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Posts Made By: Maurice Clark

June 10, 2003 03:20 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Sagitarius RULES

Posted By Maurice Clark
You should see these when they are at the zenith! M22 is an easy naked eye object and is heaps better then M13. The colour in M20 is visible in a 10". M8 is a very bright naked eye object. Etc, etc.

If you have never paid a visit 'down under', you owe it to yourself to do so. You will not believe the skies!

cheers,

Maurice

June 11, 2003 05:51 PM Forum: Film Astrophotography - Imaging and Processing

How Does He Do It

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi Lief,

Akira Fuji uses Pentax 6x7 film holder with several Pentax lenses. The main ones I have seen him use are a 300mm f/2.8 and a 120mm f/2.8, and a 100mm f/2. He also uses a Nikon 35mm camera with a number of different lenses.

Below is an image that I have taken using one (yes he has several!!) of his 120mm f/2.8 lenses. The scan is not great as it is from Agfa 400 asa slide film. But even with this scan you can see how good the lens is.

This was a 30 minute shot. The numbers were identifying the various deep-sky objects in the image.

Cheers,

Maurice

June 11, 2003 10:01 PM Forum: Religion

Religion: so where are we headed?

Posted By Maurice Clark
The prediction from the Bible.

Things will get worse and worse, wars, global economy down the drain, etc. Then as Rick mentioned, a new leader will arise from within the church and sweep the religious and political world, uniting religions and governments, starting with christianity and the US government. Persecution of all who will not go along with this until Jesus steps in and finishes everything, and rescuing His true followers who do not join in with this world religion.

Believe it or not, that is up to you, but that is the prediction from the Bible, principly from Daniel and the Revelation.

Cheers,

Maurice

June 17, 2003 05:22 PM Forum: Religion

God is...?

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi James,

"I like to believe in a kinder gentler God. I just have a hard time believing that a lot of really good people that I know, who are essentially agnostic, are going to burn in hell forever..."

I am assuming here that you are refering to the common concept amongst many christian denominations of an ever burning hell. As has been mentioned on this forum many times, this concept does not come from the bible and is not a christian concept. It came from Plato and his followers.

What the Bible does teach is that those who reject salvation and eternal life will be granted their wish. They will not life forever, but be destroyed by fire.

Cheers,

Maurice

June 25, 2003 02:43 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

What order to do processing steps?

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi John,

As a general rule, always remove gradients etc first, then stack and then process.

Cheers,

Maurice

July 6, 2003 01:35 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Dark Skies

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi all,

I have just moved to Lewisburg PA and am amazed at the skies. They remind me of a visit I once made to LA. Very brown!! :-( Is this amount of murk normal from this region or are there some bushfires around throwing a lot of smoke into the atmosphere?

I thought that central PA had some dark skies but this is really bad.

Regards,

Maurice

July 11, 2003 12:39 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

New equipment curse broken!

Posted By Maurice Clark
Yeah right!!!!!!!!!! We had lots of heavy rain here in Pennsylvania last night!!!!

I have been in this state for almost 2 weeks now and am yet to see a clear night! I did not think that anywhere could be more cloudy than Minnesota. Guess I was wrong. :-(

Anybody needing the services of a reliable drought-breaker?

Maurice

July 21, 2003 02:13 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Lagoon

Posted By Maurice Clark
Very well done image! Congradulations.

Maurice

July 22, 2003 09:08 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Your first scope?

Posted By Maurice Clark
Mine was a 50mm table-top tasco that actually gave good views. It came with a 12.5mm eyepiece. I got this one in 1969, just in time for comet Taga-Sato-Kosaka. I used it as a guidescope when I purchased a 5" f/5 refractor (which I still have) in 1971. I eventually sold it during the early 80's.

Below is a photo from about 1972, showing the 5" and the 50mm, taken while on a camping trip.

Cheers,

Maurice

July 23, 2003 08:35 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Some ads make me laugh

Posted By Maurice Clark
I was able to but a C-14 OTA the other day without much protest. It is all in the timing. The treasurer had just finished booking her holiday back to OZ to visit the rellies.

Maurice

Note: I did make sure that it was a RETURN trip she booked!!

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