We got out to the Salton Sea area on Friday. We were camped at the west end, straight east of Borrego Springs off of S22. Both Friday and Saturday night were...
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nanzfamily
Dec 4, 2003 1:13 am
It has been a while. I just checked out the Moon and the seeing here is very good. Bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Dec 4, 2003 3:06 am
Well of course the seeing is good -- so is the transparency and cloud cover (or lack of it). It's because I'm out of town on business (in Chicago)! :( Hope you...
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nanzfamily
Dec 9, 2003 2:50 pm
Last night I was testing my Meade 416 camera to see if it was working. While I checking the focus I found a fuzzy near Deneb. I put a picture in the files...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Dec 9, 2003 3:40 pm
Bob, Looks an awful lot like reflections from Deneb off your optics. The shift between frames is interesting, though... A quick search showed no known comets...
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nanzfamily
Dec 9, 2003 4:26 pm
Thank You I am now sure that is what is. The motion of the reflection is in the same but opposite direction as the tracking error. Bob ... From: "Paul LeFevre"...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Dec 15, 2003 8:18 pm
I know the weather mostly stunk... But Saturday night I did do some backyard Geminid viewing while the CCD camera was going... (image I took is at: ...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Dec 15, 2003 8:25 pm
Paul, No, in answer to your question about Geminid observing. Now for my question. Was that image shot from your backyard? Beautiful shot! I think this my...
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Bill Dean
billdean_ski...
Dec 15, 2003 8:33 pm
Hiya Paul! Yep, had a pretty good show the last couple of nights here. Not sure if they seemed brighter than years past or if it's because I'm observing from...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Dec 15, 2003 8:52 pm
... Curt, Sorry you didn't see any Geminids, the few I got were fun to watch! Yes, that was shot from my back yard...it's two hours of exposure with my...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Dec 15, 2003 8:56 pm
... Well, your "urban" is different than *our* "urban," right? ;-) The burners I saw were fun. Made it worth being out in the cold! ... No plans...
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Bill Dean
billdean_ski...
Dec 16, 2003 1:43 am
_____ From: Paul LeFevre [mailto:lefevre@...] Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 1:51 PM To: TAC_South@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [TAC_South] Re: Any...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Dec 16, 2003 5:15 pm
Thouht you guys would like to see a 1/2-sized first pass at adding RGB to the horsehead/flame shot I posted yesterday... ...
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nanzfamily
Dec 16, 2003 6:26 pm
Good stuff. I wanted to set up but the wind was very gusty at my house. Do the stars have a lower FWHM with the Ha vs color filters in your Sky 90. Bob ... ...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Dec 16, 2003 6:37 pm
... Thanks, Bob. Yes, the FWHM with the Ha filter is about 40% smaller...makes the lum files have nice, tight stars but it doesn't always match the RGB files,...
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slack_jeep
Dec 19, 2003 12:45 am
Nice little article with some pictures of what the Spitzer can see. M31 looks pretty awesome. Thought you'd like to see. ...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Dec 19, 2003 2:02 am
... Thanks, Dorys -- I hadn't picked up on that! Appreciate you sharing it. Paul...
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Bill Dean
billdean_ski...
Dec 19, 2003 4:40 am
I have to hold you to it Jeff! Rumor has it that Messer. Gortatowski will be joining in on the fun at LBV this coming Sunday night. And I'm sure Paul L. and...
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primefocuser
Dec 19, 2003 2:40 pm
And look what's on APOD today! How's LBV shaping up on people's schedules this weekend? Looks like a go for Ted and me. --John ... see....
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nanzfamily
Dec 19, 2003 2:53 pm
Are you going out Sunday night? The forcast is looks better for that night than Sat. Bob ... From: "Bill Dean" <billdean@...> To:...
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Bill Dean
billdean_ski...
Dec 19, 2003 3:13 pm
Shooting for both nights but Saturday for sure. I can try to update from out there but I don't recall if I get a digital signal. Bill _____ From: Nanzfamily...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
Dec 19, 2003 3:26 pm
y no i Stirred not shaken? ... yeah yeah... If I have a vehicle, I'll be there. If I don't, I won't. :) If they keep it over the weekend, I am grounded. I had...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Dec 19, 2003 5:12 pm
... Sunday will work -- no work on Monday :) Saturday's out, though...so you'd better stay the 2nd night, or I'll eat all the food and drink all the beer...
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Bill Dean
billdean_ski...
Dec 19, 2003 6:01 pm
... update from out ... I'll eat all the food and drink all the beer myself! ... Alright, I'm on it. Feeling pretty poorly but nothing like staying up all...
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curtwitt@...
cuwitt
Dec 19, 2003 8:50 pm
Anyone thinking about Monday Night? I might be able to make it that night. Weekend looks bad. Leaving town Tuesday. What say ye? Curt [Non-text portions of...
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slack_jeep
Dec 19, 2003 9:03 pm
... I'd love to go out this weekend but looks like the holiday party season isn't quite over yet. Gotta love obligations! I do want to hear an update from Ted...
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slack_jeep
Dec 19, 2003 9:08 pm
HA! You got me. I actually did a google search on Gortatowski to see what this Messr was before I realized it is a PERSON. Gotta love us newbies! Dorys...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Dec 19, 2003 10:26 pm
... I say maybe. If I go Sunday night, I'll have to be home Monday night (that's my deal <grin>). Probably depends on the weather and Billy Dean's driving...
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primefocuser
Dec 20, 2003 12:26 am
... night (that's my deal <grin>). ... I had hoped for Saturday but the weather looks really bad -- even rain. The good news is that the rain will clean some...
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nanzfamily
Dec 20, 2003 4:21 am
I have posted in the files section a picture taken about 1/2 hour before sunrise this morning. The file name starts with sunrise. Nikon D100 400mm I actually...
