April 2003 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

How to Build a Telescope
by Marilyn Smith 14 Apr '03

14 Apr '03

I stumbled across this site about making simple telescopes. Bob Grant http://www.funsci.com/fun3_en/tele/tele.htm

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Double-Double
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 11 Apr '03

11 Apr '03

I found this on the digital-astro yahoo group. It's amazing what can be done with today's digital cameras. This picture opens with Internet Explorer. Debbie

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Star party directions
by Richard Tenney 10 Apr '03

10 Apr '03

In case any of you can make it to help out Friday night (I'm planning to set up around 9-ish) here's the exact location (I drove there tonight to check it out). >From I-15, take the main Lehi exit 282, which is also highway 73 and head West. As you exit the freeway, set your odometer. Proceed West thru town and at 3.2 miles you'll see a prominent "Willow Campground" sign on the right (North) side of the road. They are supposed to be in the first campground you come to. Keep in mind you'll have to step over a guard rail to set up in the large meadow there (if it's the campground I think it is). Since the moon is past first quarter, I'm just bringing the 6-inch and the 15x70 binos for Jupiter, Saturn, the moon, maybe some brighter M-objects, and probably point out some constellations. If any of you coming can bring a lunar or colored filter that would be cool. Come prepared for mosquitos (there's lots of water around) just in case. Thanks, Rich __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com

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Parallelogram
by Greg Taylor 08 Apr '03

08 Apr '03

Chuck, Did you get that parallelogram assembled? Greg __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com

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Re: Boy Scout Star party In Lehi Friday Night
by davidbuell＠attbi.com 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

I would be interested in participating. David Buell 801-964-4845

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Saturn & M1
by David Dunn 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

We were setup on some of the tent pads in Dead Horse Point's campground. There were 7 OASers and their families. A couple of other astronomers had campgrounds but didn't make it down when the weather was so bad. The campground is actually pretty good. If we were real serious about the Messier Marathon we would need to get away from the people a little. I had one young man that had a blast showing his family Jupiter, Saturn and and Moon after I showed him how to use my scope. If I hadn't been so cold, I could have picked up the 10" dob and moved it a couple of feet and the tree wouldn't have been a problem. I just didn't expect the sky to cloud over in under 10 minutes. Next year we are planning to get the group campsite. Hopefully that will make it easier for more people to join us down there. I think this is one of the darkest places that I have observed from. Dave -----Original Message----- From: UTAHDEB(a)aol.com [mailto:UTAHDEB@aol.com] Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 12:03 PM To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Saturn & M1 Hi Dave, Where did you guys set up? I went to Dead Horse Point last June and set up at this viewpoint overlooking the canyon towards Moab. There was also a bathroom there too. It was a good place to set up except for the few cars that came into the parking lot with their bright car lights. It was so dark there I could easily pick up the dark nebulae in the Milky Way. I didn't have any trees to obscure my view. I think Canyon lands is a wonderful place to observe. I'll go there again when it is not so hot. Debbie _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Saturn & M1
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

Hi Dave, Where did you guys set up? I went to Dead Horse Point last June and set up at this viewpoint overlooking the canyon towards Moab. There was also a bathroom there too. It was a good place to set up except for the few cars that came into the parking lot with their bright car lights. It was so dark there I could easily pick up the dark nebulae in the Milky Way. I didn't have any trees to obscure my view. I think Canyon lands is a wonderful place to observe. I'll go there again when it is not so hot. Debbie

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70mm solar filters for sale
by Richard Tenney 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

FYI, Chuck Hards, local ATM, sent me the following today: --------- "I found a rapid production method for the 70mm bino solar filters, can fill any order in 48 hrs. You may want to let the group know, Jim Gibson is picking his up later this week. Pair of solar filters for Galileo/Bear/Oberwerk 15x70mm binos, $25/pair. chuckhards(a)yahoo.com Baader mylar, molded plastic housing." -Rich __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Boy scout star party in Lehi Friday Night
by Kim Hyatt 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

I may be available - remind me later this week. -----Original Message----- From: Richard Tenney [mailto:retenney@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 9:20 PM To: Utah-Astronomy; Utah Valley Astronomy Association Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Boy scout star party in Lehi Friday Night Can any of you help out with a boy scout star party this coming Friday night in Lehi? From 10-11 pm (remember, DST now) they want someone to come talk about astronomy and show them a few things in telescopes for about an hour or so. Anticipate about 100 boys. I will be there if I'm feeling better by then (fighting a cold as I write this). It's at Willow Park Campground in Lehi, in the first campsite, approx 3 miles from I-15, near the Jordan River (I've never been there, so I can't give you any better detail than that). Anyway, please RSVP the list if you can help out. Thanks, Rich __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.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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Saturn & M1
by David Dunn 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

On Friday night, just after dusk, we were able to get a couple of hours of viewing in from Dead Horse Point. I spent some time looking at the Moon, Saturn and Jupiter. Jupiter had a shadow transit happening. Then I went on to look at the Orion Nebula and then some Galaxies in the Big Dipper. Then I decided to look at M1. It was nice and bright. As I was looking at it, I noticed that there was something bright just out of the eyepiece. It turned out to be Saturn. I was able to view both of them in the same eyepiece field quite easily. After I finished looking at that I took a look at M84, M86 & M88. They were quite bright. I counted 9 galaxies in my field of view. It was real cold out and a tree was in the way for the rest of the Virgo cluster so I went in to warm up. I came back out about 20 minutes later, at 10:30, and it was completely clouded over. Thanks. David Dunn 801-961-3253

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