I think it would be a great idea Lubos.
Feel free to make use of the poll function of the group located here:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/rascstoon/polls

Jeff

In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "Lubos Kuzma" <lubos_kuzma@...> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I just found this website (http://most.oracology.net) that is
> dedicated to new projects on MOST telescope (Canadian own).
> I am not sure if any of you knew about this website/project but I
> didn't and I kinda got excited about it.
>
> Well..making long story short...
> When signed up to this website one can make a proposal for pretty
> much any (within some limitations of course) object to be observed
> by the MOST telescope. When the proposal is chosen by the MOST team
> they will dedicate some time to the person/group that proposed to
> observe that object and I believe the person/group will be involved
> in this observations as well(at least thats what I understand from
> that website without signing up)
>
> Now I was just thinking that it would be interesting for us as a
> group to make a proposal and be involved in the observations of a
> subject that we agree on. I know that you all are busy (being it
> summer and very close to the SSSP) but if you guys have any interest
> to take this further please let me know.
>
> Thank you
>
> Lubos
>

Please see copy and paste below. I'll be out of town that week so if
we wish to partake in any activities here (and I think we should)
please let me know your feelings fairly soon so I can set it up.
Thanks
Jeff

Second Astronomy Day Coming Up on September 15th

Astronomy Day LogoAs an experiment the Astronomical League has
declared a second astronomy day this fall for September 15th. Due to
the short time frame and summer holidays each Centre will need to get
mobilized quickly in order to have the majority of Centres offering
something for this new fall Astronomy Day. If you are interested in
helping your Centre rise to the challenge and "pull-off" an Astronomy
Day activity please contact your local A-Day rep and or Council
immediately.

So far Belleville, Kingston, Quebec, Edmonton, Mississauga, New
Brunswick and Prince George Centres have committed themselves to
organizing a fall Astronomy day event. Don't forget to keep the
Education Committee informed of your activities so we can post them to
the National Web site. Please respond with the date, time, location
and a brief description of your Centre's event no later than August
31, 2007 to brianbattersby73@....

     * The Moon phase is a waxing crescent with New Moon occurring on
Sept. 11
       and 1st Quarter on Sept. 19.
     * The theme for Astronomy Day this year is "Bringing Astronomy to
the People".

For more information about Astronomy Day visit the Astronomical
League's official Astronomy Day Web page at
www.astroleague.org/al/astroday/astroday.html or visit the RASC
National Web site's "Astronomy Day Resources" page at
www.rasc.ca/astroday/resources.shtml for information and resources to
help plan your Astronomy Day events. Also be sure to keep an eye on
the Astronomy Day 2007 Web page as well to see what other Centres
across the nation have planned.

If you have ideas or materials, or are looking for ideas or materials,
to share for Astronomy Day please sign up to the Educators e-mail list
and interact with other like-minded people across the RASC. This new
list is the place to come for "anyone who wishes to participate in
discussions on education and outreach, how to get started, what
centres need, or if you have any questions at all." You can sign up
at: crux.stmarys.ca/mm21/listinfo/educators.

Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
rascstoon group:

Do you want us as a group to send a proposal(s) to the MOST Telesope team and be
part of a research on a object(s) of our choice? (more details at
http://most.oracology.net/)

   o Yes, we should send a proposal
   o No, we should not participate


To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rascstoon/surveys?id=2550435

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are
not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups
web site listed above.

Thanks!

Kinda cool eh
http://heavens-above.com/gtrack.asp?date=39304.2166857386&lat=52.133&lng=-106.66\
7&alt=453&loc=Saskatoon&TZ=Sask&satid=25544

Pardon me for useing the group for this one but I don't have Daryl's
email on this computer.

Daryl can you kindly give me a call here at work?
I've just received an email about some eye pieces being sent Express
Post to my home.

Regards
Jeff

Hey Jeff,

sorry I am asking you this through here but I only have one question.

Can the ticket for SSSP be purchased right at SSSP? Or do I have to buy
it up front? what is better for you guys? Do you need to know the final
count up ahead? I know its already pretty late and I could have bouth
it as a "early bird" but I wasnt 100% sure if I was comeing. And now it
looks like I will make it...

