I've been out of the loop since Sunday. My wife had surgery a couple of weeks ago, the site became infected, and we had to go back to the hospital in SLC. She'll be there for a few more days, but all seems to be fine. So, by way of catching up: Jupiter observation report (Sunday AM) Reply to Dale: No, didn't observe the Io shadow transit. The feature I saw was elongated, maybe 10 or 15 degrees, brownish in color, just what I had read to expect in a SEB revival. Wish now I had sketched it. Note to self... Has anyone been able to observe Jupiter since Sunday AM, and if so, how do the GRS and (non-existent) SEB look? Did I see something transient or is the SEB coming back already? I haven't seen anything on the web, so whatever I saw was likely not a revival but something else. Chuck, thanks for the info on Celestron's E-Lux eyepieces. Maybe I'll keep the 40mm, and then again, maybe it's for sale to anyone who wants to offer a reasonable price. It has been a good wide-field eyepiece for my 5" APO, but with the unusable Meade mount I haven't used that telescope for some time. Eyepiece is in mint condition, BTW. Looks like I may not be available for the swap meet if 28th is going to be the date, but I'll sure try to come. Robert, great pic from Arches NP. This is my kind of astrophotography. Can you give details on length of exposure and other settings? Was this a simple tripod shot? Joe, you are truly one of the most persistent persons I've ever known. Have you considered gong back to visual observing, only? ;-) I do read your blogs, but I don't comment online to avoid having to sign-in to Deseret's system. Just another annoyance to me. Tell them to go back to a comments system that doesn't require signing in, and I'm there. Would like to have joined everyone Tuesday, but I was at the hospital until after 8:30. Missing SLAS meetings and other SLAS events is about the only thing I miss about living in SLC. That and regular dining at the Red Iguana. Kim
A little late to the party here -- all these fabulous images of late -- we have some serious photographic talent in Utah these days! I'm way impressed with all of you (you too, Joe!). Keep 'em coming...! Question: I'm finally getting around to putting a scope together for a 10" f/4.5 mirror I purchased 10 years ago from Vaughn Parsons. I opted for a protostar flocked tube and secondary. Looking for ideas for a good quality mirror cell that's not too expensive (one vendor wants $700!). Ideas / suggestions? University Optics has one for about $60 IIRC -- has anyone used one of these with success? /R
Rich, I am familiar with that particular mirror. ;o) A simple 3-point cell, or central ring support, will support it adequately. The UO cells are lightweight yet well-engineered. Do you have the tube yet? Bryan Greer is making a secondary holder and spider for me right now, and the 3-week lead time is killing me! (but worth the wait). Glad to know you are putting that fantastic optic to good use! Congrats! On 8/18/10, Richard Tenney <retenney@yahoo.com> wrote:
A little late to the party here -- all these fabulous images of late -- we have some serious photographic talent in Utah these days! I'm way impressed with all of you (you too, Joe!). Keep 'em coming...!
Question:
I'm finally getting around to putting a scope together for a 10" f/4.5 mirror I purchased 10 years ago from Vaughn Parsons. I opted for a protostar flocked tube and secondary. Looking for ideas for a good quality mirror cell that's not too expensive (one vendor wants $700!). Ideas / suggestions? University Optics has one for about $60 IIRC -- has anyone used one of these with success?
