From rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca Sat Nov 1 14:49:59 2014 From: rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca (Rick Cudmore) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 14:49:59 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Message-ID: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> Hi Everyone, I have spent the last three hours trying to get two different programs to connect to my mount and need some help. I have a Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Synscan is version 3.35. Computer uses Windows 7 and I have ECU version 6.0L and TheSkyX version 10.2.0. I'm using a USB connection from the laptop to a RS232 to the hand controller. (If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn't really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn't have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn't work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn't work either. I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. Regards, Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark.kaye at sympatico.ca Sat Nov 1 15:06:54 2014 From: mark.kaye at sympatico.ca (Mark Kaye) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:06:54 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount In-Reply-To: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> References: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: On 14-11-01 14:49, Rick Cudmore wrote: > Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. Yes it could. I find that USB to RS232 adapters can be very fickle, working with one application and not with another. I prefer FTDI driver adapters over Prolific as well. Another problem can be that the device claims to be Prolific, but is actually a cheap knock off that sort of supports Prolific drivers. Can you connect other devices to the adapter? I have a weird problem with ECU6 when I hook up my computer to the G11. It occasionally says that there is not a telescope connected. Then I run ECU5, which sees the telescope. I stop ECU5 and return to ECU6 and everything works properly. I have not been able to figure out why this happens, I just know that as a fix, it works. -- Clear Skies! MK http://www3.sympatico.ca/mark.kaye/index.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bscphm at gmail.com Sat Nov 1 15:07:40 2014 From: bscphm at gmail.com (Muhammad Basil Ahmad) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:07:40 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton November meeting, and a call for pictures and articles. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Given that the calendar on the Hamilton RASC website is still not functional, what time is the meeting on Thursday? Muhammad Basil Ahmad HonBSc, BScPhm, RPh, CDE On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Roger Hill wrote: > Chris Talpas will be offering a talk on "A history of the telescope from > Galileo to the present day" > > Chris says "As the title suggests, I would like to trace the development > of the telescope from its earliest days to the present and near future > looking at what were the technical limitations of early designs and how > new designs and technologies improved the performance. I will also > highlight some important discoveries made by particular instruments. I > will also touch upon mount development as well as detector advancement." > > > Also, we had two eclipses that were widely visible from Hamilton and > environs in October, and I'd really like to get pictures from as many > different people as possible for Orbit, and the web site. 1080p > resolution would be perfect, which is 1920 x 1080. > > Speaking of Orbit...I'd appreciate any contributions. Please send them > to orbit at hamiltonrasc.ca . > > Thank you, > > Roger Hill > Orbit Editor > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Sat Nov 1 15:13:13 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:13:13 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton November meeting, and a call for pictures and articles. References: Message-ID: 8pm, Muhammad. Hope to see you there. Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Muhammad Basil Ahmad Sent: Sat 01/11/2014 3:07 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton November meeting,and a call for pictures and articles. Given that the calendar on the Hamilton RASC website is still not functional, what time is the meeting on Thursday? Muhammad Basil Ahmad HonBSc, BScPhm, RPh, CDE On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Roger Hill wrote: > Chris Talpas will be offering a talk on "A history of the telescope from > Galileo to the present day" > > Chris says "As the title suggests, I would like to trace the development > of the telescope from its earliest days to the present and near future > looking at what were the technical limitations of early designs and how > new designs and technologies improved the performance. I will also > highlight some important discoveries made by particular instruments. I > will also touch upon mount development as well as detector advancement." > > > Also, we had two eclipses that were widely visible from Hamilton and > environs in October, and I'd really like to get pictures from as many > different people as possible for Orbit, and the web site. 1080p > resolution would be perfect, which is 1920 x 1080. > > Speaking of Orbit...I'd appreciate any contributions. Please send them > to orbit at hamiltonrasc.ca . > > Thank you, > > Roger Hill > Orbit Editor > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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It is almost 8 years old. Yes it could. I find that USB to RS232 adapters can be very fickle, working with one application and not with another. I prefer FTDI driver adapters over Prolific as well. Another problem can be that the device claims to be Prolific, but is actually a cheap knock off that sort of supports Prolific drivers. Can you connect other devices to the adapter? I have a weird problem with ECU6 when I hook up my computer to the G11. It occasionally says that there is not a telescope connected. Then I run ECU5, which sees the telescope. I stop ECU5 and return to ECU6 and everything works properly. I have not been able to figure out why this happens, I just know that as a fix, it works. -- Clear Skies! MK http://www3.sympatico.ca/mark.kaye/index.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edmizzi.mizzi at gmail.com Sat Nov 1 15:22:45 2014 From: edmizzi.mizzi at gmail.com (Ed Gmail) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:22:45 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount In-Reply-To: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> References: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: <1F51D327-0344-4BB5-9989-C76F386E09F0@gmail.com> Hi Rick, I had to replace my RS 232 to USB patch cord this past summer and it was only 3 years old. When I picked up a new one at Tiger Direct it came with the drivers on a CD. Hope this helps. Ed Sent from my iPad > On Nov 1, 2014, at 2:49 PM, Rick Cudmore wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I have spent the last three hours trying to get two different programs to connect to my mount and need some help. > > I have a Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Synscan is version 3.35. Computer uses Windows 7 and I have ECU version 6.0L and TheSkyX version 10.2.0. I’m using a USB connection from the laptop to a RS232 to the hand controller. (If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) > > I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn’t really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. > > I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn’t have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn’t work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn’t work either. > > I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. > > Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. > > If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. > > Regards, > > Rick > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca Sat Nov 1 15:25:21 2014 From: rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca (Rick Cudmore) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:25:21 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton USB2EQ6 Cable Message-ID: <003001cff609$93c42e80$bb4c8b80$@cogeco.ca> If I were to purchase a cable for EQMOD control, does anyone knows if any Canadian dealers sells them besides Focus Scientific. Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: 8pm Have a great day Andy Blanchard 289-337-6766H 905-330-5626C > On Nov 1, 2014, at 3:07 PM, Muhammad Basil Ahmad wrote: > > Given that the calendar on the Hamilton RASC website is still not functional, what time is the meeting on Thursday? > > Muhammad Basil Ahmad > HonBSc, BScPhm, RPh, CDE > >> On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Roger Hill wrote: >> Chris Talpas will be offering a talk on "A history of the telescope from >> Galileo to the present day" >> >> Chris says "As the title suggests, I would like to trace the development >> of the telescope from its earliest days to the present and near future >> looking at what were the technical limitations of early designs and how >> new designs and technologies improved the performance. I will also >> highlight some important discoveries made by particular instruments. I >> will also touch upon mount development as well as detector advancement." >> >> >> Also, we had two eclipses that were widely visible from Hamilton and >> environs in October, and I'd really like to get pictures from as many >> different people as possible for Orbit, and the web site. 1080p >> resolution would be perfect, which is 1920 x 1080. >> >> Speaking of Orbit...I'd appreciate any contributions. Please send them >> to orbit at hamiltonrasc.ca . >> >> Thank you, >> >> Roger Hill >> Orbit Editor >> >> _______________________________________________ >> astronomers mailing list >> astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca >> http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From atacamandy at hotmail.ca Sat Nov 1 15:31:18 2014 From: atacamandy at hotmail.ca (Andy Blanchard) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:31:18 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount In-Reply-To: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> References: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: Have you tried an active usb cable? Have a great day Andy Blanchard 289-337-6766H 905-330-5626C > On Nov 1, 2014, at 2:50 PM, Rick Cudmore wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I have spent the last three hours trying to get two different programs to connect to my mount and need some help. > > I have a Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Synscan is version 3.35. Computer uses Windows 7 and I have ECU version 6.0L and TheSkyX version 10.2.0. I’m using a USB connection from the laptop to a RS232 to the hand controller. (If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) > > I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn’t really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. > > I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn’t have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn’t work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn’t work either. > > I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. > > Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. > > If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. > > Regards, > > Rick > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From c.talpas at sympatico.ca Sat Nov 1 15:40:09 2014 From: c.talpas at sympatico.ca (Chris Talpas) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:40:09 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton USB2EQ6 Cable In-Reply-To: <003001cff609$93c42e80$bb4c8b80$@cogeco.ca> References: <003001cff609$93c42e80$bb4c8b80$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: Try KW Telescope, I know they had the cables back when I purchased by EQ6 back in May. Chris From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Rick Cudmore Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 3:25 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton USB2EQ6 Cable If I were to purchase a cable for EQMOD control, does anyone knows if any Canadian dealers sells them besides Focus Scientific. Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From supergiant2003 at hotmail.com Sat Nov 1 16:21:47 2014 From: supergiant2003 at hotmail.com (supergiant2003 at hotmail.com) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 16:21:47 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton November meeting, and a call for pictures and articles. Message-ID: eight o clock pm Sent from Samsung Mobile
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Given that the calendar on the Hamilton RASC website is still not functional, what time is the meeting on Thursday? Muhammad Basil Ahmad HonBSc, BScPhm, RPh, CDE On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Roger Hill wrote: Chris Talpas will be offering a talk on "A history of the telescope from Galileo to the present day" Chris says "As the title suggests, I would like to trace the development of the telescope from its earliest days to the present and near future looking at what were the technical limitations of early designs and how new designs and technologies improved the performance. I will also highlight some important discoveries made by particular instruments. I will also touch upon mount development as well as detector advancement." Also, we had two eclipses that were widely visible from Hamilton and environs in October, and I'd really like to get pictures from as many different people as possible for Orbit, and the web site. 1080p resolution would be perfect, which is 1920 x 1080. Speaking of Orbit...I'd appreciate any contributions. Please send them to orbit at hamiltonrasc.ca . Thank you, Roger Hill Orbit Editor _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gary at bendun.net Sun Nov 2 08:33:06 2014 From: gary at bendun.net (Gary Bennett) Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 08:33:06 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount In-Reply-To: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> References: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: <065901cff6a1$8b698670$a23c9350$@bendun.net> Hi Rick, Enjoy the ride! Here are some of my standard "TIPS": - Windows versions past win98 will always need internet access whenever you plug in any USB device for the 1st time. Even if the device came with a installation CD and drivers, Windows will not be happy until it can connect to the internet and check for its own drivers. Before heading out, always plug in your new gadget while you still have internet. You only need to do that the 1st time. - Serial Ports: What COM Port is Windows using? Telescope mounts of all brands use Serial connections and mount control software (TheSky 6/X, et al) needs to know which COM Port to use. You can find that information from . Control Panel/Device Manager.. And look for "Ports COM-LPT" . TIPS: o The COM Port that Windows assigns might be different the next time you plug in those serial devices. o If you have more than 1 device (for example, a GPS unit )that needs a COM Port, PLUG THEM IN 1 AT A TIME. Otherwise you won't know which is which. - The most popular way, BY FAR, to do computer control using EQ6 Pro mount is: o Install ASCOM o Install EQMOD o Ditch the hand controller and buy: * A EQDIR cable (available at KW Telescope). I believe your mount uses the original 9-pin DB9 version. New models use a RJ45 (Ethernet) cable. You can get either version at KW Telescope. You can also make your own cable combined with a standard USB Serial Adapter. The purchased version has that USB adapter built in (FDIC). * Game Pad (to slew the telescope during alignment) - Wireless ones can be "fickle" and I preferred the USB corded version (works every time) o If you have the GPS unit (yes, much easier) it probably came with another cable attachment with a USB plug and this will connect to your computer (another COM Port situation) and this is how EQMOD will get time and position intel. o For your planetarium software (TheSky6/X or whatever) you will select EQMOD as your "mount" and in the settings you need to tell it what COM Port to use. o Plenty of EQMOD information available on-line - With all of those USB devices, o use a Powered HUB - you can buy a 12V version from Kendrick. The powered Hub goes on the mount, NOT at your computer. o "Active USB" extension cables are a MUST. - If you are "in-the-field" running off battery, ditch the "power tank" and get a big-ass car/marine battery (and a "smart charger"). - If you have AC power nearby, get a big DC power supply like this one: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/MW-High-Quality-13-5V-26-6A-360W-DC-Regulated-Switchi ng-Power-Supply-/140574040105?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0 &hash=item20badda029 - When running from a battery, avoid AC-DC Inverters. They are horribly inefficient and require extra cords that will snag your vital bits. All of the devices you are using need DC power so there is no point to converting DC to AC and then back to DC again. Find DC Power supplies: o EBay/Amazon will get you a laptop adapter that runs from 12V o Same with DSLR camera adapters o USB Hub - Kendrick makes one that runs from 12V Enjoy the ride! Gary Bennett http://bendun.net/ http://photos.bendun.net/ From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Rick Cudmore Sent: November 1, 2014 2:50 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Hi Everyone, I have spent the last three hours trying to get two different programs to connect to my mount and need some help. I have a Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Synscan is version 3.35. Computer uses Windows 7 and I have ECU version 6.0L and TheSkyX version 10.2.0. I'm using a USB connection from the laptop to a RS232 to the hand controller. (If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn't really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn't have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn't work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn't work either. I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. Regards, Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca Sun Nov 2 12:53:58 2014 From: rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca (Rick Cudmore) Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 12:53:58 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount - UPDATE Message-ID: <001901cff6c5$fa9ff190$efdfd4b0$@cogeco.ca> Thanks everyone for their input. Gary, I restarted everything this morning and enabled wifi, opened TheSkyX and started up the mount. The connection worked the first time. I was able to slew to many object without issue. I was advised years ago to turn off wifi so the laptop couldn't receive updates with observing/imaging. Good piece of advice. I then parked the mount and disconnected the link and tried to reconnect. This produce a few errors. I then tried connecting using ECU6, that didn't work either. So I shut it all down and restarted only this time before I connected I moved the mount from its parked position to Vega. I then connected and everything worked. I tried this a couple more times and that seems to be the answer. For anyone who uses ECU6, in the full down menu which telescope do you select as Skywatcher is not listed. The connection through EQMOD will be the next step. Rick From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Gary Bennett Sent: November 2, 2014 8:33 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Hi Rick, Enjoy the ride! Here are some of my standard "TIPS": - Windows versions past win98 will always need internet access whenever you plug in any USB device for the 1st time. Even if the device came with a installation CD and drivers, Windows will not be happy until it can connect to the internet and check for its own drivers. Before heading out, always plug in your new gadget while you still have internet. You only need to do that the 1st time. - Serial Ports: What COM Port is Windows using? Telescope mounts of all brands use Serial connections and mount control software (TheSky 6/X, et al) needs to know which COM Port to use. You can find that information from . Control Panel/Device Manager.. And look for "Ports COM-LPT" . TIPS: o The COM Port that Windows assigns might be different the next time you plug in those serial devices. o If you have more than 1 device (for example, a GPS unit )that needs a COM Port, PLUG THEM IN 1 AT A TIME. Otherwise you won't know which is which. - The most popular way, BY FAR, to do computer control using EQ6 Pro mount is: o Install ASCOM o Install EQMOD o Ditch the hand controller and buy: * A EQDIR cable (available at KW Telescope). I believe your mount uses the original 9-pin DB9 version. New models use a RJ45 (Ethernet) cable. You can get either version at KW Telescope. You can also make your own cable combined with a standard USB Serial Adapter. The purchased version has that USB adapter built in (FDIC). * Game Pad (to slew the telescope during alignment) - Wireless ones can be "fickle" and I preferred the USB corded version (works every time) o If you have the GPS unit (yes, much easier) it probably came with another cable attachment with a USB plug and this will connect to your computer (another COM Port situation) and this is how EQMOD will get time and position intel. o For your planetarium software (TheSky6/X or whatever) you will select EQMOD as your "mount" and in the settings you need to tell it what COM Port to use. o Plenty of EQMOD information available on-line - With all of those USB devices, o use a Powered HUB - you can buy a 12V version from Kendrick. The powered Hub goes on the mount, NOT at your computer. o "Active USB" extension cables are a MUST. - If you are "in-the-field" running off battery, ditch the "power tank" and get a big-ass car/marine battery (and a "smart charger"). - If you have AC power nearby, get a big DC power supply like this one: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/MW-High-Quality-13-5V-26-6A-360W-DC-Regulated-Switchi ng-Power-Supply-/140574040105?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0 &hash=item20badda029 - When running from a battery, avoid AC-DC Inverters. They are horribly inefficient and require extra cords that will snag your vital bits. All of the devices you are using need DC power so there is no point to converting DC to AC and then back to DC again. Find DC Power supplies: o EBay/Amazon will get you a laptop adapter that runs from 12V o Same with DSLR camera adapters o USB Hub - Kendrick makes one that runs from 12V Enjoy the ride! Gary Bennett http://bendun.net/ http://photos.bendun.net/ From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Rick Cudmore Sent: November 1, 2014 2:50 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Hi Everyone, I have spent the last three hours trying to get two different programs to connect to my mount and need some help. I have a Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Synscan is version 3.35. Computer uses Windows 7 and I have ECU version 6.0L and TheSkyX version 10.2.0. I'm using a USB connection from the laptop to a RS232 to the hand controller. (If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn't really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn't have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn't work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn't work either. I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. Regards, Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From egoldingstudio at rogers.com Mon Nov 3 17:25:07 2014 From: egoldingstudio at rogers.com (Eric Golding Studio) Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 17:25:07 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount - UPDATE References: <001901cff6c5$fa9ff190$efdfd4b0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: Hi Rick; I believe that you would choose Celestron 5. Eric Golding ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Cudmore To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 12:53 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount - UPDATE Thanks everyone for their input. Gary, I restarted everything this morning and enabled wifi, opened TheSkyX and started up the mount. The connection worked the first time. I was able to slew to many object without issue. I was advised years ago to turn off wifi so the laptop couldn't receive updates with observing/imaging. Good piece of advice. I then parked the mount and disconnected the link and tried to reconnect. This produce a few errors. I then tried connecting using ECU6, that didn't work either. So I shut it all down and restarted only this time before I connected I moved the mount from its parked position to Vega. I then connected and everything worked. I tried this a couple more times and that seems to be the answer. For anyone who uses ECU6, in the full down menu which telescope do you select as Skywatcher is not listed. The connection through EQMOD will be the next step. Rick From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Gary Bennett Sent: November 2, 2014 8:33 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Hi Rick, Enjoy the ride! Here are some of my standard "TIPS": - Windows versions past win98 will always need internet access whenever you plug in any USB device for the 1st time. Even if the device came with a installation CD and drivers, Windows will not be happy until it can connect to the internet and check for its own drivers. Before heading out, always plug in your new gadget while you still have internet. You only need to do that the 1st time. - Serial Ports: What COM Port is Windows using? Telescope mounts of all brands use Serial connections and mount control software (TheSky 6/X, et al) needs to know which COM Port to use. You can find that information from . Control Panel/Device Manager.. And look for "Ports COM-LPT" . TIPS: o The COM Port that Windows assigns might be different the next time you plug in those serial devices. o If you have more than 1 device (for example, a GPS unit )that needs a COM Port, PLUG THEM IN 1 AT A TIME. Otherwise you won't know which is which. - The most popular way, BY FAR, to do computer control using EQ6 Pro mount is: o Install ASCOM o Install EQMOD o Ditch the hand controller and buy: § A EQDIR cable (available at KW Telescope). I believe your mount uses the original 9-pin DB9 version. New models use a RJ45 (Ethernet) cable. You can get either version at KW Telescope. You can also make your own cable combined with a standard USB Serial Adapter. The purchased version has that USB adapter built in (FDIC). § Game Pad (to slew the telescope during alignment) - Wireless ones can be "fickle" and I preferred the USB corded version (works every time) o If you have the GPS unit (yes, much easier) it probably came with another cable attachment with a USB plug and this will connect to your computer (another COM Port situation) and this is how EQMOD will get time and position intel. o For your planetarium software (TheSky6/X or whatever) you will select EQMOD as your "mount" and in the settings you need to tell it what COM Port to use. o Plenty of EQMOD information available on-line - With all of those USB devices, o use a Powered HUB - you can buy a 12V version from Kendrick. The powered Hub goes on the mount, NOT at your computer. o "Active USB" extension cables are a MUST. - If you are "in-the-field" running off battery, ditch the "power tank" and get a big-ass car/marine battery (and a "smart charger"). - If you have AC power nearby, get a big DC power supply like this one: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/MW-High-Quality-13-5V-26-6A-360W-DC-Regulated-Switching-Power-Supply-/140574040105?