Yes, I know, weather is iffy, but we've decided to go for it anyway. Probably be looking through sucker holes, but this is perhaps the only chance we'll get this semester. If you are interested in helping out, we will be at Big Springs Park in Provo's South Fork Canyon. Call me if you need directions up there 801~380~3331 Sunset is about 7pm; I'm planning to be up there by 6:30. TIA, Rich

There is a huge cloud mass over Utah right now but it should be gone in the next few hours, looking at the satellite animation. On 10/8/10, M Wilson <astro_outwest@yahoo.com> wrote:

I bet the organizers of the Wayne County Starfest are hoping for clear skies this weekend.

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From: erikhansen@thebluezone.net <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Saturday night To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Friday, October 8, 2010, 12:21 PM

...

I have heard rumors of clear skies this weekend.

It's looking like the weather gods will smile on us Saturday night!

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I shot this last night from Southern UT. Ran into some camera issues and didn't have a whole lot of time to shoot darks by the time I figured out what was wrong. 3 hours of fiddling around to discover a bad usb cable :/ This is also the first image I have ever Dithered. It really increases the quality and drops the noise down a lot. Never again will I not dither! http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3863&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 I used dither master, works with phd guiding. Cheers, David

Thanks Jay :) Bummer on the clouds, :( On 10/9/10 2:10 PM, Jay Eads wrote:

David,

Dithering Stunning! Well done, very enjoyable to see with the clouds we have up north.

On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 2:01 PM, David Rankin<David@rankinstudio.com> wrote:

...

I shot this last night from Southern UT.

Ran into some camera issues and didn't have a whole lot of time to shoot darks by the time I figured out what was wrong. 3 hours of fiddling around to discover a bad usb cable :/

This is also the first image I have ever Dithered. It really increases the quality and drops the noise down a lot. Never again will I not dither!

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3863&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

I used dither master, works with phd guiding.

Cheers,

David

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That's splendid, David -- really gives us a sense of the grandeur of space! Thanks, Joe --- On Sat, 10/9/10, David Rankin <David@rankinstudio.com> wrote:

From: David Rankin <David@rankinstudio.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Pelican Nebula from Last Night To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Saturday, October 9, 2010, 2:01 PM I shot this last night from Southern UT.

Ran into some camera issues and didn't have a whole lot of time to shoot darks by the time I figured out what was wrong. 3 hours of fiddling around to discover a bad usb cable :/

This is also the first image I have ever Dithered. It really increases the quality and drops the noise down a lot. Never again will I not dither!

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3863&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

I used dither master, works with phd guiding.

Cheers,

David

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Nice, David! --- On Mon, 10/11/10, David Rankin <David@rankinstudio.com> wrote:

From: David Rankin <David@rankinstudio.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Crescent Nebula To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Monday, October 11, 2010, 12:23 PM I shot this the same night as vdB152. The last time I really didnt do it justice

Here it is :

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3872&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

1X1 crop of the blue shell:

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3890&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

Enjoy!

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David, I have thoroughly enjoyed the images you have been posting over the last week or so. Sorry I haven't taken time to respond individually, but they really are great. You are getting super results from your gear. Congrats on all the nice work. Cheers, Tyler -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of David Rankin Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 12:24 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Crescent Nebula I shot this the same night as vdB152. The last time I really didnt do it justice Here it is : http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3872&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 1X1 crop of the blue shell: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3890&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Enjoy! _______________________________________________ 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

I took the following images from Jerry Foote's house in Kanab this last weekend. Many thanks to Tyler Allred for help with the processing and Jerry and Cindy for their hospitality. North America: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3875&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Rosette: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3878&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Eastern Veil with hydrogen-alpha luminance: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3881&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Horse head with hydrogen-alpha luminance: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3884&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 NGC 6946 taken at f/10 with a 9.25" Celestron SCT (binned 2 x 2): http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3887&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

Don, Truly stunning. Love the Rosette and the Fireworks Galaxy. Horsehead is beautiful as well. Now to decide which to make my background . . . . On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:

Extraordinary, Don. I'll be posting a blog, probably tonight, with one of my views. Congratulations again, Joe

--- On Mon, 10/11/10, Don J. Colton <djcolton@piol.com> wrote:

...

