Kent, ImagesPlus in the standard out there for DSRL processing and it comes with 4 tutorial discs which are voice/video walk throughs for all the steps in...
I hope y'all have had a enjoyable New Year's Eve ! Just a reminder that the Jan. meeting is this Tues - usual place and time - see www.delmarvastargazers.org ...
All, Please feel free to pass this on to your astronomy friends. Registration for the Astronomical Society of Harrisburg's 2006 Cherry Springs Star Party being...
I don't doubt there are cone-headed people who do "THIS" and I have no problem with them doing "THIS" but I do wish they would tell us WHY they do "THIS". ...
Don R Surles
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Jan 4, 2006 8:57 pm
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Don, Prime numbers are used as a base for calculating security codes. The larger the number the more possiblities the code has and the hard it is to break. The...
The Quickest answer and the one that most would be familiar to most would be cryptography. The encryption algorithms used by windows explorer is based on this...
Don with your international fame and good looks every one wants part of your action. give the poor guy a break. Leave him alone and he will go home. happy...
Thanks for the comments on the prime number story...its always good when we learn something even if we are "on up in years". For info, my major was mathmatics...
Don R Surles
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Jan 5, 2006 1:01 pm
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Would someone enlighten me as to what this "WHY" thing is all about??? It obviously involves prime numbers and encryption and computers but what does all...
It has to do with astronomically high numbers. Douglas A. Norton Department of Technology & Information William Penn Data Center Phone: 302-739-9604 Fax:...
Here's a shot little 'ole Kent took of The Horsehead Nebula and NGC 2024 a few nights ago. I'm really starting to like this astrophotograpy stuff. Next thing...
There may be some practical application for prime numbers but when I was studying math in graduate school we frankly didn't care if anything we came up with...
I finally purchased the solar filter for my little ETX-70, there is a downside to it now, There's no sunspots! It should be in the mail tomorrow, by then, the...
does anyone find it more than coincidental that Joe's beautiful picture of the Rosette and Kent's detailed pict of the Horsehead appear on the 2006 RASC...
... Okay, now I'm starting to get jealous. :-) Kent, do you eyeball-guide your mount when you make long exposures, or do you have an autoguider, or do you...
Don, you make me proud of your fine comments. I consider Don Surles the guru of photography! Kent Blackwell ... picture of ... 2006 ... the RASC ... your ... ...
I'd like to say I exert all efforts and sit glued to the eyepiece, guiding during the exposure. BUT (and that's a big butt..did I say that?) anyone who knows...
CJ, some day you will buy a convertible and it'll rain for 3 months. such is life but don't despair. if you live long enuf you will see more sunspots. One...
Don R Surles
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Jan 5, 2006 7:41 pm
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... Nope, I'm not helping. When you were a purely visual observer, the only time I got to see what you were looking at was once or twice each year at the...
Hi Don -- This thread reminds me of the wise words that Tom Clark told me about his feelings regarding astrophotography. As you know, Tom is a friend who...
That's interesting Steve, I haven't considered photographing Stephan's Quintet. I think the image scale of my 80mm f/7.5 might be too large, perhaps someone...
Darn, you caught me! I have NO doubt my dabling into astrophotgrapy will be short-lived. I'm just such an equipment geek; I love experimenting with "new" ...
I think it speaks volumes about today's technology that even KENT can take astro images of this quality!!!! :-) Kent, I think you could scrap that junk you are...
Amen to everything you say, bro. Amen! Kent ... can ... some ... lived. ... God ... of ... is ... new ... that's ... refractor ... want ... take ... the ... of...
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