Is there going to be a pre-RASC diner tomorrow? I always enjoy the good company
and food.
Joe

I won't be attending the RASC meeting tomorrow or the OAFs dinner. Which is
probably why I forgot to setup the dinner poll.

I suggest someone, who is going, declare tyrant mode and pick a restaurant.

-ad

On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 14:44, Joe <joe1silverman@...> wrote:

>
>
>
> Is there going to be a pre-RASC diner tomorrow? I always enjoy the good
> company and food.
> Joe
>
>
>



--
attilla danko, danko@..., http://cleardarksky.com/csk


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Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
OAFs group:

Where shall we have pre-RASC dinner. This Friday, Feb. 5th. Note: vote for as
many choices as you like. Eg. if you vote for two restaurants, you're saying
you're happy to goto either. I'll make the reservation for the number of people
(note votes) voting, plus the number of "bringing n extra persons" checked.

Your vote is shown above. You can change your vote until the poll is closed.

   o Kelsey's
   o Liang's Village (Chinese buffet)
   o Sandrella
   o I can't make it
   o bringing1 extra person
   o bringing 2 extra people
   o bringing 3 extra people
   o bringing the in-laws


To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/surveys?id=2945356

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are
not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups
web site listed above.

Thanks!

> Come on Joe...its just the food you like!!
>
>
> Is there going to be a pre-RASC diner tomorrow? I always enjoy the good
company and food.
> Joe
>
>

So far only 4 people voted. I will close the poll at 2:00pm tomorrow. If it
remains a tie, I will pick Kelsey's.
Joe

Hi all,

This looks very good!  I plan to be at the RASC tonight to catch this special
presentation...

- Pierre



===============================

The Canada Science and Technology Museum in partnership with the Royal
Astronomical Society of Canada invite you to the Public Science Talk: In Search
of Time Connect with experts at the intersection of science and society,
technology and culture at the Canada Science and Technology Museum as science
journalist Dan Falk explores some of the most intriguing aspects of time.

Friday, February 5, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Canada Science and Technology Museum
1867 St Laurent Blvd
Ottawa, Ontario

Presentation by Dan Falk, Canadian science journalist, broadcaster, and author

Time is at once intimately familiar and yet deeply mysterious. It is intangible:
we say it flows like a river — yet when we try to examine that flow, the river
seems reduced to a mirage. No wonder philosophers, poets, and scientists from
Aristotle to Einstein as well as present-day scientists have grappled with the
enigma of time for centuries. In his latest book, In Search of Time: Journeys
Along a Curious Dimension (McClelland & Stewart, 2008), science journalist Dan
Falk explores some of the most intriguing aspects of time. During his
illustrated talk, he shows how our ancestors first learned to measure time, how
Newton and Leibniz argued over its nature, how Einstein linked time and space,
and provides a brief look at the physics of time travel and the paradoxes it
presents.

Dan Falk has written about science for The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, The
Walrus, SkyNews, Astronomy, Sky & Telescope, and New Scientist, and has been a
regular contributor to the CBC Radio program Ideas. His awards include Gold and
Silver Medals for Radio Programming from the New York Festivals, and the Science
Writing Award in Physics and Astronomy from the American Institute of Physics.
His first book, Universe on a T-Shirt: The Quest for the Theory of Everything,
won the 2002 Science in Society Journalism Award from the Canadian Science
Writers' Association. He lives in Toronto, and is a member of the Royal
Astronomical Society of Canada – Toronto Centre.