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20badda029 - When running from a battery, avoid AC-DC Inverters. They are horribly inefficient and require extra cords that will snag your vital bits. All of the devices you are using need DC power so there is no point to converting DC to AC and then back to DC again. Find DC Power supplies: o EBay/Amazon will get you a laptop adapter that runs from 12V o Same with DSLR camera adapters o USB Hub - Kendrick makes one that runs from 12V Enjoy the ride! Gary Bennett http://bendun.net/ http://photos.bendun.net/ From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Rick Cudmore Sent: November 1, 2014 2:50 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Hi Everyone, I have spent the last three hours trying to get two different programs to connect to my mount and need some help. I have a Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Synscan is version 3.35. Computer uses Windows 7 and I have ECU version 6.0L and TheSkyX version 10.2.0. I'm using a USB connection from the laptop to a RS232 to the hand controller. (If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn't really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn't have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn't work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn't work either. I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. Regards, Rick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks Have a great day Andy Blanchard 289-337-6766H 905-330-5626C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From colemanleggitt at gmail.com Thu Nov 6 12:07:28 2014 From: colemanleggitt at gmail.com (Sue and Bill) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 12:07:28 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton FW: November meeting, In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3470002D-3064-4498-B6AA-6ECFC8E54407@gmail.com> Hi All, Just a reminder that I will bring the 2015 RASC Calendars to tonight's meeting. If you requested one (or more) bring your cash and if not, I'll have some extras. First come, first served. Regards, Bill On 2014-11-04, at 9:31 PM, Gary Colwell wrote: > > Hello A reminder of our meeting this Thursday November 6, 2014 @ 8:00 pm at > the Legion in Waterdown.... >> Chris Talpas will be offering a talk on "A history of the telescope >> from Galileo to the present day" >> >> Chris says "As the title suggests, I would like to trace the >> development of the telescope from its earliest days to the present and >> near future looking at what were the technical limitations of early >> designs and how new designs and technologies improved the performance. >> I will also highlight some important discoveries made by particular >> instruments. I will also touch upon mount development as well as detector > advancement." >> > See you all then > Gary Colwell > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From atacamandy at hotmail.ca Thu Nov 6 12:36:38 2014 From: atacamandy at hotmail.ca (Andy Blanchard) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 12:36:38 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Tonight's meeting In-Reply-To: <3B4EEC0D773140F0B0F7AB5705566544@userb51be46d9b> References: <3B4EEC0D773140F0B0F7AB5705566544@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: Perfect, thanks Eric Have a great day Andy Blanchard 289-337-6766H 905-330-5626C > On Nov 6, 2014, at 11:52 AM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: > > Hi, Andy; > > I have a 'pre-laser era' chromed 'pen' pointer you can use if you think it will be suitable. It's 5" stored and 24" extended, with a white tip. I will bring it for you to see. > > Eric Golding > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 11:28 AM > Subject: RASC Hamilton Tonight's meeting > > If someone has a collapsable metal pointer and is planning on attending tonight's meeting. (Great speaker) I would like to borrow your pointer for a few days for a Remembrance Day Ceremony. > > See ya tonight. > > Thanks > > Have a great day > > Andy Blanchard > 289-337-6766H > 905-330-5626C > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From bscphm at gmail.com Fri Nov 7 17:36:35 2014 From: bscphm at gmail.com (Muhammad Basil Ahmad) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 17:36:35 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton The November 2014 Orbit is Available In-Reply-To: References: <87AE0EFFC98AB54DAB28ADD1D7DEAD221C1267@gaea.aquilonia.orb> Message-ID: Thanks Roger. The photos turned out nice. Muhammad Basil Ahmad HonBSc, BScPhm, RPh, CDE On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Roger Hill wrote: > Whoops... http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/Orbit/orbnov14.pdf > > > actually takes you to the October Orbit. The text is correct, I forgot to > remove the underlying link. > > > > Here's the correct one: > > http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/Orbit/orbnov14.pdf > > > > My apologies, > > > > Roger > > > > > > > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *Roger Hill > *Sent:* November 6, 2014 8:42 AM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* RASC Hamilton The November 2014 Orbit is Available > > > > You can view this month's Orbit by going directly to: > http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/Orbit/orbnov14.pdf > > > > You can also go to http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/ , click on Orbit > Newsletter and then select the issue you'd like to read. The latest one is > always at the top. > > Thanks, > > Roger Hill > Orbit Editor > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca Fri Nov 7 20:17:46 2014 From: rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca (Rick Cudmore) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 20:17:46 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Update to Mount Connection Issues Message-ID: <003d01cffaf1$cdfaecf0$69f0c6d0$@cogeco.ca> After receiving several helpful emails, I sent an email to KW Telescope on Sunday and received a reply Monday morning. I ordered the EQDIR cable for USB2EQ6 and it arrived Tuesday. Now that's service! I connected it that night and let the program install the driver and EQMOD connected and worked the first time. I have been on-line and YouTube looking at the many tutorials. So I have a couple of questions for those you use EQMOD. I have watched the video on autoguiding but, does EQMOD use its own routine to pulse autoguide or do I still need to use my KWIQ autoguider? Is one preferable over the other? I have a powered USB hub, I am assuming that all of the USB cables can be connect to the hub and then to the laptop. Does this affect the connection using the planetary software, TheSkyX other than finding the correct com port? In the YouTube video, the planetary program can sync after selecting alignment stars. I'm not sure which button is allocated for this function in TheSkyX, anyone know? Thanks, Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gary at bendun.net Sat Nov 8 08:22:16 2014 From: gary at bendun.net (Gary Bennett) Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2014 08:22:16 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Update to Mount Connection Issues In-Reply-To: <003d01cffaf1$cdfaecf0$69f0c6d0$@cogeco.ca> References: <003d01cffaf1$cdfaecf0$69f0c6d0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: <028701cffb57$04e0ed90$0ea2c8b0$@bendun.net> The "sync" on alignment star function is on the EQMOD control panel. EQMOD/TheSkyX has nothing to do with autoguiding. In fact, you can autoguide without even connecting your mount to a computer (thus, the Autoguide Port on your mount) You need a Guide Camera AND a Guide Scope. The KWIQ Guider is both of those things wrapped into a small package. The PHD Guiding software is the most popular and it's free. Gary Bennett http://bendun.net/ http://photos.bendun.net/ From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Rick Cudmore Sent: November 7, 2014 8:18 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Update to Mount Connection Issues After receiving several helpful emails, I sent an email to KW Telescope on Sunday and received a reply Monday morning. I ordered the EQDIR cable for USB2EQ6 and it arrived Tuesday. Now that's service! I connected it that night and let the program install the driver and EQMOD connected and worked the first time. I have been on-line and YouTube looking at the many tutorials. So I have a couple of questions for those you use EQMOD. I have watched the video on autoguiding but, does EQMOD use its own routine to pulse autoguide or do I still need to use my KWIQ autoguider? Is one preferable over the other? I have a powered USB hub, I am assuming that all of the USB cables can be connect to the hub and then to the laptop. 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(I tried both) > > Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. > > thanks in advance for any help, > Eric Golding > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From egoldingstudio at rogers.com Fri Nov 14 17:05:10 2014 From: egoldingstudio at rogers.com (Eric Golding Studio) Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:05:10 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? References: Message-ID: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b> Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. 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In-Reply-To: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b> References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: > > Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM > Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > Norm Fulman is a good choice > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: >> >> Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; >> >> I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. 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Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. 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Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. 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The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to elements and oxidation. Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. thanks in advance for any help, Eric Golding _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Sat Nov 15 00:29:50 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 00:29:50 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b><5148B00E69334AF0AB487E88ADCCF648@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: Maybe we should have him re-figure the Coulter 17.5" mirror we have. Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Sat 15/11/2014 12:11 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks Roger Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Hill" To: Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 inches, however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to elements and oxidation. Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. thanks in advance for any help, Eric Golding _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Sat 15/11/2014 12:11 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks Roger Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Hill" To: Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 inches, however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to elements and oxidation. Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. thanks in advance for any help, Eric Golding _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Mon Nov 17 12:28:07 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 12:28:07 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. This date has now been changed to SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th. Roger Hill -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From astronomer at cogeco.ca Mon Nov 17 14:16:21 2014 From: astronomer at cogeco.ca (Colin Haig) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:16:21 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? In-Reply-To: References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b> <5148B00E69334AF0AB487E88ADCCF648@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: <011101d0029a$f948eeb0$ebdacc10$@cogeco.ca> He did a beautiful job on my 12" pyrex mirror. Refigured and coated it. -----Original Message----- From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Roger Hill Sent: November 15, 2014 12:30 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Maybe we should have him re-figure the Coulter 17.5" mirror we have. Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Sat 15/11/2014 12:11 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks Roger Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Hill" To: Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 inches, however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to elements and oxidation. Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. thanks in advance for any help, Eric Golding _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From mark.kaye at sympatico.ca Mon Nov 17 19:03:03 2014 From: mark.kaye at sympatico.ca (Mark Kaye) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:03:03 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? In-Reply-To: References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b><5148B00E69334AF0AB487E88ADCCF648@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: At Kingston Centre, we just had a 16" cassegrain mirror and secondary done and the mirror looks really fine now. It was done in a few days too. Clear skies! MK http://www3.sympatico.ca/mark.kaye/index.htm ---- Eric Golding Studio wrote ---- >Thanks Roger > >Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. >Eric > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Roger Hill" >To: >Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM >Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > >According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service >for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. > >This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 inches, >however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. > >The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to >elements and oxidation. > >Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary >mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." > >Roger > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio >Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM >To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca >Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > >Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing >his work at AstroCats. >I will have a look at his website. >Eric > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > > telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio > wrote: > > > Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM > Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > > Norm Fulman is a good choice > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio > wrote: > > > Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; > > I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can >no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to >where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date >as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I >tried both) > > Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' >resource for re-aluminizing. 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URL: From egoldingstudio at rogers.com Mon Nov 17 22:04:07 2014 From: egoldingstudio at rogers.com (Eric Golding Studio) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:04:07 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b><5148B00E69334AF0AB487E88ADCCF648@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: Thanks Mark. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Kaye To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 7:03 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? At Kingston Centre, we just had a 16" cassegrain mirror and secondary done and the mirror looks really fine now. It was done in a few days too. Clear skies! MK http://www3.sympatico.ca/mark.kaye/index.htm ---- Eric Golding Studio wrote ---- Thanks Roger Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Hill" To: Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 inches, however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to elements and oxidation. Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. thanks in advance for any help, Eric Golding _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From egoldingstudio at rogers.com Mon Nov 17 22:04:22 2014 From: egoldingstudio at rogers.com (Eric Golding Studio) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:04:22 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b><5148B00E69334AF0AB487E88ADCCF648@userb51be46d9b> <011101d0029a$f948eeb0$ebdacc10$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: <1C9B1095DF8E4D0D968373C54D83FB03@userb51be46d9b> Thanks Colin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Haig" To: Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 2:16 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > He did a beautiful job on my 12" pyrex mirror. Refigured and coated it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf > Of > Roger Hill > Sent: November 15, 2014 12:30 AM > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > Maybe we should have him re-figure the Coulter 17.5" mirror we have. > > Roger > > > -----Original Message----- > From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio > Sent: Sat 15/11/2014 12:11 AM > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > Thanks Roger > > Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. > Eric > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roger Hill" > To: > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > > According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service > for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. > > This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 > inches, > however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. > > The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to > elements and oxidation. > > Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary > mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary > mirror." > > Roger > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio > Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing > his work at AstroCats. > I will have a look at his website. > Eric > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > > telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio > wrote: > > > Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM > Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > > Norm Fulman is a good choice > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio > wrote: > > > Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; > > I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can > no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to > where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of > date > as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. > (I > tried both) > > Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' > resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. > > thanks in advance for any help, > Eric Golding > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > >> _______________________________________________ >> astronomers mailing list >> astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca >> http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca >> > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From supergiant2003 at hotmail.com Mon Nov 24 11:02:48 2014 From: supergiant2003 at hotmail.com (Gary Colwell) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:02:48 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Monthly Meeing Guest speaker Message-ID: Hello everyone... Monthly General Meeting Thursday December 4, 2014 - 8:00 pm Royal Canadian Legion Waterdown ON. Guest Speaker Mr. Chris Vaughan! A brief bio. Mineral Exploration and Near Earth Geophysicist and Amateur Astronomer. Two time Past President of KEGS (The Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society), and member of SEG, CGU, PDAC, AGU, and RASC. I am actively engaged in Earth Science and Astronomy public outreach and education. Oh - and I love science and science fiction. Topic: Worlds to Discover: Exploring Dwarf Planets, Mighty Moons, and the Outer Solar System" This talk will review the fascinating distant objects that planetary scientists and astronomers have been discovering and exploring in our Solar System. Real worlds that humans might one day walk upon - including the giant asteroid Ceres, dwarf planet Pluto and its retinue of dance partners (soon to be imaged for the first time), warm saltwater oceans under Europa's icy crust, geysers on Enceladus, Titan's earth-like geography, and dozens of large objects in the distant Kuiper Belt. Be sure to come out and invite a friend! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS! Description: logo Gary Colwell President - HamiltonRASC Email president at hamiltonRASC.ca Personal supergiant2003 at hotmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 14810 bytes Desc: not available URL: From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Mon Nov 24 17:05:40 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:05:40 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday night? There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. Thanks, Roger Hill From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Roger Hill Sent: November 17, 2014 12:28 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to Saturday,November 29th. In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. This date has now been changed to SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th. Roger Hill -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ramberg.john at gmail.com Mon Nov 24 17:12:18 2014 From: ramberg.john at gmail.com (John Ramberg) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:12:18 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Roger...what time on Saturday? On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill wrote: > Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday > night? > > > > There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon > camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a > photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. > > > > The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. > > > > We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. > > > > So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on > Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Roger Hill > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *Roger Hill > *Sent:* November 17, 2014 12:28 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: > > > > Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to > do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event > > in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, > November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. > > Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have > a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. > > > > This date has now been changed to *SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th*. > > > > Roger Hill > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Mon Nov 24 17:18:09 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:18:09 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Start time of 8pm, John Roger From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of John Ramberg Sent: November 24, 2014 5:12 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday,November 29th. Roger...what time on Saturday? On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill wrote: Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday night? There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. Thanks, Roger Hill From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Roger Hill Sent: November 17, 2014 12:28 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to Saturday,November 29th. In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. This date has now been changed to SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th. 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On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Roger Hill wrote: > Start time of 8pm, John > > > > Roger > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *John Ramberg > *Sent:* November 24, 2014 5:12 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > Roger...what time on Saturday? > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill > wrote: > > Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday > night? > > > > There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon > camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a > photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. > > > > The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. > > > > We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. > > > > So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on > Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Roger Hill > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *Roger Hill > *Sent:* November 17, 2014 12:28 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: > > > > Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to > do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event > > in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, > November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. > > Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have > a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. > > > > This date has now been changed to *SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th*. > > > > Roger Hill > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Mon Nov 24 21:18:16 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:18:16 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The long range forecast for Saturday is not looking good. Monday is looking much better. So, no need to reply to the entire list...but if you would like to attend, would Monday be better for you? I had hoped for a night where we could stay a bit later, but clear skies are more important. Roger From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of John Ramberg Sent: November 24, 2014 5:20 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday,November 29th. Thx Roger....God willing I will see you there! On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Roger Hill wrote: Start time of 8pm, John Roger From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of John Ramberg Sent: November 24, 2014 5:12 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday,November 29th. Roger...what time on Saturday? On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill wrote: Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday night? There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. Thanks, Roger Hill From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Roger Hill Sent: November 17, 2014 12:28 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to Saturday,November 29th. In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. This date has now been changed to SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th. Roger Hill _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ramberg.john at gmail.com Tue Nov 25 09:00:45 2014 From: ramberg.john at gmail.com (John Ramberg) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 09:00:45 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Monday should be Ok Just let us know Roger​ On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 9:18 PM, Roger Hill wrote: > The long range forecast for Saturday is not looking good. Monday is > looking much better. > > > > So, no need to reply to the entire list...but if you would like to attend, > would Monday be better for you? I had hoped for a night where we could stay > a bit later, but clear skies are more important. > > > > Roger > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *John Ramberg > *Sent:* November 24, 2014 5:20 PM > > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > Thx Roger....God willing I will see you there! > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Roger Hill > wrote: > > Start time of 8pm, John > > > > Roger > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *John Ramberg > *Sent:* November 24, 2014 5:12 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > Roger...what time on Saturday? > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill > wrote: > > Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday > night? > > > > There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon > camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a > photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. > > > > The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. > > > > We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. > > > > So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on > Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Roger Hill > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *Roger Hill > *Sent:* November 17, 2014 12:28 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: > > > > Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to > do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event > > in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, > November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. > > Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. 