanks, > > David Dunn > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] OT: West Rim pictures
by Tyler Allred 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

Great shots Deb! _____________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+tylerallred=earthlink.net(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+tylerallred=earthlink.net@mailman.xmission.co m] On Behalf Of astrodeb(a)charter.net Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 12:52 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] OT: West Rim pictures Hi, On Oct 21, I had the opportunity to hike the West Rim trail from Lava Point to the Grotto picnic area. The hike was a stenuous 14.5 miles which took almost ten hours to complete. There was a drop of elevation of 3600 feet. The weather was wonderful and the views were awesome. I shot over 100 pictures so I posted 16 of them in the Nature folder. I took the lightweight Nikon Coolpix 4500 along to try to capture the beauty of Zion National Park. http://www.utahastronomy.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=Nature&page=1 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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St. George trips
by David Dunn 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

OAS is planning a couple of trips to the St. George area this winter. The last couple of times, we have gone to the Fort Pierce area. This year we are looking at 1/19 & 1/20 and 2/16 & 2/17. We usually either sleep in our vehicles or get a motel room. Last year Doug Say took is powered parachute and flew it around a bit during the day. If anyone wants to join us for this activity, they are welcome. If you do plan to join with us, let me know so that if plans change, we can communicate with you. Debbie, hopefully we will be able to meet up again and do some observing together. I wanted to make sure that anyone that wanted to come would also know about it this year. Thanks, David Dunn

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] OT: West Rim pictures
by David Dunn 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

Very nice. That is a beautiful part of the state. Thanks for sharing. Dave -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+david.dunn=albertsons.com(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+david.dunn=albertsons.com@mailman.xmissio n.com] On Behalf Of astrodeb(a)charter.net Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 12:52 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] OT: West Rim pictures Hi, On Oct 21, I had the opportunity to hike the West Rim trail from Lava Point to the Grotto picnic area. The hike was a stenuous 14.5 miles which took almost ten hours to complete. There was a drop of elevation of 3600 feet. The weather was wonderful and the views were awesome. I shot over 100 pictures so I posted 16 of them in the Nature folder. I took the lightweight Nikon Coolpix 4500 along to try to capture the beauty of Zion National Park. http://www.utahastronomy.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=Nature&page=1 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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