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Started by stargazer_7000, 04/28/2008 05:50PM
Posted 04/28/2008 05:50PM Opening Post
hi guys,

this is OT, o.k. but since the most of you I know are active in this thread I post this here:
I am back now from the NEAIC/NEAF show in Suffern New York.
I did enjoy many aspects of that event:
- first of all, it was so great to see at least some of you face to face after being 'online-friends' for so many years!
- certainly I did enjoy the privilege to be a speaker to the conference and THANK you all for the very nice feed-back!
- Warren gave 2 great workshops which will help to boost processing abilities of many new imagers.
- Don Goldman did a great job talking about the principals of narrow band filters, how they are manufactured and what is important before picking these. what I really appreciated was, even though he was there as an exibitor his talk did in no sense turn out to be an ad! well done!
- RJay GaBany's talk was my favourite, as I love the way as he illustrates our colorful universe.
- Neil Fleming's results in NBI is astounding! (as we all know!) he is located in the middle of highlighted Boston (which I did not recognize so far) and yet cranks out some supber stuff in this field!
- Ken Crawford disclosed some processing secrets in his talk, which I did not know yet. another boost for my AIP.
...I cannot name all talks and workshops, since I did not attend them all. I spend a lot time talking to you, which was my first place intention.
- the NEAF show is really huge! it was impressive to see - I guess - a couple million astro-stuff standing around there...boy, if money wasn't a matter...

well so, for all who weren't there, you did miss one heck of a show guys!!!

you can find some images I have taken here:
http://www.stargazer-observatory.com/various03.htm

PLEASE:
send me your images you have taken during the meeting!
thanks.

be well,
Dietmar

clear skies, guys!
Dietmar
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Posted 04/29/2008 03:29AM #1
Thanks for posting the images Diets. Wish I could have gone.

Tom

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Posted 04/29/2008 04:05AM | Edited 04/29/2008 04:14AM #2
Hi Dietmar, Glad to see you made it home save. It was GREAT! meeting you and thank you again for carrying my bag( LOL ). All fun aside, thank you for your talk at NEAIC it was great. Jim and I hope you will come back soon and visit with us again. Also thanks for posting your photos they look fantastic. If you can please send me the full size image of Jim you and I, I would like to have it printed and framed and hang it in my Observatory for Inspiration.

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Posted 04/30/2008 02:29AM #3
Dietmar, thanks for sharing photos for all of us who could not be there.
Mike