/R
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Thanks for the report, Kim. Yes, I love the Red Iguana too. Hope your wife is doing fine. -- Joe --- On Wed, 8/18/10, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote: From: Kim <kimharch@cut.net> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Out of the loop To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 3:29 PM I've been out of the loop since Sunday. My wife had surgery a couple of weeks ago, the site became infected, and we had to go back to the hospital in SLC. She'll be there for a few more days, but all seems to be fine. So, by way of catching up: Jupiter observation report (Sunday AM) Reply to Dale: No, didn't observe the Io shadow transit. The feature I saw was elongated, maybe 10 or 15 degrees, brownish in color, just what I had read to expect in a SEB revival. Wish now I had sketched it. Note to self... Has anyone been able to observe Jupiter since Sunday AM, and if so, how do the GRS and (non-existent) SEB look? Did I see something transient or is the SEB coming back already? I haven't seen anything on the web, so whatever I saw was likely not a revival but something else. Chuck, thanks for the info on Celestron's E-Lux eyepieces. Maybe I'll keep the 40mm, and then again, maybe it's for sale to anyone who wants to offer a reasonable price. It has been a good wide-field eyepiece for my 5" APO, but with the unusable Meade mount I haven't used that telescope for some time. Eyepiece is in mint condition, BTW. Looks like I may not be available for the swap meet if 28th is going to be the date, but I'll sure try to come. Robert, great pic from Arches NP. This is my kind of astrophotography. Can you give details on length of exposure and other settings? Was this a simple tripod shot? Joe, you are truly one of the most persistent persons I've ever known. Have you considered gong back to visual observing, only? ;-) I do read your blogs, but I don't comment online to avoid having to sign-in to Deseret's system. Just another annoyance to me. Tell them to go back to a comments system that doesn't require signing in, and I'm there. Would like to have joined everyone Tuesday, but I was at the hospital until after 8:30. Missing SLAS meetings and other SLAS events is about the only thing I miss about living in SLC. That and regular dining at the Red Iguana. Kim _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@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
Wishing your wife a speedy recovery, Kim. How is her husband holding-up? ;o) I'll offer you $35 for the 40mm E-lux, if interested. Let me know. On 8/18/10, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
Thanks for the report, Kim. Yes, I love the Red Iguana too. Hope your wife is doing fine. -- Joe
--- On Wed, 8/18/10, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
From: Kim <kimharch@cut.net> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Out of the loop To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 3:29 PM
I've been out of the loop since Sunday. My wife had surgery a couple of weeks ago, the site became infected, and we had to go back to the hospital in SLC. She'll be there for a few more days, but all seems to be fine.
So, by way of catching up:
Jupiter observation report (Sunday AM) Reply to Dale: No, didn't observe the Io shadow transit. The feature I saw was elongated, maybe 10 or 15 degrees, brownish in color, just what I had read to expect in a SEB revival. Wish now I had sketched it. Note to self... Has anyone been able to observe Jupiter since Sunday AM, and if so, how do the GRS and (non-existent) SEB look? Did I see something transient or is the SEB coming back already? I haven't seen anything on the web, so whatever I saw was likely not a revival but something else.
Chuck, thanks for the info on Celestron's E-Lux eyepieces. Maybe I'll keep the 40mm, and then again, maybe it's for sale to anyone who wants to offer a reasonable price. It has been a good wide-field eyepiece for my 5" APO, but with the unusable Meade mount I haven't used that telescope for some time. Eyepiece is in mint condition, BTW. Looks like I may not be available for the swap meet if 28th is going to be the date, but I'll sure try to come.
Robert, great pic from Arches NP. This is my kind of astrophotography. Can you give details on length of exposure and other settings? Was this a simple tripod shot?
Joe, you are truly one of the most persistent persons I've ever known. Have you considered gong back to visual observing, only? ;-) I do read your blogs, but I don't comment online to avoid having to sign-in to Deseret's system. Just another annoyance to me. Tell them to go back to a comments system that doesn't require signing in, and I'm there.
Would like to have joined everyone Tuesday, but I was at the hospital until after 8:30. Missing SLAS meetings and other SLAS events is about the only thing I miss about living in SLC. That and regular dining at the Red Iguana.
Kim
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As you can see, husband is OK, just keeping odd hours. Thanks for asking. And Joe, thanks also for your kind thoughts. I'm afraid ever to think that life is hard. As soon as I do, it gets harder. But here I am - I'm still taking it. Having lots of great friends, who share an interest in astronomy, to boot, really helps get over the humps. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 11:05 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Out of the loop Wishing your wife a speedy recovery, Kim. How is her husband holding-up? ;o) I'll offer you $35 for the 40mm E-lux, if interested. Let me know. On 8/18/10, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
Thanks for the report, Kim. Yes, I love the Red Iguana too. Hope your wife is doing fine. -- Joe
--- On Wed, 8/18/10, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
From: Kim <kimharch@cut.net> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Out of the loop To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 3:29 PM
I've been out of the loop since Sunday. My wife had surgery a couple of weeks ago, the site became infected, and we had to go back to the hospital in SLC. She'll be there for a few more days, but all seems to be fine.