Anyway..have a great long weekend

Lubos

Good Morning Lubos

You can register at the event, however the Banquet is now sold out and
you will have to request to be added to a waiting list when you register.
Everything else is open but there will be a limited supply of unspoken
for t-shirts golf shirts and hoodies.
See you there
   J


  In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "Lubos Kuzma" <lubos_kuzma@...> wrote:
>
> Hey Jeff,
>
> sorry I am asking you this through here but I only have one question.
>
> Can the ticket for SSSP be purchased right at SSSP? Or do I have to buy
> it up front? what is better for you guys? Do you need to know the final
> count up ahead? I know its already pretty late and I could have bouth
> it as a "early bird" but I wasnt 100% sure if I was comeing. And now it
> looks like I will make it...
>
> Anyway..have a great long weekend
>
> Lubos
>

Thanks for the answer.

I wasnt sure if I would go to Banquet anyway.
what is the best way to get a ticket from you this week? Is it OK to
call you sometimes after 5 or 6?
I should have you phone number.

L.


--- In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "jeff_swick" <jeff_swick@...>
wrote:
>
> Good Morning Lubos
>
> You can register at the event, however the Banquet is now sold out
and
> you will have to request to be added to a waiting list when you
register.
> Everything else is open but there will be a limited supply of
unspoken
> for t-shirts golf shirts and hoodies.
> See you there
>   J
>
>
>  In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "Lubos Kuzma" <lubos_kuzma@> wrote:
> >
> > Hey Jeff,
> >
> > sorry I am asking you this through here but I only have one
question.
> >
> > Can the ticket for SSSP be purchased right at SSSP? Or do I have
to buy
> > it up front? what is better for you guys? Do you need to know
the final
> > count up ahead? I know its already pretty late and I could have
bouth
> > it as a "early bird" but I wasnt 100% sure if I was comeing. And
now it
> > looks like I will make it...
> >
> > Anyway..have a great long weekend
> >
> > Lubos
> >
>

I've created a folder in the photos section called oddly enough SSSP2007
Please feel free to upload your photos from theis years SSSP
Click on the link to get to the SSSP folder
http://tech.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/rascstoon/photos/browse/5d81

Cheers
Jeff

Sorry this arrived after I had left....hope you got a ticket
J
In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "Lubos Kuzma" <lubos_kuzma@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the answer.
>
> I wasnt sure if I would go to Banquet anyway.
> what is the best way to get a ticket from you this week? Is it OK to
> call you sometimes after 5 or 6?
> I should have you phone number.
>
> L.
>
>
> --- In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "jeff_swick" <jeff_swick@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Good Morning Lubos
> >
> > You can register at the event, however the Banquet is now sold out
> and
> > you will have to request to be added to a waiting list when you
> register.
> > Everything else is open but there will be a limited supply of
> unspoken
> > for t-shirts golf shirts and hoodies.
> > See you there
> >   J
> >
> >
> >  In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "Lubos Kuzma" <lubos_kuzma@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey Jeff,
> > >
> > > sorry I am asking you this through here but I only have one
> question.
> > >
> > > Can the ticket for SSSP be purchased right at SSSP? Or do I have
> to buy
> > > it up front? what is better for you guys? Do you need to know
> the final
> > > count up ahead? I know its already pretty late and I could have
> bouth
> > > it as a "early bird" but I wasnt 100% sure if I was comeing. And
> now it
> > > looks like I will make it...
> > >
> > > Anyway..have a great long weekend
> > >
> > > Lubos
> > >
> >
>

I've some "gear" photos from the walk around up on my flickr page.
Just click on the following link and then click on "view as slide show"
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spaceritual/sets/72157601418815579/

The other slide show is our Yahoogroup show .
I've thrown up a different set of photos....mostly people shots and I see the
illustrious Mr.
Ron (I've got a new cookstove) Waldron has added some of his photos as well.
Please feel to upload your as the more photos the better the showl
http://tech.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/rascstoon/photos/browse/5d81
and again click on the slideshow option on the left

Cheers
J

Clear sky clock looks good so I'm going tonight. I'll post again
tomorrow regarding Observers Group on Friday night.

See you out there.

