http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/ W.A.A.Cers Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:04:38 GMT Paul Brown http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5346 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5346 Excellent resource for Astro-images starting out by Jim Solomon. An ideal book mark or print out. http://www.saratogaskies.com/articles/cookbook/index.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:54:34 GMT Paul Brown http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5345 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5345 You can see Jeff has been busy making himself a home, uploading all of his astrophoto's. Some nice images there Jeff, you have to be proud of yourself. Does Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:18:47 GMT jeffreypountney http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5344 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5344 Dear Waacers Due to the strong possibility of our equipment being rained on we wont be holding an observing / imaging session tonight,friday 10/7/09. There is Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:55:49 GMT davestanicic http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5343 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5343 Think of Earth being a large sphere? Try this link http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:48:03 GMT Paul Brown http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5342 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5342 Dave, he has a point...look at all the luck I am having! Paul Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:38:09 GMT Joe Perulero http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5341 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5341 Dave Trust me...the name I gave will bring you good luck ! There's a reason why the club has always got me to name the new observatories. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:13:42 GMT Paul Brown http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5340 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5340 Very aptly named...Dynabolts DynaShed! Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:09:57 GMT Laurie http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5339 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5339 Addendum... John's friend, Ross, contacted me today to say that he will be driving John to the site. I sent Ross the map with a few suggestions re; dressing Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:01:21 GMT davestanicic http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5338 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5338 It's growing on me Joe. How about the "DS Observatory", where the DS can be Deep-Sky or Dyna-Shed or many other things(now now!) Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:11:42 GMT davestanicic http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5337 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5337 Thanks Paul, still not complete, but I did take your advice about the bare floor and covered it with cushion vinyl(concrete is not very forgiving to eyepieces Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:49:53 GMT Joe Perulero http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5336 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5336 The observatory (pics please) will be called "The DS Deep Sky Observatory" Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:24:06 GMT Paul Brown http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5335 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5335 I was honored last Sunday to be the first visitor to Dave's Observatory. And what a great job he has done! Plenty of room inside, very cosy and the coffee was Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:22:14 GMT Paul Brown http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5334 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5334 Hi Mark, Old processing steps, I enjoy the challenge. Paul Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:50:22 GMT Mark Dawes http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5333 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5333 Paul, not a problem at all! I see you got a lot more detail out of the spiral arm areas.. Is this a result of your new processing steps??? Mark Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:05:15 GMT http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5332 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAACers/message/5332 Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the WAACers group: Hello Waacers In the unlikely event that friday and / or sat. night is clear who