[Lvas] Imaging Tonight?

[roger ivester]

Rob,

 

What a noble effort. All things seem to always work out. Maybe it was for the best as your dark site efforts will prove to be superior. If S&T should use your image somewhere in the near future or otherwise I feel sure that you would want only your best.  

 

Your enthusiasm is obvious but I feel somewhat bad for your being outside so late with your wife in the hospital. It's good that you realize that there are more important things in life than astronomy. Rob, you guys are just the greatest, and I am fortunate to have been able to have found the LVAS. Thank you also for accepting me as a corresponding member. 

 

If not for our "observing project" my notes and files of the "Virgo Diamond" would still be in storage on a shelf. If there is ever a story this fact will be made known. 


We will pray for both you and your wife in our Sunday School class this morning at Beaver Dam Baptist Church. The location is between Boiling Springs and Shelby North Carolina. 

 

Rob, thanks again. I will keep everyone informed as to the success or failures of others last night. 

 

Time of this writing 5:55 AM Sunday; eastern time.

 

Best regards, roger 

 

   
   

 
> Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 02:06:50 -0700
> From: scopegeek at gmail.com
> To: lvas at lvlug.org
> Subject: Re: [Lvas] Imaging Tonight?
> 
> Sorry Roger. I gave it a shot, but couldn't locate the Virgo Diamond in 
> the bright lights of Vegas. Virgo was directly over the city tonight 
> and I'm just not proficient at finding objects with my LX200 using RA 
> and Dec. I think I was close, but either didn't know what it should 
> look like in the Mallincam, or I just never saw it. I know it will be 
> too late for what you want to do, but I'll give it another shot when I 
> can get out to a darker site. Just couldn't do it tonight with my wife 
> still being in the hospital. I thought I might get lucky and just run 
> out to the end of the driveway and pull it out, but not such luck. Had 
> to go to bed by 2:00 so I could go back to the hospital in the morning.
> 
> Hope Jim had better luck.
> 
> Rob
> 
> roger ivester wrote:
> >
> > LVAS all,
> > 
> > Just talked with Dr. Don Olive at the coffee shop a few minutes ago. 
> > GWU buys time on several robotic telescopes.
> > 
> > One is in New Mexico and the other is in Australia, there may be more. 
> > He is going to try to get an image of the "Diamond" on both of these 
> > scopes. It should be noted that this is not the same as an image from 
> > an amateur and is not normally near as good.
> > 
> > He mentioned to me that Jim Dire is going to try to image tonight from 
> > his home here in North Carolina. I'm surprised that he had not told 
> > me. It's not looking good...the clouds are beginning to roll in.
> > 
> > I am so glad that I was able to go out last night for all of my 
> > "Visual" work.
> > 
> > Good luck, Jim and Rob I will be thrilled to see an e-mail tomorrow 
> > with the "Virgo Diamond" ...ready to be forwarded.
> > 
> > Roger
> >
> > 
> > 
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