I might be able to come...

clear skies
--- In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "scott_larry_d" <larry.scott@...>
wrote:
>
> Clear sky clock looks good so I'm going tonight. I'll post again
> tomorrow regarding Observers Group on Friday night.
>
> See you out there.
>

..a good purchase?? Does any of you have it? is it good to have or you
guys don't really use it?
And which one do you recommend? Pro PLus? Pro? or Enthusiast?

Thank you for the answers

L.

How about the first filter?
I was thinking about UHC filter but I have never seen one (or through
one) so I don't know..is it worht the $100 it costs?
And which company is the best at making the filters?
Can you see the difference between the same filters from different
companies (eg cheaper and more expensive)

any thoughts or suggestions would be great

thank you

L.

I've used both Starry Night Pro Plus 6 and TheSky 6. Starry Night while
it's very nice, is a pig on resources. I've got a 3.4ghz Pentium with
HT with 1gb of ram and a ATI Rage so there's no way Starry Night should
crawl, but it does. TheSky 6 professional I managed to find a really
good deal on ($15 but missing the video disk and the box) and it's much
easier on resources. I don't think I've ever crashed it either. There
is some free software out there as well. Software Bisque have a really
good support system whereas I don't think Starry Night does although I
cocould be wrong on that.


>
> ..a good purchase?? Does any of you have it? is it good to have or
you
> guys don't really use it?
> And which one do you recommend? Pro PLus? Pro? or Enthusiast?
>
> Thank you for the answers
>
> L.
>

Best bet is to come out to an observer's night and ask to see who has
which filter and if they'll show you something with it.. Larry Scott
has a UHC which really brings out bright nebula. It's a Lumicon.
Also decide on a size and stick to it. Personally I think your better
off purchasing 2" filters and they can be used on 1 1/4" adapters
easily, and allow you to use them on 2" eyepieces. This could save you
money if at some point you end up with 2" eyepieces and only have 1
1/4" filters.. i'm sure someone else will have a differant opinion.


>
> How about the first filter?
> I was thinking about UHC filter but I have never seen one (or through
> one) so I don't know..is it worht the $100 it costs?
> And which company is the best at making the filters?
> Can you see the difference between the same filters from different
> companies (eg cheaper and more expensive)
>
> any thoughts or suggestions would be great
>
> thank you
>
> L.
>

I have it and make much use of it. Like it so much that when the new
version came out I purchased it as well.
A ton of features and it also sure helps pass time on cloudy days and
nights.
Of course the fact that it is Mac friendly is of great benefit to me.
Be aware though that if you have the new vist OS that there could be
issues.
Jeff

  In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "Lubos Kuzma" <lubos_kuzma@...> wrote:
>
> ..a good purchase?? Does any of you have it? is it good to have or you
> guys don't really use it?
> And which one do you recommend? Pro PLus? Pro? or Enthusiast?
>
> Thank you for the answers
>
> L.
>

I've not used a UHC filter but during a conversation at SSSP the UHC
filter kept comming up.
I use a light pollution filter from Lumicon for here in the city. It
really helps with me having to look over the freeway.

During the spring Ron Waldron showed me the veil nebula through an
OIII filter and I was determined to get on so I purchased at SSSP.
What a difference with the Dumbell nebulae the triffid and the lagoon
nebulas and the view of the Swan nebula was the cat's meow.
There is an excellent article on filters with a great chart in the
Observers handbook
Jeff

  In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "Lubos Kuzma" <lubos_kuzma@...> wrote:
>
> How about the first filter?
> I was thinking about UHC filter but I have never seen one (or through
> one) so I don't know..is it worht the $100 it costs?
> And which company is the best at making the filters?
> Can you see the difference between the same filters from different
> companies (eg cheaper and more expensive)
>
> any thoughts or suggestions would be great
>
> thank you
>
> L.
>

