You call software 'equipment'? How strange. What use is a pciture of the
screen?

Cheers

Overproof wrote:

You could get that off the web as well..... why not take a picture of
yourself next to the equipment... and do try to avoid any "red-eye" please!

CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...

So, you disparage my truthful statement with no basis. I could have
understood a challenge like " So what is the name and serial number of the
software Nav" but not this. What a pity.

Cheers.

Overproof wrote:


I don't know... I've never been to Donal's web site.

CM

"Nav" wrote in message
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Is it on Donals?

Cheers

Overproof wrote:



Pick One...

CM

"Nav" wrote in message
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What web site?

Cheers

Overproof wrote:




You could of gotten that off a web site....

What proof is that....


CM

"Nav" wrote in message
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OK, on 1/1/05 at 8.55.11 pm local New York time, comet MACHOLTZ
C/2004 Q2 will be will be 2 degrees 2' 4" from HIP17240 (which
happens to be a supergiant star).

Bwhahhahahahaha I glad you like egg, it's dripping down your face!

Cheers

Overproof wrote:





Bwahahahahahahahaaaaa...... Yeah Jaxxies... sure thing!


CM

"Nav" wrote in message
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With the sofware I have loaded on my computers I can plot the
relative position of any known comet and background stars to mag
17. I could go deeper but there's no point is there?

OK it will be clear enouch for both of you on the night of 23rd Jan but
you may have to snap it through a sucker hole. Just make sure you note
down the exact local time that you snap the picture. You should both use
a 3 minute exposure at about ISO1600 for your scope apertures to brinbg
up the star field. Perhaps our resident Professional Photographer with
the ~ 7" refractor (1000mm f5.6) would like to add to this advice?

Cheers

Donal wrote:

"Nav" wrote in message
...

OK, on 1/1/05 at 8.55.11 pm local New York time, comet MACHOLTZ C/2004
Q2 will be will be 2 degrees 2' 4" from HIP17240 (which happens to be a
supergiant star).



I'm unlikely to be in a position where I could see it until mid-January, due
to light pollution.

Perhaps, you could check our weather to find a suitable time when we could
both take a photo after 15th Jan.

Of course, to make the whole thing really interesting, you should use the
two photos to work out the distance to Machholz from the parallex!!!




Regards


Donal
--

Heh... it'll prove you were at least close to being around it!

Remember the red-eye....

CM


"Nav" wrote in message
...
You call software 'equipment'? How strange. What use is a pciture of the
screen?

Cheers

Overproof wrote:

You could get that off the web as well..... why not take a picture of
yourself next to the equipment... and do try to avoid any "red-eye"
please!

CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...

So, you disparage my truthful statement with no basis. I could have
understood a challenge like " So what is the name and serial number of
the software Nav" but not this. What a pity.

Cheers.

Overproof wrote:


I don't know... I've never been to Donal's web site.

CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...


Is it on Donals?

Cheers

Overproof wrote:



Pick One...

CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...



What web site?

Cheers

Overproof wrote:




You could of gotten that off a web site....

What proof is that....


CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...




OK, on 1/1/05 at 8.55.11 pm local New York time, comet MACHOLTZ
C/2004 Q2 will be will be 2 degrees 2' 4" from HIP17240 (which
happens to be a supergiant star).

Bwhahhahahahaha I glad you like egg, it's dripping down your face!

Cheers

Overproof wrote:





Bwahahahahahahahaaaaa...... Yeah Jaxxies... sure thing!


CM

"Nav" wrote in message
...





With the sofware I have loaded on my computers I can plot the
relative position of any known comet and background stars to mag
17. I could go deeper but there's no point is there?

"Nav" wrote in message
...
OK it will be clear enouch for both of you on the night of 23rd Jan but
you may have to snap it through a sucker hole. Just make sure you note
down the exact local time that you snap the picture. You should both use a
3 minute exposure at about ISO1600 for your scope apertures to brinbg up
the star field. Perhaps our resident Professional Photographer with the ~
7" refractor (1000mm f5.6) would like to add to this advice?

You want me to take a photo of the comet with my Nikon for comparison??

Excellent... contact me on the 19 of Jan /05 with the reminder. I'll give
it a shot.

If I calibrate the flash.... Do you think I'll get any Red Eye??

Will you still be able to work out the distance from the photos?

BTW.... it's a 6" lens dia...... 36" long lense when extended not
including the shroud.... no mirrors..... is that okay to use? Should I
load a gel??

CM

Overproof wrote:
"Nav" wrote in message
...

OK it will be clear enouch for both of you on the night of 23rd Jan but
you may have to snap it through a sucker hole. Just make sure you note
down the exact local time that you snap the picture. You should both use a
3 minute exposure at about ISO1600 for your scope apertures to brinbg up
the star field. Perhaps our resident Professional Photographer with the ~
7" refractor (1000mm f5.6) would like to add to this advice?


You want me to take a photo of the comet with my Nikon for comparison??

Excellent... contact me on the 19 of Jan /05 with the reminder. I'll give
it a shot.


As I suspected, you lost some aperture there CM (1000mm fl at f5.6
requires a minimum 7" objective lens). Anyway, put it in your diary.
What mount will you use?

Cheers

"Nav" wrote in message
...


Overproof wrote:
"Nav" wrote in message
...

OK it will be clear enouch for both of you on the night of 23rd Jan but
you may have to snap it through a sucker hole. Just make sure you note
down the exact local time that you snap the picture. You should both use
a 3 minute exposure at about ISO1600 for your scope apertures to brinbg
up the star field. Perhaps our resident Professional Photographer with
the ~ 7" refractor (1000mm f5.6) would like to add to this advice?


You want me to take a photo of the comet with my Nikon for comparison??

Excellent... contact me on the 19 of Jan /05 with the reminder. I'll
give it a shot.


As I suspected, you lost some aperture there CM (1000mm fl at f5.6
requires a minimum 7" objective lens). Anyway, put it in your diary. What
mount will you use?

I've got 3... none with tracking ability for a 3 minute exposure though.
I'll have to borrow one from Dalhousie University....

CM