"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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You love photography. Why would you have a Celestron 9.25 if you weren't
taking photos?

Show us some astrophotography.

I may try some piggy back stuff with the D70 on the C11 for a start. I
have to
look into mounting the D70 at the back of the cell and what's involved.


Let's have a competition!

My scope only arrived last week - so you have a big advantage over me. Your
'scope is also much bigger than mine.

Let's see who can post the best photo of M42 in a month from now.



Regards



Donal
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Aha! Another great ASA competition. Will you both wager a something to
make it interesting? How will you both prove you actuially took the
photo? How about I find you both a comet to take at a certain time. That
way you cannot use a photo from the web as the star positions would be
wrong...

Cheers


Donal wrote:

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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You love photography. Why would you have a Celestron 9.25 if you weren't
taking photos?

Show us some astrophotography.

I may try some piggy back stuff with the D70 on the C11 for a start. I

have to

look into mounting the D70 at the back of the cell and what's involved.



Let's have a competition!

My scope only arrived last week - so you have a big advantage over me. Your
'scope is also much bigger than mine.

Let's see who can post the best photo of M42 in a month from now.



Regards



Donal
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Begs the question.... how would _you_ find the comet?

CM

"Nav" wrote in message
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Aha! Another great ASA competition. Will you both wager a something to
make it interesting? How will you both prove you actuially took the photo?
How about I find you both a comet to take at a certain time. That way you
cannot use a photo from the web as the star positions would be wrong...

Cheers

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?

Cheers

Overproof wrote:

Begs the question.... how would _you_ find the comet?

CM

"Nav" wrote in message
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Aha! Another great ASA competition. Will you both wager a something to
make it interesting? How will you both prove you actuially took the photo?
How about I find you both a comet to take at a certain time. That way you
cannot use a photo from the web as the star positions would be wrong...

Cheers

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, 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?

On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 14:03:53 +1300, Nav wrote
this crap:

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?

Big ****ing Deal. I do that with Redshift.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

"Nav" wrote in message
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Aha! Another great ASA competition. Will you both wager a something to
make it interesting?

I wouldn't bet a penny that I could take a decent photo in the next month.
I'm quite willing to try, and I'm willing to publish the result.

How will you both prove you actuially took the
photo?

I wouldn't feel the need to prove anything. I suspect that any photos that
I take in the next month will be of a standard that doesn't invite
suspicion.

How about I find you both a comet to take at a certain time. That
way you cannot use a photo from the web as the star positions would be
wrong...

30 % of my sky (to the west) is light polluted! 30% is obscured by trees!
If you can find a comet of Mag 8 or better, near the zenith, then I'll have
a go.



Regards


Donal
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