From: Don J. Colton <djcolton@piol.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Images from Kanab To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Monday, October 11, 2010, 5:16 PM I took the following images from Jerry Foote's house in Kanab this last weekend. Many thanks to Tyler Allred for help with the processing and Jerry and Cindy for their hospitality.

North America:

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3875&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

Rosette:

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3878&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

Eastern Veil with hydrogen-alpha luminance:

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3881&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

Horse head with hydrogen-alpha luminance:

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3884&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

NGC 6946 taken at f/10 with a 9.25" Celestron SCT (binned 2 x 2):

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3887&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

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Or use Windows 7, that will allow you to change every few minutes if you like. I'm a PC. ----- Original Message ----- From: "M Wilson" <astro_outwest@yahoo.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 7:43:14 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Images from Kanab Download Webshots that will allow you to save multiple images and have them rotate hourly, daily or weekly as your desktop wallpaper (no, they didn't pay me for that endorsement). --- On Mon, 10/11/10, Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote: From: Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Images from Kanab To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Monday, October 11, 2010, 6:11 PM Don, Truly stunning. Love the Rosette and the Fireworks Galaxy.  Horsehead is beautiful as well.  Now to decide which to make my background . . . . On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:

Extraordinary, Don. I'll be posting a  blog, probably tonight, with one of my views. Congratulations again, Joe

--- On Mon, 10/11/10, Don J. Colton <djcolton@piol.com> wrote:

...

From: Don J. Colton <djcolton@piol.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Images from Kanab To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Monday, October 11, 2010, 5:16 PM I took the following images from Jerry Foote's house in Kanab this last weekend.  Many thanks to Tyler Allred for help with the processing and Jerry and Cindy for their hospitality.

North America:

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3875&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

Rosette:

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3878&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

Eastern Veil with hydrogen-alpha luminance:

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3881&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

Horse head with hydrogen-alpha luminance:

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3884&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

NGC 6946 taken at f/10 with a 9.25" Celestron SCT (binned 2 x 2):

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3887&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

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Alright, this is probably the last image for the trip. Sorry I have been over running the list with emails :) Bubble Nebula: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3905&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Didnt spend a whole lot of time on this one. Enjoy! David

LoL, Thanks Patrick - that is reassuring. Cheers, On 10/12/10 1:22 PM, Patrick Wiggins wrote:

On 12 Oct 2010, at 13:17, David Rankin wrote:

...

Alright, this is probably the last image for the trip.

Nice work. Well guided, rich color and tiny, pinpointy stars.

...

Sorry I have been over running the list with emails :)

No need to apologize. Much better than a drawn out discussion on climate change or creationism. :)

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I got it from Nicola at http://www.skymonsters.net It's free to download I noticed a few bugs I reported to Nicola. He said he is going to release a new version very soon. Cheers, David On 10/12/10 3:57 PM, Don J. Colton wrote:

David,

Where did you get Dither Master that works with PhD Guiding?

