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

RE: [Utah-astronomy] Galileo, time
by Steinicke, Brett 09 Feb '02

09 Feb '02

What is "writing"? Brett -----Original Message----- From: Richard Tenney [mailto:retenney@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 12:18 PM To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Galileo, time If current events in Israel are any kind of barometer, I would have to agree with Chuck as far as how long we are destined to last as a species... On the topic of Galileo (the man), do any of you know what he considered to be the greatest invention of humankind? (I happen to agree with him, even in the 21st century). Whoever comes up with the correct answer gets a gold star for the day. Rich __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ _______________________________________________ Utah-astronomy mailing list Utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy

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(OT) APB for Dave Berenson
by Josephine M. Grahn 08 Feb '02

08 Feb '02

Hi, I need to contact Dave, but I haven't been able to. Anyone out there have a current phone or address for him? If anyone sees him, or he reads this, please ask him to contact either Jo Grahn (277-1479) or Lowell Lyon. Thanks, Jo Grahn

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] (OT) APB for Dave Berenson
by Josephine M. Grahn 08 Feb '02

08 Feb '02

Hi Chuck, I was out of town for the last meeting, so he would have tried in vain... Maybe this month :) At 11:25 AM 2/8/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Hi Jo: > >Your post reminded me that you were the winner in the "Post your Leonid >Impressions" contest. Did Patrick give you your prize at the last SLAS >meeting? > >Chuck > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Utah-astronomy mailing list >Utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > >

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Yahoo problems again
by Chuck Hards 08 Feb '02

08 Feb '02

Today Yahoo! decided that everything in my Trash file for the last week or so needed to go back into my In box, and I can't delete any of them. My Inbox is nearly full as a result. Until I can get ahold of a human being at Yahoo! (surprisingly difficult so far), please use my office address if you need to correspond with me. chuckh(a)companionsystems.com Im really sick of Yahoo! If they can't fix the problem, I'll have to abandon this address. I've threatened this before, this time I might have to actually do it. Thanks Chuck __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com

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RE: News, 06 FEB 2002
by Richard Tenney 08 Feb '02

08 Feb '02

Anyone care to respond here? --- "Hatch, Bruce" <Bruce_Hatch(a)ATK.COM> wrote: Rich, ...I have contacted a bit of aperture fever and have been reading the latest info on building large truss Dobsonian scopes. This reading includes Kriege and Berry's book "The Dobsonian Telescope - A Practical Manual for Building Large Aperture Telescopes", which is quite complete and an excellent reference. The instrument that I build will be in the 15-16" range with F4.5 or F5 optics. I would probably use a Nova mirror. Are you aware of anyone in the north Utah county area that is doing anything similar? Thanks ahead of time for any info you may have. Bruce Hatch American Fork 763-8428 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com

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NASA budget
by David Moulton 07 Feb '02

07 Feb '02

I'm interested to hear opinions on NASA's decision to pursue nuclear propulsion research at the expense of some planetary missions. http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=7300 dave ===== David Moulton dmoulton(a)rocketmail.com Carpe Ductum __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com

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What was I seeing?
by Larry Frisk 06 Feb '02

06 Feb '02

At about 2:45 AM this morning I observed a bright pink sky glow in the west/southwest. I first noticed it at 2:15 AM and it lasted until about 2:35 and then slowly faded out. It was quite bright and fairly constant in color. I went outside in my sweats and nearly froze before I had the good sense to go back inside and view from the window. :-( Can anyone tell me what I was seeing? _\\|//_ (-O-O-) -----o00--(_)--00o----- Larry & Kaye Frisk lkfrisk(a)earthlink.net

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2" filters
by Chuck Hards 06 Feb '02

06 Feb '02

RIGHT NOW on eBay, ending in 20 minutes: Set of 4 Orion color filters for 2" eyepieces. #85, #56, #12, & #80A Sold by Gary Hand auction #1069459949 He has 5 sets, and the high bid is only 39.00 -C. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com

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FW: Olympic Torch route for John and Sheri
by David Dunn 06 Feb '02

06 Feb '02

We are planning to be at 37th and Harrison by 9:15. Then we can walk back towards 36th to get the best viewing position we can find. It looks like you could park on the side streets down 37th and there is a church a block and a half down 37th as well. -----Original Message----- From: John SOHL [mailto:JSOHL@weber.edu] Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 11:29 AM To: david.dunn(a)albertsons.com Subject: Olympic Torch route for John and Sheri Yes I do: John: February 6th at 9:36 pm from the Key Bank on Harrison south bound to the intersection of 37th and Harrison. Sheri: February 7th at 7:28 am from the first bus stop south of the intersection of 40th and Washington running south bound to the .2 mile stake (I assume they're going to be marking out the route beforehand.) The Olympic flame will be spending the night in Ogden on the 6th. There will be a large public party downtown at the Union Station that night. If you are at all interested, you can learn more about the torch at: http://www.saltlake2002.com/news/SLOCOTR_Front.asp <http://www.saltlake2002.com/news/SLOCOTR_Front.asp> We are both excited and looking forward to it, thank you for your support! John >>> David Dunn <david.dunn(a)albertsons.com> 02/01/02 08:13AM >>> Do you have a location for where you and Sherri are going to be carrying the torch? Thanks. David Dunn 801-961-3253

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Off-topic: Olympics
by Chuck Hards 06 Feb '02

06 Feb '02

Reminded by my previous post, my snow-boarding 20-year-old nephew says that "Lighting the Fire Within" involves a book of matches and flatulence..."dude!" C. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com

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