I just now received the e-mail from John C. Mather, 2006 Nobel Laureate in Physics that he has accpted our invitation to be 2012 DLS Speaker and he has...
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Bob
starman1944
Feb 8, 2012 2:56 pm
http://www.purdue.edu/impactearth/...
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fastsedan
Feb 9, 2012 4:32 am
It's been so long since anyone posted an observing report, and it's been so long since I was out, I thought I'd stir the pot a little. At about 8:30pm, I was...
Is it me, Or is Venus extremely higher in the sky at sundown than it in my mind has ever been? It really seems really high in the sky shortly after sunset this...
The best evening appearances (highest altitudes at sunset)of Mercury and Venus occur when they are near their greatest eastern elongations from the Sun (about...
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Mike Rowlands
fastsedan
Feb 10, 2012 12:23 am
Maybe it's more noticeable now because it's usually more cloudy this time of year? It seems like we've had more observing opportunities this winter - maybe...
It's 34 deg F, 44 pct humidity, and calm wind. Do you know where your telescope is tonight? :) Jupiter is calling; red spot front and center about 7:45pm....
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Paul and Wina
kinzer.paul
Feb 19, 2012 12:25 am
HA! I recently got a TIS 618 astrocamera, and I’ve spent the afternoon figuring out how to use it inside the house. Now I’m going to see what it does on...
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mike berg
ppappillonn37
Feb 19, 2012 12:31 am
Hi all, I'm new to the group. I am looking out of the windows at the Acoustic Cafe in Winona. How far from the winter triangle and Orion's belt are these...
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Mike Rowlands
fastsedan
Feb 19, 2012 4:25 am
Hi Mike, Venus is to the West-South-West at 29 deg up from the horizon shortly after sunset, so not sure if you could see that. Jupiter is South-West at 48...
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Mike Rowlands
fastsedan
Feb 19, 2012 4:34 am
Oooh, hope we can get some pictures for the next newsletter? Transparency wasn't as good as I'd hoped for, but still got a good look at some galaxies. ...
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Sheila Karraker
austinskus
Feb 19, 2012 6:02 am
Now I am really confused, what is a TIS 618 astrocamera and how do you use this? I have search the internet and came up with nothing. sheila ...
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Paul and Wina
kinzer.paul
Feb 19, 2012 8:21 am
Sorry! It’s from The Imaging Source (TIS). There are three different models: mono (DMK), filered color (DFK), and unfiltered color (DBK). I have the DBK....
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Sheila Karraker
austinskus
Feb 19, 2012 2:56 pm
Thank you, but still a bit confused. I am not understanding how this works with a large scope. If someone has a picture of this set up I would appreciate this....
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fastsedan
Feb 19, 2012 3:04 pm
While Paul was struggling with his new camera, I was attempting to align and go-to without the altitude encoder. It works surprisingly well when your first...
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fastsedan
Feb 19, 2012 4:18 pm
Oh, forgot to mention that I saw an unusual bright glow along the northern horizon, and at first thought that a neighbor had come up with some new heinous way...
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Joe
nssdz
Feb 19, 2012 5:21 pm
Same here in La Valle, Looked like a layer of green light pollution. to the north where is usually have a low level of the typical orange color. Joe The...
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jondannehy@...
darkenerg7
Feb 19, 2012 5:23 pm
We had a very good night at Hobbs last might. Mike Brown had his little scope ,,well the 18" will be his little one as soon as he get his 24" done. Roberto...
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Paul and Wina
kinzer.paul
Feb 19, 2012 7:10 pm
Hi Sheila, After locating your target through an eyepiece, you insert the camera into the scope just like an eyepiece (it’s only a couple of inches on a...
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Paul and Wina
kinzer.paul
Feb 19, 2012 7:32 pm
Well, after considerable playing around in the programs Firecapture, Registax 6, and Photoshop, I came up with this image (see attached). Does anyone know...
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Sheila Karraker
austinskus
Feb 19, 2012 7:40 pm
thank you I can visualize that...most helpful.. sheila ... From: Paul and Wina <winapaul@...> Subject: Re: [laxastro] Observing Tonight! To:...
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Paul and Wina
kinzer.paul
Feb 19, 2012 7:40 pm
Now that I look closely at that image, and after comparing it to the Mars Profiler for last night, I’m convinced that you can make out the clouds above...
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jondannehy@...
darkenerg7
Feb 19, 2012 9:40 pm
Probably my all time planetary observing highlight was seeing this visually back in 2003. I used Guide 8 to confirm that the recurring white spot I was seeing...