Thanks,

Don

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Hey Don, the Dither Master instructions are in Italian but I used a few translation programs on the Internet and managed to get something I think I can understand. I'm not sure if the one you got is the same as the one I did; Nicola said the one I downloaded -- MAXPhd Dither Plus -- is to use with MaxIM and PHD. Here are the instructions as best as I can get them translated: Translation mostly by Google, with some smoothing by me: Manual MaxPHD DitherPlus 1.0 1.0 Purpose of the program: software designed to use the program known Maxim DL for the resumption [acquisition?] of deep sky objects, using PHD Guiding software as a guider. The purpose of the program is to use the technique of dithering in the recovery [acquisition?] phase, in automated form. Dithering is a technique for recovery that is to move randomly in the recovery plan so that the sensor faults and defects related to the recovery debayerizzazione [in color matrix] images from color cameras is minimized. Running DitherPlus You launch DitherPlus by double-clicking its name. At this point the DitherPlus window appears, where you can enter some parameters that will serve us in the recovery phase. Parameters of DitherPlus "# Frames" Number of frames to be captured. "Exposure (sec.): Exposure time for each frame dither Radius (pixels)" maximum size for the movement of dithering, in pixels "Shooting mode:" Could be, "Luminance", "RGB", "H -alpha. "If you shoot with color cameras (ie cameras with no filter wheel), override this setting. If instead you have a filter wheel, remember to set Maxim DL with filters in the following order: L, R, G, B , H-alpha. The Luminance mode takes a sequence of images with the luminance filter. The H-alpha mode, takes a sequence of images with the H-alpha filter. The RGB mode, takes a sequence 'images for each color channel. Example: If the parameter "# Frames" I put three, and set the RGB mode, run the back edge MaxPHD sequence: R, G, B, R, G, B, R, G, B. So the actual total number of frames included is "# Frames" multiplied by 3. "Dithering Tolerance (pixels)": After dithering, the guide must settle on the normal vibration values it had before the dithering. With this parameter is set by MaxPHD to start a pose when the oscillation of the guide is within + or-the value specified in pixels. "Dithering timeout (sec)": Sometimes, for example, because of seeing, the oscillation after the dithering is not within the parameters that we set. s'istrusce MaxPHD With this setting to start the next pose in any case after a certain period of time. "Guides exposure time (sec): Set here the time Laying in turn set to PHD Guiding. "File prefix": It 's the word that acts as an alphanumeric code of the file names for images that are captured. For example, if I'm taking M42 Luminance mode, I could enter as a file prefix the word "M42_" and then set them will be named: M42_L_1.fit, M42_L_2.fit, etc.. In the right section of the window: "Status": It 's a column that lets you know what MaxPHD is doing at that moment the bottom of the Status section, there is a progress bar that provides visual information of progress ACTIVITY of recovery. These are the operating steps for the proper functioning of MaxPHD: 1) Launch PHD Guiding, all the parameters and start the guider. 2) Run Maxim DL and set all the parameters of recovery [resumption?], except for those times that are set by MaxPHD 3) Run MaxPHD 4) Set parameters MaxPHD 5) Click the Start button 6) Now the part MaxPHD sequence set 7) You can quit MaxPHD at any time by simultaneously pressing the CTRL + ALT + x 8) At the end of the sequence, press the Quit button to exit the program Regarding any requests for improvements or abnormalities, write omega.centauri@gmail.com. Nicola -- Joe --- On Fri, 10/15/10, Don J. Colton <djcolton@piol.com> wrote:

From: Don J. Colton <djcolton@piol.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dither Master To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Friday, October 15, 2010, 4:13 PM Thanks David.

-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of David Rankin Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 4:23 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dither Master

I got it from Nicola at

http://www.skymonsters.net

It's free to download

I noticed a few bugs I reported to Nicola. He said he is going to release a new version very soon.

Cheers,

David

On 10/12/10 3:57 PM, Don J. Colton wrote:

...

David,

Where did you get Dither Master that works with PhD Guiding?

