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Workshop/Moon Watch
by Jim Gibson 29 Dec '04

29 Dec '04

There will be a workshop/moon watch at Fort Provo on Saturday night May 1st starting at 6:30. PM. The park has to be cleared by 11PM. The work shop will be given by John Zeigler and he will present a discussion on the light train and on eyepieces (how the work, not necessarily which ones to buy). If time permits, Jim Gibson will present a short introductory discussion on the moon and it features. To make things interesting for the new folks a free CD will be given away that can be used as an aid to learning moon features and their names. There is also some material on the Apollo missions on the CD. There will be 2 Telrads for sale at the price of $40.00 each for any one who is interested. Fort Provo can be reached by getting off of I-15 on Provo Center Street and going West. From the West side of I-15 go to the 2nd stop light at Center Street and Geneva Rd. Turn right and go about a block and you will see the Fort and the park on the right-hand side. Bring lawn chairs, a snack, the kids, and a telescope or binoculars. If you have none of the above, come anyway. When you arrive look for some strange old guy with a parallelogram and binoculars and if Rich Tenney doesnt show up, then look for a young 60 year old guy with a suave short hair cut and with a parallelogram and binoculars. Jim Gibson --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢

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Re: Re: [UVAA] Astrophotography
by Dana Henriksen 17 Nov '04

17 Nov '04

Thankyou for the responses to my digital camera question. There is a lot of good information, and I am still doing my research. Hopefully the next time there's an aurora in Utah, I will be able to get a good picture. Thanks again, Dana Henriksen

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Re: Re: [UVAA] Astrophotography
by astrodeb＠charter.net 14 Nov '04

14 Nov '04

Here are some sample images with the 300D. You can also download the qshow "Introduction to DSLR imaging". http://home.comcast.net/~dave.dockery/NewImages.htm Debbie > > From: Jim Gibson <jimgibson00(a)yahoo.com> > Date: 2004/11/14 Sun AM 07:21:12 MST > To: Utah Valley Astronomy Association <uvaa(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: [UVAA] Astrophotography > > Dana > There are 4 cameras that are mentioned a lot by astrophotographers. The Nikon Coolpix 4500 (about $400). There is a Coolpix 5000 but for various reasons astrophotograpers like the 4500. There is a Canon Reble 300D (about $900). There is a Nikon 70D (about $1000) and there is a Canon 10D (about $1500). You can guess which one is the best. > Read about the Coolpix at this web site: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Coolpix4500Digital_Astro/ > Get a lot of good information about astrophotography at this web site: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digital_astro/ > Go back and read the post heading for the last 6 months and you will see that your questions will have been asked several times. > Jim > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > UVAA mailing list > UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa >

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Re: [UVAA] Astrophotography
by astrodeb＠charter.net 14 Nov '04

14 Nov '04

Dana, Are you looking at 6.3 Mega Pixel cameras? If you are, a Canon 300D Digital Rebel is hard to beat. You can find the Rebel with the 18-55 kit lens for about $800 on ebay. The 10D will run about $1250 without a lens on ebay. I've had good luck with ebay. Some people on the digital-astro group like the Nikon D70 because they can use their older Nikon lenses with the camera. The D70 has automatic noise suppression which some people don't like so unless you have Nikon lenses hanging around I'd go with the Digital Rebel or 10D. You are going to need a Hartmann mask or some other means to focus the camera. It doesn't have a live LCD screen like the Coolpix 4500. Debbie > > From: "Dana Henriksen" <DANA(a)novell.com> > Date: 2004/11/13 Sat PM 10:50:34 MST > To: <uvaa(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: [UVAA] Astrophotography > > Does anyone have a recommendation on what digital camera(s) would be > good for astrophotography? What features are important and what > features are just nice to have? There have been a few times this year I > have tried to take pictures with our digital camera, but it just wasn't > designed for night-time photography. I have asked at a few camera > stores, but their sales pitches end when I ask about astrophotography - > they don't know; so I thought I would look for some real > astrophotographers. > > Thanks, > > Dana Henriksen > > _______________________________________________ > UVAA mailing list > UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa >

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Astrophotography
by Dana Henriksen 14 Nov '04

14 Nov '04

Does anyone have a recommendation on what digital camera(s) would be good for astrophotography? What features are important and what features are just nice to have? There have been a few times this year I have tried to take pictures with our digital camera, but it just wasn't designed for night-time photography. I have asked at a few camera stores, but their sales pitches end when I ask about astrophotography - they don't know; so I thought I would look for some real astrophotographers. Thanks, Dana Henriksen

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by JOE KELLER 13 Nov '04

13 Nov '04

Hi This is Joe in Sandy (old papajoek) We will be going to St. George for turkey day 24--28 I am headed out to Fort Pierce every night I hope! SEE YA! Joe

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by JOE KELLER 13 Nov '04

13 Nov '04

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Aurora Last Night
by Dana Henriksen 08 Nov '04

08 Nov '04

Did anyone see an aurora last night? When we got home last evening, I checked the space weather - http://spaceweather.com/ and saw that aurora had been sighted in Park City - the sun's activity over the last few days has me on the watch. Then I checked http://www.sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html and saw that conditions were favorable. So we went outside (at around 10:00) and to the north-east of our home in Lindon, the sky was blue-green with the mountains against it. There were also a lot of clouds with those to the north reflecting the orange glow of Salt Lake City's lights. We got out our binoculars and peered into the blue-green area near the mountains and could see stars through that patch - so it wasn't just a reflection on clouds. It disappeared around 10:30 as the cloud cover thickened. I tried to call Rich to see if it was really an aurora, but just got his answering machine... Did anyone else see it? Dana Henriksen

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RE: [UVAA] Tonight at the gravel pit
by Griffin Louis A Civ OO-ALC/MAKGBA 08 Nov '04

08 Nov '04

Rich - sorry I missed the observing - I havent checked this Email address for a while now, I had carpal and cubital tunnel surgery done to both arms recently so I have been down and out of the loop for a while. Are there any plans to brave the new moon in Nov.? As long as the snow doesn't fly? Is there any snow at the pit? -----Original Message----- From: uvaa-bounces+louis.griffin=hill.af.mil(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:uvaa-bounces+louis.griffin=hill.af.mil@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Richard Tenney Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 12:23 PM To: Utah-Astronomy; UVAA Subject: [UVAA] Tonight at the gravel pit For those of you who are not headed to the Wedge tonight that want to do some observing closer to home, a few of us will be at the Gravel Pit (East of Park City) tonight (Friday). I haven't decided if I'm going up early evening or late night, but I plan to be up there into the early morning hours hunting early winter objects along with Lowell Lyon and a few others, so if you come early and nobody is there yet stick around and you'll have company sometime after midnight at least. And if Lou Griffin shows up (hint, hint), there will be at least two 20-inch dobs there ;o) Rich PS, you can find directions on the UVAA website: http://www.uvaa.org/sitedirections/GravelPit.html _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ UVAA mailing list UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa

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awful quiet here recently
by daniel turner 07 Nov '04

07 Nov '04

So......how about those Redsocks? Looks like they finally broke that old curse. DT __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com

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