In a message dated 7/29/2004 6:11:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, UTAHDEB@aol.com writes:

In a message dated 7/29/2004 10:00:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Kim Hyatt" <kimharch@msn.com> writes:

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Debbie, have you posted your work anywhere yet?

Kim Hyatt Architect 1849 East 1300 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 801.631.5228

Not yet. I'm waiting for my battery so I can transfer the pictures to the laptop computer. I'm using my neighbor's slow computer and trying up her phone line. I still have to decide which ones to post. I found out that my mom's slide machine is an early 50s machine but the slides seemed to look better on that old machine than my Pentium II computer. I'm hoping the resolution is better on the laptop than my old computer.

Do you like slides or prints better? Nobody down here has a decent slide projector so I'm thinking of going back to print film for the meteors. I'm beginning to think this is a worthy pursuit. My tracking was better the second time taking piggy-back shots. I'm ready for longer focal lengths and a new digital SLR camera. I think going digital will be a lot easier.

Debbie

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serius est quam cogitas  ----- Original Message -----  From: UTAHDEB@aol.com<mailto:UTAHDEB@aol.com>  To: Utah Astronomy<mailto:utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com>  Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:37 PM  Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Hello...?

 In a message dated 7/27/2004 4:24:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com<mailto:chuckhards@yahoo.com>> writes:

 >  >--- UTAHDEB@aol.com<mailto:UTAHDEB@aol.com> wrote:  >  >> This astrophotography stuff is harder than  >> I thought it was. Hopefully I got a few decent  >> pictures.  >  >Stick with it, Debbie. Anything that's easy isn't  >worth doing. Mastering the difficult is what makes it  >worthwhile. And your first efforts are outstanding.  >  >I'm certainly no expert, but from my experience  >imaging and socializing do not go together. Visual  >astronomy is more of a star-party activity; when  >taking pictures I find the fewer distractions, the  >better the "keeper" ratio.  >  I got my results back today. My results were better than I thought they would be. I have some keepers. My main problems were airplanes and framing the shots. I haven't received my magnifier yet so I feel like I was shooting blind. My tracking is good so far with mostly pinpoint stars. I may be ready to try guiding with a longer focal length lens. This Kolob Reservoir site is going to be great for astrophotography. Jim was up there working on the site today. I recorded lots of dark nebulosity in my slides. I was shooting mostly in the Sagittarius and Scorpius regions. I compared my M6 and M7 shots with O'Meara's book "The Messier Objects" and liked mine better.

 Now I just need to get a hold of a good slide projector. Ours is too old and it heats up the house. Not good in the summer!  Anybody have a spare slide projector?  I'll have to look at the slides on the laptop computer and post them as soon as the new battery arrives.

 Debbie  >  >Got my OM1 magnifier today. It will make framing my shots a lot easier with less neck strain. Also, great picture on Astromart with a Canon Digital Rebel of the M8 and M20 region.

Debbie

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