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Texas Star Party May 1 to 8, 2005 Prude Ranch Fort Davis, Texas
	Kent calling home to check with his bride.
	Patricia who is the cook and dietitian at the Prude Ranch with Rich who checks us in for our meals.
	This is NGC 5139 the Omega Centuri that was taken on Sunday night which was our only good night for viewing. The equipment was a TOA 130 on a NJP mount, with an ST 7 XE SBIG camera. This was my first image in over one year. The details are as follows: L - 1 minute, 10 ea. R= 45 seconds, 5 ea., G=45 seconds 5 ea., & B=45 seconds 5 ea. I then did some processing in photoshop.
	I then broke out the on ToUcam 840 and took a 40 second video of Jupiter. I then processed the video in Registax. I had a 2.5 Powermate in front of the ToUcam.
	I then tried it again with a 5 X Powermate and you can see the shadows of Io on the surface of Jupiter.
	Bill Leach stopped by the RV on Tuesday night to watch "Bad Girls" with Kent and I. Notice the red wagon that Bill uses to tote his equipment onto the observing field from where he had to park his vehicle at the gate.
	Reprocessed: The ole master Randy Brewer came to the RV this morning 05/04/2005 and gave me a lesson on how to process the data that I had. As you can see the difference between this one and the one above
	This is M5 that was taken at TSP on 05/05/2005. The equipment was a TOA 130 on an NJP mount, with L=10ea 1 minute, R= 5 each. 50 seconds, G=5 ea 50 seconds, and B=5 ea 1 minute. They were processed in Maxlm DL, and finished up in photoshope. At 2:40 am the FOG rolled in and the night was over.
	Jim Livesey ready for the night. Notice the hat, he borrowed it from his wife to stay warm at night.
	Kent Francis working on his finder scope getting ready for one of the few good nights we had this year.
	Kent setting up and ready to go.
	Kirk Kendrick with is equipment waiting for the night sky.
	Michael Dye working on Judies observing bench.
	Me and my scopes waiting for the night skies...
	LX-200 and the TOA 130 set up.
	Robert Reeves giving his talk of digital camera and auto guiding with a web cam.
	Sun set on 05/05/2005. Notice all the clouds coming in.
	Susan Kennedy setting up for a night of observing.
	Susan with her scope.
	H.A.S. Bill Flanagan
	H.A.S. Bill Pellerin and his wife.

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