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M57 +73PSW-3
by daniel turner 27 Mar '13

27 Mar '13

Mark your calendar for early evening May 7. Their will be a close encounter between the Ring nebula and periodic comet 73P. The comet will be close to earth so its exact position in the sky will depend stongly on your location on the globe. Go to spaceweather.com and use the link at the bottom of the page for "Observable Comets". 73p is in the list and includes orbital elements and a link for daily ephemerides. DT __________________________________________________ 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] useless facts
by sfisher01＠comcast.net 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

Never? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spencer Ball" <spencer(a)spencerball.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 1:27:05 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] useless facts We'll never see past the cosmic microwave background, much less see light from clear all the way around. Spencer Ball -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of sfisher01(a)comcast.net Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 1:12 PM To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] useless facts I read this on the usless facts gadget on my desktop. I'm not sure I understand it. Care to comment? A sunbeam setting out through space at the rate of 186,000 miles a second would go in a gigantic circle and return to its origins after about 200 billion years. _______________________________________________ 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.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: 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.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Kurt's Windoze 7 Dilemma
by Canopus56 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Yep, Looks like my old Belkin F5U409 USB-to-Serial adapter ain't going to be supported under Windows 7 64bit by Belkin. Same story - they aren't updating the drivers. But Belkin is selling their new F5U257 USB-to-Serial adapter - which is advertised as Win7 64bit compatible. Well - off to more online computer shopping. Rats. Can you spell "planned obsolescence" and "toxic landfill"? - Kurt

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Kurt's Windoze 7 Dilemma
by Canopus56 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Thanks to Don, Robert and all others who responded. I'll give the Windows XP emulator more thought. Before posting, I stopped at the point when Windows Prof directed me to go into the BIOS settings to enable a Virtual PC. I felt that was getting too much into a "temporary hack" solution for a updated driver for one device, since my LPI is the only piece of gear or software that I need to install it for. Secondly, as Don noted, the Windows XP VM is glitchy, as I found in several newsgroup posts. But I'll take a second look at enabling a virtual Windows XP. I may decide to sit back and see if a light-weight, inexpensive low-res LPI camera that is Windows 7 compatible comes on the market. Thanks again for all the extended replies on this thread. - Kurt P.S. Come to think of it, I'll probably have the same problem on the outbound communication - that is a USB-to-Serial Converter that I would need to autoguide the scope. Anyone using a USB-Serial Converter that runs and installed under Windows 7 Prof?

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In today's funnies
by Patrick Wiggins 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

http://www.gocomics.com/theargylesweater/2011/01/30 patrick :)

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Kurt’s Windoze 7 Dilemma
by Dave Gary 30 Jan '11

30 Jan '11

Kurt, Don is correct about Windoze 7 having an emulator to run legacy systems. However, I think you have to have a computer that is hardware- enabled to run this emulator. I could be wrong, but I think that’s the case. Many computers do not have the hardware to achieve emulation. Look into using VMware’s free emulator. It’s easy to use and does not require any special hardware configuration on your part. Dave

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LPI-Guiding Camera compatible with Windows 7 Prof
by Canopus56 30 Jan '11

30 Jan '11

After some experimentation, I have concluded that my Windows 7 Prof laptop cannot be made to connect with a Celestron NexImage LPI camera - at least without a mind-boggling set of modifications. I am reading the same thing about the Meade LPI on the net. Does anyone have any real world experience in getting an LPI solar system class imager to work under Windows 7 Prof? I have been able to get all of my mid-range camera to work, but not a low-end guider camera. Thanks - Kurt

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For Kurt and Windows 7
by Dave Gary 30 Jan '11

30 Jan '11

I have since given my Windoze 7 laptop to my older daughter, but if I remember, correctly, I was trying to get some of my older programs and the Meade DSI imager (the first one) to run on that machine. What I did was download the free version of VMware and run a simulated XP Pro within VMware and that seemed to fix the problem. Hopefully, you have an older Windoze operating system laying around that you can load into the VMware simulator. Later, I purchased a Mac Pro laptop and used Boot Camp to boot, natively, into XP Pro. This has worked much better. The problem with the newer computers is they have 64-bit addressing which makes better use of Windoze 7’s memory capabilities. Sometimes you get 32-bit addressing, but the programs and older peripherals still don’t run correctly under Windoze 7. Try the VMware fix and see if that helps. It’s pretty easy to use. Dave

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] LPI-Guiding Camera compatible with Windows 7 Prof
by Canopus56 30 Jan '11

30 Jan '11

Or to put this another way, what is the current best autoguiding solution for a Windows 7 Prof laptop. (Patrick, no jokes about Macs). - Kurt

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FYI re. ALCON reservations
by Joe Bauman 29 Jan '11

29 Jan '11

Hi All, I've tried and failed to register for the group rate at Ruby's Inn for ALCON. The section that was mentioned in previous posts, for group rates under reservations, seems not to exist. When I checked the ALCON web site, it says: "Registration for ALCon 2011 will be available in a few days. DO NOT SIGNUP for anything just yet!! We are in the process of testing the registration system. You risk being charged an incorrect amount and it will take additional time and effort for us to refund your money." Best wishes, Joe

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