I uploaded an html file that had embedded pictures (see the files
section).  When I check it, The words are there but the pictures are
only blanks.  I created a directory in the files section just like the
one under the original html file, and put the same files in it.  Why
doesn't the html file open properly from Yahoo and what has to be done
to view the whole thing as it was intended to be seen?
Thanks in advance for the help!

Hello,

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Attached, please find the latest issue of the Custer Comment, the monthly
journal of Custer Institute.  You are receiving the electronic edition in
lieu of the single-page hardcopy edition or the sender believes the current
issue would be of interest to you.  This issue is chocked-full and contains
exciting news and pictures about ongoing or upcoming projects and events at
Custer, spectacular celestial events and unprecedented developments in
science and space exploration.

Highlights in this month's issue:
1. Long Island High School Seniors Excel; 2. HSEEOLA Tabled: Commentary -
The Tyranny of Indifference by Tom Madigan; 3. Election Results; 4. Heavenly
Events for July 2006 by Bob Chapin; 5. Highlights for July 2006; 6. Hubble
ST in the news; 7. Messages from Dr Carolyn Porco; 8. First Image Obtained
with Custer's 16" LX-200; 9 Space Shuttle return to flight and much, much
more!

In order to use the electronic version, you'll need Adobe
(http://www.adobe.com) Acrobat Reader, available for free download at:
http://cgim.adobe.com/acrobat/reader21/download.cgi . I've created a 'Custer
Comment Archive' where all issues I've published, including the current
issue, can be read or downloaded at http://www.tommadigan.net/custer. For
those who don't have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 7
is quite nice and is available for free download at
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html .  The release version
of this month's issue was created with Adobe Acrobat Professional, version
7.0.

Best regards,
Tom Madigan, Editor
The Custer Comment
tmadigan@...


Note: The Custer Comment is usually distributed by the 1st of every month
with the 3rd being the absolute latest.  This month's issue is a week late
due to editing issues  and time constraints.  I apologize for any
inconvenience this may have caused.  Please note, the full version of the
Custer Comment is available only to members who have the ability to receive
it electronically.  All others receive a single-page, highlights edition.

• live music that will include the music of Charlie Ward and his band, Ahmed Ali and Henry;
• Barbeque;
• a magic show;
• a very special light show after dark; 

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=home&formtype=address&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&cat=&address=167+Skidmore+Road&city=North+Babylon&state=NY&zipcode=11703

 

Just getting a bit frustrated in the area of telescope buying and
wanted to ask for some real-world (IE.: non-salesman) thoughts and/or
advice.

I have a Meade 10 inch dobsonian, its fun but wanted something that
showed more than distant "fuzzy dots". I'm even a bit disappointed
with the planets through it. I want something a bit more portable AND
stronger (in the $1000 range). also have been reading up on the
computerized/automated searches that are now possible built into some
telescopes. It sounds fun, but not a deal breaker. Id do without it if
it meant getting better optics.

Walking through a camera/telescope store they have tags hanging off
each one with a list of features and the usual "photographs" of some
stellar object. As many of you probably are aware, underneath the
crisp clear photo of Saturn or the inside inner wall of some moon
crater, they write "you can see these objects and more". What they
DON'T tell you is that you wont see it as shown! It was enhanced,
touched up, and maybe magnified. Not just Meade, many brands.

Take a look a the "GALLERY" link under each type of telescope
http://www.meade.com/productguide/index.html

For example, I look at the gallery under "Series 5000 ED APO
Refractors" and the ETX series, and I see some FANTASTIC images.

Will I see those objects with my own eye when I find it and peek
through? or is is a marketing scam?

I don't want to spend $1000+ on a scope and see "a fuzzy dot"; even if
its a BIG fuzzy dot. I realize a "serious" sky gazer would always be
excited by that, but I also like clearly defined, easily recognizable
objects for the most part. Something for "the common man" with room to
grow. Earth's moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn...those are the biggies, the
quick fun objects to find and share with friends.

Would I be better off getting say a really good refractor, or do you
think that something like the ETX 125 can do the same thing (EXCELLENT
planetary images at least) and more (than a collection of fuzzy dots)?
I want to feel like I'm almost crawling inside the Moons craters,
distantly approaching the recognizable orbits of Mars or Saturn. Is it
unreasonable to expect to see a swirling galaxy or bright nebulae or
cluster that is more than a patch of light?

