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RE: [Utah-astronomy] email
by Kim Hyatt 28 Apr '04

28 Apr '04

The industry is indeed improving. I simply haven't fit in at this office. BTW, if anyone needs professional architectural services, feel free to call my home number - 581.1209. -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Hards [mailto:chuckhards@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 12:11 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] email Kim, I have no doubt that you'll land on your feet. But I'm stunned, isn't there a "building boom" going on now, with interest rates being so low? Good luck, and thanks for the encouragement on staying tobacco-free. C. --- Kim Hyatt <khyatt(a)smithlayton.com> wrote: > Thanks, but no concern. I'll be OK. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Bauman [mailto:bau@desnews.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 12:05 PM > To: Utah Astronomy > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] email > > > Oh let's hope not, Kim. -- Joe > > _______________________________________________ > 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 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover _______________________________________________ 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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Autoguiders
by Barney B. 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

Joe and Debbie, if you're looking at purchasing an autoguider, I suggest you investigate a British company called Starlight Xpress. I have been seriously thinking about getting one of these systems but boy are they expensive. The nifty thing about Starlight's method is that it uses one side of the video interlace for guiding and the other half for the photo. Thus, it can using the entire image as the guide star and can make adjustments in both Alt and Dec at the same time. The disadvantage is that it takes twice as long to take a photo, but who cares, the computer is running the show. Stuff like this will drive Chuck crazy, but for me it's great. Barney

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Polar Alignment
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

I was thinking what Rich was thinking. It would be nice to image on one telescope and visually observe with another. But I don't think it works that way. It seems that the CCD imagers are always at their computers. One thing that I worry about is with astrophotography a person can easily become bogged down with technical details and miss the beauty of the night sky. Isn't it true with astrophotography that one has to master finding objects, focusing, tracking, and guiding? The learning curve is steep from what I have heard. That is why I'm going to try piggy-back astrophotography first and try to learn some of the basics. I too like to see an ocasional meteor or just look up at the Milky Way at a star party. I try to make sure I keep the hobby fun. Debbie

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Polar Alignment
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

My tripod has two bubble levels. It is pretty straightforward to set up. The manual says that if the telescope is on the west side, there should be a slight imbalance toward the counterweight side. I plan on eventually doing one to five minute exposures and then stacking them in software. I'm not sure if I'm going to go with the Canon EOS 10D or one of the SBIG cameras. I've been reading the June Sky and Telescope issue on digital astrophotography. It seems that the cooled CCD cameras would be better for my warm climate. The SBIG cameras also have auto-guider chips to make things easier. Don Colton is having pretty good luck with his camera. I'm going to start slow and experiment with my Nikon Coolpix 4500 camera first. Debbie

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] email
by Kim Hyatt 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

Thanks, but no concern. I'll be OK. -----Original Message----- From: Joe Bauman [mailto:bau@desnews.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 12:05 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] email Oh let's hope not, Kim. -- Joe _______________________________________________ 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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email
by Kim Hyatt 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

I can't get to the internet right now to remove my email address from lists, but y'all should no I won't be receiving email at this address after today. ( I think the axe is about to fall...) Kim A. Hyatt, AIA SL&A Architects 331 South Rio Grande, Suite 304 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Tel: 801.322.5550 x105 Fax: 801.322.5557 Cell: 801.631.5228

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Nicotine experience
by Kim Hyatt 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

I was a two-pack a day man, Pall Mall reds (unfiltered), for nearly two years. I was commuting to work in Rock Springs when I tried to quit. I had a hard time for the first few days, then when I returned to Rock Springs from SLC on a Monday morning, stopped at Little America for gas. I had the great idea to pick up a big, fat ugly cigar to satiate my nicotine fit. (Remember Connestoga cigars? REALLY nasty!) By the time I arrived in Rock Springs I was so sick I have never even been able to abide the smell of tobacco since. So, Chuck, some of us know how tough it is and congratulate you for your peseverance! Kim A. Hyatt, AIA SL&A Architects 331 South Rio Grande, Suite 304 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Tel: 801.322.5550 x105 Fax: 801.322.5557 Cell: 801.631.5228

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Outstanding speaker tonight (Tues.) at SLAS
by Richard Tenney 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

I managed to talk Dr. Ben Bromley, a physicist at the University of Utah, into speaking at SLAS tonight on his research on Planet formation. I heard this talk late last year and thought it was excellent. If any of you non-Salt Lake Astronomical Society members out there want to come please do -- there are plenty of seats. SLAS meets at the 10th East Sr. Center in SLC ( 237 South & 1000 East ) starting at 7:30 pm. Rich __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover

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Galactic flotsam and jetsam
by Chuck Hards 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

At the risk of making an ash of myself, I stuck another image on my gallery page that some may find interesting. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Galactic flotsam and jetsam
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 27 Apr '04

27 Apr '04

Chuck, Can't you put mints or something else is that ashtry assuming you have kicked the habit? Debbie

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