trentarthur
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 02/02/07
Posts: 1040
Loc: Canaan, Vt
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Cool new website for sharing and uploading videos dedicated exclusively to astronomy.. It's just starting up so there are only 67 videos in the entire library for now, but with help from all of us we can make it huge.
Check it out....
www.astroshorts.com
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Jeff Richards
10" Hardin Deep Space Hunter with Telrad
15x70 Celestron Skymaster Binoculars with Tripod
Vixen 20mm Plossl Meade 26mm Super Plossl
LOMO 8-24mm Zoom
Televue 13mm Plossl Televue 2x Barlow
Observing From The Northern Tip Of Vermont
Canaan, Vermont Clear Sky Clock
Just Look Up!
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gb2002
super member
Reged: 02/16/07
Posts: 107
Loc: Myrtle Beach ,SC
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I second this site. It has huge potential. I just got an email from on of the guys behind it and they definately seen dedicated to making it the best it can be.
George
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George Baker
Orion 6 EQ
Denver Observing Chair
My Messier Hunt
43 Down 67 to go....
I love my Telrad!
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SolidAhmed
sage
Reged: 10/16/06
Posts: 400
Loc: Los Angeles
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What a great idea. Nicely done. I think it will be one of the most viewd sites of astronomy in a short time.
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Celestron C6-S GT Schmidt-Cassegrain w/XLT
Canon Digital Rebel XTi
F-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens
Vixen 10x50
www.InterstellarArt.com
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
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NeoDinian
Experienced Postmaster
Reged: 10/05/05
Posts: 12070
Loc: Rockford Illinois
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NEAF part 2 only goes 3 minutes or so and quits..  Only the first story is viewable.
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Neo... (Jeff)
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10" LX200-GPS/SMT UHTC "Draco"
 Rockford, Il.
NeoDinian's Eye on the Sky!
Coming soon:
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Steve Bevan
Vendor - Starlight Learning
Reged: 05/12/07
Posts: 6
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Part 2 should load fine now. There were some tweaks done on the hosting server end. The service was cutting out a little now and then but it should be fine now. If there are any problems in future let us know. We really want everything to work as smoothly as possible.
Note -Part 3 and 4 will be up this week.
Thanks everyone for taking a look. Steve
www.astroshorts.com
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trentarthur
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 02/02/07
Posts: 1040
Loc: Canaan, Vt
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That's good to hear.
Any new site is bound to have some bugs to work out, but I think everyone really wants to see it get big, so we're willing to work through it.
Welcom eto CLoudy Nights and be sure to keep us posted!
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Jeff Richards
10" Hardin Deep Space Hunter with Telrad
15x70 Celestron Skymaster Binoculars with Tripod
Vixen 20mm Plossl Meade 26mm Super Plossl
LOMO 8-24mm Zoom
Televue 13mm Plossl Televue 2x Barlow
Observing From The Northern Tip Of Vermont
Canaan, Vermont Clear Sky Clock
Just Look Up!
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OldDeadOne
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 09/09/06
Posts: 1083
Loc: West Virginia
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ooooh I hope some posts a RCX400 video.....
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Bert O'Dell
PROUD GOTO USER
LX200 10" Classic
various meade plossi's eyepieces
Konig MX70 40mm" eyepiece
11mm T6
7mm T1
Insane under a full moon
I duck from Iron Skillets
Charleston WV clearsky
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NeoDinian
Experienced Postmaster
Reged: 10/05/05
Posts: 12070
Loc: Rockford Illinois
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Love 'em so far.. 
Can't wait for part 4...
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Neo... (Jeff)
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10" LX200-GPS/SMT UHTC "Draco"
Rockford, Il.
NeoDinian's Eye on the Sky!
Coming soon:
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Gendo
Post Laureate
Reged: 12/12/05
Posts: 3231
Loc: Rexburg, ID
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Interesting. Think they'll let us upload planetary capture videos?
The "Springtime on Mars" was a pretty funny clip.