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Good luck Ed Mizzi Begin forwarded message: > From: Discover the universe > Date: November 24, 2014 at 10:26:02 AM EST > To: Julie Bolduc-Duval > Subject: Webinar - Info to participate > > Hello, > > Here is the information to participate in our webinar The TMT and the Canadian contribution, which will be this Wednesday November 26h at 2pm (Eastern) - 11am (Pacific). > > Below is the link to join us live, as well as some information for those who have never attended one of our live webinars: > > http://du.adobeconnect.com/webinar > Once you click on the link, choose to option enter as a guest. You only need to write down your first name, no password is required. > You do not need a camera or a microphone. All you need is a computer with high speed internet and speakers or headphones. > If you want to test your computer prior to the webinar (most computers should be fine), here is the link provided by Adobe Connect: http://du.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm > You can also join us on your mobile device by downloading the application from Adobe Connect: http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/adobeconnect/feature-details/adobe-connectmobile.html > I will send you the link to the recording after the webinar. > > Sincerely, > > Julie > ------------------------------------- > Julie Bolduc-Duval > Coordinatrice / Coordinator > À la découverte de l'Univers / Discover the Universe > www.decouvertedelunivers.ca / www.discovertheuniverse.ca > julie at decouvertedelunivers.ca / julie at discovertheuniverse.ca > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vumari at cogeco.ca Tue Nov 25 16:46:39 2014 From: vumari at cogeco.ca (MARK PICKETT) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:46:39 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Webinar on the TMT In-Reply-To: <73b0ed992c92f.5474f88f@cgocable.ca> References: <7280a4a2290cc.5474f816@cgocable.ca> <7400a4fd2d40c.5474f853@cgocable.ca> <73b0ed992c92f.5474f88f@cgocable.ca> Message-ID: <72b0d6102f369.5474b26f@cgocable.ca> Hi all, the seminar on the TMT is on Wedsday Nov. 26 at 2 pm, not on the 25th. Mark Pickett On 11/25/14, Ed Gmail wrote: > > > > > > Hello All, > > > For a while now I have been participating in Webinars offered by... > > > www.discovertheuniverse.ca(http://www.discovertheuniverse.ca) > > > ...and they are quite good. In addition, this organization offers resources for Outreach and it's main goal is like ours, to raise awareness. If you cannot listen "Live" to the Webinar, they post it so that people can listen after it is aired. The best way to get involved is to register with Discover the Universe, and you will get notices about future webinars, etc. However, because of the late notice for the TMT webinar (NOV. 25 at 2 PM) I am providing you with the link I was given (see below). > > > Good luck > Ed Mizzi > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > > From: Discover the universe > > Date: November 24, 2014 at 10:26:02 AM EST > > To: Julie Bolduc-Duval > > Subject: Webinar - Info to participate > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is the information to participate in our webinar The TMT and the Canadian contribution, which will be this Wednesday November 26h at 2pm (Eastern) - 11am (Pacific). > > > > Below is the link to join us live, as well as some information for those who have never attended one of our live webinars:  > > > > http://du.adobeconnect.com/webinar > > > > Once you click on the link, choose to option enter as a guest. You only need to write down your first name, no password is required. > > You do not need a camera or a microphone. All you need is a computer with high speed internet and speakers or headphones. > > > > If you want to test your computer prior to the webinar (most computers should be fine), here is the link provided by Adobe Connect: http://du.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm > > You can also join us on your mobile device by downloading the application from Adobe Connect: http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/adobeconnect/feature-details/adobe-connectmobile.html > > > > > > I will send you the link to the recording after the webinar. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Julie > > > > ------------------------------------- > > > > Julie Bolduc-Duval  > > Coordinatrice / Coordinator > > À la découverte de l'Univers / Discover the Universe > > www.decouvertedelunivers.ca / www.discovertheuniverse.ca > > julie at decouvertedelunivers.ca / julie at discovertheuniverse.ca > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emizzi at cogeco.ca Tue Nov 25 16:59:38 2014 From: emizzi at cogeco.ca (Ed Mizzi) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:59:38 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Webinar on the TMT In-Reply-To: <72b0d6102f369.5474b26f@cgocable.ca> References: <7280a4a2290cc.5474f816@cgocable.ca> <7400a4fd2d40c.5474f853@cgocable.ca> <73b0ed992c92f.5474f88f@cgocable.ca> <72b0d6102f369.5474b26f@cgocable.ca> Message-ID: Sorry, Mark is correct…it’s Nov. 26, my BAD! Ed > On Nov 25, 2014, at 4:46 PM, MARK PICKETT wrote: > > Hi all, > > > the seminar on the TMT is on Wedsday Nov. 26 at 2 pm, not on the 25th. > > > Mark Pickett > > On 11/25/14, Ed Gmail wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> For a while now I have been participating in Webinars offered by... >> >> www.discovertheuniverse.ca >> >> ...and they are quite good. In addition, this organization offers resources for Outreach and it's main goal is like ours, to raise awareness. If you cannot listen "Live" to the Webinar, they post it so that people can listen after it is aired. The best way to get involved is to register with Discover the Universe, and you will get notices about future webinars, etc. However, because of the late notice for the TMT webinar (NOV. 25 at 2 PM) I am providing you with the link I was given (see below). >> >> Good luck >> Ed Mizzi >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Discover the universe >>> Date: November 24, 2014 at 10:26:02 AM EST >>> To: Julie Bolduc-Duval >>> Subject: Webinar - Info to participate >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Here is the information to participate in our webinar The TMT and the Canadian contribution, which will be this Wednesday November 26h at 2pm (Eastern) - 11am (Pacific). >>> >>> Below is the link to join us live, as well as some information for those who have never attended one of our live webinars: >>> >>> http://du.adobeconnect.com/webinar >>> • Once you click on the link, choose to option enter as a guest. You only need to write down your first name, no password is required. >>> • You do not need a camera or a microphone. All you need is a computer with high speed internet and speakers or headphones. >>> • If you want to test your computer prior to the webinar (most computers should be fine), here is the link provided by Adobe Connect: http://du.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm >>> • You can also join us on your mobile device by downloading the application from Adobe Connect: http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/adobeconnect/feature-details/adobe-connectmobile.html >>> I will send you the link to the recording after the webinar. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Julie >>> ------------------------------------- >>> Julie Bolduc-Duval >>> Coordinatrice / Coordinator >>> À la découverte de l'Univers / Discover the Universe >>> www.decouvertedelunivers.ca / www.discovertheuniverse.ca >>> julie at decouvertedelunivers.ca / julie at discovertheuniverse.ca >>> >>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From davedev777 at gmail.com Tue Nov 25 19:10:40 2014 From: davedev777 at gmail.com (Dave Dev) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:10:40 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Webinar on the TMT In-Reply-To: References: <7280a4a2290cc.5474f816@cgocable.ca> <7400a4fd2d40c.5474f853@cgocable.ca> <73b0ed992c92f.5474f88f@cgocable.ca> <72b0d6102f369.5474b26f@cgocable.ca> Message-ID: <269B4E80-0C3B-477D-B1ED-4630B4D8950D@gmail.com> Yeah we're used to seeing "my bad" from you, Ed. LOL. Dave > On Nov 25, 2014, at 4:59 PM, Ed Mizzi wrote: > > Sorry, Mark is correct…it’s Nov. 26, my BAD! > > Ed > > >> On Nov 25, 2014, at 4:46 PM, MARK PICKETT wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> the seminar on the TMT is on Wedsday Nov. 26 at 2 pm, not on the 25th. >> >> >> Mark Pickett >> >>> On 11/25/14, Ed Gmail wrote: >>> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> For a while now I have been participating in Webinars offered by... >>> >>> www.discovertheuniverse.ca >>> >>> ...and they are quite good. In addition, this organization offers resources for Outreach and it's main goal is like ours, to raise awareness. If you cannot listen "Live" to the Webinar, they post it so that people can listen after it is aired. The best way to get involved is to register with Discover the Universe, and you will get notices about future webinars, etc. However, because of the late notice for the TMT webinar (NOV. 25 at 2 PM) I am providing you with the link I was given (see below). >>> >>> Good luck >>> Ed Mizzi >>> >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: Discover the universe >>>> Date: November 24, 2014 at 10:26:02 AM EST >>>> To: Julie Bolduc-Duval >>>> Subject: Webinar - Info to participate >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Here is the information to participate in our webinar The TMT and the Canadian contribution, which will be this Wednesday November 26h at 2pm (Eastern) - 11am (Pacific). >>>> >>>> Below is the link to join us live, as well as some information for those who have never attended one of our live webinars: >>>> >>>> http://du.adobeconnect.com/webinar >>>> • Once you click on the link, choose to option enter as a guest. You only need to write down your first name, no password is required. >>>> • You do not need a camera or a microphone. All you need is a computer with high speed internet and speakers or headphones. >>>> • If you want to test your computer prior to the webinar (most computers should be fine), here is the link provided by Adobe Connect: http://du.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm >>>> • You can also join us on your mobile device by downloading the application from Adobe Connect: http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/adobeconnect/feature-details/adobe-connectmobile.html >>>> I will send you the link to the recording after the webinar. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Julie >>>> ------------------------------------- >>>> Julie Bolduc-Duval >>>> Coordinatrice / Coordinator >>>> À la découverte de l'Univers / Discover the Universe >>>> www.decouvertedelunivers.ca / www.discovertheuniverse.ca >>>> julie at decouvertedelunivers.ca / julie at discovertheuniverse.ca >> _______________________________________________ >> astronomers mailing list >> astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca >> http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From misterfixall at rogers.com Tue Nov 25 19:37:50 2014 From: misterfixall at rogers.com (misterfixall) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:37:50 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Webinar on the TMT Message-ID: <0x0ip5vi0na9fup6cd8emo3q.1416962270688@email.android.com> Breaking Bad👊👊 Sent from Samsung Mobile
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To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca
Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Webinar on the TMT
Yeah we're used to seeing "my bad" from you, Ed. LOL. Dave > On Nov 25, 2014, at 4:59 PM, Ed Mizzi wrote: > > Sorry, Mark is correct…it’s Nov. 26, my BAD! > > Ed > > >> On Nov 25, 2014, at 4:46 PM, MARK PICKETT wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> the seminar on the TMT is on Wedsday Nov. 26 at 2 pm, not on the 25th. >> >> >> Mark Pickett >> >>> On 11/25/14, Ed Gmail wrote: >>> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> For a while now I have been participating in Webinars offered by... >>> >>> www.discovertheuniverse.ca >>> >>> ...and they are quite good. In addition, this organization offers resources for Outreach and it's main goal is like ours, to raise awareness. If you cannot listen "Live" to the Webinar, they post it so that people can listen after it is aired. The best way to get involved is to register with Discover the Universe, and you will get notices about future webinars, etc. However, because of the late notice for the TMT webinar (NOV. 25 at 2 PM) I am providing you with the link I was given (see below). >>> >>> Good luck >>> Ed Mizzi >>> >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: Discover the universe >>>> Date: November 24, 2014 at 10:26:02 AM EST >>>> To: Julie Bolduc-Duval >>>> Subject: Webinar - Info to participate >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Here is the information to participate in our webinar The TMT and the Canadian contribution, which will be this Wednesday November 26h at 2pm (Eastern) - 11am (Pacific). >>>> >>>> Below is the link to join us live, as well as some information for those who have never attended one of our live webinars: >>>> >>>> http://du.adobeconnect.com/webinar >>>> • Once you click on the link, choose to option enter as a guest. You only need to write down your first name, no password is required. >>>> • You do not need a camera or a microphone. All you need is a computer with high speed internet and speakers or headphones. >>>> • If you want to test your computer prior to the webinar (most computers should be fine), here is the link provided by Adobe Connect: http://du.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm >>>> • You can also join us on your mobile device by downloading the application from Adobe Connect: http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/adobeconnect/feature-details/adobe-connectmobile.html >>>> I will send you the link to the recording after the webinar. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Julie >>>> ------------------------------------- >>>> Julie Bolduc-Duval >>>> Coordinatrice / Coordinator >>>> À la découverte de l'Univers / Discover the Universe >>>> www.decouvertedelunivers.ca / www.discovertheuniverse.ca >>>> julie at decouvertedelunivers.ca / julie at discovertheuniverse.ca >> _______________________________________________ >> astronomers mailing list >> astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca >> http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From atacamandy at hotmail.ca Wed Nov 26 16:15:19 2014 From: atacamandy at hotmail.ca (Andy Blanchard) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:15:19 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Henry's Astrophotography Message-ID: Just a reminder that tomorrow, Thursday night at 7pm is a workshop on Astrophotography processing and if it's clear we will do some imaging too. Everyone is welcome all you need is a laptop Photoshop and a camera and tripod if it's clear. Andy Sent from my iPhone From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Fri Nov 28 13:07:47 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 13:07:47 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Postponed until Monday, December 1st at 7:30pm References: Message-ID: Greetings everyone... With the weather expected tomorrow, the Photographing the Moon meeting will be moved to Monday evening with a 7:30pm start. Bring your smartphone, or a Canon or Nikon DSLR. Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of John Ramberg Sent: Tue 25/11/2014 9:00 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday,November 29th. Monday should be Ok Just let us know Roger? On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 9:18 PM, Roger Hill wrote: > The long range forecast for Saturday is not looking good. Monday is > looking much better. > > > > So, no need to reply to the entire list...but if you would like to attend, > would Monday be better for you? I had hoped for a night where we could stay > a bit later, but clear skies are more important. > > > > Roger > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *John Ramberg > *Sent:* November 24, 2014 5:20 PM > > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > Thx Roger....God willing I will see you there! > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Roger Hill > wrote: > > Start time of 8pm, John > > > > Roger > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *John Ramberg > *Sent:* November 24, 2014 5:12 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > Roger...what time on Saturday? > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill > wrote: > > Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday > night? > > > > There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon > camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a > photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. > > > > The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. > > > > We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. > > > > So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on > Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Roger Hill > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *Roger Hill > *Sent:* November 17, 2014 12:28 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: > > > > Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to > do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event > > in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, > November 28th, and we'll have a good look at the Moon. > > Bring a camera, and I'll try to get a picture with it. If you don't have > a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. > > > > This date has now been changed to *SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th*. > > > > Roger Hill > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn't have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn't work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn't work either. I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. Regards, Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark.kaye at sympatico.ca Sat Nov 1 15:06:54 2014 From: mark.kaye at sympatico.ca (Mark Kaye) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:06:54 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount In-Reply-To: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> References: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: On 14-11-01 14:49, Rick Cudmore wrote: > Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. Yes it could. I find that USB to RS232 adapters can be very fickle, working with one application and not with another. I prefer FTDI driver adapters over Prolific as well. Another problem can be that the device claims to be Prolific, but is actually a cheap knock off that sort of supports Prolific drivers. Can you connect other devices to the adapter? I have a weird problem with ECU6 when I hook up my computer to the G11. It occasionally says that there is not a telescope connected. Then I run ECU5, which sees the telescope. I stop ECU5 and return to ECU6 and everything works properly. I have not been able to figure out why this happens, I just know that as a fix, it works. -- Clear Skies! MK http://www3.sympatico.ca/mark.kaye/index.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I > will also touch upon mount development as well as detector advancement." > > > Also, we had two eclipses that were widely visible from Hamilton and > environs in October, and I'd really like to get pictures from as many > different people as possible for Orbit, and the web site. 1080p > resolution would be perfect, which is 1920 x 1080. > > Speaking of Orbit...I'd appreciate any contributions. Please send them > to orbit at hamiltonrasc.ca . > > Thank you, > > Roger Hill > Orbit Editor > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Sat Nov 1 15:13:13 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:13:13 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton November meeting, and a call for pictures and articles. References: Message-ID: 8pm, Muhammad. Hope to see you there. Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Muhammad Basil Ahmad Sent: Sat 01/11/2014 3:07 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton November meeting,and a call for pictures and articles. Given that the calendar on the Hamilton RASC website is still not functional, what time is the meeting on Thursday? Muhammad Basil Ahmad HonBSc, BScPhm, RPh, CDE On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Roger Hill wrote: > Chris Talpas will be offering a talk on "A history of the telescope from > Galileo to the present day" > > Chris says "As the title suggests, I would like to trace the development > of the telescope from its earliest days to the present and near future > looking at what were the technical limitations of early designs and how > new designs and technologies improved the performance. I will also > highlight some important discoveries made by particular instruments. I > will also touch upon mount development as well as detector advancement." > > > Also, we had two eclipses that were widely visible from Hamilton and > environs in October, and I'd really like to get pictures from as many > different people as possible for Orbit, and the web site. 1080p > resolution would be perfect, which is 1920 x 1080. > > Speaking of Orbit...I'd appreciate any contributions. Please send them > to orbit at hamiltonrasc.ca . > > Thank you, > > Roger Hill > Orbit Editor > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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It is almost 8 years old. Yes it could. I find that USB to RS232 adapters can be very fickle, working with one application and not with another. I prefer FTDI driver adapters over Prolific as well. Another problem can be that the device claims to be Prolific, but is actually a cheap knock off that sort of supports Prolific drivers. Can you connect other devices to the adapter? I have a weird problem with ECU6 when I hook up my computer to the G11. It occasionally says that there is not a telescope connected. Then I run ECU5, which sees the telescope. I stop ECU5 and return to ECU6 and everything works properly. I have not been able to figure out why this happens, I just know that as a fix, it works. -- Clear Skies! MK http://www3.sympatico.ca/mark.kaye/index.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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(If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) > > I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn’t really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. > > I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn’t have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn’t work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn’t work either. > > I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. > > Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. > > If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. > > Regards, > > Rick > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca Sat Nov 1 15:25:21 2014 From: rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca (Rick Cudmore) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:25:21 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton USB2EQ6 Cable Message-ID: <003001cff609$93c42e80$bb4c8b80$@cogeco.ca> If I were to purchase a cable for EQMOD control, does anyone knows if any Canadian dealers sells them besides Focus Scientific. Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: 8pm Have a great day Andy Blanchard 289-337-6766H 905-330-5626C > On Nov 1, 2014, at 3:07 PM, Muhammad Basil Ahmad wrote: > > Given that the calendar on the Hamilton RASC website is still not functional, what time is the meeting on Thursday? > > Muhammad Basil Ahmad > HonBSc, BScPhm, RPh, CDE > >> On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Roger Hill wrote: >> Chris Talpas will be offering a talk on "A history of the telescope from >> Galileo to the present day" >> >> Chris says "As the title suggests, I would like to trace the development >> of the telescope from its earliest days to the present and near future >> looking at what were the technical limitations of early designs and how >> new designs and technologies improved the performance. I will also >> highlight some important discoveries made by particular instruments. I >> will also touch upon mount development as well as detector advancement." >> >> >> Also, we had two eclipses that were widely visible from Hamilton and >> environs in October, and I'd really like to get pictures from as many >> different people as possible for Orbit, and the web site. 1080p >> resolution would be perfect, which is 1920 x 1080. >> >> Speaking of Orbit...I'd appreciate any contributions. Please send them >> to orbit at hamiltonrasc.ca . >> >> Thank you, >> >> Roger Hill >> Orbit Editor >> >> _______________________________________________ >> astronomers mailing list >> astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca >> http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From atacamandy at hotmail.ca Sat Nov 1 15:31:18 2014 From: atacamandy at hotmail.ca (Andy Blanchard) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:31:18 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount In-Reply-To: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> References: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: Have you tried an active usb cable? Have a great day Andy Blanchard 289-337-6766H 905-330-5626C > On Nov 1, 2014, at 2:50 PM, Rick Cudmore wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I have spent the last three hours trying to get two different programs to connect to my mount and need some help. > > I have a Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Synscan is version 3.35. Computer uses Windows 7 and I have ECU version 6.0L and TheSkyX version 10.2.0. I’m using a USB connection from the laptop to a RS232 to the hand controller. (If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) > > I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn’t really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. > > I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn’t have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn’t work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn’t work either. > > I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. > > Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. > > If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. > > Regards, > > Rick > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From c.talpas at sympatico.ca Sat Nov 1 15:40:09 2014 From: c.talpas at sympatico.ca (Chris Talpas) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:40:09 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton USB2EQ6 Cable In-Reply-To: <003001cff609$93c42e80$bb4c8b80$@cogeco.ca> References: <003001cff609$93c42e80$bb4c8b80$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: Try KW Telescope, I know they had the cables back when I purchased by EQ6 back in May. Chris From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Rick Cudmore Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 3:25 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton USB2EQ6 Cable If I were to purchase a cable for EQMOD control, does anyone knows if any Canadian dealers sells them besides Focus Scientific. Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From supergiant2003 at hotmail.com Sat Nov 1 16:21:47 2014 From: supergiant2003 at hotmail.com (supergiant2003 at hotmail.com) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 16:21:47 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton November meeting, and a call for pictures and articles. Message-ID: eight o clock pm Sent from Samsung Mobile
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Given that the calendar on the Hamilton RASC website is still not functional, what time is the meeting on Thursday? Muhammad Basil Ahmad HonBSc, BScPhm, RPh, CDE On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Roger Hill wrote: Chris Talpas will be offering a talk on "A history of the telescope from Galileo to the present day" Chris says "As the title suggests, I would like to trace the development of the telescope from its earliest days to the present and near future looking at what were the technical limitations of early designs and how new designs and technologies improved the performance. I will also highlight some important discoveries made by particular instruments. I will also touch upon mount development as well as detector advancement." Also, we had two eclipses that were widely visible from Hamilton and environs in October, and I'd really like to get pictures from as many different people as possible for Orbit, and the web site. 1080p resolution would be perfect, which is 1920 x 1080. Speaking of Orbit...I'd appreciate any contributions. Please send them to orbit at hamiltonrasc.ca . Thank you, Roger Hill Orbit Editor _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gary at bendun.net Sun Nov 2 08:33:06 2014 From: gary at bendun.net (Gary Bennett) Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 08:33:06 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount In-Reply-To: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> References: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: <065901cff6a1$8b698670$a23c9350$@bendun.net> Hi Rick, Enjoy the ride! Here are some of my standard "TIPS": - Windows versions past win98 will always need internet access whenever you plug in any USB device for the 1st time. Even if the device came with a installation CD and drivers, Windows will not be happy until it can connect to the internet and check for its own drivers. Before heading out, always plug in your new gadget while you still have internet. You only need to do that the 1st time. - Serial Ports: What COM Port is Windows using? Telescope mounts of all brands use Serial connections and mount control software (TheSky 6/X, et al) needs to know which COM Port to use. You can find that information from . Control Panel/Device Manager.. And look for "Ports COM-LPT" . TIPS: o The COM Port that Windows assigns might be different the next time you plug in those serial devices. o If you have more than 1 device (for example, a GPS unit )that needs a COM Port, PLUG THEM IN 1 AT A TIME. Otherwise you won't know which is which. - The most popular way, BY FAR, to do computer control using EQ6 Pro mount is: o Install ASCOM o Install EQMOD o Ditch the hand controller and buy: * A EQDIR cable (available at KW Telescope). I believe your mount uses the original 9-pin DB9 version. New models use a RJ45 (Ethernet) cable. You can get either version at KW Telescope. You can also make your own cable combined with a standard USB Serial Adapter. The purchased version has that USB adapter built in (FDIC). * Game Pad (to slew the telescope during alignment) - Wireless ones can be "fickle" and I preferred the USB corded version (works every time) o If you have the GPS unit (yes, much easier) it probably came with another cable attachment with a USB plug and this will connect to your computer (another COM Port situation) and this is how EQMOD will get time and position intel. o For your planetarium software (TheSky6/X or whatever) you will select EQMOD as your "mount" and in the settings you need to tell it what COM Port to use. o Plenty of EQMOD information available on-line - With all of those USB devices, o use a Powered HUB - you can buy a 12V version from Kendrick. The powered Hub goes on the mount, NOT at your computer. o "Active USB" extension cables are a MUST. - If you are "in-the-field" running off battery, ditch the "power tank" and get a big-ass car/marine battery (and a "smart charger"). - If you have AC power nearby, get a big DC power supply like this one: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/MW-High-Quality-13-5V-26-6A-360W-DC-Regulated-Switchi ng-Power-Supply-/140574040105?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0 &hash=item20badda029 - When running from a battery, avoid AC-DC Inverters. They are horribly inefficient and require extra cords that will snag your vital bits. All of the devices you are using need DC power so there is no point to converting DC to AC and then back to DC again. Find DC Power supplies: o EBay/Amazon will get you a laptop adapter that runs from 12V o Same with DSLR camera adapters o USB Hub - Kendrick makes one that runs from 12V Enjoy the ride! Gary Bennett http://bendun.net/ http://photos.bendun.net/ From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Rick Cudmore Sent: November 1, 2014 2:50 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Hi Everyone, I have spent the last three hours trying to get two different programs to connect to my mount and need some help. I have a Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Synscan is version 3.35. Computer uses Windows 7 and I have ECU version 6.0L and TheSkyX version 10.2.0. I'm using a USB connection from the laptop to a RS232 to the hand controller. (If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn't really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn't have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn't work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn't work either. I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. Regards, Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca Sun Nov 2 12:53:58 2014 From: rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca (Rick Cudmore) Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 12:53:58 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount - UPDATE Message-ID: <001901cff6c5$fa9ff190$efdfd4b0$@cogeco.ca> Thanks everyone for their input. Gary, I restarted everything this morning and enabled wifi, opened TheSkyX and started up the mount. The connection worked the first time. I was able to slew to many object without issue. I was advised years ago to turn off wifi so the laptop couldn't receive updates with observing/imaging. Good piece of advice. I then parked the mount and disconnected the link and tried to reconnect. This produce a few errors. I then tried connecting using ECU6, that didn't work either. So I shut it all down and restarted only this time before I connected I moved the mount from its parked position to Vega. I then connected and everything worked. I tried this a couple more times and that seems to be the answer. For anyone who uses ECU6, in the full down menu which telescope do you select as Skywatcher is not listed. The connection through EQMOD will be the next step. Rick From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Gary Bennett Sent: November 2, 2014 8:33 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Hi Rick, Enjoy the ride! Here are some of my standard "TIPS": - Windows versions past win98 will always need internet access whenever you plug in any USB device for the 1st time. Even if the device came with a installation CD and drivers, Windows will not be happy until it can connect to the internet and check for its own drivers. Before heading out, always plug in your new gadget while you still have internet. You only need to do that the 1st time. - Serial Ports: What COM Port is Windows using? Telescope mounts of all brands use Serial connections and mount control software (TheSky 6/X, et al) needs to know which COM Port to use. You can find that information from . Control Panel/Device Manager.. And look for "Ports COM-LPT" . TIPS: o The COM Port that Windows assigns might be different the next time you plug in those serial devices. o If you have more than 1 device (for example, a GPS unit )that needs a COM Port, PLUG THEM IN 1 AT A TIME. Otherwise you won't know which is which. - The most popular way, BY FAR, to do computer control using EQ6 Pro mount is: o Install ASCOM o Install EQMOD o Ditch the hand controller and buy: * A EQDIR cable (available at KW Telescope). I believe your mount uses the original 9-pin DB9 version. New models use a RJ45 (Ethernet) cable. You can get either version at KW Telescope. You can also make your own cable combined with a standard USB Serial Adapter. The purchased version has that USB adapter built in (FDIC). * Game Pad (to slew the telescope during alignment) - Wireless ones can be "fickle" and I preferred the USB corded version (works every time) o If you have the GPS unit (yes, much easier) it probably came with another cable attachment with a USB plug and this will connect to your computer (another COM Port situation) and this is how EQMOD will get time and position intel. o For your planetarium software (TheSky6/X or whatever) you will select EQMOD as your "mount" and in the settings you need to tell it what COM Port to use. o Plenty of EQMOD information available on-line - With all of those USB devices, o use a Powered HUB - you can buy a 12V version from Kendrick. The powered Hub goes on the mount, NOT at your computer. o "Active USB" extension cables are a MUST. - If you are "in-the-field" running off battery, ditch the "power tank" and get a big-ass car/marine battery (and a "smart charger"). - If you have AC power nearby, get a big DC power supply like this one: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/MW-High-Quality-13-5V-26-6A-360W-DC-Regulated-Switchi ng-Power-Supply-/140574040105?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0 &hash=item20badda029 - When running from a battery, avoid AC-DC Inverters. They are horribly inefficient and require extra cords that will snag your vital bits. All of the devices you are using need DC power so there is no point to converting DC to AC and then back to DC again. Find DC Power supplies: o EBay/Amazon will get you a laptop adapter that runs from 12V o Same with DSLR camera adapters o USB Hub - Kendrick makes one that runs from 12V Enjoy the ride! Gary Bennett http://bendun.net/ http://photos.bendun.net/ From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Rick Cudmore Sent: November 1, 2014 2:50 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Hi Everyone, I have spent the last three hours trying to get two different programs to connect to my mount and need some help. I have a Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Synscan is version 3.35. Computer uses Windows 7 and I have ECU version 6.0L and TheSkyX version 10.2.0. I'm using a USB connection from the laptop to a RS232 to the hand controller. (If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn't really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn't have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn't work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn't work either. I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. Regards, Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From egoldingstudio at rogers.com Mon Nov 3 17:25:07 2014 From: egoldingstudio at rogers.com (Eric Golding Studio) Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 17:25:07 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount - UPDATE References: <001901cff6c5$fa9ff190$efdfd4b0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: Hi Rick; I believe that you would choose Celestron 5. Eric Golding ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Cudmore To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 12:53 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount - UPDATE Thanks everyone for their input. Gary, I restarted everything this morning and enabled wifi, opened TheSkyX and started up the mount. The connection worked the first time. I was able to slew to many object without issue. I was advised years ago to turn off wifi so the laptop couldn't receive updates with observing/imaging. Good piece of advice. I then parked the mount and disconnected the link and tried to reconnect. This produce a few errors. I then tried connecting using ECU6, that didn't work either. So I shut it all down and restarted only this time before I connected I moved the mount from its parked position to Vega. I then connected and everything worked. I tried this a couple more times and that seems to be the answer. For anyone who uses ECU6, in the full down menu which telescope do you select as Skywatcher is not listed. The connection through EQMOD will be the next step. Rick From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Gary Bennett Sent: November 2, 2014 8:33 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Hi Rick, Enjoy the ride! Here are some of my standard "TIPS": - Windows versions past win98 will always need internet access whenever you plug in any USB device for the 1st time. Even if the device came with a installation CD and drivers, Windows will not be happy until it can connect to the internet and check for its own drivers. Before heading out, always plug in your new gadget while you still have internet. You only need to do that the 1st time. - Serial Ports: What COM Port is Windows using? Telescope mounts of all brands use Serial connections and mount control software (TheSky 6/X, et al) needs to know which COM Port to use. You can find that information from . Control Panel/Device Manager.. And look for "Ports COM-LPT" . TIPS: o The COM Port that Windows assigns might be different the next time you plug in those serial devices. o If you have more than 1 device (for example, a GPS unit )that needs a COM Port, PLUG THEM IN 1 AT A TIME. Otherwise you won't know which is which. - The most popular way, BY FAR, to do computer control using EQ6 Pro mount is: o Install ASCOM o Install EQMOD o Ditch the hand controller and buy: § A EQDIR cable (available at KW Telescope). I believe your mount uses the original 9-pin DB9 version. New models use a RJ45 (Ethernet) cable. You can get either version at KW Telescope. You can also make your own cable combined with a standard USB Serial Adapter. The purchased version has that USB adapter built in (FDIC). § Game Pad (to slew the telescope during alignment) - Wireless ones can be "fickle" and I preferred the USB corded version (works every time) o If you have the GPS unit (yes, much easier) it probably came with another cable attachment with a USB plug and this will connect to your computer (another COM Port situation) and this is how EQMOD will get time and position intel. o For your planetarium software (TheSky6/X or whatever) you will select EQMOD as your "mount" and in the settings you need to tell it what COM Port to use. o Plenty of EQMOD information available on-line - With all of those USB devices, o use a Powered HUB - you can buy a 12V version from Kendrick. The powered Hub goes on the mount, NOT at your computer. o "Active USB" extension cables are a MUST. - If you are "in-the-field" running off battery, ditch the "power tank" and get a big-ass car/marine battery (and a "smart charger"). - If you have AC power nearby, get a big DC power supply like this one: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/MW-High-Quality-13-5V-26-6A-360W-DC-Regulated-Switching-Power-Supply-/140574040105?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20badda029 - When running from a battery, avoid AC-DC Inverters. They are horribly inefficient and require extra cords that will snag your vital bits. All of the devices you are using need DC power so there is no point to converting DC to AC and then back to DC again. Find DC Power supplies: o EBay/Amazon will get you a laptop adapter that runs from 12V o Same with DSLR camera adapters o USB Hub - Kendrick makes one that runs from 12V Enjoy the ride! Gary Bennett http://bendun.net/ http://photos.bendun.net/ From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Rick Cudmore Sent: November 1, 2014 2:50 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Hi Everyone, I have spent the last three hours trying to get two different programs to connect to my mount and need some help. I have a Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Synscan is version 3.35. Computer uses Windows 7 and I have ECU version 6.0L and TheSkyX version 10.2.0. I'm using a USB connection from the laptop to a RS232 to the hand controller. (If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn't really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn't have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn't work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn't work either. I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. Regards, Rick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I will also touch upon mount development as well as detector advancement." > See you all then Gary Colwell From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Thu Nov 6 08:42:05 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 08:42:05 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton The November 2014 Orbit is Available In-Reply-To: References: <87AE0EFFC98AB54DAB28ADD1D7DEAD221C1267@gaea.aquilonia.orb> Message-ID: You can view this month's Orbit by going directly to: http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/Orbit/orbnov14.pdf You can also go to http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/ , click on Orbit Newsletter and then select the issue you'd like to read. The latest one is always at the top. Thanks, Roger Hill Orbit Editor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Thu Nov 6 09:47:59 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 09:47:59 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton The November 2014 Orbit is Available In-Reply-To: References: <87AE0EFFC98AB54DAB28ADD1D7DEAD221C1267@gaea.aquilonia.orb> Message-ID: Whoops... http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/Orbit/orbnov14.pdf actually takes you to the October Orbit. The text is correct, I forgot to remove the underlying link. Here's the correct one: http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/Orbit/orbnov14.pdf My apologies, Roger From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Roger Hill Sent: November 6, 2014 8:42 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton The November 2014 Orbit is Available You can view this month's Orbit by going directly to: http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/Orbit/orbnov14.pdf You can also go to http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/ , click on Orbit Newsletter and then select the issue you'd like to read. 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URL: From egoldingstudio at rogers.com Thu Nov 6 11:52:22 2014 From: egoldingstudio at rogers.com (Eric Golding Studio) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 11:52:22 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Tonight's meeting References: Message-ID: <3B4EEC0D773140F0B0F7AB5705566544@userb51be46d9b> Hi, Andy; I have a 'pre-laser era' chromed 'pen' pointer you can use if you think it will be suitable. It's 5" stored and 24" extended, with a white tip. I will bring it for you to see. Eric Golding ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 11:28 AM Subject: RASC Hamilton Tonight's meeting If someone has a collapsable metal pointer and is planning on attending tonight's meeting. (Great speaker) I would like to borrow your pointer for a few days for a Remembrance Day Ceremony. See ya tonight. Thanks Have a great day Andy Blanchard 289-337-6766H 905-330-5626C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From colemanleggitt at gmail.com Thu Nov 6 12:07:28 2014 From: colemanleggitt at gmail.com (Sue and Bill) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 12:07:28 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton FW: November meeting, In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3470002D-3064-4498-B6AA-6ECFC8E54407@gmail.com> Hi All, Just a reminder that I will bring the 2015 RASC Calendars to tonight's meeting. If you requested one (or more) bring your cash and if not, I'll have some extras. First come, first served. Regards, Bill On 2014-11-04, at 9:31 PM, Gary Colwell wrote: > > Hello A reminder of our meeting this Thursday November 6, 2014 @ 8:00 pm at > the Legion in Waterdown.... >> Chris Talpas will be offering a talk on "A history of the telescope >> from Galileo to the present day" >> >> Chris says "As the title suggests, I would like to trace the >> development of the telescope from its earliest days to the present and >> near future looking at what were the technical limitations of early >> designs and how new designs and technologies improved the performance. >> I will also highlight some important discoveries made by particular >> instruments. I will also touch upon mount development as well as detector > advancement." >> > See you all then > Gary Colwell > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From atacamandy at hotmail.ca Thu Nov 6 12:36:38 2014 From: atacamandy at hotmail.ca (Andy Blanchard) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 12:36:38 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Tonight's meeting In-Reply-To: <3B4EEC0D773140F0B0F7AB5705566544@userb51be46d9b> References: <3B4EEC0D773140F0B0F7AB5705566544@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: Perfect, thanks Eric Have a great day Andy Blanchard 289-337-6766H 905-330-5626C > On Nov 6, 2014, at 11:52 AM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: > > Hi, Andy; > > I have a 'pre-laser era' chromed 'pen' pointer you can use if you think it will be suitable. It's 5" stored and 24" extended, with a white tip. I will bring it for you to see. > > Eric Golding > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 11:28 AM > Subject: RASC Hamilton Tonight's meeting > > If someone has a collapsable metal pointer and is planning on attending tonight's meeting. (Great speaker) I would like to borrow your pointer for a few days for a Remembrance Day Ceremony. > > See ya tonight. > > Thanks > > Have a great day > > Andy Blanchard > 289-337-6766H > 905-330-5626C > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From bscphm at gmail.com Fri Nov 7 17:36:35 2014 From: bscphm at gmail.com (Muhammad Basil Ahmad) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 17:36:35 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton The November 2014 Orbit is Available In-Reply-To: References: <87AE0EFFC98AB54DAB28ADD1D7DEAD221C1267@gaea.aquilonia.orb> Message-ID: Thanks Roger. The photos turned out nice. Muhammad Basil Ahmad HonBSc, BScPhm, RPh, CDE On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Roger Hill wrote: > Whoops... http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/Orbit/orbnov14.pdf > > > actually takes you to the October Orbit. The text is correct, I forgot to > remove the underlying link. > > > > Here's the correct one: > > http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/Orbit/orbnov14.pdf > > > > My apologies, > > > > Roger > > > > > > > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *Roger Hill > *Sent:* November 6, 2014 8:42 AM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* RASC Hamilton The November 2014 Orbit is Available > > > > You can view this month's Orbit by going directly to: > http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/Orbit/orbnov14.pdf > > > > You can also go to http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/ , click on Orbit > Newsletter and then select the issue you'd like to read. The latest one is > always at the top. > > Thanks, > > Roger Hill > Orbit Editor > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca Fri Nov 7 20:17:46 2014 From: rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca (Rick Cudmore) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 20:17:46 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Update to Mount Connection Issues Message-ID: <003d01cffaf1$cdfaecf0$69f0c6d0$@cogeco.ca> After receiving several helpful emails, I sent an email to KW Telescope on Sunday and received a reply Monday morning. I ordered the EQDIR cable for USB2EQ6 and it arrived Tuesday. Now that's service! I connected it that night and let the program install the driver and EQMOD connected and worked the first time. I have been on-line and YouTube looking at the many tutorials. So I have a couple of questions for those you use EQMOD. I have watched the video on autoguiding but, does EQMOD use its own routine to pulse autoguide or do I still need to use my KWIQ autoguider? Is one preferable over the other? I have a powered USB hub, I am assuming that all of the USB cables can be connect to the hub and then to the laptop. Does this affect the connection using the planetary software, TheSkyX other than finding the correct com port? In the YouTube video, the planetary program can sync after selecting alignment stars. I'm not sure which button is allocated for this function in TheSkyX, anyone know? Thanks, Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gary at bendun.net Sat Nov 8 08:22:16 2014 From: gary at bendun.net (Gary Bennett) Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2014 08:22:16 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Update to Mount Connection Issues In-Reply-To: <003d01cffaf1$cdfaecf0$69f0c6d0$@cogeco.ca> References: <003d01cffaf1$cdfaecf0$69f0c6d0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: <028701cffb57$04e0ed90$0ea2c8b0$@bendun.net> The "sync" on alignment star function is on the EQMOD control panel. EQMOD/TheSkyX has nothing to do with autoguiding. In fact, you can autoguide without even connecting your mount to a computer (thus, the Autoguide Port on your mount) You need a Guide Camera AND a Guide Scope. The KWIQ Guider is both of those things wrapped into a small package. The PHD Guiding software is the most popular and it's free. Gary Bennett http://bendun.net/ http://photos.bendun.net/ From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Rick Cudmore Sent: November 7, 2014 8:18 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Update to Mount Connection Issues After receiving several helpful emails, I sent an email to KW Telescope on Sunday and received a reply Monday morning. I ordered the EQDIR cable for USB2EQ6 and it arrived Tuesday. Now that's service! I connected it that night and let the program install the driver and EQMOD connected and worked the first time. I have been on-line and YouTube looking at the many tutorials. So I have a couple of questions for those you use EQMOD. I have watched the video on autoguiding but, does EQMOD use its own routine to pulse autoguide or do I still need to use my KWIQ autoguider? Is one preferable over the other? I have a powered USB hub, I am assuming that all of the USB cables can be connect to the hub and then to the laptop. 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(I tried both) > > Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. > > thanks in advance for any help, > Eric Golding > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From egoldingstudio at rogers.com Fri Nov 14 17:05:10 2014 From: egoldingstudio at rogers.com (Eric Golding Studio) Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:05:10 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? References: Message-ID: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b> Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. 