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Mike Wirths - session in Perth?
Hi Mike!
Just a thought, up as a trial balloon: I think I remember that, a while back, you tried a solo sidewalk session in Perth. Just wanted to say, if ever you get to be "less busy" and would enjoy having one of these sidewalk sessions in Perth again, I'd be interested in joining you. The fine people of Perth have a right to some sidewalk astronomy too, I figure. ;-) Roland "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life." |
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Sidewalk Observing Report - Thurs. April 5th
Sess.#285 8:00 - 9:45pm Kanata Chapters Mostly Clear
A short sidewalk session. About 40-45 persons stopping by the 3 scopes to catch a glimpse of the Moon, Jupiter or Saturn. Nice to have the three types of scopes for people who wanted to understand the different types. Richard, Attilla, Janice and I were there. A very easy-going relaxed session, with a chance to chat with each other, as well as slower, deeper astronomy conversations with passerby. Different types of sessions each have their different types of pleasures. The favourite quote I heard from a person who stopped to look was when a man, who had fairly obvious difficulty expressing himself in the English language, looked at the moon in Attilla's scope and exclaimed with perfect enunciation, and relatively loud: "OH WOW!" Four clear nights in a row! Ahh, it's been a long time since that happened! Also, it's so nice not to have your cheeks stinging or your fingers sticking to the eyepiece due to the intense -31C cold. Spring at last! Roland Post Scriptum - Rob, after observing (around 10:10pm), we did try the door to the dessert place you suggested, but alas, twas locked. Thanks for the suggestion. Maybe next time. See you Saturday night. |
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Re: Observing Report - F.L.O. April 4th/2001
Al Seaman
r.prevost@... wrote:
This was my first chance to join in an activity with the OAFs, and it turned out to be a fun evening. Nice to meet some of the other OAFers. Meant to reply sooner, but this was one of those days.... Al did some collimation on a 10" SCT that was very obviously quiteHaving messed up the collimation a while back with some diddling under non-ideal circumstances, one of my objectives for the evening was to regain the lost ground. Your help in this task, Roland, was greatly appreciated. Another time when seeing is better, I'll try some further fine tuning. It was an excellent reconnaisance mission to introduce FLO as oneIt was a great evening and I enjoyed the company. Hope to see more of the OAFs in the future. Cheers - Al Seaman |
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Re: Tonite (Thurs.) dinner...
Rob Robotham
I'm going to be at home tonight (moving stuff back that was moved when
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we had flooring installed and now hopefully the trim is back on) but I will throw in a suggestion for this later part. "Flavour Coffee" or someplace with a similar name in the same mall has amazing desserts. If you go there, you can thank me later (and I may or may not thank the person who pointed me to it in the first place - I don't often go to that mall). Hope you get clear skies, Rob r.prevost@... wrote: Ricardo, sorry you can't make it for dinner. Would you like us to |
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Re: Tonite (Thurs.) dinner...
Kelsey's at 18:30 it is. I have made a reservation for Jan, Roland,
me and my s.o.. If other Oafs would like to join us at Kelsey's, call the restaurant 599-4343 and ask to be added to the reservation. Its under the secret codeword "danko". See ya there. -ad --- In OAFs@y..., r.prevost@h... wrote: --- In OAFs@y..., attilla.danko@s... wrote:soundsWell, in the same mall as Chapters is a Denny's, Kelseys andOn some other occasion, when we're not dressed like the "fabulous greasy, though we've never been there. So, on this particularevening, perhaps if you didn't mind too much, how about Kelseys at 6:30pm?If we end up there on Saturday pm again, we could alwaysorder "Something Completely Different" from the menu, Monsieur?a bust)? |
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Re: Any gluttons for sidewalk in Kanata tonite?
Oops. I called Issacs. They are quite busy tonight. The only
available reservation times are 17:00 or after 20:00. I guess were back to chooseing between Kelseys, Dennys and perhaps other nearby restaurnts like East Side Mario's. Any Kanata dwellers out there who can help pick an eatery? Or shall we just meet at Denny's (At Kanata Centrum, same mall-zone as Chapters) at 18:30? -ad According to Douglas Adams, the four stages of civilization are typified by the questions: - what can we eat ? - how do we eat ? - why do we eat ? - where can we do lunch? --- In OAFs@y..., attilla.danko@s... wrote: Well, in the same mall as Chapters is a Denny's, Kelseys andabout 10 minutes away) which has etreemly good food. If you feel likedinner. wouldnothing bewithnice if it were near Chapters, and also, where we could get in our pre-observing sidewalk astronomer's attire. Pick anything -we'llprobably like it. Any others takers?case. |
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Re: Tonite (Thurs.) dinner...