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Steve Bevan
Vendor - Starlight Learning
Reged: 05/12/07
Posts: 6
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! Planetary capture videos? If it's amateur astronomy video of course it should be on Astroshorts. We want more video by amateurs so we can all share and learn. The NASA and humorous stuff is fun, but it's not what we're aiming for. The whole idea is that we learn and get inspired by what others are posting. Yes, it's my website but it's for you to use.
Please do upload. I'd love to see more amateur vids of all types. It's important that people see what the average person can do with a little bit of equipment, a little know-how and in interest in astronomy.
Steve
www.astroshorts.com 
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Isaac
member
Reged: 11/11/06
Posts: 13
Loc: Málaga, Spain
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Steve, thank you for this, it's a good design and a good idea!
I've already bookmarked it.
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Astronomía y Fotos del Universo
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Steve Bevan
Vendor - Starlight Learning
Reged: 05/12/07
Posts: 6
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We're receiving video from the International Sidewalk Astronomy Night -Hooray!
Steve
www.astroshorts.com
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Steve Bevan
Vendor - Starlight Learning
Reged: 05/12/07
Posts: 6
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NEAF part 4 of "News In Space" will include a visit to the Meade booth with the 20in RC and the MAX mount. It's not indepth but nice to see nonetheless. The video will be up within 24 hours. AstroShorts.com
Steve
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SamvdHeijden
sage
Reged: 08/17/06
Posts: 380
Loc: The Netherlands
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Movie 2 still cuts off at about 2-3 minutes
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Sam
-Skywatcher 90mm F10 refractor
-Canon Eos 350D + Sigma 17-70 F2.8-4.5 & Canon EF 70-300 IS USM
www.samvanderheijden.com
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Steve Bevan
Vendor - Starlight Learning
Reged: 05/12/07
Posts: 6
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We have now upgraded to a dedicated server and have changed hosts for a more stable experience. On the previous host we had occasional dropouts which became apparent on longer video. After trying to fix this with the previous host we decided to change. I've been viewing the videos this weekend and it all seems to load and play well. Let me know if there is any further trouble. Thanks!
Steve
www.astroshorts.com
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KMB
member
Reged: 04/01/07
Posts: 74
Loc: Western Massachusetts
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Great site. Thanks for the heads up.
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KMB
Intes Micro MN56 Mak-Newt
UO Orthos 6,7,9mm|UO Konig 16mm|WO SWAN 25mm
TeleVue 2x Barlow
CG-5GT
Zhumell 20x80 SuperGiants
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SteelersNation
sage
Reged: 09/07/06
Posts: 257
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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this is awesome!! thanks!
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"We have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night."
"What I cannot create, I do not understand."
Meade 10" Starfinder
AstroSky 10" truss dob (on order..August/September '07)
Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh
www.3ap.org
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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie again
Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 22464
Loc: NE Ohio
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Tried to register - got a message "invalid verification code".
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John C
Urban Observatory
Tele Vue Pronto
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 152ED F/9 "APO"
152mm F/10 achromat
Tak CN-212 8" F/12 classical Cass/ F/4 Newt
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
LXD750, EM-200, CI-700
ST-10XME
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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie again
Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 22464
Loc: NE Ohio
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Quote:
Tried to register - got a message "invalid verification code".
Hmmm. Just received a second confirm email and that one worked. Let me see what I have handy to upload...
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John C
Urban Observatory
Tele Vue Pronto
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 152ED F/9 "APO"
152mm F/10 achromat
Tak CN-212 8" F/12 classical Cass/ F/4 Newt
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
LXD750, EM-200, CI-700
ST-10XME
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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie again
Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 22464
Loc: NE Ohio
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Quote:
Let me see what I have handy to upload...
Well, they use a different compression scheme than Youtube, and it doesn't bungle up the images nearly as badly so I'll give them ten points for that. It bleaches the colors out of stars but that's an acceptable tradeoff.
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John C
Urban Observatory
Tele Vue Pronto
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 152ED F/9 "APO"
152mm F/10 achromat
Tak CN-212 8" F/12 classical Cass/ F/4 Newt
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
LXD750, EM-200, CI-700
ST-10XME
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