OT Not quite astro stuff

2024-01-08 Thread mike wilson
I'm wondering why the EV/screen failed... https://youtu.be/SxkA82wORtw?si=QqvpvOW8eOgOi9XX -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: January PUG is up

2024-01-08 Thread Alan C
To be precise, 80Km NNE of Phalaborwa  at Pioneer Dam near Mopani Camp in the Kruger Park. Alan C On 08-Jan-24 08:53 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Thanks again Brian! Alan definitely went far afield for his entry! All good again this month. Stan Sent from my iPad On Jan 8, 2024, at 5:25 AM, Brian

Re: Way OT Astro stuff

2024-01-08 Thread Alan C
Very interesting, Marco & excellent images. Looks like the JWT has some competition! Alan C On 08-Jan-24 10:20 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: Although this has absolutely nothing to do with Pentax, since Larry brought up astro-imaging, I can’t resist showing the initial results of something that

Re: January PUG is up

2024-01-08 Thread Henk Terhell
Brian, Nice gallery, however my submission of 'Round Museum Depot' (confirmed on Dec 12 by your automatic reply) is not included. Perhaps you can locate it (in a round bin or elsewhere)(: Henk Op 2024-01-08 om 11:55 schreef Brian Walters: G'day all Enjoy the gallery here:

Re: January PUG is up

2024-01-08 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 08.01.24 um 11:55 schrieb Brian Walters: Enjoy the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Yet another great gallery. With all the trouble while I was unsubscribed I had totally forgotten to post something. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog :

Re: Way OT Astro stuff

2024-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 8, 2024, at 12:20 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: > > Although this has absolutely nothing to do with Pentax, since Larry brought > up astro-imaging, I can’t resist showing the initial results of something > that has really reenergized my passion for astronomy. Although I’ve owned a >

Re: Way OT Astro stuff

2024-01-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
Fabulous!!! Cotty > On 8 Jan 2024, at 20:20, Marco Alpert wrote: > > M33 Galaxy in Triangulum: https://flic.kr/p/2pgYEEb > > > NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula in Cassiopeia: https://flic.kr/p/2prm5Qg > > > NGC 1499 California Nebula in

Way OT Astro stuff

2024-01-08 Thread Marco Alpert
Although this has absolutely nothing to do with Pentax, since Larry brought up astro-imaging, I can’t resist showing the initial results of something that has really reenergized my passion for astronomy. Although I’ve owned a couple of really nice telescopes since the early 90s (which were

Fun and games with astro

2024-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
Last month I bought an iOptron equatorial mount in preparation for the upcoming solar eclipse. Using it for astro work is a side benefit that I was definitely looking forward to. Combatting the drought was a side benefit that I should have expected. The sky in Riverside is impressively bad,

Re: January PUG is up

2024-01-08 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks again Brian! Alan definitely went far afield for his entry! All good again this month. Stan Sent from my iPad > On Jan 8, 2024, at 5:25 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > > G'day all > > Enjoy the gallery here: > > http://pug.komkon.org/ > > (you may need to refresh your browser if you see

Re: Re: Weather

2024-01-08 Thread collinb
My main concern is cold and internal fogging. So many surfaces, so difficult to maintain. LF lenses are easily disassembled. Not so with this class of equipment. Of course there are always ziplock bags. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: January PUG is up

2024-01-08 Thread Bob W PDML
Alan’s reminds me of a Larson cartoon which has the caption ‘bummer of a birthmark, Hal’. Good gallery all round! > On 8 Jan 2024, at 10:25, Brian Walters wrote: > > G'day all > > Enjoy the gallery here: > > http://pug.komkon.org/ > > (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the

January PUG is up

2024-01-08 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all Enjoy the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Alan's submission is an innovative interpretation of the theme  Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible.