We got home from camping early this weekend and so today I spent some time setting up the Photo Gallery. If possible, I'd like a volunteer or two to test it out and see how it works. I'll be changing the colors soon so it looks better than it does now. Please email me privately if you are interested in helping me test it out and I'll set you up with a username. :) Basically the way it is set up is there is one Gallery. Under the Gallery can be many albums, and users will be able to create, delete and manage their own albums. So I can set people up with an album. The albums can be public or private, and I *think* you can set that yourself. Not sure yet this is all pretty new. The only things on there now are a test album for me and a test album for Chuck. :) Thanks. :) Cynthia
Oh yeah..: http://www.utahastronomy.com -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Cynthia Blue Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 2:38 PM To: Utah-Astronomy@Mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Photo Gallery We got home from camping early this weekend and so today I spent some time setting up the Photo Gallery. If possible, I'd like a volunteer or two to test it out and see how it works. I'll be changing the colors soon so it looks better than it does now. Please email me privately if you are interested in helping me test it out and I'll set you up with a username. :) Basically the way it is set up is there is one Gallery. Under the Gallery can be many albums, and users will be able to create, delete and manage their own albums. So I can set people up with an album. The albums can be public or private, and I *think* you can set that yourself. Not sure yet this is all pretty new. The only things on there now are a test album for me and a test album for Chuck. :) Thanks. :) Cynthia _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
Rich I love the photo you posted in the photo galary of the Horeshead nebula. It is the best one that I have seen and I have collected about 5 or 6 nice ones from the Web. Thanks. I would love to see the Horsehead some day. Jim --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!
Rich One more comment on your Horse head photo. I went back and look at the others that I have collected and what I really like about yours (along with the color) is the perspective. Having never seen it before and not knowing what to expect I collected photos that were close-ups. While they are nice, I really like the perspective of yours Jim --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!
Rich, did you take that photo? If so, you are in the wrong line of work! C. --- Jim Gibson <xajax99@yahoo.com> wrote:
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One more comment on your Horse head photo. I went back and look at the others that I have collected and what I really like about yours (along with the color) is the perspective. Having never seen it before and not knowing what to expect I collected photos that were close-ups. While they are nice, I really like the perspective of yours
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No, I didn't take that photo (read the caption!); I was just testing the website setup from work and had that photo handy (I use it for my PC's desktop); it's one of the finest images of the horsehead out there. Don't remember where it came from (Astronomy picture of the day?) but I believe it's in the public domain. -Rich
Rich, did you take that photo? If so, you are in the wrong line of work!
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One more comment on your Horse head photo. I went back and look at the others that I have collected and what I really like about yours (along with the color) is the perspective. Having never seen it before and not knowing what to expect I collected photos that were close-ups. While they are nice,
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Yep, I made it part of my desktop wall paper too. Jim Richard Tenney <retenney@yahoo.com> wrote: No, I didn't take that photo (read the caption!); I was just testing the website setup from work and had that photo handy (I use it for my PC's desktop); it's one of the finest images of the horsehead out there. Don't remember where it came from (Astronomy picture of the day?) but I believe it's in the public domain. -Rich
Rich, did you take that photo? If so, you are in the wrong line of work!
C.
--- Jim Gibson wrote:
Rich
One more comment on your Horse head photo. I went back and look at the others that I have collected and what I really like about yours (along with the color) is the perspective. Having never seen it before and not knowing what to expect I collected photos that were close-ups. While they are nice,
I
really like the perspective of yours
Jim
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Jim, Once upon a time the horsehead was considered one of the most difficult of the challenge objects for amateurs. But with the wide availability of H-Beta filters and big mirrored dobs, while still somewhat of a challenge it's certainly doable at least in scopes 12 inches or bigger under dark skies, though there are those with good eyes that have seen it in smaller scopes -- anyone on this list? I first saw it in Mark Dakin's 13.1" Coulter with a filter. Visually of course it looks nothing at all like the photo -- it's often described as "a dark thumbprint against the brighter backdrop of nebulosity". -Rich --- Jim Gibson <xajax99@yahoo.com> wrote:
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--- Richard Tenney <retenney@yahoo.com> wrote:
Once upon a time the horsehead was considered one of the most difficult of the challenge objects for amateurs. But with the wide availability of H-Beta filters and big mirrored dobs, while still somewhat of a challenge it's certainly doable at least in scopes 12 inches or bigger under dark skies, though there are those with good eyes that have seen it in smaller scopes -- anyone on this list?
