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Telescope for sale
Mike Kristosik
Hey fellow astronomers, Here is an opportunity to purchase a goto telescope. I believe it is an 8 inch. It even comes with an equatorial wedge. Pictures attached. I have a friend whose husband has gone into a memory care facility, and she wishes to sell his telescope. Neither she nor I have any expertise in astronomy telescopes but we do recognize his telescope is a high quality model. It is a Meade Model 38 Dec motor with tripod. The scope is in a large protective case, and I can provide photos of the scope and its tripod if needed. I found a photo online which looks identical to her husband's model, and have inserted it below. Do you know anyone who would be interested in purchasing it? Failing that, do you have any advice for selling it? Thanks in advance John Allen ( falsedawn2@... ) Contact John at falsedawn2@...; Mike Heart of the Valley Astronomers
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****November Virtual Star Party date correction
Mike Kristosik
Hey all! For those of you at the Heart of the Valley Astronomers meeting on Tuesday November 9 you may recall me questioning the date of the November Virtual Star Party. Well, guess what? I provided the wrong date. The next Virtual Star Party is scheduled for November 19 at 7 pm. SIgn up through Corvallis Parks and Recreation. The HVA website has been updated with the corrected date. Apologies for the mix up. Mike Kristosik Heart of the Valley Astronomers
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Heart of the Valley Astronomers November 9 2021 monthly meeting
Mike Kristosik
Hello fellow Astronomers, Heart of the Valley Astronomers monthly meeting is coming up on Tuesday November 9, 2021 at 7 pm. Our meeting agenda is as follows; Heart of the Valley Astronomers November 2021 meeting agenda; Announcements Updates on Star parties, Astro classes November mystery object What's up this month? This month's constellation - Pegasus This month in astronomical history Hubble vs JWST Sharing: Images, new astro toys Here is the meeting invite: Mike Kristosik is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 838 5314 5759 Dial by your location See you at the meeting. Clear skies! Mike
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Re: Article from Last Month's Heart of the Valley Astronomers Meeting
Try this!
- Amy
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Re: Article from Last Month's Heart of the Valley Astronomers Meeting
Mike Kristosik
On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 6:16 PM Amy Baker <chawks64@...> wrote: Sorry, I just realized that last message was probably pretty confusing.
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Re: Article from Last Month's Heart of the Valley Astronomers Meeting
Sorry, I just realized that last message was probably pretty confusing.
The attached article is from Lauren Wingert's presentation LAST month. The November HVA meeting is not until NEXT week on November 9th at 7:00 pm. The Zoom link will be sent closer to the actual date.
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Re: Heart of the Valley Astronomers Monthly meeting is tomorrow night, October 12!
I know we mentioned the Sky & Telescope article about the telescope Mel Bartels designed and Lauren Wingert added to, but I don't think we ever got around to sharing it, so I'm doing that now.
- Amy
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Virtual Star Party this Friday October 29 at 7 pm via zoom
ccd astro
Hi all Astronomers Virtual Star Party this Friday, October 29 at 7 pm! Join us for a tour of the universe, where you will see galaxies like Messier 31 and NGC 891, open clusters of stars, beautiful nebula, and any comets that might be visible. For those that can stay up late, like past 10 pm, the Great Orion Nebula will show itself! Sign up at the Corvallis Parks and Rec site: https://apm.activecommunities.com/.../Activity_Search/40194 See you there! - Tom
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October EAS Meeting Video - Planetary Imaging by Jeff Phillips
In case you missed it or want to watch it again, the video from Thursday night's EAS meeting is available on YouTube now.
Since the video is set to "unlisted," you can't find it by doing a search on YouTube, but anyone with the link can view it. If you have friends that you think would be interesting, you can click on the Share button just below the video on YouTube and send them the link. And once again, a big "Thank you!" to Jeff for taking the time and effort to put together the presentation! - Amy
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Re: TONIGHT!!! October EAS Virtual Meeting - Thursday, October 21st at 7:00 pm
Here are the links Jeff Phillips mentioned in his talk tonight.
We had a great turnout, but if you had to miss it the video should be available after the weekend. - Amy Resource Page-
Here are links to some talks and tutorials by people who world class experts on planetary imaging:
WAS March 2021 Monthly Meeting / Damian Peach – High Resolution Astrophotography
Christopher Go Imaging Essentials Three Part Series | Telescopes.net | Telescopes
Darryl Milika image processing tutorials:
Thierry Legault - The collimation
FireCapture | Planetary Image Capture
AutoStakkert! – AS! Stacking Software – Lucky Imaging with an Edge – Emil Kraaikamp
RegiStax- Free image processing software
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TONIGHT!!! October EAS Virtual Meeting - Thursday, October 21st at 7:00 pm
TONIGHT! DON'T FORGET!
This month, we have Jeff Phillips giving a fascinating talk on planetary imaging. Planetary Imaging: Using a Planetary Camera
High speed CMOS cameras have revolutionized planetary imaging. When I got into astronomy 30 years ago the best ground based photos of the planets were vague and featureless, even when taken with professional telescopes like the 60 in telescope at Mt. Wilson. Today amateurs routinely outshine these professional photos with 8 inch backyard telescopes. I want to share a few of my pictures and talk about how you can learn to take great pictures from your own backyard. - Jeff Phillips [As a teaser, that's a NASA APOD on the left, taken by Damien Peach with the 1 meter Chilescope, and Jeff's backyard image on the right]  Make sure you don't miss it! Join us by clicking on the link below tonight!
Topic: October 2021 EAS Virtual Meeting
Time: Oct 21, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 897 8089 3327
Passcode: 800395
One tap mobile
+13462487799,,89780893327#,,,,*800395# US (Houston)
+14086380968,,89780893327#,,,,*800395# US (San Jose)
Dial by your location
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 897 8089 3327
Passcode: 800395
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October EAS Virtual Meeting - Thursday, October 21st at 7:00 pm
Mark your calendars for next week's meeting of the Eugene Astronomical Society!
