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Re: Sanpete Star Party
by Richard Tenney 19 Jan '05

19 Jan '05

Dave, I think we can probably drum up some local interest in this event (I've included the various list members in my reply here). Anyone in the lists have a good idea for a date or dates? -Rich --- Dave Fullmer <davef(a)hallmarkcabinet.com> wrote: > Hi Rich > I'm the manager of the Mt Pleasant airport in > Sanpete County. Each year we hold a fly in at the > airport and it's steadily expanded into all things > that fly, including rockets. You've probably > already heard that Jake Garn (who has roots in > Sanpete County and often comes to our fly in) has > succeeded in scheduling the Interplanetary > Conference in Utah next October. Conference members > which include astronauts from all over the world, > are scheduled to visit school districts throughout > the state. In conjunction with their visit to > Sanpete County I'm planning on several days of space > related activities including model rocket > demonstrations, space related movies at the local > drive-in, and numerous educational outreach programs > at the local schools. A star party would also be > most appropriate and the remote location of places > like Spring City Utah would be perfect for it. > Other than sometime in October, I don't have any > dates yet, but I'll be visiting with the Utah State > Office of Education tomorrow (Wednesday) and > presenting ideas for this event. Would your group > be interested in holding a star party as part of the > Sanpete County Space Exploration Event? > > Thank you, Dave Fullmer __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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Lumicon Easy Guider for refractors
by astrodeb＠charter.net 19 Jan '05

19 Jan '05

Does anybody have any experience with the Lumicon Easy Guiders? It seems like an elegant way to do guiding without worrying about rings, guidescopes, or flexure from guidescopes. Plus, I could add an autoguider later on. Debbie

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Re: Swap Meet preview
by Chuck Hards 18 Jan '05

18 Jan '05

The 10x50mm binos have been sold. The 9x63mm roof binos are being held for someone with right of first refusal. If they decide to pass, or they don't show-up tonight, then they will again be available. See many of you tonight, thanks again Jo! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: Robert Burnham Jr. (Rob Ratkowski)
by Chuck Hards 18 Jan '05

18 Jan '05

Thanks for that, Rob. I think a lot of us old-timers are familiar with Burnham's story. Sad, to be sure, but all of his problems were avoidable and pretty much self-inflicted. The man needed help and never sought it properly, was incapable of losing his bitterness and moving-on. Funny but eccentricity almost always accompanies genius, sometimes to the point of self-destruction, sadly. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250

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Re: Swap Meet preview
by Chuck Hards 17 Jan '05

17 Jan '05

I found the hinged tube rings/cradle for the 5" f/9 Apogee refractor. Will include it with the OTA. Geez, I have a lot of stuff crammed in that basement...It's like the British Museum down there. I've had some requests for Baader filter material as well as eyepiece lenses; sorry, but my stock of Baader is on the low side right now and none of my eyepiece lenses/sets are for sale. All I have are some achromatic objective lenses as posted earlier, and a few projection lenses for those who want to make inexpensive finders or copyscopes. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com

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Re: Swap Meet preview -more-
by Chuck Hards 17 Jan '05

17 Jan '05

I just found a 15+ year-old Meade equatorial mount for small telescopes, still works, with slo-motions & hand cables. Probably came with the 60mm refractor...I fully restored and upgraded the refractor but stuck the mount away and forgot about it... $15 takes it away...worth that just for the tripod! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250

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Swap meet preview
by Chuck Hards 17 Jan '05

17 Jan '05

Heads-up on some items I plan to bring for sale: All items are in good working order or new condition. 7x50mm binos $10 (entry-level or glovebox bino) 10x50mm binos $15 (perfect mid-size bino) 9x63mm roof binos $40 (excellent, same as Meade $100) 5" f/9 Apogee refractor 2" focuser OTA $200 60mm f/12 Meade refractor 1.25" metal focuser OTA $25 Also have pair of 3-screw rings for the 60mm scope $12 BN aluminum optics/rifle case still in box $32 I am down to my last 2 sets of tripod flashers $6/set Several first-surface mirrors for bino stands or ???, 2 sizes available, one pair very HQ make offer 3" M.A. diagonal mirrors (HQ, BN, $30 ea, 2 avail.) 1.25" refractor focuser, aluminum, fits 4" tubing $10 2" Sky-Micro "Giant" focuser, piece of history, $50 (includes 1.25" adapter) Thousand-Oaks solar filter, type II, fits 80mm $30 Bino neck straps $1 ea Extendable magnetic probe (look for meteorites) $2 Red LED keychain light w/batteries $2 Red laser pointer w/hologram tips, w/batts $5 Big-digit LCD solar calculator BNIB $3 Assorted achromats, 80mm 63mm 50mm etc. Make offer I have an electromagnetic spectrum poster that I"m still trying to find, $10 if I find it... "earthrise" wallpaper mural, 8'x13' BNIB $40 Hope to see you all there! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250

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Re: File conversion
by Chuck Hards 17 Jan '05

17 Jan '05

Thanks to Kim and James Cobb, I'm all set now. I'm still on the steep side of the learning curve on my imaging software. One of these days I'll be able to "virtually" chew gum and walk at the same time... ;) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250

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File conversion?
by Chuck Hards 17 Jan '05

17 Jan '05

Can someone convert the "creature from Titan" image to a jpeg and send me a copy? I hate art files... Thanks in advance! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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U of A site/Huygens images
by Chuck Hards 17 Jan '05

17 Jan '05

Another site hosting some of the raw, unprocessed images. They promise more in coming days: http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~kholso/data.htm __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com

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