Re: anyone want an OAFs Zoom chat?
Hi Guys,
?Sign me up!
Have a great day.
Bob
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Re: anyone want an OAFs Zoom chat?
I’d love to do it, and I would volunteer to host since I have a paid zoom account which, therefore, doesn’t have the time and attendee limit.
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On Feb 3, 2021, at 2:17 PM, Attilla Danko <danko@...> wrote:
No particular agenda. It would just be nice to see that everyone is
alive and still observing.
Who is interested?
Btw, I'd ask for a volunteer to be Zoom host. (My microphone circuitry
and webcam are NFG. So I probably shouldn't host. I can still receive
video and audio and use the chat box, however.)
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Re: anyone want an OAFs Zoom chat?
I’m up for it!
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On Feb 3, 2021, at 2:18 PM, Attilla Danko <danko@...> wrote:
?No particular agenda. It would just be nice to see that everyone is
alive and still observing.
Who is interested?
Btw, I'd ask for a volunteer to be Zoom host. (My microphone circuitry
and webcam are NFG. So I probably shouldn't host. I can still receive
video and audio and use the chat box, however.)
attilla danko, , danko@...,
attilladanko@...
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anyone want an OAFs Zoom chat?
No particular agenda. It would just be nice to see that everyone is
alive and still observing.
Who is interested?
Btw, I'd ask for a volunteer to be Zoom host. (My microphone circuitry
and webcam are NFG. So I probably shouldn't host. I can still receive
video and audio and use the chat box, however.)
attilla danko, , danko@...,
attilladanko@...
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Re: [RASC Ottawa Centre] Gracie's is Gone
How about the Royal Oak on the corner of Vanier & Beechwood. Its a short drive from the Aviation Museum.?
Jim
On Saturday, January 16, 2021, 01:15:30 p.m. EST, 'Paul Klauninger' via RASC Ottawa Centre <rascottawa@...> wrote:
Oh, that's unfortunate! Gracie's and Kelsey's both gone ... sad really. I guess we'll have to hunt for a new haunt once this Covid stuff is behind us. Anything but Perkins please? :-)
Cheers, Paul
On Saturday, January 16, 2021, 07:59:57 a.m. EST, Steven Dieter <sdieter@...> wrote:
I live around the corner from Gracie's. It closed in March and never re-opened. On Fri., 15 Jan. 2021 at 11:37 p.m., rick.wagner rick.wagner <rick.wagner@...> wrote:
Perhaps this isn't new to anybody but I was in town back before Christmas and I noticed Gracie's pub has a big For Lease sign on the front lawn.? If we ever get back to in-person meetings I guess we'll have to find a new venue for the post meeting meeting.
Rick
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Perhaps this isn't new to anybody but I was in town back before Christmas and I noticed Gracie's pub has a big For Lease sign on the front lawn.? If we ever get back to in-person meetings I guess we'll have to find a new venue for the post meeting meeting.
Rick
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RASC presentation tonight
Hi all!
I'll be giving a presentation on meteors tonight at the RASC meeting (held on the Zoom platform). ?Here's the instructions:
Clear skies!
Pierre
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Re: Uranus, 4 moons, and an asteroid
I did find one object which was unknown, but I only found it a week or two after shooting the images by which time I couldn't track it down again.? So although I reported it I don't get credit for a discovery.? Unless someone else eventually re-discovers it and they can track its orbit back to my observations in which case I will get the credit.
Rick
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From: Andre Paquette <andre@...>
Date: December 20, 2020 at 12:01 PM
Hi Rick,
Sounds like the same kind of thing you're doing, but just the astrometry.? I have an observatory code for my place in Carp (and I have/had ones for a couple of remote sites in the US) but I don't yet have one for the new place near FLO.? I've just been too busy with other things and haven't had the focus to follow through with it, but I'd like to do that at some point.? If you can get down to mag 20-ish then you can occasionally spot something unlisted and participate in the discovery/recovery process.
Cheers,
Andre
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Re: Uranus, 4 moons, and an asteroid
Hi Rick,
Sounds like the same kind of thing you're doing, but just the astrometry.? I have an observatory code for my place in Carp (and I have/had ones for a couple of remote sites in the US) but I don't yet have one for the new place near FLO.? I've just been too busy with other things and haven't had the focus to follow through with it, but I'd like to do that at some point.? If you can get down to mag 20-ish then you can occasionally spot something unlisted and participate in the discovery/recovery process.
Cheers,
Andre
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Re: Uranus, 4 moons, and an asteroid
OK, Andre - I was quite impressed with the movement of Uranus and the moons, but now you've really peaked my interest.? What are you doing with the asteroids?? I've measured the rotation period of one asteroid, done enough astrometry to get an observer's code from the Minor Planet Center (3 times now), and done pretty pictures of several asteroids (basically just 3-5 exposures to show a short line of dots, sometimes in RGB so the dots are different colours, so it's identifiable) for friends, and briefly was trying to scan all my images for unknown asteroids (too many images too little time.)? Generally though I try not to let them interfere with my photometry.
Rick
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From: Andre Paquette <andre@...>
Date: December 20, 2020 at 12:35 AM
Hi Michael,
All the specs are in the link if you follow it and click on "Technical Card" in the top right.
The quick answers are:? exposures are 5min long.? Scope is a PlaneWave CDK 12.5".? Camera is an Apogee U16M.