Thanks,

Don

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Don, Good decision! :) Call me anytime if you want help with MaxIm. It is super easy to use. I can't believe that we didn't get around to that on the recent trip to Kanab. Where did the time go?! Cheers, Tyler -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Don J. Colton Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 10:09 AM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dither Master Thanks Joe, but after reading through the instructions I think it would be easier to just use the guiding and dithering in MaxIm DL 5. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Bauman Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 4:24 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dither Master Hey Don, the Dither Master instructions are in Italian but I used a few translation programs on the Internet and managed to get something I think I can understand. I'm not sure if the one you got is the same as the one I did; Nicola said the one I downloaded -- MAXPhd Dither Plus -- is to use with MaxIM and PHD. Here are the instructions as best as I can get them translated: Translation mostly by Google, with some smoothing by me: Manual MaxPHD DitherPlus 1.0 1.0 Purpose of the program: software designed to use the program known Maxim DL for the resumption [acquisition?] of deep sky objects, using PHD Guiding software as a guider. The purpose of the program is to use the technique of dithering in the recovery [acquisition?] phase, in automated form. Dithering is a technique for recovery that is to move randomly in the recovery plan so that the sensor faults and defects related to the recovery debayerizzazione [in color matrix] images from color cameras is minimized. Running DitherPlus You launch DitherPlus by double-clicking its name. At this point the DitherPlus window appears, where you can enter some parameters that will serve us in the recovery phase. Parameters of DitherPlus "# Frames" Number of frames to be captured. "Exposure (sec.): Exposure time for each frame dither Radius (pixels)" maximum size for the movement of dithering, in pixels "Shooting mode:" Could be, "Luminance", "RGB", "H -alpha. "If you shoot with color cameras (ie cameras with no filter wheel), override this setting. If instead you have a filter wheel, remember to set Maxim DL with filters in the following order: L, R, G, B , H-alpha. The Luminance mode takes a sequence of images with the luminance filter. The H-alpha mode, takes a sequence of images with the H-alpha filter. The RGB mode, takes a sequence 'images for each color channel. Example: If the parameter "# Frames" I put three, and set the RGB mode, run the back edge MaxPHD sequence: R, G, B, R, G, B, R, G, B. So the actual total number of frames included is "# Frames" multiplied by 3. "Dithering Tolerance (pixels)": After dithering, the guide must settle on the normal vibration values it had before the dithering. With this parameter is set by MaxPHD to start a pose when the oscillation of the guide is within + or-the value specified in pixels. "Dithering timeout (sec)": Sometimes, for example, because of seeing, the oscillation after the dithering is not within the parameters that we set. s'istrusce MaxPHD With this setting to start the next pose in any case after a certain period of time. "Guides exposure time (sec): Set here the time Laying in turn set to PHD Guiding. "File prefix": It 's the word that acts as an alphanumeric code of the file names for images that are captured. For example, if I'm taking M42 Luminance mode, I could enter as a file prefix the word "M42_" and then set them will be named: M42_L_1.fit, M42_L_2.fit, etc.. In the right section of the window: "Status": It 's a column that lets you know what MaxPHD is doing at that moment the bottom of the Status section, there is a progress bar that provides visual information of progress ACTIVITY of recovery. These are the operating steps for the proper functioning of MaxPHD: 1) Launch PHD Guiding, all the parameters and start the guider. 2) Run Maxim DL and set all the parameters of recovery [resumption?], except for those times that are set by MaxPHD 3) Run MaxPHD 4) Set parameters MaxPHD 5) Click the Start button 6) Now the part MaxPHD sequence set 7) You can quit MaxPHD at any time by simultaneously pressing the CTRL + ALT + x 8) At the end of the sequence, press the Quit button to exit the program Regarding any requests for improvements or abnormalities, write omega.centauri@gmail.com. Nicola -- Joe --- On Fri, 10/15/10, Don J. Colton <djcolton@piol.com> wrote:

From: Don J. Colton <djcolton@piol.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dither Master To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Friday, October 15, 2010, 4:13 PM Thanks David.

-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of David Rankin Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 4:23 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dither Master

I got it from Nicola at

http://www.skymonsters.net

It's free to download

I noticed a few bugs I reported to Nicola. He said he is going to release a new version very soon.

Cheers,

David

On 10/12/10 3:57 PM, Don J. Colton wrote:

...

David,

Where did you get Dither Master that works with PhD Guiding?

Thanks,

Don

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Very nice images Don :) On 10/11/10 5:16 PM, Don J. Colton wrote:

I took the following images from Jerry Foote's house in Kanab this last weekend. Many thanks to Tyler Allred for help with the processing and Jerry and Cindy for their hospitality.

North America:

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3875&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

Rosette:

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3878&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

Eastern Veil with hydrogen-alpha luminance:

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3881&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

Horse head with hydrogen-alpha luminance:

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3884&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

NGC 6946 taken at f/10 with a 9.25" Celestron SCT (binned 2 x 2):

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3887&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

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Thanks Tyler for your help with the processing - even the little bit I retained from our sessions has helped a lot. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Tyler Allred Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 11:04 AM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Images from Kanab What a great group of images Don! They really are top-notch. Cheers, Tyler -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Don J. Colton Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 5:17 PM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Images from Kanab I took the following images from Jerry Foote's house in Kanab this last weekend. Many thanks to Tyler Allred for help with the processing and Jerry and Cindy for their hospitality. North America: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3875&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Rosette: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3878&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Eastern Veil with hydrogen-alpha luminance: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3881&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Horse head with hydrogen-alpha luminance: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3884&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 NGC 6946 taken at f/10 with a 9.25" Celestron SCT (binned 2 x 2): http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3887&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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