********************************************************************************\
***********************************************************

Musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada en partenariat avec la Société
royale d'astronomie du Canada vous invite à

Causerie scientifique : In Search of Time
C'est un rendez-vous avec des spécialistes au point de rencontre entre les
sciences et la société, la technologie et la culture, au Musée des sciences et
de la technologie du Canada. Le journaliste scientifique Dan Falk abordera
certains des plus fascinants aspects du temps. (en anglais seulement)

Le vendredi 5 février 2010
20 heures
Musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada
1867, boul. Saint-Laurent
Ottawa (Ontario)

Présentation Dan Falk, Auteur, communicateur et journaliste scientifique
canadien

Bien que le temps nous soit très familier, il demeure rempli de mystère. Le
temps est intangible; on dit qu'il coule comme une rivière – mais lorsqu'on
tente d'en observer le flot, cette dernière devient un mirage. Il n'est pas
étonnant que, depuis des siècles, philosophes, poètes, scientifiques –
d'Aristote à Einstein – et de scientifiques d'aujourd'hui aient voulu élucider
l'énigme du temps. Dans son dernier ouvrage, In Search of Time: Journeys along a
Curious Dimension (McClelland & Stewart, 2008), le journaliste scientifique Dan
Falk aborde certains des plus fascinants aspects du temps. Au cours de sa
présentation illustrée, M. Falk expliquera la façon dont nos ancêtres ont appris
à mesurer le temps, la controverse entre Newton et Leibniz concernant la nature
du temps, la façon dont Einstein a établi le lien entre le temps et l'espace; il
offrira aussi un aperçu de la physique du voyage dans le temps et ses paradoxes.

Dan Falk a écrit sur des sujets scientifiques dans les publications Globe and
Mail, Toronto Star, The Walrus, SkyNews, Astronomy, Sky & Telescope et New
Scientist, et a régulièrement contribué à l'émission Ideas, sur les ondes de CBC
Radio. Il a reçu des médailles d'or et d'argent dans le cadre des New York
Festivals pour ses émissions radio et aussi le prix Science Writing Award in
Physics and Astronomy de l'American Institute of Physics. Son premier livre,
Universe on a T-Shirt, The Quest for the Theory of Everything (version française
: Tout l'univers sur un tee-shirt – À la recherche d'une « théorie du tout »)
lui a valu le prix Science in Society Journalism Award 2002 de l'Association
canadienne des rédacteurs scientifiques. Il habite Toronto et est membre de la
Société royale d'astronomie du Canada – centre de Toronto.

Hi everyone. I'm not going to be at the meeting on Friday, but will someone be
video-taping Dan's talk? I'm going out of town to be with family and can't make
it.