I have always been very interested in astronomy but usually
disappointed in telescopes Ive owned - Id like to make my next
purchase one I am excited about for years to come. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

David van Popering
daviddutch1964@...
Southold

From Dr Carolyn Porco and the Imaging Team at CICLOPS.   Navigate to
http://ciclops.org.  Enjoy!

-----Original Message-----
From: cpcomments@... [mailto:cpcomments@...]
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 11:08 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: A SATURNIAN MUSICAL CELEBRATION TO HONOR PAUL MCCARTNEY


MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE
CASSINI IMAGING CENTRAL LABORATORY FOR OPERATIONS (CICLOPS) SPACE SCIENCE
INSTITUTE, BOULDER, COLORADO http://ciclops.org cpcomments@...

Preston Dyches (720) 974-5859
CICLOPS/Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colo.

Image Advisory:        June 18, 2006


  A SATURNIAN MUSICAL CELEBRATION TO HONOR PAUL MCCARTNEY

On the occasion of Paul McCartney's landmark 64th birthday, the Cassini
Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations (CICLOPS) is releasing today
an 8-minute movie as a birthday gift to the former Beatle.   Sixty-four
of the most dramatic and spectacular images taken by NASA's Cassini
spacecraft, including one mosaic from the European-built Huygens probe of
the surface of Titan, are composed together in a cinematic voyage through
the Saturn system and put to the music of the Beatles.

"In their creation of new musical forms and directions, and in their
expansive vision of the art of popular music, the Beatles reached heights of
achievement in their brief time together that nobody has been able to
surpass", said Carolyn Porco, Cassini imaging team leader and the
producer/director of the movie.  "And being a major element in that
incredible story makes Paul McCartney, in my mind, one of planet Earth's
brightest stars.  It makes me very happy to be able to celebrate him in this
way.  I hope he likes our movie."

The movie `Sixty-four Sights from Saturn' is available today on the home
page of http://ciclops.org.   High resolution versions may be obtained
by emailing cpcomments@....

The Cassini imaging operations center (CICLOPS) is based at the Space
Science Institute in Boulder, Colo.

-end-

The 'Highlights' synopsis introducing this month's issue of the Custer
Comment should have read:
1. Family Astronomy Day, 2006! 2. Letters to the Editor; 3. Annual
Membership Meeting, Barbeque and Concert and other highlights for June; 4.
Heavenly Events for June 2006 by Bob Chapin; 5. Nominee Received for Custer
Good Neighbor Outdoor Lighting Award; 6. Patchogue initiates lighting
changes; 7. Healthy, Safe and Energy Efficient Outdoor Lighting Act released
for general vote on NYS Senate floor; 8. HSEEOLA companion bills; 9. Custer
endorsement of HSEEOLA; 10. New CGE1400 mount delivered; 11. Upcoming events
for mid-summer and much, much more!

I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this may have caused.

Regards,
Tom Madigan, Editor
The Custer Comment


-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Madigan [mailto:tmadigan@...]
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 1:04 AM
Subject: June, 2006 Issue of The Custer Comment - this memo and attachment
supercedes any prior copy sent for June
Importance: High

Attached, please find the latest issue of the Custer Comment, the monthly
journal of Custer Institute.  You are receiving the electronic edition in
lieu of the single-page hardcopy edition or the sender believes the current
issue would be of interest to you.  This issue is chocked-full and contains
exciting news and pictures about ongoing or upcoming projects and events at
Custer, spectacular celestial events and unprecedented developments in
science and space exploration.

Highlights in this month's issue:
1. Family Astronomy Day, 2006! 2. Letters to the Editor; 3. Annual
Membership Meeting, Barbeque and Concert and other highlights for June; 4.
Heavenly Events for June 2006 by Bob Chapin; 5. Nominee Received for Custer
Good Neighbor Outdoor Lighting Award; 6. Patchogue initiates lighting
changes; 7. Good Neighbor Outdoor Lighting Award companion bills; 8.
Healthy, Safe and Energy Efficient Outdoor Lighting Act Released for general
vote on NYS Senate floor; 9. Custer endorsement of HSEEOLA; 10. New CGE1400
mount delivered; 11. Upcoming events for mid-summer and much, much more!