This month, we have Jeff Phillips giving a fascinating talk on planetary imaging. Planetary Imaging: Using a Planetary Camera
High speed CMOS cameras have revolutionized planetary imaging. When I got into astronomy 30 years ago the best ground based photos of the planets were vague and featureless, even when taken with professional telescopes like the 60 in telescope at Mt. Wilson. Today amateurs routinely outshine these professional photos with 8 inch backyard telescopes. I want to share a few of my pictures and talk about how you can learn to take great pictures from your own backyard. - Jeff Phillips Make sure you don't miss it! Join us by clicking on the link below Thursday night!
Topic: October 2021 EAS Virtual Meeting
Time: Oct 21, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 897 8089 3327
Passcode: 800395
One tap mobile
+13462487799,,89780893327#,,,,*800395# US (Houston)
+14086380968,,89780893327#,,,,*800395# US (San Jose)
Dial by your location
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 897 8089 3327
Passcode: 800395
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Setting Circle printouts
If anyone is interested in trying setting circles for your telescope, here is a site with PDF files for various sizes of telescopes.
Enjoy, Ted https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/514545-free-printable-setting-circles/
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TONIGHT! HVA Meeting Featuring Lauren Wingert Discussing Her Work With Mel Bartels' Telescope
A reminder of the Heart of the Valley Astronomers October meeting. This month our feature presentation is Laurent Wingert, showing how she added setting circles to a very cool Mel Bartels designed telescope. Lauren had an article about this in the July 2021 Sky and Telescope. Here is a photo of Lauren with her telescope:
 Here is the zoom link:
Tom Carrico is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Topic: Heart of the Valley Astronomers October 2021 meeting Time: Oct 12, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84538141700?pwd=UUlyOUZqdmFkSXRkR2dGbzA5ZUdrUT09 Meeting ID: 845 3814 1700 Passcode: 227239 One tap mobile +13462487799,,84538141700#,,,,*227239# US (Houston) +16699009128,,84538141700#,,,,*227239# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 845 3814 1700 Passcode: 227239 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kd6032lkSJ
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Re: Heart of the Valley Astronomers Monthly meeting is tomorrow night, October 12!
You don't want to miss this one!
- Amy
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Heart of the Valley Astronomers Monthly meeting is tomorrow night, October 12!
ccd astro
A reminder of the Heart of the Valley Astronomers October meeting. This month our feature presentation is Laurent Wingert, showing how she added setting circles to a very cool Mel Bartels designed telescope. Lauren had an article about this in the July 2021 Sky and Telescope. Here is a photo of Lauren with her telescope:  Here is the zoom link: Tom Carrico is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Topic: Heart of the Valley Astronomers October 2021 meeting Time: Oct 12, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84538141700?pwd=UUlyOUZqdmFkSXRkR2dGbzA5ZUdrUT09 Meeting ID: 845 3814 1700 Passcode: 227239 One tap mobile +13462487799,,84538141700#,,,,*227239# US (Houston) +16699009128,,84538141700#,,,,*227239# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 845 3814 1700 Passcode: 227239 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kd6032lkSJ
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Heart of the Valley Astronomers meeting this Tuesday, October 12 at 7 pm via zoom
ccd astro
Greetings Astronomers! The October meeting is upon us! Heart of the Valley Astronomers monthly meeting is almost here (Tuesday October 12, 2021 at 7pm). Skies are clouding up, come to the meeting so you are prepared for whatever clear skies we get. Heart of the Valley Astronomers October 2021 meeting agenda; Club Announcements and Updates Mystery object of the month What's up for October This month's constellation: Cassiopeia and Andromeda This month in Astronomical history Presentation: Laura Wingert shares how she added digital setting circles to her trusty dobsonian. Sharing: Images? Astro tools? See you all on Tuesday at 7 pm Here is the zoom link: Tom Carrico is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Topic: Heart of the Valley Astronomers October 2021 meeting Time: Oct 12, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84538141700?pwd=UUlyOUZqdmFkSXRkR2dGbzA5ZUdrUT09 Meeting ID: 845 3814 1700 Passcode: 227239 One tap mobile +13462487799,,84538141700#,,,,*227239# US (Houston) +16699009128,,84538141700#,,,,*227239# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 845 3814 1700 Passcode: 227239 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kd6032lkSJ
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Re: Heart Nebula closeup
😃😀 Great analysis!
On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 10:39 AM Wayne Spletstoser <wmsplets@...> wrote: I tried a stent at naming, but was all a flutter. My efforts were in vein. I am just a blood klutz. --
Andy Nowlen 406 698 1924
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Re: Heart Nebula closeup
Wayne Spletstoser
I tried a stent at naming, but was all a flutter. My efforts were in vein. I am just a blood klutz.
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
On Oct 9, 2021, at 9:48 AM, Andy Nowlen <andynowlen@...> wrote:
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Heart Nebula closeup
I started out doing a Heart of the Heart image and discovered what might be a great Halloween Mask design. A bear, a hound, a wolf, or something else? What do you see?
Tight view of the left ventricle of the Heart Nebula! Last winter I shot the heart and soul nebulae together at 385mm. This is my first close-up view inside the heart :>)
Sept 13, 2021
Driveway Observatory
123 sub-exposures of 180 and 240 seconds
6 hours integration
Scope - ES ED102mm @714mm f7
Mount - iOptron CEM40
Filter - Optolong L-enhance
Stacking - Astro Pixel Processor
Processing - Pixinsight & Photoshop
Star removal - Photoshop starExterminator (very good plugin) 
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