I hope that I am available. This sounds like fun. Maybe we can get Ron V. to bring his H-Beta filter. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Richard Tenney [mailto:retenney@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 1:07 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Brent's view Count me in! Rich --- Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi Brent:
Today is one of those days when I long for the simplicity of the pre-digital age...I have spent 1/2 an hour on a reply which disappeared when I hit "send". So, assuming this one gets through, here's the condensed version. (I can hear the cheers...)
You are one of the few people I know who have been at this game longer than I, in addition to being one of my early mentors, so I owe you the benefit of the doubt. Guys like you and Bruce are my astronomy "professors".
It could be that your eye, brain, or both, are capable of discerning low-contrast details without a filter...after all, all the color "data" is present in the white-light view. If this is so, you are an extremely fortunate individual...and perhaps it's learned behavior- can be picked-up by anyone who devotes the time to training their eye, honing their observational skills. If you are up for it, we should look into this.
I'll bet that it's been 20 years, at least, since we've observed together. I'd like to do it again this year-lets get together when I'm between contracts at work.
If enough people are interested, we could do this as a "filter seminar", (pros, cons), including LPR, neutral density, polarizing, etc.
Chuck
--- Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com> wrote:
Chuck,
I agree, we should observe together. It would be good for me to see the advantages you see. The other observers are the folks here that you know.
As for a color perception problem, the FAA is somewhat rigorous in their color perception tests. I have no problem passing any of them. I also have a series of color tests that you can bring up on your computer. If you'd like a copy of them let me know and I'll forward them to you. These old eyes of mine are seeing less color with fainter objects, though.
Brent
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If I can get a hold of Dave Bernson, he's got the whole Lumicon lineup... On Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 01:26 PM, David Dunn wrote:
I hope that I am available. This sounds like fun. Maybe we can get Ron V. to bring his H-Beta filter.
Dave
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Count me in! Rich
--- Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi Brent:
Today is one of those days when I long for the simplicity of the pre-digital age...I have spent 1/2 an hour on a reply which disappeared when I hit "send". So, assuming this one gets through, here's the condensed version. (I can hear the cheers...)
You are one of the few people I know who have been at this game longer than I, in addition to being one of my early mentors, so I owe you the benefit of the doubt. Guys like you and Bruce are my astronomy "professors".
It could be that your eye, brain, or both, are capable of discerning low-contrast details without a filter...after all, all the color "data" is present in the white-light view. If this is so, you are an extremely fortunate individual...and perhaps it's learned behavior- can be picked-up by anyone who devotes the time to training their eye, honing their observational skills. If you are up for it, we should look into this.
I'll bet that it's been 20 years, at least, since we've observed together. I'd like to do it again this year-lets get together when I'm between contracts at work.
If enough people are interested, we could do this as a "filter seminar", (pros, cons), including LPR, neutral density, polarizing, etc.
Chuck
--- Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com> wrote:
Chuck,
I agree, we should observe together. It would be good for me to see the advantages you see. The other observers are the folks here that you know.
As for a color perception problem, the FAA is somewhat rigorous in their color perception tests. I have no problem passing any of them. I also have a series of color tests that you can bring up on your computer. If you'd like a copy of them let me know and I'll forward them to you. These old eyes of mine are seeing less color with fainter objects, though.
Brent
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I think we originally had filter for the planets in mind, but expanding to the others may also be interesting. I have three to try including the Daystar, UHC, and OIII, Brent --- David L Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com> wrote:
If I can get a hold of Dave Bernson, he's got the whole Lumicon lineup...
On Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 01:26 PM, David Dunn wrote:
I hope that I am available. This sounds like fun. Maybe we can get Ron V. to bring his H-Beta filter.
Dave
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Count me in! Rich
--- Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi Brent:
Today is one of those days when I long for the simplicity of the pre-digital age...I have spent 1/2 an hour on a reply which disappeared when I hit "send". So, assuming this one gets through, here's the condensed version. (I can hear the cheers...)
You are one of the few people I know who have been at this game longer than I, in addition to being one of my early mentors, so I owe you the benefit of the doubt. Guys like you and Bruce are my astronomy "professors".
It could be that your eye, brain, or both, are capable of discerning low-contrast details without a filter...after all, all the color "data" is present in the white-light view. If this is so, you are an extremely fortunate individual...and perhaps it's learned behavior- can be picked-up by anyone who devotes the time to training their eye, honing their observational skills. If you are up for it, we should look into this.
I'll bet that it's been 20 years, at least, since we've observed together. I'd like to do it again this year-lets get together when I'm between contracts at work.
If enough people are interested, we could do this as a "filter seminar", (pros, cons), including LPR, neutral density, polarizing, etc.
Chuck
--- Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com> wrote:
Chuck,
I agree, we should observe together. It would be good for me to see the advantages you see. The other observers are the folks here that you know.
As for a color perception problem, the FAA is somewhat rigorous in their color perception tests. I have no problem passing any of them. I also have a series of color tests that you can bring up on your computer. If you'd like a copy of them let me know and I'll forward them to you. These old eyes of mine are seeing less color with fainter objects, though.
Brent
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