Cheers,

Jeremy

--- In OAFs@yahoogroups.com, "Pierre" <pmartin@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> This looks very good!  I plan to be at the RASC tonight to catch this special
presentation...
>
> - Pierre
>
>
>
> ===============================
>
> The Canada Science and Technology Museum in partnership with the Royal
Astronomical Society of Canada invite you to the Public Science Talk: In Search
of Time Connect with experts at the intersection of science and society,
technology and culture at the Canada Science and Technology Museum as science
journalist Dan Falk explores some of the most intriguing aspects of time.
>
> Friday, February 5, 2010
> 8:00 p.m.
> Canada Science and Technology Museum
> 1867 St Laurent Blvd
> Ottawa, Ontario
>
> Presentation by Dan Falk, Canadian science journalist, broadcaster, and author
>
> Time is at once intimately familiar and yet deeply mysterious. It is
intangible: we say it flows like a river — yet when we try to examine that flow,
the river seems reduced to a mirage. No wonder philosophers, poets, and
scientists from Aristotle to Einstein as well as present-day scientists have
grappled with the enigma of time for centuries. In his latest book, In Search of
Time: Journeys Along a Curious Dimension (McClelland & Stewart, 2008), science
journalist Dan Falk explores some of the most intriguing aspects of time. During
his illustrated talk, he shows how our ancestors first learned to measure time,
how Newton and Leibniz argued over its nature, how Einstein linked time and
space, and provides a brief look at the physics of time travel and the paradoxes
it presents.
>
> Dan Falk has written about science for The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star,
The Walrus, SkyNews, Astronomy, Sky & Telescope, and New Scientist, and has been
a regular contributor to the CBC Radio program Ideas. His awards include Gold
and Silver Medals for Radio Programming from the New York Festivals, and the
Science Writing Award in Physics and Astronomy from the American Institute of
Physics. His first book, Universe on a T-Shirt: The Quest for the Theory of
Everything, won the 2002 Science in Society Journalism Award from the Canadian
Science Writers' Association. He lives in Toronto, and is a member of the Royal
Astronomical Society of Canada – Toronto Centre.
>
>
********************************************************************************\
***********************************************************
>
> Musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada en partenariat avec la
Société royale d'astronomie du Canada vous invite à
>
> Causerie scientifique : In Search of Time
> C'est un rendez-vous avec des spécialistes au point de rencontre entre les
sciences et la société, la technologie et la culture, au Musée des sciences et
de la technologie du Canada. Le journaliste scientifique Dan Falk abordera
certains des plus fascinants aspects du temps. (en anglais seulement)
>
> Le vendredi 5 février 2010
> 20 heures
> Musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada
> 1867, boul. Saint-Laurent
> Ottawa (Ontario)
>
> Présentation Dan Falk, Auteur, communicateur et journaliste scientifique
canadien
>
> Bien que le temps nous soit très familier, il demeure rempli de mystère. Le
temps est intangible; on dit qu'il coule comme une rivière – mais lorsqu'on
tente d'en observer le flot, cette dernière devient un mirage. Il n'est pas
étonnant que, depuis des siècles, philosophes, poètes, scientifiques –
d'Aristote à Einstein – et de scientifiques d'aujourd'hui aient voulu élucider
l'énigme du temps. Dans son dernier ouvrage, In Search of Time: Journeys along a
Curious Dimension (McClelland & Stewart, 2008), le journaliste scientifique Dan
Falk aborde certains des plus fascinants aspects du temps. Au cours de sa
présentation illustrée, M. Falk expliquera la façon dont nos ancêtres ont appris
à mesurer le temps, la controverse entre Newton et Leibniz concernant la nature
du temps, la façon dont Einstein a établi le lien entre le temps et l'espace; il
offrira aussi un aperçu de la physique du voyage dans le temps et ses paradoxes.
>
> Dan Falk a écrit sur des sujets scientifiques dans les publications Globe and
Mail, Toronto Star, The Walrus, SkyNews, Astronomy, Sky & Telescope et New
Scientist, et a régulièrement contribué à l'émission Ideas, sur les ondes de CBC
Radio. Il a reçu des médailles d'or et d'argent dans le cadre des New York
Festivals pour ses émissions radio et aussi le prix Science Writing Award in
Physics and Astronomy de l'American Institute of Physics. Son premier livre,
Universe on a T-Shirt, The Quest for the Theory of Everything (version française
: Tout l'univers sur un tee-shirt – À la recherche d'une « théorie du tout »)
lui a valu le prix Science in Society Journalism Award 2002 de l'Association
canadienne des rédacteurs scientifiques. Il habite Toronto et est membre de la
Société royale d'astronomie du Canada – centre de Toronto.
>

--- In OAFs@yahoogroups.com, "quicksix106" <quicksix106@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone. I'm not going to be at the meeting on Friday, but will someone be
video-taping Dan's talk? I'm going out of town to be with family and can't make
it.
>

Yup.  A professional videographer records all the meetings (except in a few
cases where a presenter asks not to be recorded, for copyright reasons) and they
are eventually made available in the Centre library on DVD.

I will reserve a table  for 4 at Liang's  for 6:00pm. We need need Attilla,
the rock star in astro world, to draw the crowds.
Joe

Sorry guys. I cant join you for dinner. I'm driving to the winter star
party (though blizzards).

On 2010-02-05, Joe <joe1silverman@...> wrote:
> I will reserve a table  for 4 at Liang's  for 6:00pm. We need need Attilla,
> the rock star in astro world, to draw the crowds.
> Joe
>
>


--
attilla danko, danko@..., http://cleardarksky.com/csk

Wow, nice excuse :)  "I can't come to supper because I'm heading to one of North
America's most premier star parties."  Have a good time Attilla... observing
omygawd centauri in kick ass seeing conditions, on the beach in t-shirt!! 
Doesn't get much better than that.

