From: "cosmicrock2001" <ursamajor_1@mac.com>

Date: November 6, 2010 12:08:27 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: Alan Friedman was on NBC's Today Show!!!!!!!!

Alan is too modest.  A friend sent me this link to wired.com which also has an article about Alan and his solar images!  

Ron

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/10/making-a-sun-photo/

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Alan Friedman <alan@...> wrote:

Dear Ray and all,

Thanks for the two thumbs up - I appreciate the kind comments very much.

all the best,

Alan

On Nov 3, 2010, at 9:44 PM, Ray Byrne wrote:

Hi Alan,

It's great that you have had a bit of the recognition you deserve. It also puts things into perspective for me. I beat myself up on not achieving what you do, but I think I should just chill and enjoy, I'll get there someday if I put the effort in. 

Well deserved and well done mate.

ATB

Ray

On 3 Nov 2010, at 18:41, Alan Friedman wrote:

Thanks for noticing and for the notice Jim... this picture has had a long and viral ride thanks to the first coverage in Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy blog on Discover. I've had 150,000 web hits from 126 countries during the 48 hours it's been traveling around. It's been fun and little embarrassing too... but good for the hobby I hope.

cheers,

Alan

On Nov 3, 2010, at 2:12 PM, jimchung2338 wrote:

Yes, its true. Our Alan was on continent wide TV talking about solar imaging.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/39971022#39971022 

Congrats Alan for well deserved work!

Jim