[Alex Pratt]

Hi Nick,

I downloaded the videos (MP4) to my Win 7 laptop and viewed them OK with Media Player, except for Lyn Smith’s talk. It gave a Player error and failed to run. Please check if you encounter the same problem. I downloaded it a couple more times, to no avail.

Thanks,

      Alex.

[Alex Pratt]

Hi Nick,

I’ve downloaded the videos and had a brief look at the talks. I look forward to viewing them in full. They are a great record of a most memorable meeting.

Many thanks to you and Gill for your hard work.

     Alex.

[Alex Pratt]

This rare event occurred at a difficult time for mid-northern latitude observers, with the asteroids very low down in the SW in the summer twilight.

Local obstructions blocked the view from my observatory, although I managed to record them by setting up a portable mount in another part of the garden. July 5/6 was bright and sunny, then as the twilight darkened the forecast ‘clear sky’ turned into thick cloud.

 The night of July 6/7 was better, which produced the attached pic.

 Clear skies,

      Alex.

[Alex Pratt]

Hi Nick,

Thanks to your efforts we will have a valuable audio and visual record of this key meeting.

Re the slides – my preference from PowerPoint is ‘Save as PDF’ so that I can read any accompanying text, but as an alternative the JPGs are fine.

Yes, just before I had to dash I caught Allan’s comment that Patrick was an accomplished raconteur, placing him in good company along with Galileo and Newton.   🙂

Clear skies,

     Alex.

[Alex Pratt]

I agree – congratulations to the organisers and speakers for a most enjoyable day.

I look forward to the recording of the meeting, because I had to leave at 5:35 for my train, whilst Allan was still in full flow!

Clear skies,

     Alex.

[Alex Pratt]

Hi Nick,

Yes, I read Rob’s summary that was posted on the TA website.

It will be interesting to see if any CAMs are observed worldwide by visual, DSLR, video or radio techniques, and if the comet produced a trickle or a storm of meteors.

Cheers,

    Alex.

[Alex Pratt]

HI Bill,

That’s a spectacular image from Tenerife.

Was it taken in the Mt Teide caldera near the Parador?

Cheers,

     Alex.

[Alex Pratt]

Hi,

I can’t find the ‘Writing for the Journal’ guidance notes on the new website.

Is the link staring at me and I can’t see it, or are the notes being rewritten and will be made available in the near future?

Clear skies,

     Alex.

[Alex Pratt]

Congratulations to Denis and Nick on building the Comet Image Archive.

Very easy to use.

Clear skies,

     Alex.

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