Hi Albert, Very nice image and great technique with the guiding! I am starting to get suspicious that it is not the equipment ($) but the technician. Bob...
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caugheyd
Oct 5, 2004 11:12 am
Hmmm... why? I've seen some beautiful shots of the M45. Now I'm being facetious about 7226, but what makes OC's so inherently difficult? Dave ... were ... ...
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Albert Saikaley
albertsaikaley
Oct 5, 2004 11:47 am
Dave, Yes you've got me there with M45 (as long as it's deep enough) but it's an exception. I should have said "stars" in general are hard to render to a...
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Ross Taylor
cp73rt
Oct 5, 2004 12:28 pm
I found this story interesting, yet disturbing in a way. This dude is getting government money to develop a 40" bino dob, which is mobile - so he can go around...
15506
Ross Taylor
cp73rt
Oct 5, 2004 12:50 pm
... I will correct myself : a 2 x 47" bino dob! Nice toy. Can we dream up an appeal for "saving" the children around Nirvana from a life of crime? Perhaps...
15507
ldbenschop
Oct 5, 2004 1:02 pm
Say Whaaaat? I'll leave the resolution calculations to Attilla, but I'm calling Bull-Shirt on this one. Len ... <SNIP> ... <SNIP>...
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ldbenschop
Oct 5, 2004 1:11 pm
Albert; Incredible image. You the man. Len...
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Ross Taylor
cp73rt
Oct 5, 2004 1:22 pm
... Yeah, not to mention tracking errors and seeing also. Ross...
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Brian
tiny_bear_98
Oct 5, 2004 5:39 pm
I'm usually a quiet type ( a la Balderic ) However this dude cranks my chain. "may the methane from the dung of a thousand camels permeate the vehicle in which...
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Brian
tiny_bear_98
Oct 5, 2004 7:56 pm
Sorry if my post was perceived as severe. Just bugs me when someone comes up with yet another scheme to get our tax dollars to fund their get-rich plans ! By...
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Ross Taylor
cp73rt
Oct 5, 2004 9:07 pm
... It was as it should be. I posted that article thinking some of our OAF friends who have an entrepreneur or knavish spirit would have fun kicking it around...
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Ross Taylor
cp73rt
Oct 5, 2004 9:15 pm
... I hope you'll play "Money For Nothing" - Dire Straits, and "Taxman " - The Beatles, at appropriate times ;) Ross "SD" Taylor...
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caugheyd
Oct 5, 2004 10:31 pm
... large, ... project, ... Stablelight ... Hmmm... is "stablelight" the same as "stabilite"? This is a recent post from the bigdob Yahoo! group "Stabilite...
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rob2otham
Oct 6, 2004 12:27 am
... I would think so... Interestingly enough, a few months ago (I can't remember if it was before or after seeing a post somewhere) I visited their web site...
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pawb63
Oct 6, 2004 1:26 am
Last night, I went to the FLO at about 8 pm. Conditions were very clear, and good visibility. However, it was quite chilly (Summer is over). Anyway, I set...
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Albert Saikaley
albertsaikaley
Oct 6, 2004 1:51 am
Paul, Glad to see that you're getting some images with my good-old CI700. You definately captured M51....here are a couple of suggestions: o reduce the core...
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Ricardo Borba
rborba10
Oct 6, 2004 5:38 pm
Just back from Black's. They had one last 20D in stock, out of two they received on Thursday. It's proudly sitting on my desk now. Can't wait to get home! :) I...
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pawb63
Oct 7, 2004 12:00 am
Congratulations Ricardo I will be looking forward to your images with this camera. In a recent issue of Sky and Telescope (I think it was the June issue) ...
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Ross Taylor
cp73rt
Oct 7, 2004 12:57 am
Assuming the CSC keeps good, would anyone like to join me for a mid-week Nirvana this Thursday evening? (could be the last Nirvana of the season before the...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Oct 7, 2004 1:51 am
... Sigh. Why the hell did i have to get a bloody *job*. -ad...
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Bob Olson
r_olson2
Oct 7, 2004 1:55 am
Hi Attilla, ... Any details you care to share? Bob...
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roland_prevost
Oct 7, 2004 2:16 am
... Congrats, Attilla! Same here... working full-time now. No mid-week Nirvanas for me either. What about on the weekend, Ross? Will the hunters be out and...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Oct 7, 2004 2:27 am
... Hmm. Perhaps you are unfamilliar with the phenomonon. We'll, I've promished a bunch of people that I will meet them every weekday around 9 in the bloody...
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Matt Weeks
mweekscan
Oct 7, 2004 2:46 am
... week ... season ... Unfortunatly, I need to be up early in the morning tomorrow. I am, however, planning on at least one night this weekend, depending on ...
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Albert Saikaley
albertsaikaley
Oct 7, 2004 4:47 am
AD, What the heck are you talking about? I thought you were going to be a kept man forever? When did you get a job? Cheers, Albert. ... mid-week ... season...
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Ross Taylor
cp73rt
Oct 7, 2004 4:50 am
... Geeze, Hope it's not contagious ;) Ross...
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Ross Taylor
cp73rt
Oct 7, 2004 4:53 am
... Well, I'll be there on the weekend with you if the CSC is good. But the not-so-long term forecast is not looking too hot ... hope it's wrong eh? Hunters...
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Bob Olson
r_olson2
Oct 7, 2004 6:04 am
Hi Attilla, ... Yes, I have managed to push it out of my mind to leave room for better things. But anyway, congratulations, I think. Bob...
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SMiles
smiles_1959ca
Oct 7, 2004 6:36 am
The Lone Ranger and Tonto The Lone Ranger and Tonto went camping at Nirvana. After they got their tent all set up, they fell sound asleep. Some hours later,...
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Ross Taylor
cp73rt
Oct 7, 2004 2:00 pm
... Not! CSC now looks bad for Nirvana. Cheers, Ross...