--- In OAFs@y..., attilla.danko@s... wrote:
Well, in the same mall as Chapters is a Denny's, Kelseys andOn some other occasion, when we're not dressed like the "fabulous polar fleece twins", we'd love to try Isaac's with you. Denny's sounds greasy, though we've never been there. So, on this particular evening, perhaps if you didn't mind too much, how about Kelseys at 6:30pm? If we end up there on Saturday pm again, we could always order "Something Completely Different" from the menu, Monsieur? Ricardo, sorry you can't make it for dinner. Would you like us to call you from the restaurant around 7:30-8:00pm to try to tempt you for sidewalk (if just a few clouds), or coffee & dessert (if sky is a bust)? Later, J & R |
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Re: THE restaurant poll
Oh-oh. Its another wave of cloud-induced sillyness.
Pray for clear skies. -ad "Silly Party" --- In OAFs@y..., "Richard Harding" <rharding@i...> wrote: To who or whom it may concern:a non-factual ipso facto nature does not in any way represent the |
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THE restaurant poll
Richard Harding
To who or whom it may concern:
Contrary to a false malicious rumour floating around our group, the "Hooters Factor" is not in effect (ie. should there be a tie in the restaurant poll, we will automatically declare Hooters the winner). Please be advised that pursuant to any ficticious admonishments of a non-factual ipso facto nature does not in any way represent the wishes and/or intents of any or all OAFs members whether present or not. "Urgo plentis nostrum damos" Please act or not, accordingly. The Non-Management |
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Re: Any gluttons for sidewalk in Kanata tonite?
Well, in the same mall as Chapters is a Denny's, Kelseys and
Alice Fazooli's Juding by the poll for dinner on saturday, we might be going to Kelsey's friday. So maybe we should pick something else for tonight. Alice Fazooli's is quite expensive. For that price I'd much rather go to Issac's (474 Hazeldean Rd 836-8335, about 10 minutes away) which has etreemly good food. If you feel like a cheap and possibly greasy meal, then Denny's is a good choice. What do people feel like: good or cheap? Anything other than Denny's will probably require a reservation, which I'll take care of if people tell me where they want to go. -ad --- In OAFs@y..., r.prevost@h... wrote: --- In OAFs@y..., attilla.danko@s... wrote:nothingWe could have dinner in Kanata somewhere and decide after dinner.That sounds like a plan, Attilla. 6:30pm? Janice and I know at all of restaurants in Kanata, so we are at your mercy. It wouldbe nice if it were near Chapters, and also, where we could get in withwe'll probably like it. Any others takers?case.
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Re: Any gluttons for sidewalk in Kanata tonite?
--- In OAFs@y..., attilla.danko@s... wrote:
We could have dinner in Kanata somewhere and decide after dinner.That sounds like a plan, Attilla. 6:30pm? Janice and I know nothing at all of restaurants in Kanata, so we are at your mercy. It would be nice if it were near Chapters, and also, where we could get in with our pre-observing sidewalk astronomer's attire. Pick anything - we'll probably like it. Any others takers? The scope's already in the van, so we'll lug it around just in case. Roland (& Janice) |
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Re: Any gluttons for sidewalk in Kanata tonite?
Richard Harding
As I said, I would be interested (my "stuff" is also in the car) only if the weather looks more promising. As for dinner, I can't make it unfortunately. If you still plan to go, let me know and I will be at Chapters between 7:30 and 8:00.
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Re: Any gluttons for sidewalk in Kanata tonite?
If it's clear, I'm up for it. But cloud forecast for 20:00 tonight
is not good: We could have dinner in Kanata somewhere and decide after dinner. "Bon. And the usual brown ales? Yeah... No, wait a minute, I think I can only manage six crates today" -ad --- In OAFs@y..., r.prevost@h... wrote: Anyone for one more sidewalk session in Kanata before the planetsget too low to show? When's the last time we had four clear eveningsin a row, anyway? Perhaps we might even wish to make it a "dinner andif there's any interest in this idea at all, and we could make it aplan.
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Any gluttons for sidewalk in Kanata tonite?
