Yeah, it takes time, patience and practice. I used to photograph a lot and now don't do that as often. And no, the camera does not make as much of a ...
speaking of cameras and photography... I just realized, that every single picture I took (160 or so) were with a fixed 20mm wide angle lens (about equivalent...
Many thanks to all the organizers and volunteers for making this year's GSSP such an incredible experience. Much to look forward to for next year. Didn't take...
All of these were taken with a point and shoot Canon 570IS. My 30D is still with Paul Alsing and trailer. : ) Lots of photos, but a few are worth grabbing. And...
Aaron The drawings are wonderful! I have only been drawing the Sun for a few months. I want to try DSOs. Have you added tracking to litebridge? I find with no...
Thanks to everyone who organized and to those wonderful fellow stargazers who assisted my son and I setting up, etc. We had a great time even if we did get...
IIRC they were to be available on Cafe Press, but not in the same fabric color as that came from a local vendor. My words here are NOT official. :) ...
... Ivor... I have the t-shirts which weren't picked up. I'm not sure we have any extras at this point. I'll let you know after I finish the end-of-event ...
Thanks! Start with open clusters, they will help you draw accurate star fields, which are the key to getting the shape/proportions of DSOs correct (relative...
I improved a bit the resolution of the Milky Way timelapse I took during this past GSSP. You'll need to click on the full-screen icon (bottom-right), make sure...
It wouldn't play. I am using Safari 4 on a MacBook, WiFi connection. The window came up and the play/pause button. I clicked on Play and it looked as tho...
Guys, I have to say. RBA's video of the Milky Way brings you right back to the nights at GSSP (not the real cold night) (or the stormy night) but one of the...
You can try downloading the original .avi file. Just go to the same page, scroll down and in the "download" section (under "statistics") you should see the...
Hi, I know, there probably are a lot of John's that we at GSSP 2009 and are astrophotographers. John, you gave me your card and asked mt to email you my first...
A number of people have asked us about obtaining coffee mugs and additional shirts with this year's GSSP logo. Thanks to the magic of CafePress, we've made...
The mug says it's 2008. Just a typo, right? ________________________________ From: Richard Ozer <rozer@...> To: goldenstatestarparty@yahoogroups.com ...
Any dates in mind for GSSP 2010? New moon is June 12th and July 11th, the first perhaps a bit too early, and the second certainly later than the last two...
Greetings, Yes... we're planning on July 10-14. Nothing is final until registration opens; but they are the only dates that make sense. Regards, Rich...