Yes. I once saw it with an 8" f/7 from Little Mountain in the mid-'70's. No filters in those days! My first impression was "how small!", since as Jim pointed out, most published photos, especially in those days, showed only the horses "head" and not much surrounding field. It reminded me of a thumbprint more than anything. It's also an indictment against light pollution. Little Mountain was never the best site, but 30 years ago it was MUCH darker there. One of the club's active observers at the time (anyone remember Steve Jacobs?) claimed that he once glimpsed it with a 6" Dynascope! Since it was on the very edge of detectability in the 8", I was a bit skeptical. Chuck __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
Thought many of you might find this article interesting http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/07/22/stars.survey/index.html I am not putting this next reference in to be controversial - just interesting for the times we live in. Jer. 33: 22 document.write(drawVerse(22,60696));22 22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured Jim --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software
Well, I'll probably be tweaking the colors off and on for the next couple days as I get it looking pretty, but if you'd like to have a user id and be able to post pictures send me an email directly. I'll get you set up. :) It's all ready to go now, so don't be shy! :) Even if you need a place to store pictures online I can set you up with a private Album which doesn't show on the main screen. http://www.utahastronomy.com/ If you have questions about how it works, visit the FAQ! :) http://www.utahastronomy.com/uafaq.htm Cyn
Dear Cyn, I got a very strange email saying my membnership on the astronomy list was ended because of "excessive bounces." I don't even know what that means. Can you please explain? It said my latest "bounce" was dated today, and I did not even post anything to the list today. Thank you, Joe Bauman Joe Bauman science & military reporter Deseret News bau@desnews.com (801) 237-2169
Cyn, This is truly kind of you -- also brilliant that you can do this. I look forward to posting something, maybe after the next new moon, when I plan to try deep space photography with my scope. Again, many thanks. -- Joe Joe Bauman science & military reporter Deseret News bau@desnews.com (801) 237-2169
Joe, I'm not sure how much astrophotography experience you have, but when I was starting-out, I practiced extensively on the moon. Made learning MUCH easier. I practiced guiding on random stars from the back yard and actually had a rudimentary technique before I ever got under dark skies. Saved me a lot of frustration in the dark. (Biggest frustration was pulling off the "hat trick" all alone with a large scope!) If you are past this stage, disregard my advice and have fun! Chuck --- Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com> wrote:
Cyn, This is truly kind of you -- also brilliant that you can do this. I look forward to posting something, maybe after the next new moon, when I plan to try deep space photography with my scope. Again, many thanks. -- Joe
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I did some photography with the ancient Celestron, including hand-guiding until I was about to fall over. Hideous problems with backlash were what finally drove me away from that. I still have a lot to do and learn with my new scope but at least I know the rudiments .... thanks, Joe Joe Bauman science & military reporter Deseret News bau@desnews.com (801) 237-2169
Hi Chuck, I'm wondering if you could give me a bit of advice. Recently I shot eyepiece-projection first quarter moon photos at a variety of exposures with a 26-mm eyepiece, using my new 12". With 200 ISO film the best exposures seemed to be about 1/8 second, possibly 1/4 but more likely 1/8. When I get around to it, I want to do some more moon photos and Mars photos. Could you help me figure out how the exposure varies with eyepiece projection, using different powers of eyepieces? I have a fair number but I don't recall all their sizes right now. And I assume that first and third quarter exposures would be about the same, but what about other times, such as waning crescent going toward new moon? Can you describe some easy formula for calculating exposure change with different mm. eyepieces? If not, assuming I work up the energy, I'll just go out and shoot a variety of exposures. Also, what kind of exposure do you recommend for Mars? Thanks, my friend -- Joe Joe Bauman science & military reporter Deseret News bau@desnews.com (801) 237-2169
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