Didn't see any Geminids up here in New River. Clouded out, but no rain. At least I could sit out by my firepit and have a cigar. Really looking forward to Quadrantids on the morn of Jan 3. Peak (historically short but potentially intense) at 4-6 am MST. I'll be up. The Moon won't. Dan Heim President Desert Foothills Astronomy Club http://www.dfacaz.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Schur" <comets133@xxxxxxxxx> To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 1:58 PM Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Moretus, Geminids? > Dan, Tom is right, about one arc second is seen here on a good night - that is with the super short frames I take to freeze the seeing. > > By the way, anyone see any geminids last night? It rained and snowed here in Payson all night long! > > Chris > --- On Sun, 12/14/08, Dan Heim <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From: Dan Heim <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Moretus, Very deep crater > To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Sunday, December 14, 2008, 11:59 AM > > Nice shot Chris! I looked at the larger image, and the detail is fantastic. > Very 3D. I'm guessing you're resolving details on the order of 1/8 to > 1/4 > miles. Do you know? > > Dan Heim > President > Desert Foothills Astronomy Club > http://www.dfacaz.org > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Schur" <comets133@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "Rik Hill" <rhill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Az Observng > list" > <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Don Goldman" > <don@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Jerry > Bonnell APOD" <bonnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Joe Orman" > <joe.orman@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "Wayne Johnson" > <mrgalaxy@xxxxxxxx>; "John > O'Farrell" <jofarrell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Arthur > Piccinati" > <apiccinati@xxxxxxxxx>; "Rich Jacobs" <rdjacobs@xxxxxxx>; > "Robert Nemiroff > APOD" <nemiroff@xxxxxxx>; "Dean Salman" > <dean@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Trish Sloan" > <trish.sloan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Paul Tierney" > <palaeopaul@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "Vince" <ne7y@xxxxxxx>; > "Dan Ward" > <danlward@xxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 10:17 AM > Subject: [AZ-Observing] Moretus, Very deep crater > > > > Hi all, > > > > Well, its full moon again, and why not post another newly processed lunar > image. Here is the huge crater Moretus, over 15000 feet deep! > > > > http://www.schursastrophotography.com/ccdmoonplanets/moretus121908.html > > > > Thanks For looking > > > > Chris > > > > > > -- > > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.18/1848 - Release Date: 12/14/2008 > 12:28 PM > > -- > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > > > > > > -- > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.18/1848 - Release Date: 12/14/2008 12:28 PM -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.