[AZ-Observing] Re: Astro Misspellings
- From: "Rick Tejera" <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 21:59:48 -0700
Since I started actively sketching, (about 2 years ago, when I got my EQ
platform) I decided to scan my drawings. I then can link them to the
observation in SkyMap Pro. Unlike Ken, I'm not too fanatical about which way
north is, as long as it is annotated in the drawing. A few months back I
discovered that MS Paint (the included drawing program within windows) has
an invert colors feature, which works wonders at giving a white stars on
black background. Looks very realistic. Just found this week while entering
& scanning my drawing from 5MM that my scanner (HP 2175xi). Has a setting
that will scan and invert the colors automatically, saving a step in the
process. Currently I have about 220 drawing scanned, About half of my
recorded observations. Granted I started pretty much at the beginning, I
certainly don't envy the task Steve Coe has to get his observations scanned
in.
Clear Skies
Rick Tejera
Editor SACnews
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
saguaroastro@xxxxxxx
www.saguaroastro.org
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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Reeves
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 9:45 PM
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Astro Misspellings
Maybe we should set up a site somewhere for humorous observations.
My most common misspelling is using "king" instead of "kind":
"king of triangular shaped"
Other humorous observations:
- for M-97, the Owl Nebula, "Very Round". I'm not sure how you can get
rounder than round, but on this night I though it was.
- for M-109, "Definite bright middle, halo extends between ends." I guess
onthe previous object, the halo went beyond the ends.
As far as scanning images, I started with mine and I'm about 1/3 done. It's
one of those projects where I work on it real good for a while then it sits
there for months (which is the state it is currently in). It took me a
whilefutzing with the scanner and the settings until I got something I
reallyliked. Probably the biggest hassle is rotating the images so north is
always up.
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