tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post5757804247382541267..comments2023-11-29T06:15:06.136-06:00Comments on Blackholes and astrostuff: Aquarid Meteor ShowerBob Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-26396886988032013242010-12-05T09:36:18.120-06:002010-12-05T09:36:18.120-06:00Hello there,
Thanks for sharing the link - but u...Hello there,<br /> <br />Thanks for sharing the link - but unfortunately it seems to be down? Does anybody here at blackholesandastrostuff.blogspot.com have a mirror or another source? <br /> <br /><br />Thanks,<br />MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-35737878320424760672010-10-16T21:09:54.000-05:002010-10-16T21:09:54.000-05:00Thanks for sharing the link, but unfortunately it...Thanks for sharing the link, but unfortunately it seems to be down... Does anybody have a mirror or another source? Please answer to my post if you do!<br /><br />I would appreciate if a staff member here at blackholesandastrostuff.blogspot.com could repost it.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />HarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-68231666512646242922008-05-15T19:50:00.000-05:002008-05-15T19:50:00.000-05:00Do you have a new lens, Bob? The wide angles are a...Do you have a new lens, Bob? The wide angles are amazing!kmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782946391673845914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-62245737525050632402008-05-12T17:33:00.000-05:002008-05-12T17:33:00.000-05:00I think you're thinking of the Australian kookabur...I think you're thinking of the Australian kookaburra bird. How it became associated with any "jungle" scene in movies, I'm not sure, unless it was the influence of Disney theme parks. But they were using it as early as the 1930s for the Tarzan films (I think) which pre-dates Disney if I'm not mistaken. So I don't know. <BR/><BR/>http://fcfhsp.customer.netspace.<BR/>net.au/kooka.wavMarvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651926840296438477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-27702829760107074442008-05-10T07:34:00.000-05:002008-05-10T07:34:00.000-05:00Hey Don, thanks for the Owl sounds,the barred one ...Hey Don, thanks for the Owl sounds,the barred one is wild. Not anyone of them, That's the first thing I thought of, but it was a gruff kind of ooh, and just ooh over and over and over again.\m/\m/Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-78773193870965969202008-05-09T17:05:00.000-05:002008-05-09T17:05:00.000-05:00Hey Bob, those are cool photos, as usual! My stude...Hey Bob, those are cool photos, as usual! My students just did reports on different owls and I remembered one that I thought at the time that it sounded like a monkey. I found a recording of it at the link below. Give it a listen and let's see if you were hearing the Barred Owl, (which lives in your area).<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.sapsuckerwoods.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WBUASW&Product_Code=5964&Category_Code=4150Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831577769797947426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-56093078329806335592008-05-09T07:23:00.000-05:002008-05-09T07:23:00.000-05:00Thanks again Lynda, I intend on getting lots of ph...Thanks again Lynda, I intend on getting lots of photos.:D :-D \m/\m/Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-21006318773220984652008-05-08T21:51:00.000-05:002008-05-08T21:51:00.000-05:00Have a great time and get some great photos!!! :)...Have a great time and get some great photos!!! :)Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-41853272116461231872008-05-08T21:46:00.000-05:002008-05-08T21:46:00.000-05:00Thanks Lynda, it's about 16 hours away by car, or ...Thanks Lynda, it's about 16 hours away by car, or 3 by plane, which we are taking, we will have a great time, getting more excited as the time gets closer, Hey I don't think it was an owl, it was a gruff ooh, ooh, ooh,lol \m/\m/Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-65548862096442832712008-05-08T21:29:00.000-05:002008-05-08T21:29:00.000-05:00PS - might that not have been an owl you heard?PS - might that not have been an owl you heard?Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-35629320842485248342008-05-08T21:28:00.000-05:002008-05-08T21:28:00.000-05:00Sounds like you are going to have a great adventur...Sounds like you are going to have a great adventure, Bob, going to an observatory in beautiful, hilly country. How far is that from the more flat (flatter?) terrain where you live?<BR/><BR/>You know so much about the skies, it puts the rest of us to shame! <BR/><BR/>I like your newest GIF.<BR/><BR/>Have you heard from Anna? I miss her....Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-6405887795887057512008-05-08T19:03:00.000-05:002008-05-08T19:03:00.000-05:00Thanks 1st lady, glad you like the shot, one of my...Thanks 1st lady, glad you like the shot, one of my new faves,lol\m/\m/Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-13115552366438458482008-05-08T19:02:00.000-05:002008-05-08T19:02:00.000-05:00Thanks sherer, this Saturday evening look at the M...Thanks sherer, this Saturday evening look at the Moon around 11:00 pm est, it will be eclipsing the beehive cluster in the constellation Cancer, look to the west. then May 21 Mars meets up with the beehive, same time same place.\m/\m/Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-43607592224774360292008-05-08T16:13:00.000-05:002008-05-08T16:13:00.000-05:00Fantastic!! The field with it's hay bales and star...Fantastic!! The field with it's hay bales and starry night was just lovely.1st Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08793382157442722513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-91795425255729924372008-05-08T12:26:00.000-05:002008-05-08T12:26:00.000-05:00Cool as always Mr Johnson. Any exciting astro eve...Cool as always Mr Johnson. Any exciting astro events coming up?Shererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581213236488476557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-45756461299100021952008-05-08T08:22:00.000-05:002008-05-08T08:22:00.000-05:00Thanks Peter, Comets usually last for thousands of...Thanks Peter, Comets usually last for thousands of years, so we have a while to view it yet.