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Posts Made By: Alex McConahay

March 10, 2006 04:15 PM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Re: one eyepiece

Posted By Alex McConahay
The question itself is not realistic. EVENTUALLY you will get another and another. You will need more than one eyepiece eventually. SO, the real question is which one should you get first.

My suggestion is that you get the longest focal length, and the widest field you can afford for your first. Get the best becaue you will be building an eyepiece set eventually, and there is no reason to start with less than the best you can afford.

Meanwhile, join a club and bum off others, as in--"Hey, would you mind loaning me your ....... so I can see how it works in my scope."

Alex

March 12, 2006 03:00 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

RTMC Processing workshop

Posted By Alex McConahay
For those of you who might be planning on attending the extra Image Processing workshop this year with Tony Hallas at RTMC Astronomy Expo: Don't wait to register.

As of yesterday, half of the seats were already sold, and the event is still more than two months away. So, if you plan to be there, it might be wise to get your registration in. See rtmcastronomyexpo.org for details.

Alex

April 23, 2006 07:57 PM Forum: Star Parties

RTMC Registration Deadline coming

Posted By Alex McConahay
I was talking to RTMC and it looks like registrations are ahead of last year. The Hallas workshop is sold out, but there are camping/mealplans left, and of course day uses. But the May 1 deadline is coming up, so the prices will be going up after that. See rtmcastronomyexpo.org.

Alex

April 24, 2006 03:08 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

My first eclipse shots.

Posted By Alex McConahay
Here are three from the early second contact from the March 29 solar eclipse.

Alex

April 24, 2006 03:10 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Orion Rising in Palmyra

Posted By Alex McConahay
A Canon 20D picture taken of Orion rising through an arch in the ancient Roman city of Palmyra, in the Syrian Desert.

Hope you enjoy

Alex

April 28, 2006 05:52 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Eclipse Collage

Posted By Alex McConahay
I've always wanted to do one of these!!!!!

I finally got enough good ones to put something together.

Alex

May 8, 2006 04:12 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Startup programs

Posted By Alex McConahay
How do I get unused or obsolete programs out of my "startup" programs. I mean by this that every time windows (XP) starts it starts some photo album program from Adobe, and my ols Activesycch program for my pda, which I don't use......How do I change the configuration so that these do not start anymore?

Alex

May 8, 2006 11:11 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Ethernet to USB converters

Posted By Alex McConahay
I've looked around the local stores......And cannot locate.

Are there any simple devices ($20-30 range) that allows one to plug a USB2 cable into an ethernet jack? (and have the USB2 device operate as it should). I want to connect a USB hard disk drive into my wireless router, which has empty ethernet jacks on it.

Alex

May 11, 2006 06:53 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

How much memory for "Overhead"

Posted By Alex McConahay
Having nothing to do today and trying to speed up my computer, I checked how much memory I had under system info. As expected, my physical memory was 384 megs. But my "Available Free Memory" was listed as only 124 meg. I restarted under Safe Mode, and had 237 meg. This was still far below the 384 I would have expected.

I checked the running processes and got a bunch of letters and numbers and stuff (OK, it looked real, but I don't know what csrss.exe does. I imagine from the name that svchost.exe comunicates with other parts of my system. (Service host?) But why do I have 8 or 10 of them running?

Is there a place I can find out what all this means, and which are safe to end, or not start in the first place.

By the way, I run spyware, adware, virus protection, and so forth, and clean regularly, and find nothing when I clean.

Alex

May 14, 2006 07:22 AM Forum: Coronado-Lunt-DayStar Solar Filters

40 mm Scope and DSLR

Posted By Alex McConahay
I borrowed a Coronado 40 mm tonight to hook onto my Canon DSLR. I've tried it before, but could not reach focus...But I thought I would try again......

At any rate---talking to a buddy, he tells me one cannot take a picture with this combination. Something about simply not enough light. One needs a 60 mm.

Is that true--tell me before I go out there tomorrow and get all flustered. Please.

Alex

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