Reminder from: OAFs Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/cal OAFs Dinner Friday September 3, 2010 5:45 pm - 7:15 pm (This event repeats every month...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Sep 3, 2010 4:28 pm
Acually. The oafs dinner is sept 10th -ad ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Robert Alexander
countstar16
Sep 3, 2010 4:36 pm
I just received the Meade Series 5000 40mm, 68° eyepiece I ordered from OPT. (It was on sale and a terrific deal.) All I can say is, "oh my!" Talk about a...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Sep 3, 2010 7:16 pm
Cool. Must compare it to the 31mm Nagler (the Only True Holy Hand Grenade of Antioc, to televue purists) on a fast scope. -ad On Sep 3, 2010, at 12:33, Robert...
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eric_lemay88
Sep 3, 2010 7:16 pm
Nice!! Half price is the way to go! -Eric...
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eric_lemay88
Sep 4, 2010 3:36 pm
Funny how time slows down as soon as a big star party like this one is planned... I'm using the time to sort out usb port issues. Been having connection issues...
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Stephen McIntyre
mcintyre_sj
Sep 4, 2010 6:16 pm
I use a couple of belkin 4port usb 2.0 hubs - unpowered. (cheapest I could find) One connects the mouse, gps, and rumble wireless adaptor. The other is at the...
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Bart
btecter
Sep 4, 2010 8:15 pm
Eric, I have used the Dlink 7 port hubs everywhere I need a hub they have always proven to be very reliable even when pushing the usb distance to the limit. ...
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eric_lemay88
Sep 5, 2010 2:37 pm
(drools)... I remember selling those while I worked at RB Computing a few years back. I think I'll go pick one up and try it out! --Thanks Bart :) I just...
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Joe
joe1silverman
Sep 5, 2010 3:45 pm
Very nice tent, Eric! Dew will be a problem. The problem of setting up on a beach, as the temperature drops during the night, is that you are on low ground...
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Bart
btecter
Sep 5, 2010 7:23 pm
For those of you going to Mew Lake. I will have my trailer with me as usual. For anyone who would be helped by a power source, I will be using my 2Kwat Honda...
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Eric Le May
eric_lemay88
Sep 5, 2010 10:30 pm
Thanks Bart! I went and picked up the 7 port usb hub that you suggested. Had to reassign some com ports as it seams win xp doesn't always remove com ports...
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Bart
btecter
Sep 5, 2010 10:42 pm
I'm on #39 Bart From: OAFs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:OAFs@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric Le May Sent: September-05-10 6:31 PM To: OAFs@yahoogroups.com ...
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sivarulrasa
Sep 6, 2010 3:37 pm
Hi everyone, Here's my mosaic of the Veil Nebula, through a 3 nm H-alpha filter. I shot this on Aug 27 and 28 at FLO near Almonte, under moonlit skies. Details...
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sivarulrasa
Sep 6, 2010 3:42 pm
The first link didn't work properly... here it is again http://sanjeev.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Astro-images-by-Sanjeev/10566795_dPJ2z#996588750_vrRNx-X3-LB Sanjeev...
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Ed Morawski
codesmith1
Sep 7, 2010 1:41 am
Wow! Well done, Sanjeev. Ed...
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Robert Alexander
countstar16
Sep 7, 2010 3:45 pm
... So who else is going to bring a musical instrument? I will be. :-) Looks like the skies are going to dictate that we spend at least some of our time doing...
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sivarulrasa
Sep 8, 2010 2:28 am
Thanks Ed! Sanjeev...
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Mike Moghadam
mike.moghadam
Sep 9, 2010 2:06 am
Hi everyone, Just a reminder that another public star party is planned for this Sat Sept 11th in Carp. We observe from the parking lot of the Carp Public...
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Attilla
attilladanko
Sep 9, 2010 6:23 am
Please note: I will be away friday, so I wont be able to make the reservation. In the hopes that a volanteer will step up to do the dinner organizing, I have...
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Mike Moghadam
mike.moghadam
Sep 11, 2010 7:58 pm
Folks, It is cloudy and getting worse with every passing hour. I am declaring a No-Go for the star party we had scheduled at Carp library/Diefenbunker tonight....
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Stephen J McIntyre
mcintyre_sj
Sep 11, 2010 8:20 pm
Sorry - my new 4" APO refractor arrived today. That 12hr strip of forecasted blue sky has been elusively shifting back and forth in time during the week,...
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Mike Moghadam
mike.moghadam
Sep 11, 2010 8:32 pm
Ok everyone, we know who to blame now. The downside of organizing star parties is you are on pins and needles the day of the event, not knowing if the sky will...
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Stephen McIntyre
mcintyre_sj
Sep 11, 2010 9:41 pm
Mile, You ARE having dreams or is it delusions of grandeur. You are neither responsible for the weather nor have some [hidden] special talent to predict the...
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dfedos
Sep 12, 2010 12:08 pm
A few of us ended up at FLO Friday night after the meeting. The seeing was average, but transparency was excellent - sky glow from Ottawa was noticeably...
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sivarulrasa
Sep 13, 2010 3:52 am
Hi everyone, Friday night was gorgeous under dark skies west of Arnprior. I shot both of these Fall/Winter targets after 3am with my 135mm lens. Hyades - open...
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dfedos
Sep 13, 2010 12:00 pm
Nice shots, Sanjeev! The wide-field view of the Pleiades showing the extent of that dust cloud is pretty amazing. Too bad you didn't make it out to FLO - you...
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Attilla
attilladanko
Sep 13, 2010 2:16 pm
I missed it. How was it?...
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P.H.
peter_hayman
Sep 13, 2010 2:32 pm
Hands down the best meeting anyone could ever have hoped for. Everyone in attendance got $1000 just for showing up. There were free telescopes for all parts of...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Sep 13, 2010 2:45 pm
VLT? Boring. I'm holding out for a sear on the Webb. -ad ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