I was not specifically trying to capture the moons -- just doing regular asteroid work so I was using 5 minute exposures to get me down to about mag 20.? I thought the results were fun and so did some extra processing to animate it and see how it compared against what was expected.
Cheers,
Andre
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Re: Uranus, 4 moons, and an asteroid
Hi Michael,
All the specs are in the link if you follow it and click on "Technical Card" in the top right.
The quick answers are:? exposures are 5min long.? Scope is a PlaneWave CDK 12.5".? Camera is an Apogee U16M.
I was not specifically trying to capture the moons -- just doing regular asteroid work so I was using 5 minute exposures to get me down to about mag 20.? I thought the results were fun and so did some extra processing to animate it and see how it compared against what was expected.
Cheers,
Andre
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Re: Uranus, 4 moons, and an asteroid
Andre -- Yes, very nice! Can you pls give some specs on the scope, camera , and durations of the exposures? Thx -- Michael
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Attilla Danko Sent: December 19, 2020 11:20 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [OAFs] Uranus, 4 moons, and an asteroid Attention : courriel externe | external email Very cool! On Sat, Dec 19, 2020 at 6:05 PM Andre Paquette <andre@...> wrote:
Hey Folks,
I had some shots of Uranus from the 15th and decided to put together a video of it showing the moon positions against predicted positions.
I've attached the animated gif but if that did not work then you can find it here:
There is also a mag 18.5 main belt asteroid up from Uranus and to the left of the bright star.
Cheers,
Andre
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Re: Uranus, 4 moons, and an asteroid
Very cool!
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On Sat, Dec 19, 2020 at 6:05 PM Andre Paquette <andre@...> wrote:
Hey Folks,
I had some shots of Uranus from the 15th and decided to put together a video of it showing the moon positions against predicted positions.
I've attached the animated gif but if that did not work then you can find it here:
There is also a mag 18.5 main belt asteroid up from Uranus and to the left of the bright star.
Cheers,
Andre
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Uranus, 4 moons, and an asteroid
Hey Folks,
I had some shots of Uranus from the 15th and decided to put together a video of it showing the moon positions against predicted positions.
I've attached the animated gif but if that did not work then you can find it here:
There is also a mag 18.5 main belt asteroid up from Uranus and to the left of the bright star.
Cheers,
Andre
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Re: Earth as a Planet : posted on-line
I missed something? Somehow I'm out of the loop. Was it posted here?
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Folks …
I’d like to thank those who sent me feedback on my presentation at Friday night’s RASC meeting : it was much appreciated.
While Zoom has certainly allowed RASC Ottawa to maintain our astronomical momentum, making a presentation via Zoom is not at all the same experience as presenting in an auditorium where you can gauge the reaction of the audience both during the talk and - especially - at the end.?
That’s why I so appreciated the email feedback the following day.
Thanks again to ?those who contacted me …
Simon
Folks …
For anyone who would like to run through my presentation “Earth as a Planet : Science in 2020” at the Ottawa RASC last night at their own pace … and for those who missed it … I have posted the slides and narrative on my website ?at?
For anyone interested … you can find all of my RASC presentations on planetary geology at??and?
Simon
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Re: Earth as a Planet : posted on-line
Folks …
I’d like to thank those who sent me feedback on my presentation at Friday night’s RASC meeting : it was much appreciated.
While Zoom has certainly allowed RASC Ottawa to maintain our astronomical momentum, making a presentation via Zoom is not at all the same experience as presenting in an auditorium where you can gauge the reaction of the audience both during the talk and - especially - at the end.?
That’s why I so appreciated the email feedback the following day.
Thanks again to ?those who contacted me …
Simon
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Folks …
For anyone who would like to run through my presentation “Earth as a Planet : Science in 2020” at the Ottawa RASC last night at their own pace … and for those who missed it … I have posted the slides and narrative on my website ?at?
For anyone interested … you can find all of my RASC presentations on planetary geology at??and?
Simon
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Re: Earth as a Planet : posted on-line
Simon – Thanks.? Again a wonderful presentation!? You have indeed pointed to what seem to be rather profound mysteries about our planet’s “deep time” history.? Best – Michael
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On Behalf Of Simon Hanmer
Sent: December 5, 2020 3:07 PM
To: RASC Ottawa Centre <rascottawa@...>; [email protected] Calendar <[email protected]>; [email protected]
Subject: [OAFs] Earth as a Planet : posted on-line
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Attention : courriel externe | external email
Folks …
For anyone who would like to run through my presentation “Earth as a Planet : Science in 2020” at the Ottawa RASC last night at their own pace … and for those who missed it … I have posted the slides and narrative on my website ?at?
For anyone interested … you can find all of my RASC presentations on planetary geology at??and?
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Earth as a Planet : posted on-line
Folks …
For anyone who would like to run through my presentation “Earth as a Planet : Science in 2020” at the Ottawa RASC last night at their own pace … and for those who missed it … I have posted the slides and narrative on my website ?at?
For anyone interested … you can find all of my RASC presentations on planetary geology at??and?
Simon
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picture of the disaster:
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Arecibo wasn't the largest radio telescope. The largest is FAST:
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But Arecibo was the largest equipped for radar.
TIme to build one on the lunar far-side.
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On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 12:50 PM yeldahtron <keith_hadley@...> wrote:
Looks like that dashes any hope of it being repaired.
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Looks like that dashes any hope of it being repaired.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-huge-already-damaged-radio-telescope-collapses-in-puerto-rico/
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Richard Harding
Simon Hanmer
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