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In-Reply-To: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b> References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: > > Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM > Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > Norm Fulman is a good choice > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: >> >> Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; >> >> I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. 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Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. 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Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. 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The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to elements and oxidation. Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. thanks in advance for any help, Eric Golding _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Sat Nov 15 00:29:50 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 00:29:50 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b><5148B00E69334AF0AB487E88ADCCF648@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: Maybe we should have him re-figure the Coulter 17.5" mirror we have. Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Sat 15/11/2014 12:11 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks Roger Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Hill" To: Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 inches, however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to elements and oxidation. Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. 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Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Sat 15/11/2014 12:11 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks Roger Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Hill" To: Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 inches, however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to elements and oxidation. Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. thanks in advance for any help, Eric Golding _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Mon Nov 17 12:28:07 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 12:28:07 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. This date has now been changed to SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th. Roger Hill -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From astronomer at cogeco.ca Mon Nov 17 14:16:21 2014 From: astronomer at cogeco.ca (Colin Haig) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:16:21 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? In-Reply-To: References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b> <5148B00E69334AF0AB487E88ADCCF648@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: <011101d0029a$f948eeb0$ebdacc10$@cogeco.ca> He did a beautiful job on my 12" pyrex mirror. Refigured and coated it. -----Original Message----- From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Roger Hill Sent: November 15, 2014 12:30 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Maybe we should have him re-figure the Coulter 17.5" mirror we have. Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Sat 15/11/2014 12:11 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks Roger Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Hill" To: Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 inches, however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to elements and oxidation. Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. thanks in advance for any help, Eric Golding _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From mark.kaye at sympatico.ca Mon Nov 17 19:03:03 2014 From: mark.kaye at sympatico.ca (Mark Kaye) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:03:03 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? In-Reply-To: References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b><5148B00E69334AF0AB487E88ADCCF648@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: At Kingston Centre, we just had a 16" cassegrain mirror and secondary done and the mirror looks really fine now. It was done in a few days too. Clear skies! MK http://www3.sympatico.ca/mark.kaye/index.htm ---- Eric Golding Studio wrote ---- >Thanks Roger > >Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. >Eric > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Roger Hill" >To: >Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM >Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > >According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service >for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. > >This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 inches, >however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. > >The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to >elements and oxidation. > >Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary >mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." > >Roger > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio >Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM >To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca >Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > >Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing >his work at AstroCats. >I will have a look at his website. >Eric > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > > telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio > wrote: > > > Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM > Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > > Norm Fulman is a good choice > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio > wrote: > > > Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; > > I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can >no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to >where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date >as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I >tried both) > > Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' >resource for re-aluminizing. 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Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Hill" To: Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 inches, however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to elements and oxidation. Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. 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URL: From egoldingstudio at rogers.com Mon Nov 17 22:04:22 2014 From: egoldingstudio at rogers.com (Eric Golding Studio) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:04:22 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b><5148B00E69334AF0AB487E88ADCCF648@userb51be46d9b> <011101d0029a$f948eeb0$ebdacc10$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: <1C9B1095DF8E4D0D968373C54D83FB03@userb51be46d9b> Thanks Colin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Haig" To: Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 2:16 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > He did a beautiful job on my 12" pyrex mirror. Refigured and coated it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf > Of > Roger Hill > Sent: November 15, 2014 12:30 AM > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > Maybe we should have him re-figure the Coulter 17.5" mirror we have. > > Roger > > > -----Original Message----- > From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio > Sent: Sat 15/11/2014 12:11 AM > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > Thanks Roger > > Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. > Eric > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roger Hill" > To: > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > > According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service > for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. > > This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 > inches, > however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. > > The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to > elements and oxidation. > > Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary > mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary > mirror." > > Roger > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio > Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing > his work at AstroCats. > I will have a look at his website. > Eric > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > > telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio > wrote: > > > Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM > Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > > Norm Fulman is a good choice > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio > wrote: > > > Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; > > I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can > no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to > where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of > date > as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. > (I > tried both) > > Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' > resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. > > thanks in advance for any help, > Eric Golding > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > >> _______________________________________________ >> astronomers mailing list >> astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca >> http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca >> > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From supergiant2003 at hotmail.com Mon Nov 24 11:02:48 2014 From: supergiant2003 at hotmail.com (Gary Colwell) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:02:48 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Monthly Meeing Guest speaker Message-ID: Hello everyone... Monthly General Meeting Thursday December 4, 2014 - 8:00 pm Royal Canadian Legion Waterdown ON. Guest Speaker Mr. Chris Vaughan! A brief bio. Mineral Exploration and Near Earth Geophysicist and Amateur Astronomer. Two time Past President of KEGS (The Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society), and member of SEG, CGU, PDAC, AGU, and RASC. I am actively engaged in Earth Science and Astronomy public outreach and education. Oh - and I love science and science fiction. Topic: Worlds to Discover: Exploring Dwarf Planets, Mighty Moons, and the Outer Solar System" This talk will review the fascinating distant objects that planetary scientists and astronomers have been discovering and exploring in our Solar System. Real worlds that humans might one day walk upon - including the giant asteroid Ceres, dwarf planet Pluto and its retinue of dance partners (soon to be imaged for the first time), warm saltwater oceans under Europa's icy crust, geysers on Enceladus, Titan's earth-like geography, and dozens of large objects in the distant Kuiper Belt. Be sure to come out and invite a friend! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS! Description: logo Gary Colwell President - HamiltonRASC Email president at hamiltonRASC.ca Personal supergiant2003 at hotmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 14810 bytes Desc: not available URL: From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Mon Nov 24 17:05:40 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:05:40 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday night? There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. Thanks, Roger Hill From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Roger Hill Sent: November 17, 2014 12:28 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to Saturday,November 29th. In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. This date has now been changed to SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th. Roger Hill -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ramberg.john at gmail.com Mon Nov 24 17:12:18 2014 From: ramberg.john at gmail.com (John Ramberg) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:12:18 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Roger...what time on Saturday? On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill wrote: > Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday > night? > > > > There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon > camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a > photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. > > > > The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. > > > > We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. > > > > So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on > Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Roger Hill > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *Roger Hill > *Sent:* November 17, 2014 12:28 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: > > > > Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to > do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event > > in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, > November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. > > Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have > a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. > > > > This date has now been changed to *SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th*. > > > > Roger Hill > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Mon Nov 24 17:18:09 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:18:09 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Start time of 8pm, John Roger From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of John Ramberg Sent: November 24, 2014 5:12 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday,November 29th. Roger...what time on Saturday? On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill wrote: Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday night? There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. Thanks, Roger Hill From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Roger Hill Sent: November 17, 2014 12:28 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to Saturday,November 29th. In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. This date has now been changed to SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th. 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On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Roger Hill wrote: > Start time of 8pm, John > > > > Roger > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *John Ramberg > *Sent:* November 24, 2014 5:12 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > Roger...what time on Saturday? > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill > wrote: > > Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday > night? > > > > There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon > camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a > photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. > > > > The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. > > > > We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. > > > > So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on > Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Roger Hill > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *Roger Hill > *Sent:* November 17, 2014 12:28 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: > > > > Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to > do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event > > in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, > November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. > > Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have > a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. > > > > This date has now been changed to *SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th*. > > > > Roger Hill > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Mon Nov 24 21:18:16 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:18:16 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The long range forecast for Saturday is not looking good. Monday is looking much better. So, no need to reply to the entire list...but if you would like to attend, would Monday be better for you? I had hoped for a night where we could stay a bit later, but clear skies are more important. Roger From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of John Ramberg Sent: November 24, 2014 5:20 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday,November 29th. Thx Roger....God willing I will see you there! On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Roger Hill wrote: Start time of 8pm, John Roger From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of John Ramberg Sent: November 24, 2014 5:12 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday,November 29th. Roger...what time on Saturday? On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill wrote: Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday night? There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. Thanks, Roger Hill From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Roger Hill Sent: November 17, 2014 12:28 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to Saturday,November 29th. In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. This date has now been changed to SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th. 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I had hoped for a night where we could stay > a bit later, but clear skies are more important. > > > > Roger > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *John Ramberg > *Sent:* November 24, 2014 5:20 PM > > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > Thx Roger....God willing I will see you there! > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Roger Hill > wrote: > > Start time of 8pm, John > > > > Roger > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *John Ramberg > *Sent:* November 24, 2014 5:12 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > Roger...what time on Saturday? > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill > wrote: > > Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday > night? > > > > There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon > camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a > photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. > > > > The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. > > > > We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. > > > > So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on > Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Roger Hill > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *Roger Hill > *Sent:* November 17, 2014 12:28 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: > > > > Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to > do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event > > in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, > November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. > > Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. 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URL: From edmizzi.mizzi at gmail.com Tue Nov 25 14:13:38 2014 From: edmizzi.mizzi at gmail.com (Ed Gmail) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:13:38 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Webinar on the TMT References: Message-ID: Hello All, For a while now I have been participating in Webinars offered by... www.discovertheuniverse.ca ...and they are quite good. In addition, this organization offers resources for Outreach and it's main goal is like ours, to raise awareness. If you cannot listen "Live" to the Webinar, they post it so that people can listen after it is aired. The best way to get involved is to register with Discover the Universe, and you will get notices about future webinars, etc. However, because of the late notice for the TMT webinar (NOV. 25 at 2 PM) I am providing you with the link I was given (see below). Good luck Ed Mizzi Begin forwarded message: > From: Discover the universe > Date: November 24, 2014 at 10:26:02 AM EST > To: Julie Bolduc-Duval > Subject: Webinar - Info to participate > > Hello, > > Here is the information to participate in our webinar The TMT and the Canadian contribution, which will be this Wednesday November 26h at 2pm (Eastern) - 11am (Pacific). > > Below is the link to join us live, as well as some information for those who have never attended one of our live webinars: > > http://du.adobeconnect.com/webinar > Once you click on the link, choose to option enter as a guest. You only need to write down your first name, no password is required. > You do not need a camera or a microphone. 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URL: From vumari at cogeco.ca Tue Nov 25 16:46:39 2014 From: vumari at cogeco.ca (MARK PICKETT) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:46:39 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Webinar on the TMT In-Reply-To: <73b0ed992c92f.5474f88f@cgocable.ca> References: <7280a4a2290cc.5474f816@cgocable.ca> <7400a4fd2d40c.5474f853@cgocable.ca> <73b0ed992c92f.5474f88f@cgocable.ca> Message-ID: <72b0d6102f369.5474b26f@cgocable.ca> Hi all, the seminar on the TMT is on Wedsday Nov. 26 at 2 pm, not on the 25th. Mark Pickett On 11/25/14, Ed Gmail wrote: > > > > > > Hello All, > > > For a while now I have been participating in Webinars offered by... > > > www.discovertheuniverse.ca(http://www.discovertheuniverse.ca) > > > ...and they are quite good. In addition, this organization offers resources for Outreach and it's main goal is like ours, to raise awareness. If you cannot listen "Live" to the Webinar, they post it so that people can listen after it is aired. The best way to get involved is to register with Discover the Universe, and you will get notices about future webinars, etc. However, because of the late notice for the TMT webinar (NOV. 25 at 2 PM) I am providing you with the link I was given (see below). > > > Good luck > Ed Mizzi > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > > From: Discover the universe > > Date: November 24, 2014 at 10:26:02 AM EST > > To: Julie Bolduc-Duval > > Subject: Webinar - Info to participate > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is the information to participate in our webinar The TMT and the Canadian contribution, which will be this Wednesday November 26h at 2pm (Eastern) - 11am (Pacific). > > > > Below is the link to join us live, as well as some information for those who have never attended one of our live webinars:  > > > > http://du.adobeconnect.com/webinar > > > > Once you click on the link, choose to option enter as a guest. 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URL: From emizzi at cogeco.ca Tue Nov 25 16:59:38 2014 From: emizzi at cogeco.ca (Ed Mizzi) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:59:38 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Webinar on the TMT In-Reply-To: <72b0d6102f369.5474b26f@cgocable.ca> References: <7280a4a2290cc.5474f816@cgocable.ca> <7400a4fd2d40c.5474f853@cgocable.ca> <73b0ed992c92f.5474f88f@cgocable.ca> <72b0d6102f369.5474b26f@cgocable.ca> Message-ID: Sorry, Mark is correct…it’s Nov. 26, my BAD! Ed > On Nov 25, 2014, at 4:46 PM, MARK PICKETT wrote: > > Hi all, > > > the seminar on the TMT is on Wedsday Nov. 26 at 2 pm, not on the 25th. > > > Mark Pickett > > On 11/25/14, Ed Gmail wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> For a while now I have been participating in Webinars offered by... >> >> www.discovertheuniverse.ca >> >> ...and they are quite good. In addition, this organization offers resources for Outreach and it's main goal is like ours, to raise awareness. If you cannot listen "Live" to the Webinar, they post it so that people can listen after it is aired. The best way to get involved is to register with Discover the Universe, and you will get notices about future webinars, etc. However, because of the late notice for the TMT webinar (NOV. 25 at 2 PM) I am providing you with the link I was given (see below). >> >> Good luck >> Ed Mizzi >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Discover the universe >>> Date: November 24, 2014 at 10:26:02 AM EST >>> To: Julie Bolduc-Duval >>> Subject: Webinar - Info to participate >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Here is the information to participate in our webinar The TMT and the Canadian contribution, which will be this Wednesday November 26h at 2pm (Eastern) - 11am (Pacific). >>> >>> Below is the link to join us live, as well as some information for those who have never attended one of our live webinars: >>> >>> http://du.adobeconnect.com/webinar >>> • Once you click on the link, choose to option enter as a guest. You only need to write down your first name, no password is required. >>> • You do not need a camera or a microphone. All you need is a computer with high speed internet and speakers or headphones. >>> • If you want to test your computer prior to the webinar (most computers should be fine), here is the link provided by Adobe Connect: http://du.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm >>> • You can also join us on your mobile device by downloading the application from Adobe Connect: http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/adobeconnect/feature-details/adobe-connectmobile.html >>> I will send you the link to the recording after the webinar. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Julie >>> ------------------------------------- >>> Julie Bolduc-Duval >>> Coordinatrice / Coordinator >>> À la découverte de l'Univers / Discover the Universe >>> www.decouvertedelunivers.ca / www.discovertheuniverse.ca >>> julie at decouvertedelunivers.ca / julie at discovertheuniverse.ca >>> >>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From davedev777 at gmail.com Tue Nov 25 19:10:40 2014 From: davedev777 at gmail.com (Dave Dev) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:10:40 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Webinar on the TMT In-Reply-To: References: <7280a4a2290cc.5474f816@cgocable.ca> <7400a4fd2d40c.5474f853@cgocable.ca> <73b0ed992c92f.5474f88f@cgocable.ca> <72b0d6102f369.5474b26f@cgocable.ca> Message-ID: <269B4E80-0C3B-477D-B1ED-4630B4D8950D@gmail.com> Yeah we're used to seeing "my bad" from you, Ed. LOL. Dave > On Nov 25, 2014, at 4:59 PM, Ed Mizzi wrote: > > Sorry, Mark is correct…it’s Nov. 26, my BAD! > > Ed > > >> On Nov 25, 2014, at 4:46 PM, MARK PICKETT wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> the seminar on the TMT is on Wedsday Nov. 26 at 2 pm, not on the 25th. >> >> >> Mark Pickett >> >>> On 11/25/14, Ed Gmail wrote: >>> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> For a while now I have been participating in Webinars offered by... >>> >>> www.discovertheuniverse.ca >>> >>> ...and they are quite good. In addition, this organization offers resources for Outreach and it's main goal is like ours, to raise awareness. If you cannot listen "Live" to the Webinar, they post it so that people can listen after it is aired. The best way to get involved is to register with Discover the Universe, and you will get notices about future webinars, etc. However, because of the late notice for the TMT webinar (NOV. 25 at 2 PM) I am providing you with the link I was given (see below). >>> >>> Good luck >>> Ed Mizzi >>> >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: Discover the universe >>>> Date: November 24, 2014 at 10:26:02 AM EST >>>> To: Julie Bolduc-Duval >>>> Subject: Webinar - Info to participate >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Here is the information to participate in our webinar The TMT and the Canadian contribution, which will be this Wednesday November 26h at 2pm (Eastern) - 11am (Pacific). >>>> >>>> Below is the link to join us live, as well as some information for those who have never attended one of our live webinars: >>>> >>>> http://du.adobeconnect.com/webinar >>>> • Once you click on the link, choose to option enter as a guest. You only need to write down your first name, no password is required. >>>> • You do not need a camera or a microphone. All you need is a computer with high speed internet and speakers or headphones. >>>> • If you want to test your computer prior to the webinar (most computers should be fine), here is the link provided by Adobe Connect: http://du.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm >>>> • You can also join us on your mobile device by downloading the application from Adobe Connect: http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/adobeconnect/feature-details/adobe-connectmobile.html >>>> I will send you the link to the recording after the webinar. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Julie >>>> ------------------------------------- >>>> Julie Bolduc-Duval >>>> Coordinatrice / Coordinator >>>> À la découverte de l'Univers / Discover the Universe >>>> www.decouvertedelunivers.ca / www.discovertheuniverse.ca >>>> julie at decouvertedelunivers.ca / julie at discovertheuniverse.ca >> _______________________________________________ >> astronomers mailing list >> astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca >> http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From misterfixall at rogers.com Tue Nov 25 19:37:50 2014 From: misterfixall at rogers.com (misterfixall) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:37:50 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Webinar on the TMT Message-ID: <0x0ip5vi0na9fup6cd8emo3q.1416962270688@email.android.com> Breaking Bad👊👊 Sent from Samsung Mobile