- Pierre



--- In OAFs@yahoogroups.com, Attilla Danko <attilladanko@...> wrote:
>
> Sorry guys. I cant join you for dinner. I'm driving to the winter star
> party (though blizzards).
>
> On 2010-02-05, Joe <joe1silverman@...> wrote:
> > I will reserve a table  for 4 at Liang's  for 6:00pm. We need need Attilla,
> > the rock star in astro world, to draw the crowds.
> > Joe
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> attilla danko, danko@..., http://cleardarksky.com/csk
>

Attilla:
Pierre said it all....except for...B**stard!!
Richard

>
> Wow, nice excuse :)  "I can't come to supper because I'm heading to one of
North America's most premier star parties."
>  Have a good time Attilla... observing omygawd centauri in kick ass seeing
conditions, on the beach in t-shirt!!
> Doesn't get much better than that.
>
> - Pierre
>
>
>
> --- In OAFs@yahoogroups.com, Attilla Danko <attilladanko@...> wrote:
> >
> > Sorry guys. I cant join you for dinner. I'm driving to the winter star
> > party (though blizzards).
> >
> > On 2010-02-05, Joe <joe1silverman@...> wrote:
> > > I will reserve a table  for 4 at Liang's  for 6:00pm. We need need
Attilla,
> > > the rock star in astro world, to draw the crowds.
> > > Joe
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > attilla danko, danko@..., http://cleardarksky.com/csk
> >
>
>
>

If I actually get to WSP, i'll gracefully accept the "Bastard Award". But
right now i'm stuck in a motel in Harrisville, PA in a blizzard. Driving
even more that 30km per hour is extreemly difficult and we've change course
a couple of times to avoid slopes becase the van simply cant get up them
(too slippery).

-ad

On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 17:16, <richard.harding@...> wrote:

>
>
> Attilla:
> Pierre said it all....except for...B**stard!!
> Richard
>
>
> >
> > Wow, nice excuse :) "I can't come to supper because I'm heading to one of
> North America's most premier star parties."
> > Have a good time Attilla... observing omygawd centauri in kick ass seeing
> conditions, on the beach in t-shirt!!
> > Doesn't get much better than that.
> >
> > - Pierre
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In OAFs@yahoogroups.com <OAFs%40yahoogroups.com>, Attilla Danko
> <attilladanko@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Sorry guys. I cant join you for dinner. I'm driving to the winter star
> > > party (though blizzards).
> > >
> > > On 2010-02-05, Joe <joe1silverman@...> wrote:
> > > > I will reserve a table for 4 at Liang's for 6:00pm. We need need
> Attilla,
> > > > the rock star in astro world, to draw the crowds.
> > > > Joe
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > attilla danko, danko@..., http://cleardarksky.com/csk
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>



--
attilla danko, danko@..., http://cleardarksky.com/csk


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Attilla,

Sorry to hear that you are stuck in PA.  Ginny and I left 2 days early when we
heard the weather
forecast.  We managed bare pavement the entire trip. Be very careful on those
interstates.

Ginny and I are now in a resort in Marathon in the Florida Keys. It was sunny
and hot all day and
although we had some rain this evening it was still 24C.

Hopefully we will get some clear skies next week.

Have a great day.
Bob

Glad you're having a good time. I'm thinking i might be a day late. -ad

On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 00:24, r.olson@... <r.olson@...> wrote:

>
>
> Hi Attilla,
>
> Sorry to hear that you are stuck in PA. Ginny and I left 2 days early when
> we heard the weather
> forecast. We managed bare pavement the entire trip. Be very careful on
> those interstates.
>
> Ginny and I are now in a resort in Marathon in the Florida Keys. It was
> sunny and hot all day and
> although we had some rain this evening it was still 24C.
>
> Hopefully we will get some clear skies next week.
>
> Have a great day.
> Bob
>
>
>



--
attilla danko, danko@..., http://cleardarksky.com/csk


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

There were 5 OAFs who showed up to the pre-RASC diner. We had a small round
table that made it possible for everyone to be involved in the same
conversation. It was a very interesting evening.
I think that Liang's is quieter than most pubs and it has several round
tables (some that can seat 12) that can improve the dynamic of our
interactions.
Joe

good to hear you guys had a good dinner. Anyone goto the rasc meeting
how was it?

