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23000
Thanks, yes this helps. I don't quite get the pickering scale - at least for the first 3 ratings. For ratings of 4 and up, it seems pretty deterministic and ...
Stephen J McIntyre
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Jun 2, 2008
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23001
... when slightly out of focus? I never see airy disks UNLESS I magnify substantially. The required magnification for this is said to be 50x per ince of...
roland_prevost
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Jun 2, 2008
3:02 am
23002
Hi all, There is a nova in Ophiuchus going on right now, it's at about 10th mag and will likely brighten some more. Here is a link to the alert: ...
Eric Benson
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Jun 2, 2008
7:01 am
23003
... amateur spectroscopy. way cool. and very rare. congrats. -ad...
Attilla Danko
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Jun 2, 2008
2:27 pm
23004
'félicitaion' very good work ((rare)) maybe here but not in france and it is possible to do near the same whit ordinary cd Room or DVD for beginning test make...
jacques savard
suppjos
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Jun 2, 2008
5:36 pm
23005
Three interesting prominences on the limb of the sun today. Get thouse h-alpha scopes out before the thunderstorms roll in....
Attilla Danko
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Jun 2, 2008
5:37 pm
23006
I don't know if anyone has seen one of these cute little guys ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC Among other things they (4G version) come with...
i_tellurian
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Jun 3, 2008
2:20 am
23007
Cool! Excellent work on the spectra. I have posted some star hopping charts for those inclined to venture out at 2:00am. The SCS indicates clearing at that...
Stephen J McIntyre
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Jun 3, 2008
2:23 am
23008
I've sold about 8 of these at the store over the last month. Very cool, ultra portable. It comes with linux Xandros installed. We will install Win XP for an...
geeko boy
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Jun 3, 2008
3:26 am
23009
Hi Colin/others Just wanted to say thanks for the info. Unfortunately they seem to be out of the "cheap" version and I don't know if I want to spend $40 on ...
Robert Courtemanche
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Jun 3, 2008
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23010
I've read some people are disappointed by it's battery life. How many hours can it run KStars?...
Attilla Danko
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Jun 3, 2008
12:48 pm
23011
I need a PC to control my Canon XSi. So battery life and full support of XP apps are the main criteria. Any idea of how the battery life compares to a small...
Stephen J McIntyre
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Jun 3, 2008
1:37 pm
23012
Batteries ... don't get me started! They are so misunderstood, and very few people know how to look after them (except the astro community of course ). I ran...
tellurian
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Jun 3, 2008
1:41 pm
23013
can you opdate to something better thne celeron a bit slow for computation in astro apectro like waht I do jack 47'N 71'W ... Software...
jacques savard
suppjos
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Jun 3, 2008
3:20 pm
23014
whit linux the goup http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lin4astro/ can help a lot also jack 47'n 71'W ... Software...
jacques savard
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Jun 3, 2008
3:23 pm
23015
Hi Rob, Have you tried out Le Barons on Merivale? They had the "full size" (still pretty darn small) version for ... $21.94 I think - I decided I was willing...
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Jun 3, 2008
3:41 pm
23016
Please note: I am not trying to promote it ... so far I like it, but I do not expect everyone would or should. The battery life is considerably better than...
tellurian
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Jun 3, 2008
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23017
... Apparantly there were batttery problems with at least some EEE PC models. Check the "Battery controversy" section of the wikipedia page: ...
Attilla Danko
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Jun 3, 2008
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23018
Yes - can't have too many computers or gadgets. The remote control for the canon 40d that does timelapse control is about $200. But there isn't one yet for the...
Stephen J McIntyre
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Jun 3, 2008
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23019
I did try it out last Thursday at Moose Creek. There were a few mosquitoes when I arrived and they quickly disappeared after I fired up the Thermacell....
Colin Townsend
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Jun 3, 2008
4:11 pm
23020
If you scroll down to the 'Specifications' section on the link you gave you will see what the correct battery type is for the different versions of EEE PC. ...
tellurian
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Jun 3, 2008
4:22 pm
23021
From customers I'm getting an average of 2.6 to 2.8 hours, it could be less under constant use. However the version with the Camera has a better battery and...
geeko boy
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Jun 3, 2008
4:28 pm
23022
why do you recommand this one more parall port or serial port or pcmcia parall do not untherstand whay this one in particular jack 47'N 71'W...
jacques savard
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Jun 3, 2008
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23023
I would not say anyone is recommending it other than for its utility as an ultra compact computing device that can be easily carried around and comes with a...
tellurian
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Jun 3, 2008
6:01 pm
23024
If you have some time to play whit spectro just take a cd room and pell it whit duck tape to remouve all the reflextive surface clean it form glue now you can...
jacques savard
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Jun 3, 2008
8:41 pm
23025
For inquiring minds, (mainly for myself). I did some empirical tests on the power requirements of the Eee. Conditions: - battery removed - KStars running...
tellurian
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Jun 3, 2008
11:33 pm
23026
Hi Rob, Thanks for the info, I'll check it out as the price is right. I really appreciate the heads-up. Rob ... size" ... decided I ... how ... had)...
Robert Courtemanche
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Jun 4, 2008
12:19 am
23027
This is excellent info. Thanks -- bruce...
geeko boy
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Jun 4, 2008
12:31 am
23028
Anybody going to start a poll with Friday dinner choices? Bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Bob Olson
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Jun 4, 2008
2:23 am
23029
I've restarted the poll to decide dinner this friday: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/surveys?id=2475552 -ad ... -- attilla danko, danko@...,...
Attilla Danko
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Jun 4, 2008
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