Anyone for one more sidewalk session in Kanata before the planets get
too low to show? When's the last time we had four clear evenings in a row, anyway? Perhaps we might even wish to make it a "dinner and sidewalk" session (6:30pm dinner)? Anyway, let Janice and I know if there's any interest in this idea at all, and we could make it a plan. All for now, Roland |
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Observing Report - F.L.O. April 4th/2001
Sess.#284 7:45-11:00 FLO lm=5.2 s=3 Clear
I had not observed from the RASC's Fred Lossing Observatory in a while and so, in spite of the moonlight, decided to check it out. Richard Harding and Mike Zeidler had not been there before, and so we all took the opportunity to drive there in a "wagon train" together from the PetroCan station in Almonte. The combination Al Seaman gave me worked on the first try. The small road leading up to the observatory was partly muddy, partly snow covered, but it wasn't too bad at all if you drove at moderate speed. The nearly full moon really reduced the limiting magnitude. Even at a dark site, you get about the same view as you would from a city backyard location, when the moon is that large. Limiting magnitude overhead was only 5.2 - a bit more than 1 mag. loss, as compared to a moonless night at this site. Seeing was fairly bad as well. After the scopes had cooled I cranked up the magnification on an "in-focus" star, and could not even see any diffraction rings at all. The star just seemed like a jumbled boil of light. Out of ten, this was either a 2 or 3 at best. Unusually poor seeing. There also seemed to be a bit of a haze hanging in the air. ( temperature differential between day & night was 15 degrees C. Meteor - MikeZ spotted a meteor approx mag -1 in Orion constellation early on in the evening. Planets - were very mushy and did not snap into focus, even after cool down. M42 - trapezium star in all scopes looked large and boiling. Moon - in the end, we decided to focus our efforts on the moon. I spent perhaps an hour in total looking at the crater Plato using different eyepieces, moon filters and magnifications. The best view I had was through Richard's Pentax 10.5mm eyepiece - even in the poor seeing, I could just make out three craterlets on the floor of Plato. The contrast in that eyepiece was a definite notch better than in my 10mm Speers-Waller eyepiece. Al Seaman, now a fellow OAF as well, showed up not too long after sunset. Luckily, he had a key to the clubhouse and observatory so he opened things up. Mike, who could not bring his scope ( waiting for his 11GPS ) was then able to use the 10" Dobsonian scope, as well as peek through the 16" in the observatory. Still later, a couple of friendly RASC members (Rick and Bob, I believe) showed up as well. Rick had talked with us at the sidewalk session at Chapters and even commented: "Attilla's not with you tonight?" Al did some collimation on a 10" SCT that was very obviously quite off. I am by no means an expert on collimation, except that I know I can do a fairly decent job on my SCT-8". In any case, Al and I were able to improve the collimation substantially, I think. But a real fine tuning would require much better skies, or a collimation shop. It was an excellent reconnaisance mission to introduce FLO as one potential place to go for a couple of persons who live in the West End. Fun time for all. Thanks for giving us the tour, Al! Photonman |
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Re: Observing Report - F.L.O. April 4th/2001
Richard Harding
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Just one thing to add. Bob and Rick had an orange tube C-8 set up in Alt-Az on a surveyors tripod (ergo no tracking). Near the end of the evening they started to "get silly" (as we often do!!) and I heard them laughing. I went over to the scope to see what was so funny, and they told me that they were fooling around with seeing just how high a magnification that they could get on the moon with various ortho/barlow combinations. Apparently they were over 600 X. I looked in the eyepiece and couldn't see a thing!! Suddenly a crater zoomed past followed by a second, then a third!! It really did look funny, kind of like a cheezy 1920's attempt at a sci-fi movie!! I then understood why they were laughing....it got a giggle out of me!!......."strange, strange demons and goblins and things that go bump in the night!" Richard "pining for the fiords" Harding Return-Path: <sentto-2911285-307-986478070-rharding=iosphere.net@...> |
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Re: Yesterday Short Solar Session
Just before the december partial eclipse I managed to pick up a 5x5
piece of the baader solar film from focus, total cost of the film $5.00 so $10 max to do binos (unless they are bigger than 80mm)should not be a heart breaker. --- In OAFs@y..., Richard Harding <rharding@i...> wrote: Hi Rob!and make filters for my binos!! Where did you get your piece? Richardand at<BR>What type of filter do you have?&nbsp; I have the Baader film think,<BR>Christmas I tried to just hold it in front of ... a camcorder I the<BR>and the reflection off of the film overwhelmed the image through shade so I gave<BR>film.&nbsp; I didn't want to contact the filter with the lens example of<BR>up.<BR> I haven't tried<BR>how the eye-brain system is a superior imaging system!&nbsp; filter so it<BR>holding it in front of binos (of course I only have a 5&quot; should probably just<BR>isn't large enough for both objectives anyway).&nbsp; I binoculars<BR>make some filters for the binos...<BR> able to<BR>&gt; through the solar filter (with filter in front), and was Sponsor</b></font></td><BR> href="</tr> /S=1700082806:N/A=610339/* bin/adforward.cgi?p_key=LG9425KJ&url=/jump/campaign" target="_top"><img width=468 height=60 src=" state_red.gif" alt="Paid Net2phone Advertisement - Click Here!" border=0><br>Paid Net2phone Advertisement - Click Here!</a></td> src="</tr> M=182601.1339589.2972985.908943/D=egroupmail/S=1700082806:N/A=610339/r and=384516516"></td></tr> href=">Yahoo! Terms of</table> Service</a>.</tt> </br> |
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