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Yeah we're used to seeing "my bad" from you, Ed. LOL. Dave > On Nov 25, 2014, at 4:59 PM, Ed Mizzi wrote: > > Sorry, Mark is correct…it’s Nov. 26, my BAD! > > Ed > > >> On Nov 25, 2014, at 4:46 PM, MARK PICKETT wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> the seminar on the TMT is on Wedsday Nov. 26 at 2 pm, not on the 25th. >> >> >> Mark Pickett >> >>> On 11/25/14, Ed Gmail wrote: >>> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> For a while now I have been participating in Webinars offered by... >>> >>> www.discovertheuniverse.ca >>> >>> ...and they are quite good. In addition, this organization offers resources for Outreach and it's main goal is like ours, to raise awareness. If you cannot listen "Live" to the Webinar, they post it so that people can listen after it is aired. The best way to get involved is to register with Discover the Universe, and you will get notices about future webinars, etc. However, because of the late notice for the TMT webinar (NOV. 25 at 2 PM) I am providing you with the link I was given (see below). >>> >>> Good luck >>> Ed Mizzi >>> >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: Discover the universe >>>> Date: November 24, 2014 at 10:26:02 AM EST >>>> To: Julie Bolduc-Duval >>>> Subject: Webinar - Info to participate >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Here is the information to participate in our webinar The TMT and the Canadian contribution, which will be this Wednesday November 26h at 2pm (Eastern) - 11am (Pacific). >>>> >>>> Below is the link to join us live, as well as some information for those who have never attended one of our live webinars: >>>> >>>> http://du.adobeconnect.com/webinar >>>> • Once you click on the link, choose to option enter as a guest. You only need to write down your first name, no password is required. >>>> • You do not need a camera or a microphone. All you need is a computer with high speed internet and speakers or headphones. >>>> • If you want to test your computer prior to the webinar (most computers should be fine), here is the link provided by Adobe Connect: http://du.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm >>>> • You can also join us on your mobile device by downloading the application from Adobe Connect: http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/adobeconnect/feature-details/adobe-connectmobile.html >>>> I will send you the link to the recording after the webinar. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Julie >>>> ------------------------------------- >>>> Julie Bolduc-Duval >>>> Coordinatrice / Coordinator >>>> À la découverte de l'Univers / Discover the Universe >>>> www.decouvertedelunivers.ca / www.discovertheuniverse.ca >>>> julie at decouvertedelunivers.ca / julie at discovertheuniverse.ca >> _______________________________________________ >> astronomers mailing list >> astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca >> http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From atacamandy at hotmail.ca Wed Nov 26 16:15:19 2014 From: atacamandy at hotmail.ca (Andy Blanchard) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:15:19 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Henry's Astrophotography Message-ID: Just a reminder that tomorrow, Thursday night at 7pm is a workshop on Astrophotography processing and if it's clear we will do some imaging too. Everyone is welcome all you need is a laptop Photoshop and a camera and tripod if it's clear. Andy Sent from my iPhone From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Fri Nov 28 13:07:47 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 13:07:47 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Postponed until Monday, December 1st at 7:30pm References: Message-ID: Greetings everyone... With the weather expected tomorrow, the Photographing the Moon meeting will be moved to Monday evening with a 7:30pm start. Bring your smartphone, or a Canon or Nikon DSLR. Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of John Ramberg Sent: Tue 25/11/2014 9:00 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday,November 29th. Monday should be Ok Just let us know Roger? On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 9:18 PM, Roger Hill wrote: > The long range forecast for Saturday is not looking good. Monday is > looking much better. > > > > So, no need to reply to the entire list...but if you would like to attend, > would Monday be better for you? I had hoped for a night where we could stay > a bit later, but clear skies are more important. > > > > Roger > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *John Ramberg > *Sent:* November 24, 2014 5:20 PM > > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > Thx Roger....God willing I will see you there! > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Roger Hill > wrote: > > Start time of 8pm, John > > > > Roger > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *John Ramberg > *Sent:* November 24, 2014 5:12 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > Roger...what time on Saturday? > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill > wrote: > > Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday > night? > > > > There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon > camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a > photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. > > > > The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. > > > > We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. > > > > So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on > Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Roger Hill > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *Roger Hill > *Sent:* November 17, 2014 12:28 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: > > > > Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to > do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event > > in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, > November 28th, and we'll have a good look at the Moon. > > Bring a camera, and I'll try to get a picture with it. 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URL: From rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca Sat Nov 1 14:49:59 2014 From: rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca (Rick Cudmore) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 14:49:59 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Message-ID: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> Hi Everyone, I have spent the last three hours trying to get two different programs to connect to my mount and need some help. I have a Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Synscan is version 3.35. Computer uses Windows 7 and I have ECU version 6.0L and TheSkyX version 10.2.0. I'm using a USB connection from the laptop to a RS232 to the hand controller. (If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn't really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn't have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn't work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn't work either. I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. Regards, Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark.kaye at sympatico.ca Sat Nov 1 15:06:54 2014 From: mark.kaye at sympatico.ca (Mark Kaye) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:06:54 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount In-Reply-To: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> References: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: On 14-11-01 14:49, Rick Cudmore wrote: > Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. Yes it could. I find that USB to RS232 adapters can be very fickle, working with one application and not with another. I prefer FTDI driver adapters over Prolific as well. Another problem can be that the device claims to be Prolific, but is actually a cheap knock off that sort of supports Prolific drivers. Can you connect other devices to the adapter? I have a weird problem with ECU6 when I hook up my computer to the G11. It occasionally says that there is not a telescope connected. Then I run ECU5, which sees the telescope. I stop ECU5 and return to ECU6 and everything works properly. I have not been able to figure out why this happens, I just know that as a fix, it works. -- Clear Skies! MK http://www3.sympatico.ca/mark.kaye/index.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bscphm at gmail.com Sat Nov 1 15:07:40 2014 From: bscphm at gmail.com (Muhammad Basil Ahmad) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:07:40 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton November meeting, and a call for pictures and articles. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Given that the calendar on the Hamilton RASC website is still not functional, what time is the meeting on Thursday? Muhammad Basil Ahmad HonBSc, BScPhm, RPh, CDE On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Roger Hill wrote: > Chris Talpas will be offering a talk on "A history of the telescope from > Galileo to the present day" > > Chris says "As the title suggests, I would like to trace the development > of the telescope from its earliest days to the present and near future > looking at what were the technical limitations of early designs and how > new designs and technologies improved the performance. I will also > highlight some important discoveries made by particular instruments. I > will also touch upon mount development as well as detector advancement." > > > Also, we had two eclipses that were widely visible from Hamilton and > environs in October, and I'd really like to get pictures from as many > different people as possible for Orbit, and the web site. 1080p > resolution would be perfect, which is 1920 x 1080. > > Speaking of Orbit...I'd appreciate any contributions. Please send them > to orbit at hamiltonrasc.ca . > > Thank you, > > Roger Hill > Orbit Editor > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Sat Nov 1 15:13:13 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:13:13 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton November meeting, and a call for pictures and articles. References: Message-ID: 8pm, Muhammad. Hope to see you there. Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Muhammad Basil Ahmad Sent: Sat 01/11/2014 3:07 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton November meeting,and a call for pictures and articles. Given that the calendar on the Hamilton RASC website is still not functional, what time is the meeting on Thursday? Muhammad Basil Ahmad HonBSc, BScPhm, RPh, CDE On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Roger Hill wrote: > Chris Talpas will be offering a talk on "A history of the telescope from > Galileo to the present day" > > Chris says "As the title suggests, I would like to trace the development > of the telescope from its earliest days to the present and near future > looking at what were the technical limitations of early designs and how > new designs and technologies improved the performance. I will also > highlight some important discoveries made by particular instruments. I > will also touch upon mount development as well as detector advancement." > > > Also, we had two eclipses that were widely visible from Hamilton and > environs in October, and I'd really like to get pictures from as many > different people as possible for Orbit, and the web site. 1080p > resolution would be perfect, which is 1920 x 1080. > > Speaking of Orbit...I'd appreciate any contributions. Please send them > to orbit at hamiltonrasc.ca . > > Thank you, > > Roger Hill > Orbit Editor > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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It is almost 8 years old. Yes it could. I find that USB to RS232 adapters can be very fickle, working with one application and not with another. I prefer FTDI driver adapters over Prolific as well. Another problem can be that the device claims to be Prolific, but is actually a cheap knock off that sort of supports Prolific drivers. Can you connect other devices to the adapter? I have a weird problem with ECU6 when I hook up my computer to the G11. It occasionally says that there is not a telescope connected. Then I run ECU5, which sees the telescope. I stop ECU5 and return to ECU6 and everything works properly. I have not been able to figure out why this happens, I just know that as a fix, it works. -- Clear Skies! MK http://www3.sympatico.ca/mark.kaye/index.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edmizzi.mizzi at gmail.com Sat Nov 1 15:22:45 2014 From: edmizzi.mizzi at gmail.com (Ed Gmail) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:22:45 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount In-Reply-To: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> References: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: <1F51D327-0344-4BB5-9989-C76F386E09F0@gmail.com> Hi Rick, I had to replace my RS 232 to USB patch cord this past summer and it was only 3 years old. When I picked up a new one at Tiger Direct it came with the drivers on a CD. Hope this helps. Ed Sent from my iPad > On Nov 1, 2014, at 2:49 PM, Rick Cudmore wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I have spent the last three hours trying to get two different programs to connect to my mount and need some help. > > I have a Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Synscan is version 3.35. Computer uses Windows 7 and I have ECU version 6.0L and TheSkyX version 10.2.0. I’m using a USB connection from the laptop to a RS232 to the hand controller. (If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) > > I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn’t really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. > > I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn’t have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn’t work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn’t work either. > > I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. > > Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. > > If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. > > Regards, > > Rick > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca Sat Nov 1 15:25:21 2014 From: rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca (Rick Cudmore) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:25:21 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton USB2EQ6 Cable Message-ID: <003001cff609$93c42e80$bb4c8b80$@cogeco.ca> If I were to purchase a cable for EQMOD control, does anyone knows if any Canadian dealers sells them besides Focus Scientific. Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: 8pm Have a great day Andy Blanchard 289-337-6766H 905-330-5626C > On Nov 1, 2014, at 3:07 PM, Muhammad Basil Ahmad wrote: > > Given that the calendar on the Hamilton RASC website is still not functional, what time is the meeting on Thursday? > > Muhammad Basil Ahmad > HonBSc, BScPhm, RPh, CDE > >> On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Roger Hill wrote: >> Chris Talpas will be offering a talk on "A history of the telescope from >> Galileo to the present day" >> >> Chris says "As the title suggests, I would like to trace the development >> of the telescope from its earliest days to the present and near future >> looking at what were the technical limitations of early designs and how >> new designs and technologies improved the performance. I will also >> highlight some important discoveries made by particular instruments. I >> will also touch upon mount development as well as detector advancement." >> >> >> Also, we had two eclipses that were widely visible from Hamilton and >> environs in October, and I'd really like to get pictures from as many >> different people as possible for Orbit, and the web site. 1080p >> resolution would be perfect, which is 1920 x 1080. >> >> Speaking of Orbit...I'd appreciate any contributions. Please send them >> to orbit at hamiltonrasc.ca . >> >> Thank you, >> >> Roger Hill >> Orbit Editor >> >> _______________________________________________ >> astronomers mailing list >> astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca >> http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From atacamandy at hotmail.ca Sat Nov 1 15:31:18 2014 From: atacamandy at hotmail.ca (Andy Blanchard) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:31:18 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount In-Reply-To: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> References: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: Have you tried an active usb cable? Have a great day Andy Blanchard 289-337-6766H 905-330-5626C > On Nov 1, 2014, at 2:50 PM, Rick Cudmore wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I have spent the last three hours trying to get two different programs to connect to my mount and need some help. > > I have a Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Synscan is version 3.35. Computer uses Windows 7 and I have ECU version 6.0L and TheSkyX version 10.2.0. I’m using a USB connection from the laptop to a RS232 to the hand controller. (If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) > > I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn’t really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. > > I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn’t have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn’t work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn’t work either. > > I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. > > Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. > > If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. > > Regards, > > Rick > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From c.talpas at sympatico.ca Sat Nov 1 15:40:09 2014 From: c.talpas at sympatico.ca (Chris Talpas) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:40:09 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton USB2EQ6 Cable In-Reply-To: <003001cff609$93c42e80$bb4c8b80$@cogeco.ca> References: <003001cff609$93c42e80$bb4c8b80$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: Try KW Telescope, I know they had the cables back when I purchased by EQ6 back in May. Chris From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Rick Cudmore Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 3:25 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton USB2EQ6 Cable If I were to purchase a cable for EQMOD control, does anyone knows if any Canadian dealers sells them besides Focus Scientific. Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From supergiant2003 at hotmail.com Sat Nov 1 16:21:47 2014 From: supergiant2003 at hotmail.com (supergiant2003 at hotmail.com) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 16:21:47 -0400 Subject: RASC Hamilton November meeting, and a call for pictures and articles. Message-ID: eight o clock pm Sent from Samsung Mobile
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Given that the calendar on the Hamilton RASC website is still not functional, what time is the meeting on Thursday? Muhammad Basil Ahmad HonBSc, BScPhm, RPh, CDE On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Roger Hill wrote: Chris Talpas will be offering a talk on "A history of the telescope from Galileo to the present day" Chris says "As the title suggests, I would like to trace the development of the telescope from its earliest days to the present and near future looking at what were the technical limitations of early designs and how new designs and technologies improved the performance. I will also highlight some important discoveries made by particular instruments. I will also touch upon mount development as well as detector advancement." Also, we had two eclipses that were widely visible from Hamilton and environs in October, and I'd really like to get pictures from as many different people as possible for Orbit, and the web site. 1080p resolution would be perfect, which is 1920 x 1080. Speaking of Orbit...I'd appreciate any contributions. Please send them to orbit at hamiltonrasc.ca . Thank you, Roger Hill Orbit Editor _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gary at bendun.net Sun Nov 2 08:33:06 2014 From: gary at bendun.net (Gary Bennett) Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 08:33:06 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount In-Reply-To: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> References: <000d01cff604$a33e39a0$e9baace0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: <065901cff6a1$8b698670$a23c9350$@bendun.net> Hi Rick, Enjoy the ride! Here are some of my standard "TIPS": - Windows versions past win98 will always need internet access whenever you plug in any USB device for the 1st time. Even if the device came with a installation CD and drivers, Windows will not be happy until it can connect to the internet and check for its own drivers. Before heading out, always plug in your new gadget while you still have internet. You only need to do that the 1st time. - Serial Ports: What COM Port is Windows using? Telescope mounts of all brands use Serial connections and mount control software (TheSky 6/X, et al) needs to know which COM Port to use. You can find that information from . Control Panel/Device Manager.. And look for "Ports COM-LPT" . TIPS: o The COM Port that Windows assigns might be different the next time you plug in those serial devices. o If you have more than 1 device (for example, a GPS unit )that needs a COM Port, PLUG THEM IN 1 AT A TIME. Otherwise you won't know which is which. - The most popular way, BY FAR, to do computer control using EQ6 Pro mount is: o Install ASCOM o Install EQMOD o Ditch the hand controller and buy: * A EQDIR cable (available at KW Telescope). I believe your mount uses the original 9-pin DB9 version. New models use a RJ45 (Ethernet) cable. You can get either version at KW Telescope. You can also make your own cable combined with a standard USB Serial Adapter. The purchased version has that USB adapter built in (FDIC). * Game Pad (to slew the telescope during alignment) - Wireless ones can be "fickle" and I preferred the USB corded version (works every time) o If you have the GPS unit (yes, much easier) it probably came with another cable attachment with a USB plug and this will connect to your computer (another COM Port situation) and this is how EQMOD will get time and position intel. o For your planetarium software (TheSky6/X or whatever) you will select EQMOD as your "mount" and in the settings you need to tell it what COM Port to use. o Plenty of EQMOD information available on-line - With all of those USB devices, o use a Powered HUB - you can buy a 12V version from Kendrick. The powered Hub goes on the mount, NOT at your computer. o "Active USB" extension cables are a MUST. - If you are "in-the-field" running off battery, ditch the "power tank" and get a big-ass car/marine battery (and a "smart charger"). - If you have AC power nearby, get a big DC power supply like this one: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/MW-High-Quality-13-5V-26-6A-360W-DC-Regulated-Switchi ng-Power-Supply-/140574040105?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0 &hash=item20badda029 - When running from a battery, avoid AC-DC Inverters. They are horribly inefficient and require extra cords that will snag your vital bits. All of the devices you are using need DC power so there is no point to converting DC to AC and then back to DC again. Find DC Power supplies: o EBay/Amazon will get you a laptop adapter that runs from 12V o Same with DSLR camera adapters o USB Hub - Kendrick makes one that runs from 12V Enjoy the ride! Gary Bennett http://bendun.net/ http://photos.bendun.net/ From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Rick Cudmore Sent: November 1, 2014 2:50 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Hi Everyone, I have spent the last three hours trying to get two different programs to connect to my mount and need some help. I have a Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Synscan is version 3.35. Computer uses Windows 7 and I have ECU version 6.0L and TheSkyX version 10.2.0. I'm using a USB connection from the laptop to a RS232 to the hand controller. (If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn't really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn't have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn't work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn't work either. I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. Regards, Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca Sun Nov 2 12:53:58 2014 From: rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca (Rick Cudmore) Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 12:53:58 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount - UPDATE Message-ID: <001901cff6c5$fa9ff190$efdfd4b0$@cogeco.ca> Thanks everyone for their input. Gary, I restarted everything this morning and enabled wifi, opened TheSkyX and started up the mount. The connection worked the first time. I was able to slew to many object without issue. I was advised years ago to turn off wifi so the laptop couldn't receive updates with observing/imaging. Good piece of advice. I then parked the mount and disconnected the link and tried to reconnect. This produce a few errors. I then tried connecting using ECU6, that didn't work either. So I shut it all down and restarted only this time before I connected I moved the mount from its parked position to Vega. I then connected and everything worked. I tried this a couple more times and that seems to be the answer. For anyone who uses ECU6, in the full down menu which telescope do you select as Skywatcher is not listed. The connection through EQMOD will be the next step. Rick From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Gary Bennett Sent: November 2, 2014 8:33 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Hi Rick, Enjoy the ride! Here are some of my standard "TIPS": - Windows versions past win98 will always need internet access whenever you plug in any USB device for the 1st time. Even if the device came with a installation CD and drivers, Windows will not be happy until it can connect to the internet and check for its own drivers. Before heading out, always plug in your new gadget while you still have internet. You only need to do that the 1st time. - Serial Ports: What COM Port is Windows using? Telescope mounts of all brands use Serial connections and mount control software (TheSky 6/X, et al) needs to know which COM Port to use. You can find that information from . Control Panel/Device Manager.. And look for "Ports COM-LPT" . TIPS: o The COM Port that Windows assigns might be different the next time you plug in those serial devices. o If you have more than 1 device (for example, a GPS unit )that needs a COM Port, PLUG THEM IN 1 AT A TIME. Otherwise you won't know which is which. - The most popular way, BY FAR, to do computer control using EQ6 Pro mount is: o Install ASCOM o Install EQMOD o Ditch the hand controller and buy: * A EQDIR cable (available at KW Telescope). I believe your mount uses the original 9-pin DB9 version. New models use a RJ45 (Ethernet) cable. You can get either version at KW Telescope. You can also make your own cable combined with a standard USB Serial Adapter. The purchased version has that USB adapter built in (FDIC). * Game Pad (to slew the telescope during alignment) - Wireless ones can be "fickle" and I preferred the USB corded version (works every time) o If you have the GPS unit (yes, much easier) it probably came with another cable attachment with a USB plug and this will connect to your computer (another COM Port situation) and this is how EQMOD will get time and position intel. o For your planetarium software (TheSky6/X or whatever) you will select EQMOD as your "mount" and in the settings you need to tell it what COM Port to use. o Plenty of EQMOD information available on-line - With all of those USB devices, o use a Powered HUB - you can buy a 12V version from Kendrick. The powered Hub goes on the mount, NOT at your computer. o "Active USB" extension cables are a MUST. - If you are "in-the-field" running off battery, ditch the "power tank" and get a big-ass car/marine battery (and a "smart charger"). - If you have AC power nearby, get a big DC power supply like this one: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/MW-High-Quality-13-5V-26-6A-360W-DC-Regulated-Switchi ng-Power-Supply-/140574040105?