If you'd take astrophotos, or have inspiring tales of visual observations, email them to me and you get to talk about them, briefly, during the "observing...
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attilladanko
Dec 1, 2009 5:04 pm
I have restarted the poll so people can vote on where to congregate to have dinner this friday december 4th: ...
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richard.harding75
richard.hard...
Dec 1, 2009 8:28 pm
Dream on Bruce!! Well at least you are "the youngest" Harding in the group!!!!...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Dec 3, 2009 2:51 am
Slight change in plan. Paul would like us to have the lobby displays run form 19:35 to 20:00, that is before the meeting. Richard tells me that he is sick. ...
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bhillierca
Dec 3, 2009 3:47 am
I have a new PC with Windows 7 64 bit. So far all my apps work. ...except for the USB to Serial interface for NexRemote. My old Belkin USB to Serial has no 64...
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majikthyze
Dec 3, 2009 4:57 am
I believe that USB2Serial converters with Prolific chipsets will work on 64-bit platforms. I haven't tried it myself, so I don't know what will or won't work....
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bhillierca
Dec 3, 2009 5:34 pm
Thanks Andre for the feedback. I'll first try conecting through the handset controller with my current interface. If that doesn't work then I'll contact you to...
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Bart
btecter
Dec 3, 2009 6:17 pm
If your new PC is a desktop model the best solution for all connections is to purchase a PCI com port. You can get dual port units for around $40. These will...
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mcwolfsonca
Dec 4, 2009 5:09 am
Hi -- I'll bring some gear to show, though not yet sure what... -- Michael...
Reminder from: OAFs Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/cal OAFs Dinner Friday December 4, 2009 5:45 pm - 7:15 pm (This event repeats every month...
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Attilla
attilladanko
Dec 4, 2009 5:13 pm
Liang's Village has won the poll. I've made a reservation for 17:30 under the name "danko", for 11 people. (I may be late.) Afterwards some of us will goto the...
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bhillierca
Dec 4, 2009 11:38 pm
Thanks Bart. My laptop is an XPS 16 with USB ports all around. BobH...
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Stephen
mcintyre_sj
Dec 6, 2009 7:30 am
Driving home ealier this evening my attention was again drawn to the moon, although it was low and peeking in and out of the clouds at 10pm, it looked like it...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Dec 6, 2009 2:48 pm
Seems the more complicated my equipment gets, the less observing I do. I may not be the only one....
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sivarulrasa
Dec 8, 2009 1:47 am
Hi oafs, I've started a gallery of my DSLR and CCD shots from the past several months. Some you may have seen a few of these at the December 4th RASC meeting -...
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bhillierca
Dec 8, 2009 4:24 am
Thanks Andre. As you recommended, I am connected directly to the hand controller and NexRemote works. Unfortunately, the virtaul port does not work so I need...
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sivarulrasa
Dec 10, 2009 5:57 am
Hi oafs, I've updated the gallery with a couple of CCD images - the Veil from Nirvana and the Rosette from FLO. I've also added a section on equipment. ...
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Pierre Martin
meteorshowersca
Dec 13, 2009 8:23 am
Hello, Just came back from a successful short one hour meteor session. The three of us were setup on the side of quiet road near Bourget, just east of Ottawa....
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Robert Alexander
countstar16
Dec 13, 2009 4:53 pm
My neighbour called me all excited at about 6pm Saturday evening to say he'd just seen a really bright "exploding meteor," and that he saw it "break into...
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Rick Kelland
r.kelland
Dec 13, 2009 5:34 pm
I'm in the Bay as well, but I missed it. Hopefully we get more clear skies for the Geminids. Cheers, Rick ________________________________ From: Robert...
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RichardOtt
rmgpz
Dec 13, 2009 5:53 pm
... That was the flare from my head exploding after the sky suddenly clouded over, 1/2-hour after I began an observing session for which I had anxiously waited...
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Pierre Martin
meteorshowersca
Dec 13, 2009 6:25 pm
Ivo and I have decided to go and look for a site north-west of Maniwaki, where the odds of clear skies seem to be best. We'll be leaving at around suppertime...
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Attilla
attilladanko
Dec 15, 2009 5:40 pm
Observing reports? Tales of high adventure and low temperatures? Oohs, Ahhs and other spontaneous vowel utterances?...
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Pierre
meteorshowersca
Dec 16, 2009 3:00 am
The Geminids were great!! Unfortunately, Ivo and I did not manage to get the entire night clear, despite all the travelling we did. We found some sucker...
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Bart
btecter
Dec 16, 2009 11:37 am
Hi All, I definitely had a front row seat for the Geminids. I spent from 1am to 3am lying on the upper deck of Queen Mary 2 at approx 15 degrees N by 62...
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sivarulrasa
Dec 16, 2009 11:10 pm
Hi Bart, great to hear from you. You saw the geminids with shorts on - congrats!!! It's minus 20 over here... Enjoy the rest of your cruise. Sanjeev...
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ericwbenson
Dec 17, 2009 1:47 am
Hi Guys, Out of curiosity does anybody remember what the SQM value (or range) for Nirvana is? The yahoo groups search facility is pretty useless. Thanks, EB...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Dec 17, 2009 2:10 am
Nirvana is dark enough that the SQM does not read reliably -- anywhere from 21.6 to 22.0 . SQMs are mostly useful for relatively light polluted skies. Short...
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Bob Olson
r_olson2
Dec 17, 2009 5:53 am
Hi Folks, I have a new and unused combo-pack HP printer cartridge. The black is #92 and the tri-colour is #93. If your printer takes these cartridges drop me...
