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NEAIC/NEAF Enjoyment & Lunar Eclipse

4/14/2014

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PictureNEAF 2014 at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York









I am sometimes asked what I enjoy more, imaging the night sky, or talking to people ABOUT imaging the night sky?  

People might be surprised by my answer. 

It is not as if I dislike imaging or observing.  Much to the contrary, it remains one of my favorite things to do.  Even tonight, as tired as I am from the trip, I am thinking of ways to automate a series of images showing tonight's full lunar eclipse and still show up to work in the morning.  

But there is nothing, and I mean nothing, like teaching and talking to people about this hobby!  As a high school school teacher by profession, I seldom get to teach students with a passion for their learning.  Sure, many do what is required in my math classes, but if my school students were to bring the same level of attention and focus to their studies as the participants in my imaging sessions did at NEAIC, well, that would be heaven on earth!

Therefore, words simply cannot describe how much I enjoyed NEAIC/NEAF this year.  The sessions were glorious, particularly those I attended myself. The company, as always, superb.

I am thankful to my wife, Helen, for travelling with me and showing patience with me as my focus was divided between fun and, well, fun!

I will be posting the entire POWERPOINT presentation for my imaging sessions to this webpage shortly.  I just need to figure out a way to make it server-friendly without compromising the media content too much.

In the meantime, happy lunar-observing, everybody!

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12 Comments
Bob Moore
4/14/2014 02:12:57 pm

Jay, Thank you for taking time to come up to New York and take part in NEAIC, I know that all who attended your talked came away with a new understanding of what it takes to start imaging and how to get an image they can be proud of. Thank you again!!

Bob

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jay link
4/16/2014 02:23:42 pm

My pleasure, Bob. Thank you for the invite, as I consider it a privilege!

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Alan Coffelt
4/14/2014 02:46:27 pm

Jay, I attended all 4 sessions and really appreciate the powerful combination of your imaging knowledge and skill with your well developed and effective instructional talent and attention to detail. Thanks for the hard work. I look forward to applying what I learned at your sessions.

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jay link
4/16/2014 02:25:14 pm

I was truly a pleasure to do it, Alan! I hope it is something that sticks with you as you work your way up the learning curve!

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Bob Hambleton
4/15/2014 04:26:04 am

Jay, Thank you for the excellent presentations at NEAIC this past week. What a wonderful educational program! I am rather new to astrophotography, having worked only with a DSLR, but with your sound advice, I'm able to somewhat flatten out this fairly steep learning curve and move into a dedicated CCD camera. Additionally, your enthusiasm is quite contagious! I very much appreciate that you would share your hard-earned knowledge with us. All the best to you! Bob

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jay link
4/16/2014 02:27:04 pm

Bob H., it wouldn't be much fun if I didn't share it with somebody. I'm just glad people are willing to listen! Take luminance...lots of it!

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Michael Maas
4/15/2014 08:37:26 am

Jay, I too wanted to thank you for your four very valuable working sessions at NEAIC. The information you provided will be extremely valuable in assisting me in getting started in this rewarding hobby.

If you decided not to post your slides for the general population would you consider sharing with those of us that attended?

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jay link
4/16/2014 02:29:10 pm

Hey, Michael. You are very welcome. I don't really care who sees the slides, so I'll be posting the presentation right here. Give me a little more time to miniaturize it a little bit, as the original presentation is gigantic!

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Bill Lewis
4/17/2014 02:22:56 am

Jay, thanks for the four wonderful presentations at NEAIC this year. This was my first year to attend NEAIC and I enjoyed the entire conference, but your sessions were particularly enjoyable and informative. It's easy to see that you love teaching and you do a great job. It's wonderful that you bring your talent to the public education system, but last week your classes at NEAIC were the beneficiaries. Thanks again.

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Jay link
4/17/2014 04:59:01 am

Thank you, Bill. Very humbling remarks that are much appreciated. Most of the time, with the kids, you never know if your teaching is appreciated or not! Thanks for being there are sharing the time with me!

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William cruzen link
5/7/2015 11:01:29 pm

Jay Carla sold all my fine art ( oh so
Sad ) but does give me more of a budget . !! And that's a good thing . As far as printers I plan on using a cannon pro 100
For 13x 17 and a large cannon for 42 inch wide prints .

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Nicolas link
4/19/2019 03:28:28 pm

I remember these sessions, great time!

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