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Harvard and the BB drop
by Patrick Wiggins 19 Feb '04

19 Feb '04

I just heard from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, of all places, about the ball drop. They are interested in including our drop experiments in a documentary they are doing on meteors and impacts. So much for those who have tried to say there's no science involved in our project. Patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] APOD
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 19 Feb '04

19 Feb '04

Thanks Dave, We may have another star party in March if the weather cooperates, A stable high pressure system would be nice for a Messier, Arp, or Herschel Marathon. Debbie

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Harvard and the BB drop
by Michael Carnes 19 Feb '04

19 Feb '04

No I don't. Is he ATMOB or SLAS? I actually didn't know a lot of the scope makers in the club, since they were always inside walking around a barrel. I was always outside looking at stuff ;-) Michael, do you know Donald Dilworth? Now THERE's an atm who's on the right track design-wise. --- Michael Carnes <moogiebird(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > Who was it you heard from, Patrick? Was it Noreen? > My old club meets in their main building and we'd > actually get some of the 'pros' to drop in from time > to time. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools _______________________________________________ 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: [Utah-astronomy] Harvard and the BB drop
by Michael Carnes 19 Feb '04

19 Feb '04

Who was it you heard from, Patrick? Was it Noreen? My old club meets in their main building and we'd actually get some of the 'pros' to drop in from time to time. -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Wiggins <paw(a)trilobyte.net> Sent: Feb 19, 2004 12:31 PM To: utah astronomy listserve <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Harvard and the BB drop I just heard from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, of all places, about the ball drop. They are interested in including our drop experiments in a documentary they are doing on meteors and impacts. So much for those who have tried to say there's no science involved in our project. Patrick _______________________________________________ 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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Mars "thingy"
by Patrick Wiggins 19 Feb '04

19 Feb '04

The Mars "thingy" was mentioned in today's MER briefing. As a number of us speculated here just after the thing was first spotted, one of the panelists said they don't know for sure what it is but think it is part of the spacecraft, probably part of the airbag system. The New York Times also did a piece on the object (in the same issue where they talked about our bowling ball project). They too mentioned the airbag connection but did so in a much more humorous way. There does not appear to be a direct URL to it but try going to http://www.nytimes.com/pages/weekinreview and click on "GRAPHIC Martian Bunnies?". If that does not work, let me know and I'll send you a screen save (complete with copyright notice to make it legal). Patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Small Dob
by Michael Carnes 19 Feb '04

19 Feb '04

Thanks Dave, I'd love to see the article, but don't put yourself out too much on taking shots. Only if it's really easy and you've got the time. Thanks again, Michael -----Original Message----- From: David L Bennett <dlbennett(a)mac.com> Sent: Feb 19, 2004 10:07 AM To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Small Dob Michael, To toot Chucks own horn for him; the Sky and Tel article is by Chuck about his 6" and 4.25" Woodshop Telescopes. A nice 4 page spread. I could probably take a few shots of the article with my digital camera and post them on my website if you're interested. Dave Bennett On Thursday, February 19, 2004, at 09:54 AM, Michael Carnes wrote: > Thanks Chuck. When we moved, we tossed a lot of old S&T's. I'm sure > we don't have that old issue. Was that Gary Seronik's little travel > truss Dob by any chance? > Michael > > > > Michael, for my idea of the "perfect" small Dob, see > S&T, March '99, Telescope Techniques dept. The 10" > version is in the works. > > IMHO, all the commercial Dobs are about the same. Use > a few at star parties this spring, then order the > model that you liked using the most. > > C. > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. > http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Galileo & Jay Leno
by Chuck Hards 19 Feb '04

19 Feb '04

On the Tonight Show last night, during "Battle of the Jaywalking All-Stars", one of the contestants was asked about what Galileo is famous for. Jay gave him a hint, pretending to look through a small telescope. His reply: "A pervert!" __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Small Dob
by Michael Carnes 19 Feb '04

19 Feb '04

Thanks Chuck. When we moved, we tossed a lot of old S&T's. I'm sure we don't have that old issue. Was that Gary Seronik's little travel truss Dob by any chance? Michael Michael, for my idea of the "perfect" small Dob, see S&T, March '99, Telescope Techniques dept. The 10" version is in the works. IMHO, all the commercial Dobs are about the same. Use a few at star parties this spring, then order the model that you liked using the most. C. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools _______________________________________________ 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: [Utah-astronomy] Small Dob
by Dale Hooper 19 Feb '04

19 Feb '04

Ouch, I'm surprised you did that. I believe there is a law against doing something like that. <VBG> > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Carnes [mailto:moogiebird@earthlink.net] > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 9:55 AM > To: Utah Astronomy > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Small Dob > > > When we moved, we tossed a lot of old S&T's.

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APOD
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 19 Feb '04

19 Feb '04

Take a look at this picture. Astronomy Picture of the Day Debbie

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