In order to use the electronic version, you'll need Adobe
(http://www.adobe.com) Acrobat Reader, available for free download at:
http://cgim.adobe.com/acrobat/reader21/download.cgi . I've created a 'Custer
Comment Archive' where all issues I've published, including the current
issue, can be read or downloaded at http://www.tommadigan.net/custer. For
those who don't have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 7
is quite nice and is available for free download at
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html .  The release version
of this month's issue was created with Adobe Acrobat Professional, version
7.0.

Best regards,
Tom Madigan, Editor
The Custer Comment
tmadigan@...


Note: The Custer Comment is usually distributed by the 1st of every month
with the 3rd being the absolute latest.  Please note, the full version of
the Custer Comment is available only to members who have the ability to
receive it electronically.  All others receive a single-page, highlights
edition.

Attached, please find the latest issue of the Custer Comment, the monthly
journal of Custer Institute.  You are receiving the electronic edition in
lieu of the single-page hardcopy edition or the sender believes the current
issue would be of interest to you.  This issue is chocked-full and contains
exciting news and pictures about ongoing or upcoming projects and events at
Custer, spectacular celestial events and unprecedented developments in
science and space exploration.

Highlights in this month's issue:
1. Family Astronomy Day, 2006! 2. Letters to the Editor; 3. Annual
Membership Meeting, Barbeque and Concert and other highlights for June; 4.
Heavenly Events for June 2006 by Bob Chapin; 5. Nominee Received for Custer
Good Neighbor Outdoor Lighting Award; 6. Patchogue initiates lighting
changes; 7. Good Neighbor Outdoor Lighting Award companion bills; 8.
Healthy, Safe and Energy Efficient Outdoor Lighting Act Released for general
vote on NYS Senate floor; 9. Custer endorsement of HSEEOLA; 10. New CGE1400
mount delivered; 11. Upcoming events for mid-summer and much, much more!

In order to use the electronic version, you'll need Adobe
(http://www.adobe.com) Acrobat Reader, available for free download at:
http://cgim.adobe.com/acrobat/reader21/download.cgi . I've created a 'Custer
Comment Archive' where all issues I've published, including the current
issue, can be read or downloaded at http://www.tommadigan.net/custer. For
those who don't have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 7
is quite nice and is available for free download at
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html .  The release version
of this month's issue was created with Adobe Acrobat Professional, version
7.0.

Best regards,
Tom Madigan, Editor
The Custer Comment
tmadigan@...


Note: The Custer Comment is usually distributed by the 1st of every month
with the 3rd being the absolute latest.  Please note, the full version of
the Custer Comment is available only to members who have the ability to
receive it electronically.  All others receive a single-page, highlights
edition.

Attached, please find the latest issue of the Custer Comment, the monthly
journal of Custer Institute.  You are receiving the electronic edition in
lieu of the single-page hardcopy edition or the sender believes the current
issue would be of interest to you.  This issue is chocked-full and contains
exciting news and pictures about ongoing or upcoming projects and events at
Custer, spectacular celestial events and unprecedented developments in
science and space exploration.

Highlights in this month's issue:
1. Custer Crowned with new dome! 2. NEAF, 2006; 3. Friday, May 5th is the
final Astronomy Open Night at Stony Brook for 2005-2006 Academic Year; 4.
Heavenly Events for May, 2006 by Bob Chapin; 5. Too Hot NOT to Handle, an
essay by Tom Madigan; 6. Spring Course Offerings for May; 7. Good Neighbor
Outdoor Lighting Award; 8. A synopsis of April's Course offerings, featuring
Phil Harrington and Dr. Helio Takai of BNL; 9. Custer Annual Family
Astronomy Day, Saturday, May 6th; 10. Photo essay of dome assembly, raising
and installation; 11. Historic DVD of dome event produced and much, much
more!

In order to use the electronic version, you'll need Adobe
(http://www.adobe.com) Acrobat Reader, available for free download at:
http://cgim.adobe.com/acrobat/reader21/download.cgi . I've created a 'Custer
Comment Archive' where all issues I've published, including the current
issue, can be read or downloaded at http://www.tommadigan.net/custer. For
those who don't have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 7
is quite nice and is available for free download at
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html .  The release version
of this month's issue was created with Adobe Acrobat Professional, version
7.0.

Best regards,
Tom Madigan, Editor
The Custer Comment
tmadigan@...


Note: The Custer Comment is usually distributed by the 1st of every month
with the 3rd being the absolute latest.  Please note, the full version of
the Custer Comment is available only to members who have the ability to
receive it electronically.  All others receive a single-page, highlights
edition.

