Well, looking up at the completely overcast sky, I'm going to make other plans than going to Chapters tonight. If it happens to clear up in an hour or two and...
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Frank Bayerl
astrotran
Nov 13, 2010 10:59 pm
Whatever the decision is, I'm not able to make it tonight -- down with a flu bug. Frank ... From: tesseract_graeme To: OAFs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
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sivarulrasa
Nov 14, 2010 10:54 pm
Thanks Bob - I've got some good footsteps to follow :-) clear skies, Sanjeev...
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ALbert
albertsaikaley
Nov 15, 2010 1:16 pm
Sanjeev, Congrats on the award!! It's well deserved. Bob - thanks for letting me know...I'm glad all those photons didn't go to waste. So having said...
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dfedos
Nov 15, 2010 7:52 pm
Yeah - big congrats on the OOTY award, Sanjeev! Your imaging results are absolutely stunning. Looking forward to the Stephan's Quintet processing results......
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Sanjeev
sivarulrasa
Nov 16, 2010 2:45 am
thanks Albert and Dave I did manage to image the Quintet (and several other targets) during the November moonless window... all at FLO (dark sites further west...
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eric_lemay88
Nov 17, 2010 7:11 pm
I noticed many people were very interested about the ISS last Friday when Richard, Pierre, and myself were setup at Chapters. There was a significant number...
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tesseract_graeme
tesseract_gr...
Nov 18, 2010 3:33 am
That is a nice photo, and with a 6" diameter (and here I was hearing "aperture is everything"). I'm hoping for a clear sky (and hopefully warm night although...
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Sanjeev
sivarulrasa
Nov 20, 2010 5:02 am
Hi Dave/Oafs, Here's my image of NGC 7331 and Stephan's Quintet. It's 3 hrs 20 mins of LRGB with my 5.5-inch refractor and QSI 583 ccd camera, taken at FLO...
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Richard
richard.hard...
Nov 20, 2010 8:32 pm
Sanjeev....this is flat out one of the nicest astro pics I have seen this year! Spectacular....keep them coming!!...
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dfedos
Nov 20, 2010 8:42 pm
Beautiful shot, Sanjeev! Definitely worth the wait. I'll have to hit you up for a wallpaper-friendly bitmap. The inner dust lane detail in NGC7331 really shows...
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Sanjeev
sivarulrasa
Nov 21, 2010 2:10 am
Thanks Richard and Dave! You've probably seen the Hubble version: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2009/25/image/x/format/large_web/ Just a...
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dfedos
Nov 21, 2010 2:30 pm
That image is simply mind-boggling - not just the quintet, but all the other tiny galactic flavours dispersed throughout the field......
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Simon Hanmer
shanmer52
Nov 21, 2010 7:49 pm
Folks ... Cosmologist Allan Sandage has died http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/108244799.html Simon...
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Sanjeev
sivarulrasa
Nov 22, 2010 3:04 am
Hi oafs, Here's my image of M31 from Nov 1st at FLO near Almonte, Ontario - it is an LRGB composite, 4 hrs 10 mins total exposure with my Televue 85 refractor...
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rpdubois
Nov 22, 2010 11:03 am
Wow, amazing shot!!! This **is** a candidate for 'photo of the day' if you send it out. Are you certain you are not renting time on the Hubble telescope...
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dfedos
Nov 22, 2010 2:19 pm
All I can say is...holy crap! Reminds me of that poster of M31 I had on my wall as a kid, taken with a much, much larger aperture no doubt....
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Bob Olson
r_olson2
Nov 22, 2010 3:57 pm
Hi Sanjeev, That is a great image! Way to go. Have a great day. Bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Sanjeev
sivarulrasa
Nov 23, 2010 2:11 am
Thanks Raymond, Dave and Bob! I have to credit my camera - the small pixels (5.4 microns) of the KAF8300 chip are opening up wonderful opportunities to image...
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Robert Alexander
countstar16
Nov 23, 2010 10:52 pm
Hi all, [Blatant, unabashed promotion to follow...] Capital Vox is the vocal jazz group I sing with. We're doing some pretty cool stuff, and it's a lot of fun....
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RichardOtt
rmgpz
Nov 24, 2010 1:09 pm
Hey Sanjeev. Just catching up with an email backlog, so I'm a bit late in saying: "Holy cr*p!". That image is simply stunning. Amazing how you've managed to...
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Sanjeev
sivarulrasa
Nov 25, 2010 1:25 am
Thanks Richard. I used layer masks in Photoshop to combine the short and long exposures - basically you align and stack three layers and "look through" the top...
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Sanjeev
sivarulrasa
Nov 27, 2010 6:02 pm
Hi oafs, Here are my last four images from November (see first four pics in the link below). I shot all four of these on 3 nights at FLO, with my TEC140...
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dfedos
Nov 27, 2010 7:43 pm
Sanjeev - that M42 shot is absolutely unreal! I've never seen it imaged quite like that before - trapezium and all. Majestic! Hubble, eat your heart out... ...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Nov 27, 2010 8:42 pm
More awesome images from Sangeev. Congrats. Get a few published in sky and tel (for steet cred) and you could possibly sell big prints. like Gendler. -ad ... ...
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ALbert
albertsaikaley
Nov 27, 2010 9:43 pm
Sanjeev, Superb images all of them! I'm so impressed with your work. Take a small break but get the long underwear out and be ready for the spring galaxy...
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Sanjeev
sivarulrasa
Nov 28, 2010 2:47 pm
Thanks Dave, Attilla and Albert! Appreciate your feedback and encouragement. Dave - I too liked the way the M42 image turned out - although it is only 3 hrs 15...
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Adrien Richardson
ve3oux
Nov 29, 2010 12:43 pm
Hello Sanjeev I am a new member, and introduced myself a while back. I have been looking at your marvelous shots, and must congratulate you on your good work...
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Sanjeev
sivarulrasa
Nov 30, 2010 3:02 am
Hi Adrien, Welcome and thanks for your comments... the Almonte location is actually FLO, the Fred Lossing Observatory, which is run by the Ottawa Centre of the...
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Robert Alexander
countstar16
Nov 30, 2010 6:32 am
Hi OAFs, Wow, is this ever a busy music week for me. Playing blues on Thursday, then singing two nights with the Jazz choir, Friday and Saturday. This...
