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Volume 11 Issue 05 Your =
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brief on infrared thermography
Welcome Hello New=20
Subscriber,
I attended two conferences last =
month, the=20
SPIE Security and Defense Conference and the ACI Home=20
Performance Conference. I am happy to say that IR is =
alive and=20
well at both conferences with many interesting =
information=20
sessions and exhibits.
And speaking of =
conferences,=20
check out the latest information regarding our own =
InfraMation=20
Conference below. We received a record number of =
abstracts=20
this year for presentation, making a lot more work for =
yours=20
truly, but ultimately a better conference for =
you.
As=20
usual we have our Message Board posts, News items, =
Videos, and=20
our monthly Brainteaser for you to solve.
As with all images in =
this=20
newsletter, click an image to see a larger=20
version.
Until next month,
Gary=20
Orlove, Editor and Publisher=20
InfraMation Conference Update - Early =
Bird=20
Offer Extended by=20
David Francoeur
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I=92d =
like to bring=20
your attention to this year=92s InfraMation =
conference. =20
Why? Well first, it=92s shaping up to be the =
best=20
conference ever. We have received more technical =
papers=20
than ever before =96 and our Early Bird Offer is truly =
fantastic!
Just in the past week, about 100 =
people have=20
registered! Thank you!
So, we=92re going =
to extend=20
the offer for another 3 weeks =96 expiring May 21, =
2010 =85 just=20
before Memorial Day. This offer gives you 5 FREE HOTEL =
NIGHTS=20
and a FREE SPOUSE PASS that includes all conference=20
meals. It=92s a great deal, and you save =
$695! Don=92t=20
forget, we=92ve moved the venue to a much nicer hotel =
right on=20
the Las Vegas Strip =96 Bally=92s Hotel and =
Casino.
All I=20
can tell you now is you can look forward to our =
announcing=20
some exciting speakers and guest presenters throughout =
the=20
year and, after May 21st, the offer won=92t be as=20
good!
Please take a moment now to seriously =
consider=20
attending InfraMation 2010. To register, please=20
visit: =
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or call us at: 866 872 4647.
I know, I know =85 =
this=20
isn=92t late night TV but check out the Top Ten =
Reasons to=20
Attend InfraMation below!
Here are the =
TOP TEN=20
REASON=92s why you should register now for the =
world=92s largest=20
thermal imaging conference:
View over 60 thermal imaging =
presentations =20
Learn at expert-led training =
workshops =20
Network with industry professionals =20
Gain ITC renewal certification =
credits =20
Bring your spouse =96 FREE (includes =
meals)! =20
See how others in your field are growing =
and=20
expanding
Ask questions and get help for your =
needs =20
Profit by getting 5 FREE Hotel =
Nights =20
immediately
Have your IR camera inspected by expert=20
technicians FREE
Enjoy Las Vegas =96 while you advance your =
career
Video of the Month - Declan and the Antics Go =
Infra-Red
by Tim Cashmere =
- April=20
29 2010
Melbourne electro band =
Declan and=20
the Antics have made a super cool/hot video with the =
help of a=20
thermal imaging camera.
The clip was directed =
by award=20
winning director Natasha Pincus (who also did Paul =
Kelly=92s=20
=91God Told Me To=92 clip), who had been tossing =
around the idea=20
of doing a thermal clip for yonks and she finally got =
the=20
opportunity to do it with =91Born For The=20
Lightlife=92.
Thermal imaging works because the =
heat of=20
an object gives off infrared radiation. This is =
exactly the=20
same as the visible electromagnetic radiation (light), =
but=20
with a longer wavelength than our eyes can detect. We =
feel=20
this radiation as heat and thermal imaging cameras =
pick up=20
these rays in exactly the same way as a regular camera =
would.
The clip shows Pincus pushing the boys =
to have=20
as much fun with this cool technology as they can. =
Check it=20
out:
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Click the =
image to=20
see the video.
IR News You can =
Use Straight=20
from the World Wide Web, here is what's going on in =
the world=20
of infrared thermography.
=
Thermography=20
and Hypersensitization in Competition Sport Horses: =
Background=20
... EquiSearch.com (blog) - Fran Jurga - =
Apr 19,=20
2010 Photo from fOTOGLIF What's all this =
about=20
thermography? The weekend's news from Switzerland =
revealed=20
that many US readers are not familiar with =
thermography ...=20
=
Pitt=20
expert keeps eye on second volcano in =
Iceland Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Sean =
D. Hamill -=20
Apr 30, 2010 From his lab in Oakland, =
University of=20
Pittsburgh volcanologist Michael Ramsey is helping to =
monitor=20
the situation by aiming a thermal infrared camera on a =
...=20
Volcanoes=20
may still be active on Venus TG Daily - Emma Woollacott - =
Apr 8,=20
2010 Relatively young lava flows have been =
identified by=20
the Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer=20
(VIRTIS), through the way they emit infrared ...=20
=
At=20
least 10% of new homes fail energy efficiency =
test The Guardian - Apr 13, =
2010 Heat loss,=20
shown by this thermal imaging picture, is supposed to =
be=20
minimised by the new Energy Performance Certificates.=20
Photograph: PA At least one in 10 ... =
=
The=20
Impact of a Green HVACR Industry AltEnergyMag =
(press=20
release) - Apr 20, 2010 As the HVACR =
industry starts in=20
discuss the building shell and looking at the =
structure as a=20
whole, Thermal Imaging will become an everyday word in =
our ...=20
=
VIDEO:=20
Hawaii volcano summit a cauldron of lava Big Island Video News - =
Apr 12,=20
2010 Once again filmed using thermal imaging =
in order to=20
peak through the plume of gas billowing from the =
Halema'uma'u=20
vent, geologists have released a new look=20
...
ITC Message Board Posts
Here is a selection of recent new threads by =
IR=20
Community members. Feel free to click the links, see =
the=20
responses, and post your own response if you=20
like.
=
Electrical=20
service Would greatly appreciate some =
opinions.This=20
is a 240V residential service conductor and master =
circuit=20
breaker. The load is unknown (a few lights, fridge and =
furnace=20
running) The temperatures do not appear hot but there =
is a=20
noticeable temperature gradient. Normally it looks =
more=20
consistent along the length of the wire. Could this be =
a=20
termination problem or faulty breaker? Also, does =
anyone have=20
any suggestion as to how much greater the temperature =
of the=20
conductor would be compared to the insulation?=20
And of course if YOU have a question or =
want to=20
start a discussion on a topic, we would love to hear =
from you.=20
Just post a new thread on a message board.
Brainteaser of the Month
=
Here is this month's =
brainteaser.=20
Readers who e-mail us a correct explanation are =
entered into a=20
drawing to win a prize. Please put "Brainteaser" as =
the=20
subject of the message.
Click here=20
to e-mail your guess.
Do you have an =
interesting=20
image that you think would challenge other =
thermographers? If=20
so please email=20
me your image (preferably in native .img, .jpg, .tif, =
.tgw, or=20
.tmw format) with an accompanying visible photo and=20
explanation. If your image is used, you receive a gift =
as=20
well.
Last Month's =
Brainteaser =
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Last month's teaser is a =
shot of Half=20
Dome at Yosemite National Park.
We had 27 =
correct=20
guesses out of 58 responses last month. =
Congratulations to our=20
winner, Julie Jette, and to our thermogram =
contributor, Peter=20
Hopkins. They both receive the ITC low e coffee mug.=20
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