Graham, Very good point. I have no idea what the transmission characteristics is for the standard Meade IR filter. It might have poor to no transmission at...
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xsiliconkid
Jan 14, 2008 6:22 pm
I should have added a heading to my message - using a "terrestrial" Digital camera - off the shelf Digital camera - not designed for astronomy (see ...
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bforgiel
Jan 15, 2008 3:13 pm
I found the transmission characteristics for the Meade filters. http://www.astrodon.com/oldsite/MeadePro.html According to this, , , the transmission is just...
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bforgiel
Jan 15, 2008 8:58 pm
Actually, in a reply to my own message, I just noticed how much the Meade IR filter cuts into the green and blue channels. Almost half the green channel is at...
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bforgiel
Jan 24, 2008 8:42 pm
We still need volunteers for the Portsmouth Middle School on February 12th. We only have a few volunteers so we are falling way way short of what we need. The...
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bforgiel
Jan 24, 2008 9:11 pm
For anyone interested, I just received a call pertaining to the Astrodon 6nm Ha filter. It appears that Astrodon is tightening the bandwidth of their Ha filter...
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barringtonri
Jan 25, 2008 5:17 pm
Hi Bob, ASSNE has done a lot of public outreach on Aquidnick Island and we'd be glad to help out - except that this is the second Saturday of the month, and...
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Dave
daver06441
Feb 1, 2008 7:40 pm
Hello to All, I was checking out some of the Venus/Jupiter pairing photos on spaceweather.com and saw one taken by Bill Gucfa. Very nice photo Bill! If...
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atripodi2000
Feb 5, 2008 7:38 pm
Hello, everyone. I have a Vixen GP DX equatorial mount for sale. I thought I would offer it to our club members before I sell it on Astromart. It is a like new...
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bforgiel
Feb 5, 2008 8:25 pm
Tony, You might want to mention it at the next Skyscrapers meeting. There are still many Skyscrapers that have not yet joined us in the Yahoo group. Bob...
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xsiliconkid
Feb 5, 2008 8:54 pm
Weather kept me away from last Friday (Feb 1 meeting). I assume it took place? Graham Pattison [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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starman361
Feb 6, 2008 12:23 am
Despite the rainy weather the meeting went normally and Prof. Collins talk on the Saturanian moons was excellent. Bob N....
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shootingsta98
Feb 8, 2008 6:07 pm
A friend of mine that is a scout leader is interested in bringing some cub scouts to Seagrave on Wednesday, March 5th at 6:30pm. Bob, is the schedule free for...
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gsj2034
Feb 8, 2008 6:20 pm
I am available March 5th @ 6:30 ALSO: anyone interested or willing to teach a "Sky Search" merit badge to 10 nine yr old girls scouts? The requirments are 6...
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bforgiel
Feb 9, 2008 3:34 pm
Then March 5th it is, I'll add it to the list. March 13th with the Christian Home Educators is also now officially scheduled. That will now be 3 events in a...
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xsiliconkid
Feb 20, 2008 4:50 pm
If the weather does not cooperate - at least here's an animation of the total lunar Eclipse. http://shadowandsubstance.com/ CRANSTON STAR PARTY IS CANCELED! ...
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starman361
Mar 1, 2008 7:31 am
There are three images of QUASARS in the Photos section, under SCITUATE OBSERVATORY folder, taken with a an SBIG ST9 EX CCD camera and a Meade 14" at f/6. They...
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Lloyd Merrill
lbmerrill001
Mar 1, 2008 9:37 am
Bob, Those images are great. I've just done some quick reading on 0957+561 and fine it amazing that this type of object(s) is within the reach of the amatuer...
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newfangledjim
Mar 1, 2008 4:57 pm
... Very nice Bob. What are the visual magnitudes of these QSOs? If you have a larger resolution image I can put in next month's newsletter. Thanks!...
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T Haley
thaley1968
Mar 1, 2008 9:30 pm
Hello All, great images Bob N. and Bob F. I am thinking about purchasing this book; Handbook of Astronomical Image Processing (HAIP) and its integral AIP for...
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starman361
Mar 2, 2008 8:25 am
I have the original edition and I think the most recent version is well worth the $99. The book alone has very detailed and helpful descriptions of image...
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starman361
Mar 2, 2008 8:37 am
... Quasar 0405-123 is about red magnitude 14.8 Quasar 0957+561 is about red magnitude 16.7 Quasar 1306+301 is about red magnitude 18.1 The magnitudes may be a...
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T Haley
thaley1968
Mar 3, 2008 9:59 pm
Thanks Bob, I appreciate the reply. I have been looking at this book and software for some time now, and have just been trying to talk myself into spending the...
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starman361
Mar 4, 2008 6:26 pm
"hi old friends, this is David Kasper... a previous skyscraper member now living in the rocky mountains of Colorado,where the milky way is like paint. hey...
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Roger Forsythe
forsythe_roger
Mar 5, 2008 2:09 pm
Hello David I am familiar with a few people involved in astronomy in the Colorado area. First are the Bisque Brothers (especially Tom) of Software Bisque in...
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alhall51
Mar 5, 2008 5:53 pm
This is a really cool "Group Photo" of all of us together! http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/multimedia/mro20080303earth.html -- Regards & Clear Skies ...
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shootingsta98
Mar 5, 2008 6:58 pm
The Clear Sky Clock is calling for clear skies this evening, and we have a group of cub scouts visiting the observatory tonight. I will be at Seagrave by 6pm....
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Jim Hendrickson
newfangledjim
Mar 11, 2008 4:07 pm
Not wanting to waste a clear night, given how lousy the weather has been lately, I packed up the Pronto and headed to the observatory last night with...
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thaley1968
Mar 31, 2008 8:43 pm
This past Saturday, family visited the Clay Center in Brookline, MA. It is a top-notch facility. The reason for our visit was their "Town Hall Meeting on Space...
