Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Fri, 05/31/2024 - 12:10
Several other Sections have begun holding periodic zoom meetings, notably the exoplanet section.
What do you folks think about I&E hosting zoom meetings? Also: When?? I'm retired in the EST time zone, where are you all and what's your availability?
Some possible topics are:
- A tour of two to three section members' rigs
- Equipment insurance
- First impressions of a particular gadget
- A show-and-tell of DIY items
- Product comparisons and/or vendor experiences
And I encourage others to suggest topics, either on this thread or via DM to me.
As part of this effort I'd like to assemble a mailing list of readers and contributors of I&E posts. Sadly, the existing forum software does not do this directly, so I must ask you to directly email me if you're interested. My email is: pbealo@comcast.net
Clear Skies,
Peter Bealo
I&E Section Mgr and Board member
BPEC
Peter,
I think that is an excellent idea. Spectroscopy also holds regular Zoom meetings and I find the live interaction very helpful. I like the idea of several members presenting their rigs and discuss their workflow from setup,capture, and photometry.
Barbara
Peter and Barbara,
I'm in for this idea, and willing to join, if and when an I&E Zoom meeting is organized. One of the most time-consuming and exasperating tasks in backyard astronomy is rig & software implementation, especially when you are an amateur within a 5,000-mile radius of your more experienced colleagues. My rig is at 20S, 44W and nobody around me does CCD photometry or spectroscopy.
I am in the Exoplanet, the PEP, and the Spectroscopy Zoom meeting groups, and they teach me a lot. However, those groups do not focus on the I&E issues.
Best regards,
Ari (SAMA)