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Re: Re: [Utah-astronomy] More on aurora
by astrodeb＠charter.net 08 Nov '04

08 Nov '04

> > From: William Biesele <bill(a)biesele.net> > Date: 2004/11/08 Mon PM 03:28:37 MST > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > CC: Susan Biesele <susan(a)biesele.net> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] More on aurora > > Dave: > > Wish I could take credit for those photos, they're my wife Susan's. I > used slide flim and the place we use to process it is down to running > E6 once a week. > > Bill > I hear you Bill. Film is slow but there is still some benefits of using slide film, not much but some. Anyway, awesome pictures! I'm green and red with envy. The pictures came out great on my printer. I'm waiting for my chance to see and take pictures of an aurora. Tell Sue she did a great job. Debbie > On Nov 8, 2004, at 3:20 PM, David L Bennett wrote: > > > All I can say is, damn Bill, sweet! Aurora green with envy... > > > > Dave > > > > On Monday, November 8, 2004, at 03:15 PM, William Biesele wrote: > > > >> Here they are, unedited, unfiltered. > >> > >> http://www.biesele.net/tempWeb/Aurora/index.html > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com >

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Re: Re: [Utah-astronomy] More on aurora
by astrodeb＠charter.net 08 Nov '04

08 Nov '04

I found these pictures on the digital-astro group. I'm almost tempted to drive up north. http://www.skyinsight.net/r/index.php?a=aurora Debbie > > From: <astrodeb(a)charter.net> > Date: 2004/11/08 Mon AM 10:59:51 MST > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: Re: [Utah-astronomy] More on aurora > > Bill, > > Can you send me your pictures of the aurora? My skies are too cloudy to see anything. It doesn't look good for tonight but I will take a look this evening. How long were your exposures? > > Debbie > > > From: William Biesele <bill(a)biesele.net> > > Date: 2004/11/08 Mon AM 03:22:33 MST > > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] More on aurora > > > > Thanks for the heads up Josephine. Got your email and went outside - > > cloudy. So checked on the web and it looked like the clouds would end > > at about the Idaho border. Loaded up the cameras and set out. Clouds > > started to break about Ogden and the aurora was visible from about > > Brigham north; but I thought it was more clouds so we kept going north. > > Stopped at a rest stop just north of the border where I finally figured > > out it wasn't clouds in the north but the aurora. Pulled over just > > north of Malad and we were treated to a great show. At the peak the > > aurora went from Cygnus in the northwest to Gemini in the northeast and > > up over Cas overhead. Reds and greens; ray and waves; quite a sight!! > > Spent about an hour up there taking watching the show and taking > > pictures; then clouds started moving in from the southeast and we came > > back home. > > > > Thanks again > > > > Bill B. > > > > > > On Nov 7, 2004, at 9:09 PM, Joe Bauman wrote: > > > > > Hi friends, I just drove to Little Mountain and it was so cloudy that > > > I don't know if I saw any auroras. There were unusual bands overhead > > > where it was otherwise fairly cloudless and some bright places to the > > > north and east. So I shot a roll of film on the basis that maybe my > > > eyes weren't color sensitive enough at night after driving -- if there > > > were any auroras I think they should show up on the film. Did anyone > > > else see anything? thanks, Joe > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > > > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > > > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com >

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More on aurora
by Patrick Wiggins 08 Nov '04

08 Nov '04

Space Weather News for Nov. 7, 2004 http://spaceweather.com Big sunspot 696 unleashed an X-class solar flare on Sunday, Nov. 7th, and probably hurled another coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. Solar wind conditions are favorable for a geomagnetic storm now (late Nov. 7th) and may become even more so when the CME arrives. Sky watchers: be alert for auroras on Nov. 7th, 8th and 9th. The best time to look is usually around local midnight. Patrick

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Burt Rutan on 60 Minutes
by Patrick Wiggins 08 Nov '04

08 Nov '04

Recently there was a thread here that touched on Burt Rutan's feelings toward NASA and it's bureaucracy. At the time I commented that I had not heard him say anything on the subject. Then this evening I watched his interview on 60 Minutes. Now I know that he does seem to enjoy razzing "that other space agency." All razzing aside I thought it was one of 60 Minutes' better pieces in some time. And, with apologies to Chuck, I really liked the comments about the future of civilian space flight. Patrick

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Donations
by GeyserGuy＠comcast.net 07 Nov '04

07 Nov '04

Hi everyone, Just as a FYI, I work with Cynthia and she has refused my offer of donations. Though I know she is too shy to ask for money, I also know the GREAT expense she has gone thru, in both time and money, to get her servers up and running. I say "Here, Here" to your offers and if we keep making the offers she will eventually capitulate. I suggest a small donation of $5 or $10 to anyone using the service directly and a couple of bucks to anyone who wishes to help keep Cynthia's expenses down. Of course, no amount will be refused and none is required. May I also add, that Cynthia is extremely active with her dogs and maintains a site for all who wish to display pictures of their animals. She is very active in dog fostering and animal well being. Plus, she is a pretty good Programmer. She does a great job for all of us. I will talk to her again on Monday, and persuade her to post a snail mail address to send your donations. I am listed in the phone directory and you may send checks (No Cash please) made out to Cynthia Heyman to my address. I will get them to her. Either way, I know she is grateful for your offers and will continue to provide this service to us for free. That's just the way she is. I wish there were more like her..... ___________________ Mark Wayne Knowlden GeyserGuy(a)comcast.net

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Photo Album Update
by lucyblue＠xmission.com 07 Nov '04

07 Nov '04

Okay, photo album is back, but I couldn't figure out how to get the users to reload. So, you can see the pictures, but I'm not going to set up new users until tomorrow. :) I will let you know of your new username and password. Thanks! http://www.utahastronomy.com

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SPOC tonight
by Patrick Wiggins 06 Nov '04

06 Nov '04

Star party at SPOC tonight (Saturday). Last one of the year. Y'all come! Patrick

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awful quiet here recently
by daniel turner 06 Nov '04

06 Nov '04

So......how about those Redsocks? Looks like they finally broke that old curse. DT __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com

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It's coming!
by Cynthia Blue 03 Nov '04

03 Nov '04

Just an update on the photo album and server. I got SuSe loaded, and after fighting with apache2 for four days, I unloaded it and loaded apache, which started right up. :) So now www.utahastronomy.com is a temporary page, but at least it's pointing to the sever. I have two photo galleries I need to get up and running, hopefully it'll be up this weekend! Just a note, this is a temporary web server, my real one needs a new motherboard, hard drive, RAM, and power supply (because I had to pilfer the power supply from the server for the temp server, 'cause when one thing goes down so does 4 other things (My windows PC is also on the fritz, gah) LOL). Anyhoo, I gotta figure out how to restore the gallery from backups, which I'm sure is possible, just some more reading! :) Thanks for the patience. :) Cyn -- CH Pembroke Faded Glory NA NAJ NAC TN-N NJC Elsinore Lucilla Aurelius CGC Angel Pumpkin Spice Lady CGC Spirit Chasers Spice http://www.cynthiablue.net http://www.utahdogs.com http://www.animalfoster.com

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Surveyor Tripod Adapter
by Naz_David 02 Nov '04

02 Nov '04

Can anyone point me in the direction of a local machinest who would be able to turn an adapter for me for a reasonable price (~$30) - I have one drawn up in SolidWorks for my GP-DX mount. I purchased an adapter from Universal Astronomics but it doesn't fit the tripod I have. My new bit "adapts the adapter" and is would be fixed to the tripod base. Cheers David

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