... frame ... light ... Ideally orientated to the observer, the Shuttle can indeed get pretty bright. But the new solar panels that STS-117 installed on the...
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divenuts
pins4fins
Jun 29, 2007 11:06 pm
Have you guys received this message from Yahoo? Any consensus on the preferred/easiest service to use? Chuck/divenuts Dear Yahoo! Photos user, For some time...
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Tom Rauschenbach
novitious
Jun 30, 2007 12:55 am
... Did you look at the headers ? Are you sure this came from where you think it came from ? I'm thinking this may be spear phishing. Be careful with stuff ...
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Thad Floryan
thad_floryan
Jun 30, 2007 1:17 am
... think it ... with stuff ... Not necessarily in this case. Though I haven't received any such email, Yahoo has had some *serious* management changes during...
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Tanveer Gani
burdbeen
Jun 30, 2007 1:31 am
Here's an idea: can we use Flickr <http://www.flickr.com> to submit entries?I recently heard an NPR show where they were asking users to submit photos to...
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T.A. Meneghini
thomas_meneg...
Jun 30, 2007 2:06 am
I'll work on it. Tom But,I'll tell y'all...if ya don't kick in with some contributions it's gonna be one sad, thin little issue. I've got my nose to the...
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gnowellsct
Jun 30, 2007 2:15 am
I enjoy the brainless convenience of being able to stick the coolpix on a Pentax, take some shots, and then go back to my visual observing. I'm toying with the...
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William Hamblen
wrhamblen
Jun 30, 2007 3:29 am
I just got a Nikon D40X for normal photography. It doesn't take movies. As far as I know, none of the DSLRs take movies. I don't plan to have it modified for...
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Tanveer Gani
burdbeen
Jun 30, 2007 5:11 am
I believe this is because of Yahoo's acquisition of Flickr a couple of years ago. Yahoo Photos would no longer make sense for them. Regards, Tanveer....
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P T Chambers
phil11111111
Jun 30, 2007 6:10 am
Hi Yahoo bought Flickr, they are dumping their old photo service to concentrate on Flickr. ... Phil Chambers [ptchamb-at-svpal.org] (S.F. Bay Area - Calif....
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Thad Floryan
thad_floryan
Jun 30, 2007 6:29 am
... Poetry? Ahem, here ya go: Violets are blue, Roses are red. SkyWatch's a mag, For you to read....
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Thad Floryan
thad_floryan
Jun 30, 2007 6:41 am
... Be forewarned that you cannot arbitrarily attach any Nikon lens to it and expect autofocus to work. In fact, the D40/D40x "wants" to see a lens with a...
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Rod Mollise
rmollise
Jun 30, 2007 1:04 pm
Uhhh...Thad, ol' buddy... Don't quit your day job. ;-) And work on that scansion. ... Peace, Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain...
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Rod Mollise
rmollise
Jun 30, 2007 1:21 pm
Hi Greg: A couple of points: Forget movies. If you want to take .avis, get a webcam. Their output is much better than that of digicams. It's OK, to get a DSLR...
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Rod Mollise
rmollise
Jun 30, 2007 1:26 pm
Hi: I dunno. I'll check into it. On the face of it, it sounds a little complicated for a long time computer illiterate such as myself. ... Peace, Rod Mollise ...
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Frank Dilatush
rfsinc
Jun 30, 2007 2:11 pm
... No problem Rod, we're all pretty much family here...slightly dysfunctional, occasionally combative, but family nonetheless. And donations are a fine way...
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Rod Mollise
rmollise
Jun 30, 2007 2:19 pm
I do believe ol' Bill is finally gettin' those clear skies he pined for. ;-) I'll be back to you on ther prize-gitter idea. Frankly, I can't believe you're...
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Dan Wenz
djwenz
Jun 30, 2007 4:08 pm
$499 at SmartAstronomy vs. $399 elsewhere!...
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gnowellsct
Jun 30, 2007 4:32 pm
Thank you for the suggestion Rod. Well what are some of the best afocal shots anyone has ever seen? It definitely is not the "mainstream imaging choice" these...
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Tom Rauschenbach
novitious
Jun 30, 2007 5:12 pm
... For the newbies in the crowd, does "afocal" mean the same thing as, or imply, eyepiece projection ? -- ...there is no such word as "virii". The plural of...
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gnowellsct
Jun 30, 2007 5:40 pm
I was using Mozilla to navigate from Yahoo! Answers to Yahoo! groups when NOD32 intercepted this Trojan event at 6/30/2007 at 13:27 EDT. NOD 32 log provided...
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Dennis Persyk
dennis_persyk
Jun 30, 2007 7:05 pm
Good question! No, afocal is not the same as eyepiece projection. Afocal: Camera lens is attached and camera focuses on virtual image of the eyepiece. Eyepiece...
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Rod Mollise
rmollise
Jun 30, 2007 10:21 pm
Hi: I've seen some passable Lunar and planetary shots with an afocal setup...last Lunar eclipse, I got lazy and did just that, holding my li'l Canon Powershot...
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Thad Floryan
thad_floryan
Jun 30, 2007 11:10 pm
... Probably to cover their eBay store fees. :-) Must be a typo since their other products' pricing seems "normal". At this point no dealer has mySKY for sale...
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gnowellsct
Jun 30, 2007 11:26 pm
Well you can get passable lunar with just about anything these days. I wonder why the afocal system doesn't seem to give good results. greg n ... li'l ... ...
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Cleon Wells
cleonwells
Jun 30, 2007 11:32 pm
I recently bought a used Classic C8 for $640 .00 on EBAY. The seller said it was in good shape with a few minor scratches. Well after opening the two boxes I...
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John Mahony
jmmahony
Jul 1, 2007 3:11 am
... Six years ago the Purdue SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space) chapter hosted a talk by Peter Diamondis, founder of the X prize. A...
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John Mahony
jmmahony
Jul 1, 2007 3:23 am
... I dunno about that. Look at Ron Dantowitz's latest image at <http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/8223297.html> It looks like the total area...
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Thad Floryan
thad_floryan
Jul 1, 2007 4:23 am
For those interested in seeing what's being done to prevent the scenarios popularized in movies such as ARMAGEDDON, DEEP IMPACT, METEOR, etc., here is NASA's...
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John Mahony
jmmahony
Jul 1, 2007 5:47 am
It may not be so much the method as the camera. Afocal has some drawbacks- extra glass decreases (slightly) the light throughput and clarity, and the ...
