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Posts Made By: Maurice Clark

November 18, 2003 08:32 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Happy day the EP arrived!

Posted By Maurice Clark
You mean you actually bought something and it is not cloudy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????????????

Please tell us what you used as a sacrifice!!!!!!!!

Maurice

November 18, 2003 08:41 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Astronomy Class "Lab Equipment"

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi Alex,

A couple of questions before your question can be answered.

Are these students solely doing labs? Do they also have lectures? If so, what are they being taught?

How long are the night classes?

Does the 10 classes constitute the entire length of the course?

Cheers,

Maurice

December 10, 2003 09:38 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Favorite Open Clusters?

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi Ivan,

M46 because of the planetary nebula. It has a 3-D feeling in a 10" scope!
NGC 2518 Very large and bright. Easily comparible to M44.
NGC 3766 Nice tight cluster of bright stars.
NGC 2477 Almost looks like a loose globular.
The Jewel Box.
NGC 6067 Nice cluster of bright stars.
NGC 3532 Large and bright. Great with bino's.

Cheers,

Maurice

January 13, 2004 02:51 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

A few test images M33

Posted By Maurice Clark
This one is a combination of 3 10-minute images. Processing as before.

It was actually taken through fairly thick cirrus cloud!

Maurice

January 13, 2004 06:24 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Comet T7’s Tail Getting Longer

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi Dennis,

Nice images. Looks like the beginnings of a gas tail.

Cheers

Maurice

January 14, 2004 02:54 PM Forum: Film Astrophotography - Imaging and Processing

A couple for the experts! part 1

Posted By Maurice Clark
Here is my best effort so far.

Maurice

January 22, 2004 02:46 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Colourful DSOs?

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi Inge,

I have seen some red in the Trifid nebula with a 10" scope, red in M42 with a 16" and some red in the eta carinae nebula with a 12". Numerous planetary nebulae show strong green or blue shades, one of the best is NGC 3918. For clusters, it is had to go past the M supergiant in the Jewel Box cluster.

Cheers,

Maurice

January 29, 2004 02:35 PM Forum: A Day in the Life of the Administrator

Sorry astro girl - beat it

Posted By Maurice Clark
First time I ever knew that Indiana was part of Australia. Has there been a secret takeover recently? Or did the US government decide it was not worth keeping! :^)

Maurice

February 6, 2004 09:54 PM Forum: Religion

Re: Let the scum die, sooner the better...

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi all.

"A probation officer recommended o to a judge on December 30th---only five weeks ago---that this animal be incarcerated because of parole violations. The judge said no. We don't call the judges decision to let this man remain free a crime, but it was clearly the wrong one. It, in effect, directly contributed to the death of this little girl."

So what will be done to the 'judge'? Should not he be made to accept the responsibility of what he did as well?

Maurice

February 11, 2004 12:07 AM Forum: Religion

Speeding fines being related to income?

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi all,

Wow!!! This certainly blew up more than I ever expected it to!!!!! I guess something really touched a nerve!!!!

Personally I see what they are trying to do in Finland is make fines a real deterent for everyone. They are of the opinion that a $100 fine for someone who makes $1,000,000 is not much of a deterent. And there is some logic in that. It seems that most people here do not agree. Fair enough. However just out of interest, what would you do to try and make a suitable deterent against things like speeding? Michael made the comment about having people do community service instead of paying a fine. That has some merit. Any other suggestions? Lets see if we can come up with some alternatives without bagging each other! Difficult I know! :^)

Cheers,

Maurice

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