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[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Here are Chicago Astronomer supporter Gerry's pics of the evening....







www.flickr.com/photos/gxydis/sets/72157626744809348/

Thanks Gerry, always fun to have you with us!

I believe that this session of the Chicago Astronomers is the most documented one in terms of number of pics.

Very cool.

[patrickm]

Nice pics, sir!

And THANK YOU for taking and posting at least a couple of pictures of me actually looking at something through a telescope! I was beginning to think that I only either looked at my mount or the hand controller for the entire night from the pics that I saw.

Always good to have you out. I hope that you and your camera can reach an emotional detente. ;D
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[Paulie pchris00]

May 17, 2011 16:33:15 GMT -6 Paulie pchris00 said:

(Paulie,

Great that we get a solar projection shot from you and the series throughout the night. I think it shows nicely the start of the session.

Slick Moon shot!

They seem a bit foggy. Others that I brought this up with, had fingerprints on the lens - especially on Camera phones....same here? )

The Moon picture above is a little fuzzy for two reasons. The collimation on my 4.5" Newt isn't spot on, and even if it was, it's hard to find the focus with my camera pressed to the EP. That was the best I had. I usually take a few and try to tweak the focus between shots. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

[hillimolly]

I want to see the moon and my planets too.