Meeting of BRASS/BVAC January meeting at A&M observatory on JANUARY 19 (third Friday). 7 pm Program to be announced. Election of officers suggested. May have...
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Jan 20, 2007 5:42 am
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At last night's meeting I asked if the plane of the disks of the galaxies lies in the plane of the universe. The response was, no, which was correct. The...
This is a very nice newsletter! Do they do this every month? Judy brazosastro@yahoogroups.com wrote: Hello, This email message is a notification to let you...
Yes they do. They have lots of people, however. Mark _____ From: brazosastro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:brazosastro@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Judy Culver ...
Don, Did you see the article on Saturn's rings in the Feb. 2007 (or Nov. 2006 if you believe the front cover) issue of S & T? It was very interesting. Judy ...
Judy, Sure did, that really emphasized the working of the laws of physics in the planetary arrangements. Spectacular. I also noted that S&T said in the...
Wouldn't it be nice to have a clear Friday or Saturday night? It's been so long since we've seen any stars!! I discovered that the little PST solar scope...
Yes, Judy, I remember looking at stars at some time in the past. Wonder what will be up there when they return. I was at my dentist yesterday and he was...
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Feb 11, 2007 9:55 pm
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I just put a file up named BVAC Card. Please access that and read the following. We have some outstanding photographs on our web page, and it occurred to me...
Mark, Nominate one and I'll put it on there. Problem that I have is that they are all awesome, and I hate to choose. Don ... Don E. Bray, Ph.D., P. E. Don E....
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Feb 13, 2007 8:24 pm
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Please note the new card that I have uploaded. Mark offered his excellent photo of the Ring Nebula, so I have inserted it. As I see it, this can be changed...
Don, The card is a great idea! I'm trying to get things set up so that we can listen to the Night Sky Network teleconference that was held on February 1 for...
Judy, Good idea. I listened to the Showalter presentation , but would like to hear it again. Definitely "missed a few things." Are we meeting at Blinn? I have...
I think we are meeting at the observatory, but I haven't been able to get in touch with Don Carona. I have the files on a flash drive. I use Windows but I...
Judy, Both work on my mac. so they should. Don ... Don E. Bray, Ph.D., P. E. Don E. Bray, Inc. Mail P. O. Box 10315, College Station, Texas 77842-0315 Ship...
Judy, The reason that the ppt files runs on my Mac is that I have Microsoft Office for Mac. I expect that Don Carona also has it on the machines at the...
Thanks, Don. I tried them on my daughter's computer and they worked. Judy ... From: debray1@... To: brazosastro@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February...
That's a great image of Saturn, Anjal. Did you do that on Sunday? I was all set to go out Saturday night but the sky was terrible. It was smoke or dust I...
Anjay, That is one of the best that I have seen. Many shots are over colorized for effect, but your image is subtle, allowing many details to be easily seen. ...
Also, I like the composition with the moons. They show up better with the subtle presentation. Don ... Don E. Bray, Ph.D., P. E. Don E. Bray, Inc. Mail P. O....
Judy, Don and Mark, Thanks. I'm glad you liked the image. I took that image on the 25th (Sunday night). Seeing was really good that night. I spent close to...
Tonight from 7:32 to 7:35 the Space Station will make a pass over us at mag. -0.9. It should start in the northwest between Cassiopeia and Cepheus and...
Hi Gang, I acquired a Logitech Fusion Webcam recently. This webcam has a 1.3 megapixel (1280x960) sensor, unlike my Phillips Toucam pro which has a 0.3...
Don, That's a nice image of Saturn. What conditions were used to take it, and what scope did you use? I'd love to see your setup sometime, and maybe play...
Anjal, Thanks for your comments. The key to getting better images is, as you pointed out in the discussion of your latest Saturn image, to simply to get as...
