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4 inch focuser ?
by Josephine Grahn 26 Jan '03

26 Jan '03

We have a 4" eyepiece that we want to check out, but no scope with a 4 inch focuser. We're hoping someone within a few hundred miles will have a scope that they will let us try it in. Jo <<<I have a long focal length refractor but the focuser is only about 3" diameter. Where did the 4" come from? (I have a suspicion) Brent>>>

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Filter seminar
by Richard Tenney 26 Jan '03

26 Jan '03

Jim, I suspect both Brent and Chuck are not necessarily talking about limiting this to 2 or 3 people, but what they definitely don't want is to make it part of a public star party. A handful of very interested amateur astronomers is one thing, but crowds of curious onlookers is quite another. Unless I misread where this was going...? Rich --- Jim Gibson <xajax99(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Chuck Jim Gibson here: > > I have been reading with Great interest about what > has become The filter seminar. I like Brets > attitude when he said something about I want to see > what you see thereby setting the direction to a > pursuit of knowledge instead of what could have > become an ego thing. I like current direction except > that I think I am hearing you may want to narrow the > field a bit which may exclude me because although I > have a telescope I dont own any filters yet. > > I have been talking to people offline and there seem > to be a broad base of interest in this pursuit. I > was thinking, there are a lot people with telescopes > (I was surprised how many showed up hat Harmons the > other night), and could a group of telescopes > investigate some aspect of filters or could a bunch > of telescopes all look at the same thing with > different filters, then each participant look thru > the different telescopes to see the difference? So I > guess my question is, would a good number of > telescopes help or are you looking to go out just > you and Brent? > > There may be some consensus come of this, but more > likely each person will come away with his/her own > opinion. Thats what opinions are for. > > Jim Gibson > > Chuck Hards <chuckhards(a)yahoo.com> wrote:I agree > with Brent; I want to compare some > carefully-taken notes without distraction. > > The details we are talking about seeing are fleeting > even during good seeing; it may not be possible to > draw any conclusions after only one session. A > variety of seeing conditions might be neccesary to > explore this fully. > > C. > > --- Brent Watson > wrote: > > > I don't think the object here is to get a bunch of > > people to attend. I am interested in looking > > through > > my telescope and comparing what I see to what > others > > are seeing through theirs. This activity does not > > lend itself to getting many folks who don't have > > their > > own scopes to look through, ie a bunch of people. > > > > I am more than happy to share this with other > > serious > > observers. Here, the more the merrier. I just want > > time at the eyepiece without catering to the > public, > > or someone without a telescope. Am I being too > > stingy? > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

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Re: 4 inch focuser?
by Josephine Grahn 26 Jan '03

26 Jan '03

Does anyone in this group have, or know someone who has, a long focal length refractor with a 4 inch focuser? Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated. Jo Grahn

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(no subject)
by ELyrae＠aol.com 26 Jan '03

26 Jan '03

I lurk in the shadows. Siegfried

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Shuttle reentry pictures
by Patrick Wiggins 26 Jan '03

26 Jan '03

I finally managed to get a couple of the shots I took of the 1995 shuttle reentry near Beaver scanned. Not the best but they'll give you a hint of what you'll see in person next week. The links are in the "Shuttle Reentry" section of http://planet.state.ut.us . Patrick

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I'm back and have a few questions...
by Bruce Glad 25 Jan '03

25 Jan '03

Hello, It has been a while since I was part of this mailing list, many of you may not recall knowing me and that is fine. I was a member of this mailing list about sometime ago but then my email address service got shut down. I'm very new to Astronomy and remember some of the warm welcomes I was given from all of you and I thank you. As you may or not recall I talked about setting up a club at my High school. I have been successful and have gotten the club setup. There are about fifteen people signed up, most of them girls, which I'm glad to report. The meetings for the club that I have had so far have been mostly power-point presentations on things based around space. Most of these meetings have had a turn out of about ten people on average. I have tried to organize at least three star parties but none of them worked out. Would it be alright if I asked my club members if they wanted to join this mailing list? Also would it be too much trouble if we where to come to your Star Parties that you hold once in a while? How many of you made it to that Saturn star party? That was a blast, it my first public star party where I took my telescope---(an 8" sky-quest Reflector, with an 1200 focal length.) it was so fun. An elderly gentleman who had been born in 1918 and fought in WWII for three years got to see Saturn and Jupiter for his first time though my scope! There where so many nice telescopes there that it made mine look like a small black insect. Thank you all, -Bruce Glad To whom it may concern, My old now inactive email is bruce_glad2(a)space.com and needs to be removed from the list. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Filter seminar
by David Dunn 25 Jan '03

25 Jan '03

I am planning to be in Parowan on the 31st. We could do it there. It is dark. We could come out and pick you up at the airport. It was the trip to Parowan that made me pick the next month because I thought we would get more people to a local party. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Brent Watson [mailto:brentjwatson@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 11:22 AM To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Filter seminar Why wait so long? I think the first weekend in February would be great. That is a new moon weekend, and could be done in conjunction with the shuttle re-entry. All we need is a dark location with GOOD seeing. Brent --- David Dunn <david.dunn(a)albertsons.com> wrote: > > I think that we ought to put this together for the > first or second weekend > in March. I can think of several places that we > could do this at. We could > probably get permission to use a parking lot at > Antelope Island or Golden > Spike. We could also go to Lakeside or Skull Valley. > I would be happy to > help organize it. We could do it on either Friday or > Saturday night. What do > you all think is best? > > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.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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Siegfried, are you there?
by Greg Taylor 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

Siegfried, I notived your name on a post that I saw in the archive. Do you still participate in this list? Greg __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Planetarium at the Univ of NV, Reno
by Kim Hyatt 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

Chuck, Joe: I am not aware of other planetariums (planetaria?)in shopping centers. Too bad our great State couldn't support a stand-alone science center such as that proposed years ago. But then, we're not very good at any kind of public education, are we? By "modern" needs I was really referring to modern structural systems, climate controls, electrical power and lighting systems, accessibility, etc. and not really program needs. I do agree, however that the current ("modern," if you prefer) program goals of planetariums and science centers are closer to entertainment and not science training and teaching. Maybe we should just turn over all such publicly-funded efforts to Disneyland, Universal Studios, and such. Afterall, isn't making money now the goal instead of teaching? And how can you make money if you don't simply entertain?

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Filter seminar
by David Dunn 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

I think that we ought to put this together for the first or second weekend in March. I can think of several places that we could do this at. We could probably get permission to use a parking lot at Antelope Island or Golden Spike. We could also go to Lakeside or Skull Valley. I would be happy to help organize it. We could do it on either Friday or Saturday night. What do you all think is best? Dave

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