For those who missed John during his visit to Custer on the evening of September 17th, 2005 or the presentation of A Sidewalk Astronomer at Jamboree, '05, another opportunity presents itself!  The Cinema Arts Centre of Huntington has scheduled a one-time event featuring this unique and compelling film about one of Astronomy's greatest, modern personalities.  Reception and observing to follow, weather permitting.  Please join the film's director, Jeffrey Fox Jacobs, former Vanderbilt Staff Astronomer and current Half Hollow Hills Planetarium Director, Tom Carey and myself as we field questions and observe the night sky with a Dobsonian, a telescope whose simple design has revolutionized amateur astronomy and that bears it's founder's name.      

Attached, please find the latest issue of the Custer Comment, the monthly
journal of Custer Institute.  You are receiving the electronic edition in
lieu of the single-page hardcopy edition or the sender believes the current
issue would be of interest to you.  This issue is chocked-full and contains
exciting news and pictures about ongoing or upcoming projects and events at
Custer, spectacular celestial events and unprecedented developments in
science and space exploration.

Highlights in this month's issue:
1. NEAF, 2006; 2. Photos and coverage of the March 18th, Annual St.
Patrick's Day Dinner-party and concert; 3. Heavenly Events for April, 2006
by Bob Chapin; 4. A Brilliant Performance: Steve Sanfilippo provides
memorable concert of Irish music; 5. Spring Course Offerings; 6. Dome
delivery; 7. A Sidewalk Astronomer, a film dedicated to the life and times
of John Dobson; 8. SUNY, Stony Brook Friday night lecture; 9. National
Sharing the Sky Foundation; 10. Starlab wows audience and much, much more!

In order to use the electronic version, you'll need Adobe
(http://www.adobe.com) Acrobat Reader, available for free download at:
http://cgim.adobe.com/acrobat/reader21/download.cgi . I've created a 'Custer
Comment Archive' where all issues I've published, including the current
issue, can be read or downloaded at http://www.tommadigan.net/custer. For
those who don't have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 7
is quite nice and is available for free download at
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html .  The release version
of this month's issue was created with Adobe Acrobat Professional, version
7.0.

Best regards,
Tom Madigan, Editor
The Custer Comment
tmadigan@...


Note: The Custer Comment is usually distributed by the 1st of every month
with the 3rd being the absolute latest.  Please note, the full version of
the Custer Comment is available only to members who have the ability to
receive it electronically.  All others receive a single-page, highlights
edition.

For those who missed John during his visit to Custer on the evening of September 17th, 2005 or the presentation of A Sidewalk Astronomer at Jamboree, '05, another opportunity presents itself!  The Cinema Arts Centre of Huntington has scheduled a one-time event featuring this unique and compelling film about one of Astronomy's greatest, modern personalities.  Reception and observing to follow, weather permitting.  Please join the film's director, Jeffrey Fox Jacobs, former Vanderbilt Staff Astronomer and current Half Hollow Hills Planetarium Director, Tom Carey and myself as we field questions and observe the night sky with a Dobsonian, a telescope whose simple design has revolutionized amateur astronomy and that bears it's founder's name.      

May I suggest that this is the only message board that the full-edition
Custer Comment needs to be posted on?  I currently receive the issue 3
times: In my personal e-mail, in the Committee group, and in the
Observers group.  With 12 pages and color pictures, it takes time even
with a cable modem.

Attached, please find the latest issue of the Custer Comment, the monthly
journal of Custer Institute.  You are receiving the electronic edition in
lieu of the single-page hardcopy edition or the sender believes the current
issue would be of interest to you.  This issue is chocked-full and contains
exciting news and pictures about ongoing or upcoming projects and events at
Custer, spectacular celestial events and unprecedented developments in
science and space exploration.

Highlights in this month's issue:
1. March 11th, 8:00 PM; Constellations Tonight: A Starlab Planetarium Show
and Book-signing Event featuring Steve Tomecek; 2. March 18th, 8:00 PM;
Annual St. Patrick's Day Dinner-party and concert; 3. Heavenly Events for
March, 2006 by Bob Chapin; 4. A Brilliant Performance: Highlights from a
mid-winter classical Concert; 5. Spring Course Offerings; 6. Dome delivery;
7. Several exciting developments in 2 high-profile NASA missions as well as
exciting Astronomical discoveries and much, much more!