(not stuck in a ditch yet in a blizzard --yet. ) -ad

On 2010-02-06, Joe <joe1silverman@...> wrote:
> There were 5 OAFs who showed up to the pre-RASC diner. We had a small round
> table that made it possible for everyone to be involved in the same
> conversation. It was a very interesting evening.
> I think that Liang's is quieter than most pubs and it has several round
> tables (some that can seat 12) that can improve the dynamic of our
> interactions.
> Joe
>
>


--
attilla danko, danko@..., http://cleardarksky.com/csk

Dan Falk's talk on time and its paradoxes was great --excellent speaker.

Frank

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Attilla Danko
   To: OAFs@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 1:31 PM
   Subject: Re: [OAFs] Re: Pre RASC diner



   good to hear you guys had a good dinner. Anyone goto the rasc meeting
   how was it?

   (not stuck in a ditch yet in a blizzard --yet. ) -ad

   On 2010-02-06, Joe <joe1silverman@...> wrote:
   > There were 5 OAFs who showed up to the pre-RASC diner. We had a small round
   > table that made it possible for everyone to be involved in the same
   > conversation. It was a very interesting evening.
   > I think that Liang's is quieter than most pubs and it has several round
   > tables (some that can seat 12) that can improve the dynamic of our
   > interactions.
   > Joe
   >
   >

   --
   attilla danko, danko@..., http://cleardarksky.com/csk




[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Observing configuration: 8"F6 Dob with terminal block, connecting to heater wire
and resistors on finder/telrad,  to  'yellow battery' perched on the wood stump
for chopping wood . The Lepus observing session is, as Sue French pointed out
something to do 'as quick as a bunny'.

So I commend to you Sue French's chapter on Leaping into Lepus p. 51 Celestial
Sampler. I remember now that she had a t-shirt with rabbits, and she keeps them
as pets. (Starfest 2 years ago)

Using 8" F6 with a *single* zoom 24mm to 8mm can do M79 with some mag, and a
nice but un-associated cluster: NGC 2017 . I like this link on it:
http://www.jupiter-jp.net/ike/English/description/N2017.htm
Colours are nice. She also mentions IC 416 PN and R lep (Hind's crimson) which
apparently is also starting to rise in brightness.TODO- when the wind dies down
a bit : Even though it was -10, the constant north wind is not fun. The coyotes
whine died down in the face of it.

./pat

Hello Oafs,

There is a huge sunspot group at the moment.  Here is a picture I took of it:

http://users.xplornet.com/~skywatch/pages/images/su100207.jpg

It is cropped from a Canon 40D image.  I stacked 11 frames.  The sun was low.

-Rolf

Cool image.

Finnally some solar activity.

(not frozen in a ditch with 28inches of snow on me) ad

On 2010-02-07, R Meier <cometwatch@...> wrote:
> Hello Oafs,
>
> There is a huge sunspot group at the moment.  Here is a picture I took of
> it:
>
> http://users.xplornet.com/~skywatch/pages/images/su100207.jpg
>
> It is cropped from a Canon 40D image.  I stacked 11 frames.  The sun was
> low.
>
> -Rolf
>
>
>


--
attilla danko, danko@..., http://cleardarksky.com/csk

>Hi all!

  So Hows it going at WSP? Attilla did you make it on time? Weather been
good down there? (CSC looks cloudy right now)

   I found through the Starmaster yahoo group posting a wonderful bunch of
observing guides!
  Each one is complete with finder charts at various scales for each object
as well as POSS photos! Very complete and easy to use. The new
interesting one is the rose catalog of compact galaxy clusters, very
cool!
  Be a great set for the Oafs to check out!

http://www.faintfuzzies.com/DownloadableObservingGuides.htm

Bob have a nice fish dinner for me!