Starry Night Pro screams on my Mac. and they have a dedicated Yahoo
group for support.
I've heard all sorts of great things about the Sky 6 but have never
actually seen it in action.
Software Bisque had an excellent reputation as well. You can't go
wrong with either but Colton brings up a good point on resource
allocation and Starry Night Pro could very well bog down a slower computer
J
  In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "Colten Edwards" <cd.edwards@...> wrote:
>
> I've used both Starry Night Pro Plus 6 and TheSky 6. Starry Night while
> it's very nice, is a pig on resources. I've got a 3.4ghz Pentium with
> HT with 1gb of ram and a ATI Rage so there's no way Starry Night should
> crawl, but it does. TheSky 6 professional I managed to find a really
> good deal on ($15 but missing the video disk and the box) and it's much
> easier on resources. I don't think I've ever crashed it either. There
> is some free software out there as well. Software Bisque have a really
> good support system whereas I don't think Starry Night does although I
> cocould be wrong on that.
>
>
> >
> > ..a good purchase?? Does any of you have it? is it good to have or
> you
> > guys don't really use it?
> > And which one do you recommend? Pro PLus? Pro? or Enthusiast?
> >
> > Thank you for the answers
> >
> > L.
> >
>

Both the clear sky clock and Environment Canada are predicting poor
observing conditions for tonight so I'm not planning on going to
Sleaford.  Next Observers Group is scheduled for September 7th.

Larry

Thank you for your info.

I bought a Starry Night Digital Download couple days ago which saved
me some money. Here are some of m y thoughts:

Well first of all..after purchasing that copy I found that it doesnt
have all the functions of a Pro version (which makes sense but I
tend to be a little naive) which I would like to have 9even thou I
can live without). The functions being stuff like:
- you cannot enter your own equipment which would automatically give
you the FOV circles on the screen with different eyepieces (in the
Digital download version you can set up FOV circles but you have to
calculate your own FOVs for different combinations, which is that
bad either)
- when you are setting up your starrhopping charts that are
printable you cannot view them befor you print which I find kinda
stupid because I would like to see them before I print them off

but as I said this stuff is not critical

Othervise I love it so far.

I chose 5 modules ($6 each) for download which expanded my database
a little bit which helps because the core version for download
(only $25) is quite limited but even after downloading those 5
modules I saved almost $100. Maybe I will still discover a lots of
functions its missing compared to Pro but we will see.

I hope this info helps anybody who was thinking about buying the
Starry Night

L



--- In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "jeff_swick" <jeff_swick@...>
wrote:
>
> Starry Night Pro screams on my Mac. and they have a dedicated Yahoo
> group for support.
> I've heard all sorts of great things about the Sky 6 but have never
> actually seen it in action.
> Software Bisque had an excellent reputation as well. You can't go
> wrong with either but Colton brings up a good point on resource
> allocation and Starry Night Pro could very well bog down a slower
computer
> J
>  In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "Colten Edwards" <cd.edwards@>
wrote:
> >
> > I've used both Starry Night Pro Plus 6 and TheSky 6. Starry
Night while
> > it's very nice, is a pig on resources. I've got a 3.4ghz Pentium
with
> > HT with 1gb of ram and a ATI Rage so there's no way Starry Night
should
> > crawl, but it does. TheSky 6 professional I managed to find a
really
> > good deal on ($15 but missing the video disk and the box) and
it's much
> > easier on resources. I don't think I've ever crashed it either.
There
> > is some free software out there as well. Software Bisque have a
really
> > good support system whereas I don't think Starry Night does
although I
> > cocould be wrong on that.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > ..a good purchase?? Does any of you have it? is it good to
have or
> > you
> > > guys don't really use it?
> > > And which one do you recommend? Pro PLus? Pro? or Enthusiast?
> > >
> > > Thank you for the answers
> > >
> > > L.
> > >
> >
>

For your printable maps you should have 3 maps per page (if you wish)
You should see how the contelation looks from the ground, the second
map should show you how your target looks in the finderscope and
finally the large map should show you what you should see in the
eyepiece (chhose from refractor, reflector etc.)
It's tonnes of fun and very educational.
   J

