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SteveS — 9/21/2004 3:28:46 AM (archived)

Thanks, you answered my question, but raised more of them. I'll dig around the sites to try and explain them.

I've attempted backyard star guiding through the main lens while trying to photograph and have had the dim star just vanish or be on the wrong side of the double crosshairs in an instance so I understand the atmospheric changes in layman terms. In my case having a second tube attached to the main tube just for guiding would be an advantage for low mag. stars.

Thanks again.

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NEW HIGHEST RESOLUTION IMAGES OF THE GALACTIC CENTER, AND A MOVIE OF A BLACK HOLE HAVING A SNACK - R.L. - 9/17/2004 7:40:06 PM
- It would be safe to say that commercial pilots steer clear of your lovely Hawaiian island mountain. Haven't seen many pilots lately with white canes. ;-) - Jacob Samorodin - 9/20/2004 6:10:37 PM
  - I almost bought my first Weekly World News a month or so ago - R.L. - 9/21/2004 2:08:25 AM
- Guide stars and guiding - SteveS - 9/20/2004 1:09:23 PM
  - The not so short answer - R.L. - 9/21/2004 1:41:02 AM
    - Interesting - SteveS - 9/21/2004 3:28:46 AM
      - Well, I wouldnt qualify as even an amatuer astronomer - R.L. - 9/21/2004 6:19:23 AM
        
        re: Well, I wouldnt qualify as even an amatuer astronomer - SteveS - 9/21/2004 12:48:14 PM
    - Sorry if I wasn't terribly clear in that explanation - R.L. - 9/21/2004 1:47:50 AM
- one of the best feelings of all - - Daniel - 9/19/2004 7:05:59 PM
- re: Keck - Raoul - 9/19/2004 4:02:18 PM
- Nice Pictures R.L., very nice. - jms - 9/19/2004 2:16:07 PM
  - Keck web page on the laser guide star - R.L. - 9/19/2004 4:02:56 PM
  - Our PR person does a great job... - R.L. - 9/19/2004 3:42:31 PM
    - I thought I saw symmetry there...cool. (n/t) - jms - 9/19/2004 8:36:16 PM
- Exquisite! (n/t) - Robert - 9/18/2004 4:12:11 PM
  - Many of the stars seen in the narrow field images had never been seen before - R.L. - 9/18/2004 7:11:37 PM
    - Congratulations - Robert - 9/19/2004 3:11:15 AM
      - To be honest, I dont know what 'FITS' means - R.L. - 9/19/2004 4:44:53 AM
        
        "Flexible Image Transport System" - Robert - 9/19/2004 6:19:35 PM
        
        oops, guess I did know, just forgot - R.L. - 9/19/2004 8:58:19 PM
        
        Thanks. - Robert - 9/19/2004 9:28:36 PM
- 80" x 80" panorama of galactic center - R.L. - 9/18/2004 2:27:36 AM
  - re: Beautiful! Thank you, RL!!! All wonderful! Congratulations! (n/t) - Marcia - 9/20/2004 10:16:20 PM
- re: Great!! - Raoul - 9/17/2004 8:03:29 PM
  - Indications of another flare were detected a few days before that one by one of the southern scopes - R.L. - 9/17/2004 8:13:59 PM
    - Makes me wonder . . . - Fox - 9/19/2004 2:36:25 PM
      - I can ask... - R.L. - 9/19/2004 2:58:04 PM

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