Hi Folks--made it to a dark sky this weekend. Here is NGC 6822, Barnard's galaxy in Saggitarius. A dwarf irregular galaxy. Imaged from Joshua Tree National...
This poor guy always gets passed over by me in favor of more prominant ones. Thought I'd pay him some attention on my last outing. Globular cluster M10 in...
Very nice, Jim! Joe _____ From: RASIMAGE@yahoogroups.com [mailto:RASIMAGE@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of shogunxp Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:50 AM To:...
Take some pictures of the Milky Way, of course! http://www.californiastars.net/gallery/m008.m020_40dg_fsq.html Taken from Mt. Pinos this last weekend using the...
That's a really fine shot, Danny! Very smooth! Joe _____ From: RASIMAGE@yahoogroups.com [mailto:RASIMAGE@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of dannysperry Sent:...
Hmmm. 105F with a low of about 80F. I think I'll be going to Mt. Pinos again instead (82F during the day, 55F at night). :) I'm sure others will be out there...
I totally understand. Oddly, I'm looking for higher temps this time out. Just got a new QHY8/Q453 and want to take it for a spin to test its cooling. I've been...
Joe Mt Pinos is north of LA off the 5 fwy near Gorman/GrapeVine Al Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ... From: Joe Good <thisami@...> Date: Fri,...
And here's a view of the parking lot on Saturday morning (7/18): http://www.californiastars.net/gallery/other/mtpinos_20090718_pano.jpg By Saturday afternoon...
Pinos was great again. It was between 52-56F all night (went to bed at 5am). I also had the opportunity to look through Jon Schwartz's 28" Dob all night. The...
I was out there. Frank Boeker was also there and Al (last name?) and Linda. Weather was warm and a little breezy til about 1am. How's the wind at Pinos? Joe ...
Hi Joe, Mt. Pinos usually has almost no wind on Summer nights. There's typically a breeze throughout the day that disappears at or shortly after sun down. The...
I know it's a bit early but does anyone know of any pads that will not be in use at the star party next weekend? I plan to get up there Thursday night and stay...
Actually Joe, there will probably only be a handful at GMARS, many are heading over to the Julian Star-Fest, now that I said that, do I have the right...
Hey Joe, The pads labeled Testerman, Lord or Aragon are ALWAYS available. Those folks haven't been out to GMARS in quite a long time. New equipment???? Oh...
Special note: NEXT weekend is not the star party weekend, it's the FOLLOWING weekend (August 21st & 22nd), fyi. Just want to make sure you don't head out there...
Hmm...isn't that next weekend? This weekend being Aug 14 and 15... Or are you applying some sort of esoteric relativism that hurts my small brain? This is...
hehe.... I never said you had a small brain Joe, but since you bring it up... ... Daniel ... From: Joe Good To: RASIMAGE@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,...
QHY8/Q453 It wants dark skies. It's not afraid of high ambient temps. It hungers for photons. I will feed it photons. I am destined to be its master. _____ ...
Hi Folks, VDB142, imaged from Redlands, Ca with a Tak TOA130 and NJP mount/ST10xme with Astrodon Filters. HaRGB of 170/30/30/30 minutes respectively. 10 minute...
Nebula IC 59 and IC 63 with Gamma Cassiopeia--- Imaged from Joshua Tree National Park on August 18, 2009, with a Takahashi FSQ106N and ST2000xm camera on an...
Hello Joe, and everyone else reading... I'll be there sometime Friday afternoon through Sunday morning. Daniel ... From: Joe Good To: rasimage Sent: Thursday,...