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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Gallery additions
by astrodeb＠charter.net 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Chuck, Do you ever take your telescopes down to RMTC? They are worthy of an award or two. By the way, your yellow 8" f/3.75 newtonian caught my attention. How much does the OTA weigh? Did you grind your own mirrors or do you buy them commercially? Debbie ---- Joe Bauman <bau(a)desnews.com> wrote: > Very nice, Chuck! Your telescopes are works of art that deserve to be > shown off in the living room, as well as used in the outdoors. > > Hey, while I was looking at the gallery, I came upon Don's latest > offerings, great Saturn shots. I guess he was too modest to let us > know when he posted them (or I missed it), but they're a treat. -- > 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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New parallelogram photos posted
by Chuck Hards 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

I have uploaded some shots of the new "heavy-duty" parallelogram, for 100mm binos, to the last page of my Gallery album. Sorry about the quality, they are a bit washed-out. They actually looked too dark on the camera's preview screen- next time I'll know better and compensate. I have no way to download them to my office computer so by the time I was home and pulled them from the camera, it was too late to re-shoot. This is just a prototype design, I've already got the "Mark II" version about half designed, based on this experience, but this one will work very well, only some lines will be changed on the next one for visual appearance, and a bit of weight savings. That said, I am building 3 of this design immediately, with parts for another 2, for this year. Please don't hesitate to ask, privately if you like, if you have any questions or comments. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Gallery additions
by Chuck Hards 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

I uploaded some ATM-related images to my Gallery pages. Most of it is new material but as I think about it, I seem to recall that one of them was posted several years ago, sorry about that if it's a repeat. My plan is to post a few from my "archives" (boxes in the basement!) periodically, as I come across them. I hope to have an advanced peek at the sub-assemblies for the new heavy-duty parallelogram posted soon, the one for the 100mm binos. It is too big for the Sky Instruments tripod, so I will be building a basic tripod to accommodate it for the time being. It can also be mounted on a steel or wooden post set in concrete, or on a deck rail. With luck I'll have at least one ready for Patrick to baptize at a Messier marathon. When I was on Little Mountain Sunday morning, Scorpius was high in the south, and the summer triangle was high overhead, an evening configuration for several months from now. Made my heart beat a bit faster, in anticipation of those warmer nights ahead... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Last night's meeting
by Michael Carnes 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

How was the SLAS meeting last night? Everybody in our house is sick and I couldn't get out. Looked like a good meeting though. Sorry I missed it. MC

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by Boyd McNeil 01 Mar '06

01 Mar '06

To our friends at SLAS, Thank you for the beautiful flowers that were sent for ColleenÂ’s funeral, as well as the many cards & kind words of sympathy. A special thank you to those who came to bid Colleen farewell. As her friend Ray wrote: Â“Her favorite object for "Big Red" now has a partner in the Heavens. I'm sure Colleen will always be looking down on us while keeping company with Polaris from NGC-457 in Cassiopeia. Colleen has a new address: RA 1h 19m 27.9s, Dec 58d 21m 56s N., Always above the Horizon.Â” We thank you all for your kindness. Boyd McNeil & Family

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M47 images posted
by astrodeb＠charter.net 01 Mar '06

01 Mar '06

Hi, I finally got my digital setting circles to work right Friday night. This enable me to easily put M47 on the chip of my Canon Digital Rebel. Even though my battery on my laptop died, I was still able to shoot some 30 second and 60 second photos of M47. The first image is an unprocessed 60 sec exposure taken at ISO 800. The second exposure is a stack of nine 30 second exposures taken at ISO 800. The third exposure is a stack of the best five 60 second exposures taken at ISO 800. I think I like the last picture the best even though there is some amp glow to the right of the picture. There are so many wonderful cluster in this area of the winter sky that I need to shoot. I hope to shoot more targets before spring comes. http://www.utahastronomy.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=astrodeb&page=4 Clear Skies, Debbie

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