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RE: [Utah-astronomy] (no subject)
by Tyler Allred 03 May '06

03 May '06

Joe, As with all things Takahashi, info in English is limited, but here is a link that describes the scope somewhat. I was drawn to it from astrophotos that I had seen that just blew me away. I sold my Tak Sky 90 (which was a great scope) and went for the Epsilon. Its biggest selling point (beyond incredible optics) is the HUGE, FLAT image circle that it provides. It is capable of delivering a flat corrected image over 6X7 rolled film, and will easily cover an STL11000 chip..... not that I am thinking along those lines... :) Cheers, Tyler http://www.tas.idv.tw/telescope/takahashi/epsilon160.htm _____________________________________________________________ -----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 Joe Bauman Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 4:28 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] (no subject) OK, tell me more about the telescope, Tyler. Do you have a link to a page with specs? A guy can wish, can't he? Thanks, 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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(no subject)
by Tyler Allred 02 May '06

02 May '06

Hi all. I did two more images with the new Tak Epsilon 160. M13 and M3. They turned out OK. I hope you enjoy them. Click on the small images for a larger version. Cheers, Tyler M13 http://tinyurl.com/rgehw M3 http://tinyurl.com/rws5e PS - I really like the new scope.

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Kudos to Ann for driving to Richfield
by Canopus56 02 May '06

02 May '06

Kudos to Ann for taking the time to drive to Richfield to do an astro ed presentation. - Canopus56 (Kurt) SLC Trib. 05/01/2006 BLM festival activities excite children about science Space exploration: Year-round events teach children, families about black holes and astronomy By Sheena McFarland The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3771458 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] "Final" version of Nova on line
by Ann House 02 May '06

02 May '06

Joe, Did you get a press release today from the Clark? If not, let me know. -A On 5/1/06, Joe Bauman <bau(a)desnews.com> wrote: > > Hi all, I love the on-line NOVA. I was impressed by the Astronomy Day > signing. But I don't recall receiving any press release on it. Was > there something I missed? I'd like to do an article before it > happens. Best wishes, Joe > >

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Please have a look
by Patrick Wiggins 01 May '06

01 May '06

Hi, I'm working on posting Nova as a PDF as well as the html version I announced in today's News. I'd very much appreciate it if some of y'all could have a look at my latest attempt, http://utahastro.info/temp/NOVAMJ2006.PDF , and let me know if it opens ok, is legible and if the pictures look ok. I'd also appreciate hearing opinions as to which version (http://utahastro.info/temp/NOVAMJ2006.PDF and http://utahastro.info/temp/NOVAMJ2006.HTML ) y'all prefer. Many thanks, Patrick

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FIRST LIGHT - Takahashi Epsilon E160
by Tyler Allred 01 May '06

01 May '06

Hi all. My new Epsilon just arrived and I gave it a whirl last night from my light polluted back yard in Orem. Here is the result. http://tinyurl.com/qey27 Click the small version to see the full res image. It looks like the scope might be a keeper! Cheers, Tyler

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Children get excited about science
by Ann House 01 May '06

01 May '06

Nice little story in today's Tribune on SLAS's outreach, though SLAS was not mentioned...But the web site is. http://www.sltrib.com/contentlist/ci_3771458 -A

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"Final" version of Nova on line
by Patrick Wiggins 01 May '06

01 May '06

What I hope is the final version of the May/June issue of Nova is now on line at http://utahastro.info/slas/nova/mj2006/NOVAMJ2006.HTML . I'm still working on the images for the paper version (they look fine on the monitor but not so good on paper) and hope to have it printed and mailed tomorrow (Monday). Patrick

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