So, by way of catching up:
Jupiter observation report (Sunday AM) Reply to Dale: No, didn't observe the Io shadow transit. The feature I saw was elongated, maybe 10 or 15 degrees, brownish in color, just what I had read to expect in a SEB revival. Wish now I had sketched it. Note to self... Has anyone been able to observe Jupiter since Sunday AM, and if so, how do the GRS and (non-existent) SEB look? Did I see something transient or is the SEB coming back already? I haven't seen anything on the web, so whatever I saw was likely not a revival but something else.
Chuck, thanks for the info on Celestron's E-Lux eyepieces. Maybe I'll keep the 40mm, and then again, maybe it's for sale to anyone who wants to offer a reasonable price. It has been a good wide-field eyepiece for my 5" APO, but with the unusable Meade mount I haven't used that telescope for some time. Eyepiece is in mint condition, BTW. Looks like I may not be available for the swap meet if 28th is going to be the date, but I'll sure try to come.
Robert, great pic from Arches NP. This is my kind of astrophotography. Can you give details on length of exposure and other settings? Was this a simple tripod shot?
Joe, you are truly one of the most persistent persons I've ever known. Have you considered gong back to visual observing, only? ;-) I do read your blogs, but I don't comment online to avoid having to sign-in to Deseret's system. Just another annoyance to me. Tell them to go back to a comments system that doesn't require signing in, and I'm there.
Would like to have joined everyone Tuesday, but I was at the hospital until after 8:30. Missing SLAS meetings and other SLAS events is about the only thing I miss about living in SLC. That and regular dining at the Red Iguana.
Kim
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Come to think of it, The Red Iguana was the last place I saw Kim in person.
Thanks for the report, Kim. Yes, I love the Red Iguana too. Hope your wife
is doing fine. -- Joe
--- On Wed, 8/18/10, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
From: Kim <kimharch@cut.net> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Out of the loop To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 3:29 PM
I've been out of the loop since Sunday. My wife had surgery a couple of weeks ago, the site became infected, and we had to go back to the hospital in SLC. She'll be there for a few more days, but all seems to be fine.
So, by way of catching up:
Jupiter observation report (Sunday AM) Reply to Dale: No, didn't observe the Io shadow transit. The feature I saw was elongated, maybe 10 or 15 degrees, brownish in color, just what I had read to expect in a SEB revival. Wish now I had sketched it. Note to self... Has anyone been able to observe Jupiter since Sunday AM, and if so, how do the GRS and (non-existent) SEB look? Did I see something transient or is the SEB coming back already? I haven't seen anything on the web, so whatever I saw was likely not a revival but something else.
Chuck, thanks for the info on Celestron's E-Lux eyepieces. Maybe I'll keep the 40mm, and then again, maybe it's for sale to anyone who wants to offer a reasonable price. It has been a good wide-field eyepiece for my 5" APO, but with the unusable Meade mount I haven't used that telescope for some time. Eyepiece is in mint condition, BTW. Looks like I may not be available for the swap meet if 28th is going to be the date, but I'll sure try to come.
Robert, great pic from Arches NP. This is my kind of astrophotography. Can you give details on length of exposure and other settings? Was this a simple tripod shot?
Joe, you are truly one of the most persistent persons I've ever known. Have you considered gong back to visual observing, only? ;-) I do read your blogs, but I don't comment online to avoid having to sign-in to Deseret's system. Just another annoyance to me. Tell them to go back to a comments system that doesn't require signing in, and I'm there.
Would like to have joined everyone Tuesday, but I was at the hospital until after 8:30. Missing SLAS meetings and other SLAS events is about the only thing I miss about living in SLC. That and regular dining at the Red Iguana.
Kim
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