In order to use the electronic version, you'll need Adobe
(http://www.adobe.com) Acrobat Reader, available for free download at:
http://cgim.adobe.com/acrobat/reader21/download.cgi . I've created a 'Custer
Comment Archive' where all issues I've published, including the current
issue, can be read or downloaded at http://www.tommadigan.net/custer. For
those who don't have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 7
is quite nice and is available for free download at
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html .  The release version
of this month's issue was created with Adobe Acrobat Professional, version
7.0.

Best regards,
Tom Madigan, Editor
The Custer Comment
tmadigan@...


Note: The Custer Comment is usually distributed by the 1st of every month
with the 3rd being the absolute latest.  You're receiving it now, 2 weeks
into the month, because your name, address, email and other relevant contact
information has just been made available to me or the renewal process has
just been completed or you're a brand-new member who has just been added to
our distribution list.  Please note, the full version of the Custer Comment
is available only to members who have the ability to receive it
electronically.  All others receive a single-page, highlights edition.

Attached, please find the latest issue of the Custer Comment, the monthly
journal of Custer Institute.  You are receiving the electronic edition in
lieu of the single-page hardcopy edition or the sender believes the current
issue would be of interest to you.  This issue is chocked-full and contains
exciting news and pictures about ongoing or upcoming projects and events at
Custer, spectacular celestial events and unprecedented developments in
science and space exploration.

Highlights in this month's issue:
1. Custer Winter course offerings: February 18 & 25th; 2. Classical Winter
Concert, February 18th, featuring the daughter of one of Custer's board
members performing as the principal musician; 3. Heavenly Events for
February, 2006 by Bob Chapin; 4. Course synopsis for lectures concluded to
date; 5. Montauk Observatory Update; 6. Book review of Dava Sobel's 'The
Planets'; 7. Exciting developments in a high-profile NASA mission as well as
exciting Astronomical discoveries and much, much more!

In order to use the electronic version, you'll need Adobe
(http://www.adobe.com) Acrobat Reader, available for free download at:
http://cgim.adobe.com/acrobat/reader21/download.cgi . I've created a 'Custer
Comment Archive' where all issues I've published, including the current
issue, can be read or downloaded at http://tmadigan.home.netcom.com/custer .
For those who don't have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, version
7 is quite nice and is available for free download at
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html .  The release version
of this month's issue was created with Adobe Acrobat Professional, version
7.0.

Best regards,
Tom Madigan, Editor
The Custer Comment
tmadigan@...


Note: The Custer Comment is usually distributed by the 1st of every month
with the 3rd being the absolute latest.  You're receiving it now, almost 2
weeks late, because of technical problems with my personal computer or; your
name, address, email and other relevant contact information has just been
made available to me or; the renewal process has just been completed or;
you're a brand-new member who has just been added to our distribution list.
Please note, the full version of the Custer Comment is available only to
members who have the ability to receive it electronically.  Procedures are
currently being developed to accommodate those who are unable to do so.

For those in the New York City metropolitan area on February 3rd at the
American Museum of Natural History; the Amateur Astronomers Association
is proud to present an astronomy lecture by Dr. Fred Espenak,
astrophysicist at the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. He will be
giving a talk on "Predicting and Chasing Solar Eclipses." The free
public lecture is at 6:15 p. m. in the Kaufmann Auditorium.
Among the questions Espenak will discuss are: How often do eclipses
occur and where can they be seen from? When will the U. S. see its next
total eclipse? What can eclipses tell us about the Sun and its
mysterious corona?
He will share some of his experiences through photos and video. A
preview of the next total eclipse on March 29 with the path of the
Moon's umbral shadow crossing Africa and central Asia will be
illustrated with maps and climatological data handouts including a list
of future solar eclipses visible from New York City.

http://www.aaa.org/

Just want to say hello and I look forward to the first course at Custer
this Saturday on "Comets and Small Bodies." Hope to see some of you
there maybe.

for those in the greater New York area -- tomorrow at the Museum of
Natural History in NYC they are suppose to be showing the launch of the
New Horizons mission to Pluto. Will anyone be attending that?
Log onto AMNH.com

Have a good night.

Just want to say hello and I look forward to the first course at Custer
this Saturday on "Comets and Small Bodies." Hope to see some of you
there maybe.

for those in the greater New York area -- tomorrow at the Museum of
Natural History in NYC they are suppose to be showing the launch of the
New Horizons mission to Pluto. Will anyone be attending that?
Log onto AMNH.com

Have a good night.