Thanks for the information! Rol ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... ...
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roland_prevost
Jul 3, 2005 1:29 pm
Was out in b.y. last nite with the 12.5" dob for session #497. Thanks to Len's link to a map of that supernova in M51, which I printed out to serve as a map, I...
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Robert Anderson
twinpeaksobs...
Jul 3, 2005 3:54 pm
Hi all I setting up my observatory in the back yard till the spring in which I want to move it to a dark site. My permanent pier will be delivered the first of...
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Simon Hanmer
shanmer52
Jul 3, 2005 4:09 pm
Albert ... I saw it last night ... http://www3.sympatico.ca/simon.hanmer/CCD_images.html Simon ... Simon Hanmer Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth St,...
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Douglas B. George
maximccd
Jul 3, 2005 4:39 pm
... If you're only using it temporarily, just go down about 3-4 feet. It'll probably heave a bit in the spring, but that just means tweaking your polar ...
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janeshaca
Jul 3, 2005 6:01 pm
Robert - Maybe you've already seen it, but I thought this article gave a pretty good overview of the Deep Impact mission: ...
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Saikaley, Albert
albertsaikaley
Jul 3, 2005 6:25 pm
4 ft down 25" across. It never shifted durning the first 3 years then this year it moved slightly in the winter. Regards, ______________________________ Albert...
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Saikaley, Albert
albertsaikaley
Jul 3, 2005 6:26 pm
Just read this now...I fell better about mine. Thanks Doug! Regards, ______________________________ Albert Saikaley Development Director Software Maintenance...
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Albert Saikaley
albertsaikaley
Jul 3, 2005 7:00 pm
Simon, Damn...if I had known you were doing this I wouldn't have broke my sabbatical last night. 5 minute image with the ST5 looks a lot like a single frame...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Jul 3, 2005 7:06 pm
In case it's not obvious to people, from Ottawa, the comet will appear to set tonight around 1:16. The impact will 36 minutes later. Apparantly the NASA chose...
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Robert Anderson
twinpeaksobs...
Jul 4, 2005 3:26 am
Thanks Doug That was exactly what I was looking for. The ground is going to be hard enough that I should get a hoe in to dig it but even with a corner...
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Robert Anderson
twinpeaksobs...
Jul 4, 2005 3:32 am
Thanks Albert for the width. I'll start digging tomorrow night and start whinning about my sore muscles about 10 minutes later. cheers Bob ... then this year...
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Robert Anderson
twinpeaksobs...
Jul 4, 2005 3:34 am
Well done Albert, I'll hopefully be back to imaging in a week or so if the dirt gods are kind to me. Astonishing brightness for this supernova. Cheers Bob ... ...
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Douglas B. George
maximccd
Jul 4, 2005 3:05 pm
... If you're using a modest sized sonotube, not making a big pier, consider renting an Auger from Home Depot. We recently rented an 8" Auger to drill holes...
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Robert Anderson
twinpeaksobs...
Jul 4, 2005 3:10 pm
I'm looking forward to some Hubble images of the impact but in the meantime, the comet more than doubled in brightness after impact as seen in this video ...
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Robert Anderson
twinpeaksobs...
Jul 4, 2005 3:16 pm
Thanks Doug That's exactly what I'll do if I can get my evil twin brother to come over to help or hire some neighbourhood, older boys to do the dirty deed. The...
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roland_prevost
Jul 4, 2005 3:18 pm
Sess#498 11pm-1:30am s=7 lm=5.1 Clear! 12.5" dob M56 : for testing DSCs - good graininess on this Globular. 3 double-doubles in Lyra : 1) Struve2740-74, 2)...
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Rolf and Linda
lindy5050
Jul 4, 2005 4:36 pm
I was observing the comet for the past few nights. I'll see if it's any brighter tonight. Very disappointing that we just missed the time of impact at our...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Jul 4, 2005 5:08 pm
... That's because we're not americans. Nasa has a reasonably wide wide window to pick the impact time: both date and time of day. They picked July 4th to...
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Robert Anderson
twinpeaksobs...
Jul 4, 2005 5:28 pm
... this stuff. ... Just imagine, if the American war machine would take a holiday, look at all the hungry people in the world that could be fed, the space ...
18294
yoodvirus
Jul 4, 2005 5:55 pm
Hi guys, Just wanted to say hello from Firenze Italia. Today we will be visiting Gallileo observatory. The sky here is clear and dark. I wish I had brought my...
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Saikaley, Albert
albertsaikaley
Jul 4, 2005 6:06 pm
Michel, That's very cool. Have fun on your vacation! We've had some decent skies last 2 nights...amazing....I did however fall off the wagon as far as the...
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Pat Browne
pbrowne2002
Jul 4, 2005 7:15 pm
Obs session: July 3/4 2005 2300-00:15 FLO - 16" F5 5.6mm and 19 mm Sky - eventually hazy and cloud movement, mixing Reference: Starry Night Map of...
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Douglas B. George
maximccd
Jul 4, 2005 7:32 pm
... What incident? Doug ... Doug George dgeorge@... Diffraction Limited Makers of Cyanogen Imaging Products http://www.cyanogen.com 25 Conover Street ...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Jul 5, 2005 1:29 am
I just got the starfest brochure. So, who's going? -ad...
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Bob Olson
r_olson2
Jul 5, 2005 1:35 am
I would love to go, but I have family obligations in Edmonton at that time! Bob...
