February 2002 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

Opinions, please
by Chuck Hards 21 Feb '02

21 Feb '02

I'm making the solar-filter cell for the 37" right now, and I would like some input from the list: In white-light solar mode, the big scope will have a 12" off-axis mask to accomodate the filter. I had planned on using Baader material, based on my own experience with it. (This mask can also be used without the filter at night, for unobstructed viewing when seeing won't support full-aperture). This is the groups last chance to change my mind, if anyone knows of a better filter material. We can get a glass filter if it truly yields a better image than Baader material. Let me know! Thanks Chuck

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] What's wrong here
by Josephine M. Grahn 20 Feb '02

20 Feb '02

At 04:09 PM 2/19/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Sorry, I don't get Patrick's news. Just the list posts. Chuck, try looking at picture no. 004 on this page. : http://planet.state.ut.us/slas/spoc/SPOC2BUILD05.HTML Its easy, when you get both sets of Patricks messages, to forget that some people don't. Even so, you would have had to follow Patricks links to find the phrase "What's wrong here" Brent's posting was a little cryptic :) Jo Grahn

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] What's wrong here
by Grahn Family 20 Feb '02

20 Feb '02

Brent, It just gave us an interesting puzzle. Broke up an otherwise monotonous day :). Jo At 07:07 AM 2/20/2002 -0800, you wrote: >Cryptic??? Moi???? Can't be!!!! > >Sorry for responding on the list. I thought Patrick's >news went to all on the list. I'll be more careful in >the future. > >Brent >

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First light
by Patrick Wiggins 20 Feb '02

20 Feb '02

Hi, More in tonight's "News" but just though y'all might be interested to know that we had first light at SPOC 2 today. Speaking of "News", is there anyone on this list that is a member of an astronomy club in Utah that is not receiving "News" but would like to? If so, just let me know. Cheers! Patrick :-)

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Saturn
by Chuck Hards 14 Feb '02

14 Feb '02

Neat high-resolution ground-based image of Saturn on the S & T website. There is a tiny black spot approximately centered on the pole, the news article says it has been confirmed visually at Pic du Midi in France. IIRC, Pic uses a telescope in the 1-meter class. Have any locals seen this black dot? Imaged it? (Remember what black dots on gas giants turn into, according to Arthur C. Clarke? And it's not even 2010 yet!) Chuck

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Computer info...
by Chris Russo 14 Feb '02

14 Feb '02

I have a Intel Pentium 166MHz parts system with 32MB RAM on hand. It is missing a keyboard, Harddrive (the one in it is dead), and sound card. If anyone has any used parts laying around, I would be happy to fix this one up and donate it to SLAS. Or better yet, get a collection of several "obsolete" computer systems together (working or not), and I could mix and match up a couple of decent systems. We're almost half way there! Keep me posted. Regards, Chris Russo __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com

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Off-topic: Olympic Opening Ceremony
by Chuck Hards 13 Feb '02

13 Feb '02

The cello played by Yo Yo-Ma during the Olympic Opening ceremony was made by a very good friend of mine, Mario Miralles of Pasedena, Ca. Mario is a graduate of the Peter Prier violin-making school in downtown Salt Lake, we met while he was attending school there in the mid-eighties. He also worked here at Companion Systems with me briefly in the late '80's. He is a personal friend of Ma. Chuck

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Swap meet?
by David Dunn 11 Feb '02

11 Feb '02

It sounds OK to me. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Richard Tenney [mailto:retenney@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 9:07 AM To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Swap meet? I'm still waiting to hear back from the building owners here in Draper about permission, but the initial word is an "OK" as far as one of them is concerned if that's what everyone wants. Rich --- Patrick Wiggins <pwiggins(a)co.slc.ut.us> wrote: > Did the date and location of the next swap meet ever > get decided on? > > Patrick > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-astronomy mailing list > Utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Utah-astronomy mailing list Utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy

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Swap meet?
by Patrick Wiggins 11 Feb '02

11 Feb '02

Did the date and location of the next swap meet ever get decided on? Patrick

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Who is he?
by Patrick Wiggins 10 Feb '02

10 Feb '02

Hi, Patricia just found a photo taken at Bald Mountain the last weekend in July 1981 (the weekend she and I met). It shows Brent Watson's monster Dob and two people. The guy on the right is Patricia's brother Tom but we can't ID the guy on the left. Anyone recognize the guy on the left? http://planet.state.ut.us/patrick/BLDMTN81.JPG Cheers! Patrick :-)

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