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Re: Contact
by Chuck Hards 11 Jan '05

11 Jan '05

Thanks, Kim. I found that rented tapes are very dirty and contribute to excessive head wear, even when they can be made to track correctly, and DVD's only play if you're one of the first few customers to rent it...after that they are usually badly scratched and won't read correctly. Skip, skip, skip... Kim wrote: > Both the book "Contact" and the film were > first-rate. The film was true to the book, as far as > I could recall. Chuck, If you don't rent, then yes, > the film is worth buying. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com

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Re: Washitngton County flooding
by Chuck Hards 11 Jan '05

11 Jan '05

This looks pretty bad; Debbie and Barney, please be careful! http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?sid=143673&nid=5 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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RE: Re: [Utah-astronomy] First Orion Image
by David Dunn 11 Jan '05

11 Jan '05

I like number 2. To me it shows more detail in the cloud and the stars in the nebula are more visible. Dave

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Re: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Washington county flooding
by astrodeb＠charter.net 11 Jan '05

11 Jan '05

We lost power this morning so we went out to breakfast and got some coffee. We drove down to the Santa Clara river and the river is gushing across Valley View Dr. My mom's friend, who lives near the Santa Clara river, said the water was all the way up to her house but it is receding now. I'm going to walk down to the Santa Clara and take some pictures later. The dam broke up at the Shivwitts Indian reservation. Debbie > > From: "B. Bettilyon" <aaah(a)sisna.com> > Date: 2005/01/10 Mon PM 06:34:27 MST > To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Washington county flooding > > Hi Folks! Yes the flood waters are in the "back yard" so to speak. We live > in SunRiver which is just beyond Bloomington. No damage at our house, we > live on a hill, but mucho damage to holes 1 thru 5 on the golf course and > lots of house flooding in Bloomington. > > Anyhow, we'll get clear skies before you do...big smile. > > Deb, how about you?? > > Barney > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck Hards" <chuckhards(a)yahoo.com> > To: "Utah-Astro" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 6:00 PM > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Washington county flooding > > > | Debbie, are you close to the flood zone? Are you OK? > | Any other list members close to the flooded area? > | > | > | > | > | __________________________________ > | Do you Yahoo!? > | Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > | http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > | > | _______________________________________________ > | Utah-Astronomy mailing list > | Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > | http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > | Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com > | > > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com >

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Re: Re: [Utah-astronomy] First Orion Image
by astrodeb＠charter.net 11 Jan '05

11 Jan '05

I posted two more versions of my Orion Nebula. See www.utahastronomy.com/astrodeb/RZ_ORIONNEBULA2 I did more of a stretch and a hard sharpen on this image. The other pictures is at www.utahastronomy.com/astrodeb/RZ_ORIONNEBULA3 I boosted the brightness control on this image to bring out more of "The Running Man Nebula". Tell me which image you guys/gals like the best. I'm just learning image processing. Until last Friday I knew very little about processing so I've been experimenting. When I know which one is the best I will delete the other two to save space in the gallery. Debbie > > From: Ivo Stutznegger <ics_ute(a)yahoo.com> > Date: 2005/01/10 Mon PM 09:16:11 MST > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] First Orion Image > > Debbie, > > I think that is a great image! (Direct link is > http://www.utahastronomy.com/astrodeb/RZ_ORIONNEBULA) > > You are really on to something. > Keep up the good work. > > Ivo > > --- astrodeb(a)charter.net wrote: > > > I just posted my image of the Orion Nebula in the > > gallery. I aligned and stacked this image last night > > and then decided that I'd try a different stack > > called an Auto Quality Graded stack algorithm in my > > processing software. > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com >

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Contact
by astrodeb＠charter.net 11 Jan '05

11 Jan '05

I bought that video. James Woods was on "The Tonight Show" last night. He has a little more grey hair than when he did the movie. Jody Foster was great too. Only thing I didn't like was the Panguitch, UT reference. Debbie > > From: "Kim Hyatt" <kimharch(a)msn.com> > Date: 2005/01/11 Tue PM 01:16:59 MST > To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Contact > > Both the book "Contact" and the film were first-rate. The film was true to the book, as far as I could recall. Chuck, If you don't rent, then yes, the film is worth buying. > > Kim Hyatt Architect > 1849 East 1300 South > Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 > Tel: 801.581.0561 > Mobile: 801.631.5228 > kimharch(a)msn.com<mailto:kimharch@msn.com> > > serius est quam cogitas > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com >

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Re: Best
by Chuck Hards 11 Jan '05

11 Jan '05

Rob stated: > :^) it's like naming the BEST astronomical object > to look at and > that'd be another interesting poll. Easy, no contest: Earth! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250

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Best scene in 2001
by Chuck Hards 11 Jan '05

11 Jan '05

Well, not the best, but one of the funniest: When Dr. Floyd is reading the full-page insructions on how to use the Zero-Gravity Toilet. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Best space/sci-fi movie ever
by David Moulton 11 Jan '05

11 Jan '05

2010 was not a Kubrick project. It was done by Peter Hyams, with a lot of input from Clarke. Although I enjoyed it, I agree it is not up to the level of the original. In case you aren't aware, Clarke wrote "3001: The Final Odyssey" a few years ago. If you ever run across the book "The Odyssey File", I recommend getting it. Its a collection of the correspondence between Clarke and Hyams during production of 2010. It is quite humorous at times, and gives great insight into both men. The correspondence was done by computer, but before email. Each one had a computer with a modem. They would dial in to each others computer and leave messages in a directory. Clarke was of course living in Sri Lanka, so they weren't normally awake at the same time. On the subject of 2001, another good book to get is "The Lost Worlds of 2001". It provides background on the making of 2001, as well as parts of the book and movie that were cut out. Good stuff. dave utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com wrote: > >(Was 2010 a Kubrick project?) > > >

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Re: Best space/sci-fi movie ever
by Chuck Hards 11 Jan '05

11 Jan '05

Kim wrote: > A bit of back-peddling... I have to rate Forbidden > Planet pretty high. I certainly liked Forbidden Planet, but it was too short on science to really satisfy me. Robby the Robot manufacturing hooch was too much! And what other film has both Earl Holloman and Greg Peck? Rob, did you notice that This Island Earth was the flim made fun of in the MST3000 movie? I had to laugh when I noticed that selection! (for sheer camp and laughs, you can't beat MST3000) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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