<BR/><BR/>It's length varies, average 100 million kms long but only 16x8 nucleus.<BR/><BR/>I used the fish eye for effect but also it is a great lens for astrophtography as you can get great panoramic views of the night sky, capture more meteors, deep sky objects.:D :-D \m/\m/Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-22801821487067132552008-05-08T07:44:00.000-05:002008-05-08T07:44:00.000-05:00Hi! Great shots! With Halley's Comet, any idea on ...Hi! Great shots! With Halley's Comet, any idea on it's lifespan and how big it is.<BR/><BR/>As for your images, did you use a fisheye lens? If so, what was the reason for using it. Please excuse my ignorance.<BR/><BR/>Take Care,<BR/>PeterPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12097919387041286154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-37240679147598160242008-05-08T07:27:00.000-05:002008-05-08T07:27:00.000-05:00Thanks Will, with the exposure I take literally hu...Thanks Will, with the exposure I take literally hundreds of shots to start with , then look at the best ones, remember the properties such as exposure , ISO, F stop, ect, then use those settings again, and very important, the weather has to be clear and no turbulence.<BR/><BR/>Will you would love this country, like you said, good hiking country.\m/\m/Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-27954607393872013282008-05-08T07:23:00.000-05:002008-05-08T07:23:00.000-05:00Lol, my usual intro for your comments, always a ho...Lol, my usual intro for your comments, always a hoot to read.<BR/><BR/>Hey you and Chocolate Girl try driving from Regina to Saskatoon one time, or maybe you have, that is some of the flatest country in the world,lol, you can see Regina coming from miles away.:D :-D<BR/><BR/><BR/> I was just watching on the History channel the other day about the fire in Kelowna, you were there, wow, must have been quite the experience.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for suggesting the Observatory, SMSed my daughter right after she said sure lets do it, I will be taking lots of pics, up close and personal with the Dish, using the old fisheye lens, should be very cool.\m/\m/.Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-7195275219972728762008-05-08T00:32:00.000-05:002008-05-08T00:32:00.000-05:00That is a great shot of the sky, Bob. How do you ...That is a great shot of the sky, Bob. How do you get the exposure so perfect. You must spend hours at it!<BR/><BR/>Have a good and safe trip. Your daughter looks like she lives in my kind of country, hiking terrain!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-61763158725025011382008-05-07T23:59:00.000-05:002008-05-07T23:59:00.000-05:00Hi Bob!They are better than super cool! You know I...Hi Bob!<BR/><BR/>They are better than super cool! You know I am not one for cold showers….<BR/><BR/>I love the critter noises mixed with the shower viewing, what a wonderful combo!<BR/><BR/>Maybe it was Tarzan of Saskatoon? No I am not now going to introduce a Canadian connection for Tarzan…. LOL<BR/><BR/>Does Halley have to pay a fine for littering? Now don’t look at me like I’m crazy I know that Edmond Halley is dead so of course I am not talking about him, I mean the comet of course….<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>LOL No BC is not flat… A few years ago my wife and I were planning to drive across a good portion of Alberta to go to the Drumheller Royal Tyrrell Museum with its fantastic dinosaur exhibit. Chocolate Girl was very excited to be driving on the prairies as she read Little House on the Prairie and is born, raised and lived on the BC coast her whole life so she has never been on the prairies…<BR/><BR/>After 4 hours of flat driving after Calgary she said to me “it sure is FLAT…how long till we get there?” LOL I said “you can see it straight ahead about 5 hours from here….” LOL<BR/><BR/>Bob have a great trip and I hope you enjoy the Observatory; it is very interesting with lots to see...Kelowna is a lovely city, one of my faves, I was there for the great fire….<BR/><BR/>Wild gif….<BR/><BR/>Do I get a finders fee for the Observatory? LOLLivingswordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619320099363943460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-87042961317510273682008-05-07T21:16:00.000-05:002008-05-07T21:16:00.000-05:00Thanks JJ, hey take pics and post, you do good mys...Thanks JJ, hey take pics and post, you do good mystery work, I've read your piece on MWs,:blacksmile:Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-64295262648810119042008-05-07T20:52:00.000-05:002008-05-07T20:52:00.000-05:00Beautiful photos and post, Bob!!! I must admit to...Beautiful photos and post, Bob!!! I must admit to not knowing Aquarid meteor showers existed. I've learned something once again. :D WOOT!!!<BR/><BR/>We had a bear here last night. Left a canine hole in the trash can lid - galvinized steel - and our garbage was soaked from the rain and strewn in a straight path under dead balsam fir underbranches for 40 feet. What a mess.<BR/><BR/>Hugs, JJNature Nut /JJ Lochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895220529481743313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-82010619722058641902008-05-07T19:05:00.000-05:002008-05-07T19:05:00.000-05:00Thanks drowsey, I'll never forget that sound, bee...Thanks drowsey, I'll never forget that sound, been thinking of it since that morning, just wish the animal/bird would have got it rght,lol.\m/Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531583969284889983.post-5623971524262503512008-05-07T19:03:00.000-05:002008-05-07T19:03:00.000-05:00Thanks oswegan.\m/\m/Thanks oswegan.\m/\m/Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.com