Ni

Piz


  Hi Attilla,
>
> Sorry to hear that you are stuck in PA.  Ginny and I left 2 days early
> when we heard the weather  forecast.  We managed bare pavement the
> entire trip. Be very careful on those interstates.
>
> Ginny and I are now in a resort in Marathon in the Florida Keys. It was
> sunny and hot all day and  although we had some rain this evening it was
> still 24C.
>
> Hopefully we will get some clear skies next week.
>
> Have a great day.
> Bob

At 13:30 -0500 2010/02/13, <mwirths@...> wrote:
>Be a great set for the Oafs to check out!
>
><http://www.faintfuzzies.com/DownloadableObservingGuides.htm>http://www.faintfu\
zzies.com/DownloadableObservingGuides.htm

Thanks for the lead, Mike.  They look interesting.  I think I might
try for some of those galaxy groups.

Rob

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Hi Mike,

Attilla and Ingrid did make it on time but drove all night
to do so. They left yesterday and might have run into the
Georgia storm so I hope they made it safely home.

We have had two good nights but one was pretty windy.

Ginny and I were returning from Marathon last night when we
drove into a monsoon rain on the 7-mile bridge.  I could
hardly see the end of my car. As a joke I told her that I
was going to pull off the road until it stopped. She didn't
think much of my joke.

Tonight it is clear right now but with clouds on the horizon
and gusty winds.

Wish us luck.
Bob

Were in North Carolina now driving north. We've had sever
thunderstorms with 100km/hr winds in Florida. No snowstorm -- yet.



On 2010-02-13, r.olson@... <r.olson@...> wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> Attilla and Ingrid did make it on time but drove all night
> to do so. They left yesterday and might have run into the
> Georgia storm so I hope they made it safely home.
>
> We have had two good nights but one was pretty windy.
>
> Ginny and I were returning from Marathon last night when we
> drove into a monsoon rain on the 7-mile bridge.  I could
> hardly see the end of my car. As a joke I told her that I
> was going to pull off the road until it stopped. She didn't
> think much of my joke.
>
> Tonight it is clear right now but with clouds on the horizon
> and gusty winds.
>
> Wish us luck.
> Bob
>
>
>


--
attilla danko, danko@..., http://cleardarksky.com/csk

>  So Hows it going at WSP? Attilla did you make it on time?

Yes, we made it on time by driving all night saturday though sunday.
Ingrid did most of the driving.  I'm not sure it was worth it. I was
suffering from sleep deficit the following week. WSP was cold and
windy. I don't recally Starfest ever being so cold. The combination of
cold and sleep deprivation meant I couldnt observe all night the one
fully clear night.

However I did have a great time observing though Normand Fulum's 16".
His 16" at WSP is easily good or better than my 25" at Starfest.
Bastard!

2010 WSP was less fun than previous trips. But it's still a
must-go-at-least-once experience.

-ad

Howdy,

Seeing was reasonable on Thursday night so I took some mars images.  Here is a
rotation animation:
http://www.paquettefamily.ca/astro/20100211_mars_color_animated.gif

And a single frame:
http://www.paquettefamily.ca/astro/20100211_mars_color_3.jpg

These are "just out of the oven" so I may tweak the processing some more before
I declare it done.  It is a lot of work.

The images were taken with CDK12.5, 5x barlow, and Lumenera usb video camera. 
The channels were LRGB, with L=IR.  Acquisition was with LuCam Recorder and
processing was with Registax and Photoshop.

Cheers,

Andre

> http://www.paquettefamily.ca/astro/20100211_mars_color_animated.gif
>
>
Tasty!
>


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Hello Oafs,

I took advantage of the "reasonable" seeing of Feb 12 to take a few images of
Mars.  Getting very few opportunities this apparition.  Anyway, I put some
images together for this animation:

http://users.xplornet.com/~skywatch/pages/images/ma100212.gif

-Rolf