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cazza
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 Posted: Nov 11 18:32 Post subject: Astrophotography Volunteers for Family Star Party |
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Hi, as you know we are holding our Family Star Party on 18/11/08 and hoped that we would have some people with experience of astrophotography at the evening.
I've mentioned our evening to a Lecturer at Carnegie College who was interested in working with the club to take forward astrophotography and is going to tell his students about the event on 18/11/08.
We may get some students along so wondered if we could ask anyone with experience in astrophotography to be available to give advice or demonstrate equipment and/or registax?
Can anyone who is able to help out reply to this post please.
Thanks
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bwh
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| Posted: Nov 11 21:23 Post subject: |
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still not sure if i will be free that night (company threatening me with trip to germany ... grrr)
but can supply toucam camera/scope mount, and disk of saturn/jupiter images so folks can try registrax .... images not great... but a starter.
b
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bwh
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| Posted: Nov 11 21:30 Post subject: |
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can someone ask bhenderson50 if he has any nice avi which students can process???
anyone got a nive jupiter or saturn sequence
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Cosmic
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| Posted: Nov 11 21:44 Post subject: |
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Hi Brian
Maybe Astro george could bring his afocal adapter and camera and we could demonstrate a simple way of taking pictures as well as using ccd imager/webcam.
This may be simpler for novices to understand.
can we have a show of hands (by posting) of all commitee members able to attend
on the 18th so we can perhaps allocate tasks to them.
Catering will supply hot and cold drinks (juice) and biscuits but I may need some help to get everything down there as I would like to take 12" dob.
Any help appreciated.
Cosmic
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astrogeorge
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| Posted: Nov 11 22:05 Post subject: |
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HI Everyone I will bring my afocal camera adapter, will also bring some photos of constellations and star trails to show everyone what can be done using a camera lens.
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Cosmic
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| Posted: Nov 11 22:16 Post subject: |
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George
That's great! I think this party will be a corker! evryone certainly seems enthusiastic enough.
Cosmic
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Cosmic
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George
Could you also bring your camera too? we could do a live demo.
Cosmic
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cazza
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Hi, about five photography students from Carnegie College are hoping to come along so it's great that bwh and Astrogeorge are bringing some equipment. bhenderson50 is hoping to be there on Tuesday if so that's someone else to help give advice.
I think it's going to be a great night - see you all then. |
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bwh
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| Posted: Nov 16 20:09 Post subject: |
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work has sent me to norway for 10 days - Grrr so i miss the star party. rats!
Will pass book and some images and a toucam for display to paul.
wish folks clear skies.....
can someone take pictures of attendees, notes etc etc etc
brian
will be there in spirit
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astrogeorge
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I can certenly bring my dslr, but i don't have a photo tripod for it, has anyone got a tripod they can bring. I use my eq6 pro as a tripod but that's a little to heavy to bring on the train!!!
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