  In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "Lubos Kuzma" <lubos_kuzma@...> wrote:
>
> Thank you for your info.
>
> I bought a Starry Night Digital Download couple days ago which
saved
> me some money. Here are some of m y thoughts:
>
> Well first of all..after purchasing that copy I found that it
doesnt
> have all the functions of a Pro version (which makes sense but I
> tend to be a little naive) which I would like to have 9even thou I
> can live without). The functions being stuff like:
> - you cannot enter your own equipment which would automatically
give
> you the FOV circles on the screen with different eyepieces (in the
> Digital download version you can set up FOV circles but you have to
> calculate your own FOVs for different combinations, which is that
> bad either)
> - when you are setting up your starrhopping charts that are
> printable you cannot view them befor you print which I find kinda
> stupid because I would like to see them before I print them off
>
> but as I said this stuff is not critical
>
> Othervise I love it so far.
>
> I chose 5 modules ($6 each) for download which expanded my database
> a little bit which helps because the core version for download
> (only $25) is quite limited but even after downloading those 5
> modules I saved almost $100. Maybe I will still discover a lots of
> functions its missing compared to Pro but we will see.
>
> I hope this info helps anybody who was thinking about buying the
> Starry Night
>
> L
>
>
>
> --- In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "jeff_swick" <jeff_swick@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Starry Night Pro screams on my Mac. and they have a dedicated
Yahoo
> > group for support.
> > I've heard all sorts of great things about the Sky 6 but have
never
> > actually seen it in action.
> > Software Bisque had an excellent reputation as well. You can't go
> > wrong with either but Colton brings up a good point on resource
> > allocation and Starry Night Pro could very well bog down a slower
> computer
> > J
> >  In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "Colten Edwards" <cd.edwards@>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > I've used both Starry Night Pro Plus 6 and TheSky 6. Starry
> Night while
> > > it's very nice, is a pig on resources. I've got a 3.4ghz
Pentium
> with
> > > HT with 1gb of ram and a ATI Rage so there's no way Starry
Night
> should
> > > crawl, but it does. TheSky 6 professional I managed to find a
> really
> > > good deal on ($15 but missing the video disk and the box) and
> it's much
> > > easier on resources. I don't think I've ever crashed it either.
> There
> > > is some free software out there as well. Software Bisque have a
> really
> > > good support system whereas I don't think Starry Night does
> although I
> > > cocould be wrong on that.
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > ..a good purchase?? Does any of you have it? is it good to
> have or
> > > you
> > > > guys don't really use it?
> > > > And which one do you recommend? Pro PLus? Pro? or Enthusiast?
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for the answers
> > > >
> > > > L.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070822/tc_nm/google_sky_dc_1

I am looking for a right-angle finderscope. was thinking either 8x50
or 9x50.

If you guys have one that you want to get rid of we could talk some
bussiness.

Thank you.

L.

Anyone else catch the eclipse? There was a 6 hr break in the weather,
took a few pics.

You should make sure that Tenho see's them for possible inclusion into
the September Saskatoon Skies.
Great pics Bob....Thanks for posting them
   J

  In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Johnson" <bjohnson53@...> wrote:
>
> Anyone else catch the eclipse? There was a 6 hr break in the weather,
> took a few pics.
>

Thanks Jeff, I will do that.

--- In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "jeff_swick" <jeff_swick@...> wrote:
>
> You should make sure that Tenho see's them for possible inclusion into
> the September Saskatoon Skies.
> Great pics Bob....Thanks for posting them
>   J
>
>  In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Johnson" <bjohnson53@> wrote:
> >
> > Anyone else catch the eclipse? There was a 6 hr break in the weather,
> > took a few pics.
> >
>

Thought members might like to see three photos I took through my 80mm
Antares Sentinel Telescope on Tuesday morning.  Conditions in
Saskatoon were perfect as the sky was clear after a prior rainfall.
The camera was a Fujifilm S5100 set at 200 ISO and most exposures were
1 second at F4.  I have posted them on our photos link

Nice pics, I too watched the event, didn't look promising when I went
to sleep at 10:00pm, when I woke up at 1:30am it was looking
promising, then it totally broke open around 2:30, it was clear
sailing from there on in, oh happy day, or night!

--- In rascstoon@yahoogroups.com, "strmanron" <strman@...> wrote:
>
>
> Thought members might like to see three photos I took through my 80mm
> Antares Sentinel Telescope on Tuesday morning.  Conditions in
> Saskatoon were perfect as the sky was clear after a prior rainfall.
> The camera was a Fujifilm S5100 set at 200 ISO and most exposures were
> 1 second at F4.  I have posted them on our photos link
>