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0 &hash=item20badda029 - When running from a battery, avoid AC-DC Inverters. They are horribly inefficient and require extra cords that will snag your vital bits. All of the devices you are using need DC power so there is no point to converting DC to AC and then back to DC again. Find DC Power supplies: o EBay/Amazon will get you a laptop adapter that runs from 12V o Same with DSLR camera adapters o USB Hub - Kendrick makes one that runs from 12V Enjoy the ride! Gary Bennett http://bendun.net/ http://photos.bendun.net/ From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Rick Cudmore Sent: November 1, 2014 2:50 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Hi Everyone, I have spent the last three hours trying to get two different programs to connect to my mount and need some help. I have a Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Synscan is version 3.35. Computer uses Windows 7 and I have ECU version 6.0L and TheSkyX version 10.2.0. I'm using a USB connection from the laptop to a RS232 to the hand controller. (If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn't really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn't have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn't work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn't work either. I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. Regards, Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From egoldingstudio at rogers.com Mon Nov 3 17:25:07 2014 From: egoldingstudio at rogers.com (Eric Golding Studio) Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 17:25:07 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount - UPDATE References: <001901cff6c5$fa9ff190$efdfd4b0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: Hi Rick; I believe that you would choose Celestron 5. Eric Golding ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Cudmore To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 12:53 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount - UPDATE Thanks everyone for their input. Gary, I restarted everything this morning and enabled wifi, opened TheSkyX and started up the mount. The connection worked the first time. I was able to slew to many object without issue. I was advised years ago to turn off wifi so the laptop couldn't receive updates with observing/imaging. Good piece of advice. I then parked the mount and disconnected the link and tried to reconnect. This produce a few errors. I then tried connecting using ECU6, that didn't work either. So I shut it all down and restarted only this time before I connected I moved the mount from its parked position to Vega. I then connected and everything worked. I tried this a couple more times and that seems to be the answer. For anyone who uses ECU6, in the full down menu which telescope do you select as Skywatcher is not listed. The connection through EQMOD will be the next step. Rick From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Gary Bennett Sent: November 2, 2014 8:33 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Hi Rick, Enjoy the ride! Here are some of my standard "TIPS": - Windows versions past win98 will always need internet access whenever you plug in any USB device for the 1st time. Even if the device came with a installation CD and drivers, Windows will not be happy until it can connect to the internet and check for its own drivers. Before heading out, always plug in your new gadget while you still have internet. You only need to do that the 1st time. - Serial Ports: What COM Port is Windows using? Telescope mounts of all brands use Serial connections and mount control software (TheSky 6/X, et al) needs to know which COM Port to use. You can find that information from . Control Panel/Device Manager.. And look for "Ports COM-LPT" . TIPS: o The COM Port that Windows assigns might be different the next time you plug in those serial devices. o If you have more than 1 device (for example, a GPS unit )that needs a COM Port, PLUG THEM IN 1 AT A TIME. Otherwise you won't know which is which. - The most popular way, BY FAR, to do computer control using EQ6 Pro mount is: o Install ASCOM o Install EQMOD o Ditch the hand controller and buy: § A EQDIR cable (available at KW Telescope). I believe your mount uses the original 9-pin DB9 version. New models use a RJ45 (Ethernet) cable. You can get either version at KW Telescope. You can also make your own cable combined with a standard USB Serial Adapter. The purchased version has that USB adapter built in (FDIC). § Game Pad (to slew the telescope during alignment) - Wireless ones can be "fickle" and I preferred the USB corded version (works every time) o If you have the GPS unit (yes, much easier) it probably came with another cable attachment with a USB plug and this will connect to your computer (another COM Port situation) and this is how EQMOD will get time and position intel. o For your planetarium software (TheSky6/X or whatever) you will select EQMOD as your "mount" and in the settings you need to tell it what COM Port to use. o Plenty of EQMOD information available on-line - With all of those USB devices, o use a Powered HUB - you can buy a 12V version from Kendrick. The powered Hub goes on the mount, NOT at your computer. o "Active USB" extension cables are a MUST. - If you are "in-the-field" running off battery, ditch the "power tank" and get a big-ass car/marine battery (and a "smart charger"). - If you have AC power nearby, get a big DC power supply like this one: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/MW-High-Quality-13-5V-26-6A-360W-DC-Regulated-Switching-Power-Supply-/140574040105?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20badda029 - When running from a battery, avoid AC-DC Inverters. They are horribly inefficient and require extra cords that will snag your vital bits. All of the devices you are using need DC power so there is no point to converting DC to AC and then back to DC again. Find DC Power supplies: o EBay/Amazon will get you a laptop adapter that runs from 12V o Same with DSLR camera adapters o USB Hub - Kendrick makes one that runs from 12V Enjoy the ride! Gary Bennett http://bendun.net/ http://photos.bendun.net/ From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Rick Cudmore Sent: November 1, 2014 2:50 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Laptop Won't Talk to Mount Hi Everyone, I have spent the last three hours trying to get two different programs to connect to my mount and need some help. I have a Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Synscan is version 3.35. Computer uses Windows 7 and I have ECU version 6.0L and TheSkyX version 10.2.0. I'm using a USB connection from the laptop to a RS232 to the hand controller. (If this worked I was going to buy a EQDIR USB2EQ6 cable and bypass the hand controller.) I tried connecting with ECU first as I thought it would be the easiest. In the dropdown menu Skywatcher is not listed and on the forums it was suggested to use Celestron. That is not easy as it doesn't really state Celestron in the menu. I selected various options and I got connection errors. I tried TheSkyX next and the dropdown box doesn't have Skywatcher again and it was suggested to use Celestron 8i. That didn't work so I tried Orion and the dropdown states any mount using the Synscan controller. That didn't work either. I tried connecting with EQMOD and Ascom and that received conflicting errors. Could it be the USB to RS232 cable? It is almost 8 years old. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would like to hear them. Regards, Rick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I will also touch upon mount development as well as detector advancement." > See you all then Gary Colwell From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Thu Nov 6 08:42:05 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 08:42:05 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton The November 2014 Orbit is Available In-Reply-To: References: <87AE0EFFC98AB54DAB28ADD1D7DEAD221C1267@gaea.aquilonia.orb> Message-ID: You can view this month's Orbit by going directly to: http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/Orbit/orbnov14.pdf You can also go to http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/ , click on Orbit Newsletter and then select the issue you'd like to read. The latest one is always at the top. Thanks, Roger Hill Orbit Editor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks Have a great day Andy Blanchard 289-337-6766H 905-330-5626C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From colemanleggitt at gmail.com Thu Nov 6 12:07:28 2014 From: colemanleggitt at gmail.com (Sue and Bill) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 12:07:28 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton FW: November meeting, In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3470002D-3064-4498-B6AA-6ECFC8E54407@gmail.com> Hi All, Just a reminder that I will bring the 2015 RASC Calendars to tonight's meeting. If you requested one (or more) bring your cash and if not, I'll have some extras. First come, first served. Regards, Bill On 2014-11-04, at 9:31 PM, Gary Colwell wrote: > > Hello A reminder of our meeting this Thursday November 6, 2014 @ 8:00 pm at > the Legion in Waterdown.... >> Chris Talpas will be offering a talk on "A history of the telescope >> from Galileo to the present day" >> >> Chris says "As the title suggests, I would like to trace the >> development of the telescope from its earliest days to the present and >> near future looking at what were the technical limitations of early >> designs and how new designs and technologies improved the performance. >> I will also highlight some important discoveries made by particular >> instruments. I will also touch upon mount development as well as detector > advancement." >> > See you all then > Gary Colwell > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From atacamandy at hotmail.ca Thu Nov 6 12:36:38 2014 From: atacamandy at hotmail.ca (Andy Blanchard) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 12:36:38 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Tonight's meeting In-Reply-To: <3B4EEC0D773140F0B0F7AB5705566544@userb51be46d9b> References: <3B4EEC0D773140F0B0F7AB5705566544@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: Perfect, thanks Eric Have a great day Andy Blanchard 289-337-6766H 905-330-5626C > On Nov 6, 2014, at 11:52 AM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: > > Hi, Andy; > > I have a 'pre-laser era' chromed 'pen' pointer you can use if you think it will be suitable. It's 5" stored and 24" extended, with a white tip. I will bring it for you to see. > > Eric Golding > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 11:28 AM > Subject: RASC Hamilton Tonight's meeting > > If someone has a collapsable metal pointer and is planning on attending tonight's meeting. (Great speaker) I would like to borrow your pointer for a few days for a Remembrance Day Ceremony. > > See ya tonight. > > Thanks > > Have a great day > > Andy Blanchard > 289-337-6766H > 905-330-5626C > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From bscphm at gmail.com Fri Nov 7 17:36:35 2014 From: bscphm at gmail.com (Muhammad Basil Ahmad) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 17:36:35 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton The November 2014 Orbit is Available In-Reply-To: References: <87AE0EFFC98AB54DAB28ADD1D7DEAD221C1267@gaea.aquilonia.orb> Message-ID: Thanks Roger. The photos turned out nice. Muhammad Basil Ahmad HonBSc, BScPhm, RPh, CDE On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Roger Hill wrote: > Whoops... http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/Orbit/orbnov14.pdf > > > actually takes you to the October Orbit. The text is correct, I forgot to > remove the underlying link. > > > > Here's the correct one: > > http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/Orbit/orbnov14.pdf > > > > My apologies, > > > > Roger > > > > > > > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *Roger Hill > *Sent:* November 6, 2014 8:42 AM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* RASC Hamilton The November 2014 Orbit is Available > > > > You can view this month's Orbit by going directly to: > http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/Orbit/orbnov14.pdf > > > > You can also go to http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/ , click on Orbit > Newsletter and then select the issue you'd like to read. The latest one is > always at the top. > > Thanks, > > Roger Hill > Orbit Editor > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca Fri Nov 7 20:17:46 2014 From: rcudmore1 at cogeco.ca (Rick Cudmore) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 20:17:46 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Update to Mount Connection Issues Message-ID: <003d01cffaf1$cdfaecf0$69f0c6d0$@cogeco.ca> After receiving several helpful emails, I sent an email to KW Telescope on Sunday and received a reply Monday morning. I ordered the EQDIR cable for USB2EQ6 and it arrived Tuesday. Now that's service! I connected it that night and let the program install the driver and EQMOD connected and worked the first time. I have been on-line and YouTube looking at the many tutorials. So I have a couple of questions for those you use EQMOD. I have watched the video on autoguiding but, does EQMOD use its own routine to pulse autoguide or do I still need to use my KWIQ autoguider? Is one preferable over the other? I have a powered USB hub, I am assuming that all of the USB cables can be connect to the hub and then to the laptop. Does this affect the connection using the planetary software, TheSkyX other than finding the correct com port? In the YouTube video, the planetary program can sync after selecting alignment stars. I'm not sure which button is allocated for this function in TheSkyX, anyone know? Thanks, Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gary at bendun.net Sat Nov 8 08:22:16 2014 From: gary at bendun.net (Gary Bennett) Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2014 08:22:16 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Update to Mount Connection Issues In-Reply-To: <003d01cffaf1$cdfaecf0$69f0c6d0$@cogeco.ca> References: <003d01cffaf1$cdfaecf0$69f0c6d0$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: <028701cffb57$04e0ed90$0ea2c8b0$@bendun.net> The "sync" on alignment star function is on the EQMOD control panel. EQMOD/TheSkyX has nothing to do with autoguiding. In fact, you can autoguide without even connecting your mount to a computer (thus, the Autoguide Port on your mount) You need a Guide Camera AND a Guide Scope. The KWIQ Guider is both of those things wrapped into a small package. The PHD Guiding software is the most popular and it's free. Gary Bennett http://bendun.net/ http://photos.bendun.net/ From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Rick Cudmore Sent: November 7, 2014 8:18 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Update to Mount Connection Issues After receiving several helpful emails, I sent an email to KW Telescope on Sunday and received a reply Monday morning. I ordered the EQDIR cable for USB2EQ6 and it arrived Tuesday. Now that's service! I connected it that night and let the program install the driver and EQMOD connected and worked the first time. I have been on-line and YouTube looking at the many tutorials. So I have a couple of questions for those you use EQMOD. I have watched the video on autoguiding but, does EQMOD use its own routine to pulse autoguide or do I still need to use my KWIQ autoguider? Is one preferable over the other? I have a powered USB hub, I am assuming that all of the USB cables can be connect to the hub and then to the laptop. 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(I tried both) > > Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. > > thanks in advance for any help, > Eric Golding > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From egoldingstudio at rogers.com Fri Nov 14 17:05:10 2014 From: egoldingstudio at rogers.com (Eric Golding Studio) Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:05:10 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? References: Message-ID: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b> Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. 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In-Reply-To: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b> References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: > > Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM > Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > Norm Fulman is a good choice > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: >> >> Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; >> >> I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) >> >> Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. >> >> thanks in advance for any help, >> Eric Golding >> _______________________________________________ >> astronomers mailing list >> astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca >> http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. 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Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. 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The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to elements and oxidation. Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. thanks in advance for any help, Eric Golding _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Sat Nov 15 00:29:50 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 00:29:50 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b><5148B00E69334AF0AB487E88ADCCF648@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: Maybe we should have him re-figure the Coulter 17.5" mirror we have. Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Sat 15/11/2014 12:11 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks Roger Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Hill" To: Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 inches, however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to elements and oxidation. Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. thanks in advance for any help, Eric Golding _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Sat 15/11/2014 12:11 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks Roger Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Hill" To: Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 inches, however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to elements and oxidation. Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. thanks in advance for any help, Eric Golding _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Mon Nov 17 12:28:07 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 12:28:07 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. This date has now been changed to SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th. Roger Hill -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From astronomer at cogeco.ca Mon Nov 17 14:16:21 2014 From: astronomer at cogeco.ca (Colin Haig) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:16:21 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? In-Reply-To: References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b> <5148B00E69334AF0AB487E88ADCCF648@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: <011101d0029a$f948eeb0$ebdacc10$@cogeco.ca> He did a beautiful job on my 12" pyrex mirror. Refigured and coated it. -----Original Message----- From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Roger Hill Sent: November 15, 2014 12:30 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Maybe we should have him re-figure the Coulter 17.5" mirror we have. Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Sat 15/11/2014 12:11 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks Roger Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Hill" To: Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 inches, however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to elements and oxidation. Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. thanks in advance for any help, Eric Golding _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From mark.kaye at sympatico.ca Mon Nov 17 19:03:03 2014 From: mark.kaye at sympatico.ca (Mark Kaye) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:03:03 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? In-Reply-To: References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b><5148B00E69334AF0AB487E88ADCCF648@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: At Kingston Centre, we just had a 16" cassegrain mirror and secondary done and the mirror looks really fine now. It was done in a few days too. Clear skies! MK http://www3.sympatico.ca/mark.kaye/index.htm ---- Eric Golding Studio wrote ---- >Thanks Roger > >Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. >Eric > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Roger Hill" >To: >Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM >Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > >According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service >for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. > >This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 inches, >however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. > >The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to >elements and oxidation. > >Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary >mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." > >Roger > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio >Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM >To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca >Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > >Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing >his work at AstroCats. >I will have a look at his website. >Eric > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > > telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio > wrote: > > > Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM > Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > > Norm Fulman is a good choice > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio > wrote: > > > Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; > > I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can >no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to >where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date >as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I >tried both) > > Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' >resource for re-aluminizing. 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URL: From egoldingstudio at rogers.com Mon Nov 17 22:04:07 2014 From: egoldingstudio at rogers.com (Eric Golding Studio) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:04:07 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b><5148B00E69334AF0AB487E88ADCCF648@userb51be46d9b> Message-ID: Thanks Mark. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Kaye To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 7:03 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? At Kingston Centre, we just had a 16" cassegrain mirror and secondary done and the mirror looks really fine now. It was done in a few days too. Clear skies! MK http://www3.sympatico.ca/mark.kaye/index.htm ---- Eric Golding Studio wrote ---- Thanks Roger Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Hill" To: Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 inches, however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to elements and oxidation. Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary mirror." Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing his work at AstroCats. I will have a look at his website. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Blanchard To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? Norm Fulman is a good choice Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio wrote: Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of date as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. (I tried both) Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' resource for re-aluminizing. 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URL: From egoldingstudio at rogers.com Mon Nov 17 22:04:22 2014 From: egoldingstudio at rogers.com (Eric Golding Studio) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:04:22 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? References: <5600AE97FA7242E8AF98F446E67B3EA6@userb51be46d9b><5148B00E69334AF0AB487E88ADCCF648@userb51be46d9b> <011101d0029a$f948eeb0$ebdacc10$@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: <1C9B1095DF8E4D0D968373C54D83FB03@userb51be46d9b> Thanks Colin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Haig" To: Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 2:16 PM Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > He did a beautiful job on my 12" pyrex mirror. Refigured and coated it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf > Of > Roger Hill > Sent: November 15, 2014 12:30 AM > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > Maybe we should have him re-figure the Coulter 17.5" mirror we have. > > Roger > > > -----Original Message----- > From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio > Sent: Sat 15/11/2014 12:11 AM > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > Thanks Roger > > Having a look at their site - this company does really fine work. > Eric > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roger Hill" > To: > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:01 AM > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > > According to their web site: "Optiques Fullum offers aluminization service > for 1 to 65-inch diameter mirrors. > > This service has been available for many years for mirrors up to 24 > inches, > however, we have just now completed our 65-inch vacuous system. > > The aluminum coating is protected with SiO for increased resistance to > elements and oxidation. > > Cost for 1 to 24-inch mirrors is $17.00/inch diameter, and the secondary > mirror is made at no cost when done at the same time as the primary > mirror." > > Roger > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: astronomers on behalf of Eric Golding Studio > Sent: Fri 14/11/2014 5:33 PM > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > Thanks very much Andy. I didn't connect his name until remembering seeing > his work at AstroCats. > I will have a look at his website. > Eric > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:21 PM > Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton [Bulk] Re: mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > > telescopesnormandfullum at videotron.ca > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Eric Golding Studio > wrote: > > > Thanks, Andy. Do you have any contact information for Norm Fulman? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Blanchard > To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:58 PM > Subject: [Bulk] Re: RASC Hamilton mirror re-aluminizing resource? > > > Norm Fulman is a good choice > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Eric Golding Studio > wrote: > > > Hello, fellow RASC Hamilton members; > > I'm wishing to have 2 telescope mirrors re-aluminized, and can > no longer locate Moonward Vacuum Coatings. Does anyone out there know to > where Alan Ward has moved. RASC National resource list appears out of > date > as his listed email address and listed phone number are no longer valid. > (I > tried both) > > Or - alternatively - does anyone know of another 'local' > resource for re-aluminizing. By local, I mean somewhere in Canada. > > thanks in advance for any help, > Eric Golding > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > >> _______________________________________________ >> astronomers mailing list >> astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca >> http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca >> > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From supergiant2003 at hotmail.com Mon Nov 24 11:02:48 2014 From: supergiant2003 at hotmail.com (Gary Colwell) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:02:48 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Monthly Meeing Guest speaker Message-ID: Hello everyone... Monthly General Meeting Thursday December 4, 2014 - 8:00 pm Royal Canadian Legion Waterdown ON. Guest Speaker Mr. Chris Vaughan! A brief bio. Mineral Exploration and Near Earth Geophysicist and Amateur Astronomer. Two time Past President of KEGS (The Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society), and member of SEG, CGU, PDAC, AGU, and RASC. I am actively engaged in Earth Science and Astronomy public outreach and education. Oh - and I love science and science fiction. Topic: Worlds to Discover: Exploring Dwarf Planets, Mighty Moons, and the Outer Solar System" This talk will review the fascinating distant objects that planetary scientists and astronomers have been discovering and exploring in our Solar System. Real worlds that humans might one day walk upon - including the giant asteroid Ceres, dwarf planet Pluto and its retinue of dance partners (soon to be imaged for the first time), warm saltwater oceans under Europa's icy crust, geysers on Enceladus, Titan's earth-like geography, and dozens of large objects in the distant Kuiper Belt. Be sure to come out and invite a friend! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS! Description: logo Gary Colwell President - HamiltonRASC Email president at hamiltonRASC.ca Personal supergiant2003 at hotmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 14810 bytes Desc: not available URL: From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Mon Nov 24 17:05:40 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:05:40 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday night? There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. Thanks, Roger Hill From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Roger Hill Sent: November 17, 2014 12:28 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to Saturday,November 29th. In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. This date has now been changed to SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th. Roger Hill -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ramberg.john at gmail.com Mon Nov 24 17:12:18 2014 From: ramberg.john at gmail.com (John Ramberg) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:12:18 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Roger...what time on Saturday? On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill wrote: > Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday > night? > > > > There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon > camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a > photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. > > > > The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. > > > > We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. > > > > So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on > Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Roger Hill > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *Roger Hill > *Sent:* November 17, 2014 12:28 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: > > > > Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to > do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event > > in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, > November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. > > Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have > a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. > > > > This date has now been changed to *SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th*. > > > > Roger Hill > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Mon Nov 24 17:18:09 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:18:09 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Start time of 8pm, John Roger From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of John Ramberg Sent: November 24, 2014 5:12 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday,November 29th. Roger...what time on Saturday? On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill wrote: Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday night? There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. Thanks, Roger Hill From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Roger Hill Sent: November 17, 2014 12:28 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to Saturday,November 29th. In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. This date has now been changed to SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th. 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On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Roger Hill wrote: > Start time of 8pm, John > > > > Roger > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *John Ramberg > *Sent:* November 24, 2014 5:12 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > Roger...what time on Saturday? > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill > wrote: > > Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday > night? > > > > There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon > camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a > photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. > > > > The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. > > > > We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. > > > > So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on > Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Roger Hill > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *Roger Hill > *Sent:* November 17, 2014 12:28 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: > > > > Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to > do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event > > in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, > November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. > > Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have > a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. > > > > This date has now been changed to *SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th*. > > > > Roger Hill > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Mon Nov 24 21:18:16 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:18:16 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The long range forecast for Saturday is not looking good. Monday is looking much better. So, no need to reply to the entire list...but if you would like to attend, would Monday be better for you? I had hoped for a night where we could stay a bit later, but clear skies are more important. Roger From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of John Ramberg Sent: November 24, 2014 5:20 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday,November 29th. Thx Roger....God willing I will see you there! On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Roger Hill wrote: Start time of 8pm, John Roger From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of John Ramberg Sent: November 24, 2014 5:12 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday,November 29th. Roger...what time on Saturday? On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill wrote: Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday night? There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. Thanks, Roger Hill From: astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Roger Hill Sent: November 17, 2014 12:28 PM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to Saturday,November 29th. In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. If you don’t have a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. This date has now been changed to SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th. Roger Hill _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ramberg.john at gmail.com Tue Nov 25 09:00:45 2014 From: ramberg.john at gmail.com (John Ramberg) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 09:00:45 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday, November 29th. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Monday should be Ok Just let us know Roger​ On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 9:18 PM, Roger Hill wrote: > The long range forecast for Saturday is not looking good. Monday is > looking much better. > > > > So, no need to reply to the entire list...but if you would like to attend, > would Monday be better for you? I had hoped for a night where we could stay > a bit later, but clear skies are more important. > > > > Roger > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *John Ramberg > *Sent:* November 24, 2014 5:20 PM > > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > Thx Roger....God willing I will see you there! > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Roger Hill > wrote: > > Start time of 8pm, John > > > > Roger > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *John Ramberg > *Sent:* November 24, 2014 5:12 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > Roger...what time on Saturday? > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill > wrote: > > Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday > night? > > > > There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon > camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a > photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. > > > > The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. > > > > We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. > > > > So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on > Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Roger Hill > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *Roger Hill > *Sent:* November 17, 2014 12:28 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: > > > > Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to > do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event > > in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, > November 28th, and we’ll have a good look at the Moon. > > Bring a camera, and I’ll try to get a picture with it. 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Good luck Ed Mizzi Begin forwarded message: > From: Discover the universe > Date: November 24, 2014 at 10:26:02 AM EST > To: Julie Bolduc-Duval > Subject: Webinar - Info to participate > > Hello, > > Here is the information to participate in our webinar The TMT and the Canadian contribution, which will be this Wednesday November 26h at 2pm (Eastern) - 11am (Pacific). > > Below is the link to join us live, as well as some information for those who have never attended one of our live webinars: > > http://du.adobeconnect.com/webinar > Once you click on the link, choose to option enter as a guest. You only need to write down your first name, no password is required. > You do not need a camera or a microphone. 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URL: From vumari at cogeco.ca Tue Nov 25 16:46:39 2014 From: vumari at cogeco.ca (MARK PICKETT) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:46:39 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Webinar on the TMT In-Reply-To: <73b0ed992c92f.5474f88f@cgocable.ca> References: <7280a4a2290cc.5474f816@cgocable.ca> <7400a4fd2d40c.5474f853@cgocable.ca> <73b0ed992c92f.5474f88f@cgocable.ca> Message-ID: <72b0d6102f369.5474b26f@cgocable.ca> Hi all, the seminar on the TMT is on Wedsday Nov. 26 at 2 pm, not on the 25th. Mark Pickett On 11/25/14, Ed Gmail wrote: > > > > > > Hello All, > > > For a while now I have been participating in Webinars offered by... > > > www.discovertheuniverse.ca(http://www.discovertheuniverse.ca) > > > ...and they are quite good. In addition, this organization offers resources for Outreach and it's main goal is like ours, to raise awareness. If you cannot listen "Live" to the Webinar, they post it so that people can listen after it is aired. The best way to get involved is to register with Discover the Universe, and you will get notices about future webinars, etc. However, because of the late notice for the TMT webinar (NOV. 25 at 2 PM) I am providing you with the link I was given (see below). > > > Good luck > Ed Mizzi > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > > From: Discover the universe > > Date: November 24, 2014 at 10:26:02 AM EST > > To: Julie Bolduc-Duval > > Subject: Webinar - Info to participate > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is the information to participate in our webinar The TMT and the Canadian contribution, which will be this Wednesday November 26h at 2pm (Eastern) - 11am (Pacific). > > > > Below is the link to join us live, as well as some information for those who have never attended one of our live webinars:  > > > > http://du.adobeconnect.com/webinar > > > > Once you click on the link, choose to option enter as a guest. You only need to write down your first name, no password is required. > > You do not need a camera or a microphone. 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URL: From emizzi at cogeco.ca Tue Nov 25 16:59:38 2014 From: emizzi at cogeco.ca (Ed Mizzi) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:59:38 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Webinar on the TMT In-Reply-To: <72b0d6102f369.5474b26f@cgocable.ca> References: <7280a4a2290cc.5474f816@cgocable.ca> <7400a4fd2d40c.5474f853@cgocable.ca> <73b0ed992c92f.5474f88f@cgocable.ca> <72b0d6102f369.5474b26f@cgocable.ca> Message-ID: Sorry, Mark is correct…it’s Nov. 26, my BAD! Ed > On Nov 25, 2014, at 4:46 PM, MARK PICKETT wrote: > > Hi all, > > > the seminar on the TMT is on Wedsday Nov. 26 at 2 pm, not on the 25th. > > > Mark Pickett > > On 11/25/14, Ed Gmail wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> For a while now I have been participating in Webinars offered by... >> >> www.discovertheuniverse.ca >> >> ...and they are quite good. In addition, this organization offers resources for Outreach and it's main goal is like ours, to raise awareness. If you cannot listen "Live" to the Webinar, they post it so that people can listen after it is aired. The best way to get involved is to register with Discover the Universe, and you will get notices about future webinars, etc. However, because of the late notice for the TMT webinar (NOV. 25 at 2 PM) I am providing you with the link I was given (see below). >> >> Good luck >> Ed Mizzi >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Discover the universe >>> Date: November 24, 2014 at 10:26:02 AM EST >>> To: Julie Bolduc-Duval >>> Subject: Webinar - Info to participate >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Here is the information to participate in our webinar The TMT and the Canadian contribution, which will be this Wednesday November 26h at 2pm (Eastern) - 11am (Pacific). >>> >>> Below is the link to join us live, as well as some information for those who have never attended one of our live webinars: >>> >>> http://du.adobeconnect.com/webinar >>> • Once you click on the link, choose to option enter as a guest. You only need to write down your first name, no password is required. >>> • You do not need a camera or a microphone. All you need is a computer with high speed internet and speakers or headphones. >>> • If you want to test your computer prior to the webinar (most computers should be fine), here is the link provided by Adobe Connect: http://du.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm >>> • You can also join us on your mobile device by downloading the application from Adobe Connect: http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/adobeconnect/feature-details/adobe-connectmobile.html >>> I will send you the link to the recording after the webinar. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Julie >>> ------------------------------------- >>> Julie Bolduc-Duval >>> Coordinatrice / Coordinator >>> À la découverte de l'Univers / Discover the Universe >>> www.decouvertedelunivers.ca / www.discovertheuniverse.ca >>> julie at decouvertedelunivers.ca / julie at discovertheuniverse.ca >>> >>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From davedev777 at gmail.com Tue Nov 25 19:10:40 2014 From: davedev777 at gmail.com (Dave Dev) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:10:40 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Webinar on the TMT In-Reply-To: References: <7280a4a2290cc.5474f816@cgocable.ca> <7400a4fd2d40c.5474f853@cgocable.ca> <73b0ed992c92f.5474f88f@cgocable.ca> <72b0d6102f369.5474b26f@cgocable.ca> Message-ID: <269B4E80-0C3B-477D-B1ED-4630B4D8950D@gmail.com> Yeah we're used to seeing "my bad" from you, Ed. LOL. Dave > On Nov 25, 2014, at 4:59 PM, Ed Mizzi wrote: > > Sorry, Mark is correct…it’s Nov. 26, my BAD! > > Ed > > >> On Nov 25, 2014, at 4:46 PM, MARK PICKETT wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> the seminar on the TMT is on Wedsday Nov. 26 at 2 pm, not on the 25th. >> >> >> Mark Pickett >> >>> On 11/25/14, Ed Gmail wrote: >>> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> For a while now I have been participating in Webinars offered by... >>> >>> www.discovertheuniverse.ca >>> >>> ...and they are quite good. In addition, this organization offers resources for Outreach and it's main goal is like ours, to raise awareness. If you cannot listen "Live" to the Webinar, they post it so that people can listen after it is aired. The best way to get involved is to register with Discover the Universe, and you will get notices about future webinars, etc. However, because of the late notice for the TMT webinar (NOV. 25 at 2 PM) I am providing you with the link I was given (see below). >>> >>> Good luck >>> Ed Mizzi >>> >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: Discover the universe >>>> Date: November 24, 2014 at 10:26:02 AM EST >>>> To: Julie Bolduc-Duval >>>> Subject: Webinar - Info to participate >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Here is the information to participate in our webinar The TMT and the Canadian contribution, which will be this Wednesday November 26h at 2pm (Eastern) - 11am (Pacific). >>>> >>>> Below is the link to join us live, as well as some information for those who have never attended one of our live webinars: >>>> >>>> http://du.adobeconnect.com/webinar >>>> • Once you click on the link, choose to option enter as a guest. You only need to write down your first name, no password is required. >>>> • You do not need a camera or a microphone. All you need is a computer with high speed internet and speakers or headphones. >>>> • If you want to test your computer prior to the webinar (most computers should be fine), here is the link provided by Adobe Connect: http://du.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm >>>> • You can also join us on your mobile device by downloading the application from Adobe Connect: http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/adobeconnect/feature-details/adobe-connectmobile.html >>>> I will send you the link to the recording after the webinar. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Julie >>>> ------------------------------------- >>>> Julie Bolduc-Duval >>>> Coordinatrice / Coordinator >>>> À la découverte de l'Univers / Discover the Universe >>>> www.decouvertedelunivers.ca / www.discovertheuniverse.ca >>>> julie at decouvertedelunivers.ca / julie at discovertheuniverse.ca >> _______________________________________________ >> astronomers mailing list >> astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca >> http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca From misterfixall at rogers.com Tue Nov 25 19:37:50 2014 From: misterfixall at rogers.com (misterfixall) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:37:50 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Webinar on the TMT Message-ID: <0x0ip5vi0na9fup6cd8emo3q.1416962270688@email.android.com> Breaking Bad👊👊 Sent from Samsung Mobile
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From: Dave Dev
Date:11-25-2014 7:10 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca
Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Webinar on the TMT
Yeah we're used to seeing "my bad" from you, Ed. LOL. Dave > On Nov 25, 2014, at 4:59 PM, Ed Mizzi wrote: > > Sorry, Mark is correct…it’s Nov. 26, my BAD! > > Ed > > >> On Nov 25, 2014, at 4:46 PM, MARK PICKETT wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> the seminar on the TMT is on Wedsday Nov. 26 at 2 pm, not on the 25th. >> >> >> Mark Pickett >> >>> On 11/25/14, Ed Gmail wrote: >>> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> For a while now I have been participating in Webinars offered by... >>> >>> www.discovertheuniverse.ca >>> >>> ...and they are quite good. In addition, this organization offers resources for Outreach and it's main goal is like ours, to raise awareness. If you cannot listen "Live" to the Webinar, they post it so that people can listen after it is aired. The best way to get involved is to register with Discover the Universe, and you will get notices about future webinars, etc. However, because of the late notice for the TMT webinar (NOV. 25 at 2 PM) I am providing you with the link I was given (see below). >>> >>> Good luck >>> Ed Mizzi >>> >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: Discover the universe >>>> Date: November 24, 2014 at 10:26:02 AM EST >>>> To: Julie Bolduc-Duval >>>> Subject: Webinar - Info to participate >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Here is the information to participate in our webinar The TMT and the Canadian contribution, which will be this Wednesday November 26h at 2pm (Eastern) - 11am (Pacific). >>>> >>>> Below is the link to join us live, as well as some information for those who have never attended one of our live webinars: >>>> >>>> http://du.adobeconnect.com/webinar >>>> • Once you click on the link, choose to option enter as a guest. You only need to write down your first name, no password is required. >>>> • You do not need a camera or a microphone. All you need is a computer with high speed internet and speakers or headphones. >>>> • If you want to test your computer prior to the webinar (most computers should be fine), here is the link provided by Adobe Connect: http://du.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm >>>> • You can also join us on your mobile device by downloading the application from Adobe Connect: http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/adobeconnect/feature-details/adobe-connectmobile.html >>>> I will send you the link to the recording after the webinar. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Julie >>>> ------------------------------------- >>>> Julie Bolduc-Duval >>>> Coordinatrice / Coordinator >>>> À la découverte de l'Univers / Discover the Universe >>>> www.decouvertedelunivers.ca / www.discovertheuniverse.ca >>>> julie at decouvertedelunivers.ca / julie at discovertheuniverse.ca >> _______________________________________________ >> astronomers mailing list >> astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca >> http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca _______________________________________________ astronomers mailing list astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From atacamandy at hotmail.ca Wed Nov 26 16:15:19 2014 From: atacamandy at hotmail.ca (Andy Blanchard) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:15:19 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Henry's Astrophotography Message-ID: Just a reminder that tomorrow, Thursday night at 7pm is a workshop on Astrophotography processing and if it's clear we will do some imaging too. Everyone is welcome all you need is a laptop Photoshop and a camera and tripod if it's clear. Andy Sent from my iPhone From Roger.Hill at hiteach.net Fri Nov 28 13:07:47 2014 From: Roger.Hill at hiteach.net (Roger Hill) Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 13:07:47 -0500 Subject: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Postponed until Monday, December 1st at 7:30pm References: Message-ID: Greetings everyone... With the weather expected tomorrow, the Photographing the Moon meeting will be moved to Monday evening with a 7:30pm start. Bring your smartphone, or a Canon or Nikon DSLR. Roger -----Original Message----- From: astronomers on behalf of John Ramberg Sent: Tue 25/11/2014 9:00 AM To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: Saturday,November 29th. Monday should be Ok Just let us know Roger? On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 9:18 PM, Roger Hill wrote: > The long range forecast for Saturday is not looking good. Monday is > looking much better. > > > > So, no need to reply to the entire list...but if you would like to attend, > would Monday be better for you? I had hoped for a night where we could stay > a bit later, but clear skies are more important. > > > > Roger > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *John Ramberg > *Sent:* November 24, 2014 5:20 PM > > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > Thx Roger....God willing I will see you there! > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Roger Hill > wrote: > > Start time of 8pm, John > > > > Roger > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *John Ramberg > *Sent:* November 24, 2014 5:12 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* Re: RASC Hamilton Photographing The Moon meeting: > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > Roger...what time on Saturday? > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Roger Hill > wrote: > > Does anyone have a T Adapter for Nikons that I can borrow on Saturday > night? > > > > There is at least one person who will be attending who uses a Nikon > camera, and since I'd like to get as many people as possible to take a > photo of the Moon, a Nikon adapter would be handy. > > > > The Centre has a Canon adapter, as do I. > > > > We also have two iOptron adapters for smartphones. > > > > So, if there is someone who has a Nikon adapter that could bring it out on > Saturday, I'd be most appreciative. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Roger Hill > > > > *From:* astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] *On > Behalf Of *Roger Hill > *Sent:* November 17, 2014 12:28 PM > *To:* astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > *Subject:* RASC Hamilton Change of Date for The Moon meeting to > Saturday,November 29th. > > > > In the November Orbit, I mentioned in my editorial that: > > > > Finally...at our last Board meeting we were brainstorming about things to > do during the upcoming year. I volunteered to do an event > > in November. Sooooo...show up at the Observatory on Friday evening, > November 28th, and we'll have a good look at the Moon. > > Bring a camera, and I'll try to get a picture with it. If you don't have > a camera, bring your smartphone., instead. > > > > This date has now been changed to *SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th*. > > > > Roger Hill > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > > > _______________________________________________ > astronomers mailing list > astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca > http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: