Hi Stephen, ... From: "Stephen Pitt" <lthuedk@...> ... Wow! So how stable was the seeing that night? :-) ... That's a very pretty shot. Clear Skies Chuck...
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Stephen Pitt
lthuedk
Jun 30, 2003 1:52 am
... Thanks! Outside the fire area, the skies were of rare clarity for the area and time of year. The bad breath that normally blows in from L.A. stayed put...
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Antonio Ponton
wp4nal
Jun 30, 2003 3:04 am
... Daryl, That is a great first photo of Jupiter. Considering that the planet it so low and the pic came out so good, I would suggest your giving a try on...
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Antonio Ponton
wp4nal
Jun 30, 2003 3:29 am
... Stephen: Your work is inspirational. Let me tell you that it's a pleasure to look at those fantastic starscapes you capture. So much color, so many stars,...
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gfphoto2003
Jun 30, 2003 3:51 am
Tuesday: The Milky Way at last! M101, and M8 - best moonless night since winter, I think. I believe I could make out the lanes on M8. Not firsts, but also M81...
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Stephen Pitt
lthuedk
Jun 30, 2003 4:35 am
... Thank you, my friend. Long may we search. Stephen...
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coderdudex
Jun 30, 2003 11:00 am
... a ... Thanks Antonio. Mars will be fun to try for sure... ... -Daryl...
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K75jim@...
k75jim
Jun 30, 2003 3:43 pm
In a message dated 6/25/2003 2:44:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Bill, Congratulations on your order of a new Blackhawk. I had my trusty AT1010 version up...
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K75jim@...
k75jim
Jun 30, 2003 4:04 pm
In a message dated 6/26/2003 6:10:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Mark, Jupiter and Saturn are no longer viable for me either. I now use M81 but it's getting...
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Jim Carpenter
jmcarpen
Jun 30, 2003 4:19 pm
Just to add to Josh Walawender's excellent RMSS report, let me add a few of my own impressions of the weekend... First it was great to see Josh and Al Klayton...
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K75jim@...
k75jim
Jun 30, 2003 4:31 pm
In a message dated 6/29/2003 8:52:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Gary, I have been "preaching" long tube scopes with wide view EP's for a while now. It's...
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K75jim@...
k75jim
Jun 30, 2003 6:49 pm
Josh, Very nice report! Wish I could have been there to kick-align a few tripods. ;-) Jim Redlands, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Mike Burley
busterburley
Jun 30, 2003 6:58 pm
Denton "boringsilicate" wrote in part: <SNIP> ... <SNIP> I haven't compared these scopes side by side - but I won't let that deter me from opining! <grin> The...
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K75jim@...
k75jim
Jun 30, 2003 6:59 pm
Jim (Denver) Great report and a nice follow-on to Josh's. Jeez, I wish I could have made it with my 85L. I would have liked to try your B-W in it. 8-) Jim ...
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gfphoto2003
Jun 30, 2003 7:02 pm
Thanks Jim, Call me a convert...! Even with glasses, it's nice to get inside and look around. There is a bit of distortion at the edges, but I don't find it...
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K75jim@...
k75jim
Jun 30, 2003 7:17 pm
Stephen, Just returned from a mostly hiking trip in Sequoia N.P. While clearing out my e-mail I found your recent photos. Adjectives fail. Oh that the human...
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Stephen Pitt
lthuedk
Jun 30, 2003 7:54 pm
Thank you, Jim. There was quite a crowd at the culdesac Saturday night, so I didn't get too much imaging done. But there were lots of scopes to scope out and...
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Darren Hennig
sharpsplitter
Jun 30, 2003 8:48 pm
Jim, it sounds like you had a great time - I'm envious! It's too bad that I am so far north - I would have been there for sure! Thanks for sharing soem great...
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K75jim@...
k75jim
Jun 30, 2003 10:49 pm
In a message dated 6/30/2003 12:58:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Stephen, I believe we can find some closer sites than Death Valley, Mt. Laguna being one of...
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Taylor J. Barton
chipdatajeffb
Jun 30, 2003 11:21 pm
It was a gas (and took lots of it to get the 800-odd miles to CO with the little Isuzu loaded down). It was a GAS! Especially meeting Vic, Josh, Jim (and...
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Jim Carpenter
jmcarpen
Jun 30, 2003 11:31 pm
Check it out if you have deep pockets: http://www.discmounts.com/ Jim...
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Jim
k75jim
Jun 30, 2003 11:43 pm
Last week my wife and I joined 18 other alums of the Univ. of Redlands (my wife is the alum) for a trip to Sequoia National Park and then a short visit to our...
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K75jim@...
k75jim
Jun 30, 2003 11:59 pm
Jeff, A great follow-on to Josh's & Jim's report. I was glad that the SV80 Vic brought was the "long" version. It is exceptional! (But then I like the long ...
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Taylor J. Barton
chipdatajeffb
Jul 1, 2003 1:21 am
... Which of the 102 APO's did Vic bring -- the SV4 or the SV102? Jim, It was the SV102, not the SV4. I think he said it was serial number 15 or something like...
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Mary
terminus0
Jul 1, 2003 1:24 am
http://www.exn.ca/sciencenews/default.asp?t=dp Canada's first space telescope launches into orbit Canada's answer to the Hubble Space Telescope made its way...
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Joseph O'Neil
joneil1000
Jul 1, 2003 2:49 am
... -snip- We call it the "Humble Space Telescope" up here. :) A bit fo trivia, the man who made the primary mirror was Peter Ceravolo, who also made my...
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K75jim@...
k75jim
Jul 1, 2003 3:49 am
In a message dated 6/30/2003 6:22:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Jeff, Thanks for the clarification. I had the opportunity to do some viewing through Bob...
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K75jim@...
k75jim
Jul 1, 2003 3:54 am
In a message dated 6/30/2003 7:50:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time, joneil@... writes: Joe, ... Having a good chuckle over that one! ... The telescope...
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Darren Hennig
sharpsplitter
Jul 1, 2003 4:54 am
Yea, long live the great white north!! THanks for reminding me, Mary! I forgot about the MOST project! ;-) Darren. [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Chuck Taylor
chucktaylor3us
Jul 1, 2003 5:24 am
We already know it has a better mirror than Hubble, but if Peter made it, it is an outstanding mirror! Chuck Taylor ... From: "Joseph O'Neil"...
