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Messier Marathon
by Kim Hyatt 18 Mar '04

18 Mar '04

Does anyone have a list of Messier objects in the order they should be found for a successful marathon? Kim A. Hyatt, AIA SL&A Architects 331 South Rio Grande, Suite 304 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Tel: 801.322.5550 x105 Fax: 801.322.5557 Cell: 801.631.5228

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Near miss
by Patrick Wiggins 17 Mar '04

17 Mar '04

Less than a day from now a minor planet is set to pass by Earth only 60,000 km out. http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/mpec/K04/K04F24.html Cheers! Patrick -- Patrick Wiggins NASA Solar System Ambassador to Utah http://planet.state.ut.us paw(a)trilobyte.net

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OAS Messier Marathon.
by David Dunn 17 Mar '04

17 Mar '04

OAS will be holding a Messier Marathon at Golden Spike this Friday and Saturday nights (3/19 & 3/20). Other astronomers are welcome to join us up there as well. It takes about an hour to drive there from Layton. We will set up in their parking lot. The sky is usually dark and cloudy but hopefully the clouds will take a break. The cloudy part is for any star party that I want to attend. Thanks. David Dunn 801-961-3253

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Weekend whether
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 17 Mar '04

17 Mar '04

Did I fall asleep and wake up in May? It seems more like May weather than March weather. I think I'll leave my jacket and hand warmers home tonight. I hope I don't see triple digits in May. Debbie

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Columbia revisited
by David Dunn 17 Mar '04

17 Mar '04

It looks like the shuttle was turned quite a bit while it was flying. One question I have is, would the shuttle have appeared that big inside the plasma or is the shuttle the little bright thing just ahead of it? What magnification was used for the picture? As I was watching through 10X 50mm binos, I thougt I was seeing the shuttle as well. Then I saw pictures later that made me wonder. Dave -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+david.dunn=albertsons.com(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+david.dunn=albertsons.com@mailman.xmission.co m] On Behalf Of Joe Bauman Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 12:56 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Columbia revisited Hi Friends, with Cyn's help I posted the photo (actually three variants of the same image) in my portfolio. The third, showing an outline I drew around what may be Columbia, is on the second page of my protfolio. So anyone who's interested, they are there. Thanks, and especially thanks to Cyn -- 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

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Columbia revisited
by Josephine Grahn 17 Mar '04

17 Mar '04

Joe, Could you post it in the photo gallery? I would love to see it, and I'm sure many others would too. Thanks, Jo Grahn

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Weekend whether
by Jim Gibson 17 Mar '04

17 Mar '04

I just checked with the Dugway whether (MET) and they report that there is a high pressure over the whole state. Record highs are predicted for St. George; high 80s to low 90s. Debbie, crank up the air conditioner. The rest of the state will also be experiencing unseasonably worm temps. There may be some occasional high serous clouds, but they should dissipate after dark. Everything looks good everywhere in Utah. Have fun! JG Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam

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SPOC skies
by Chuck Hards 17 Mar '04

17 Mar '04

SPOC is probably the best site within a 1/2 hr. drive of the center of the S.L. valley. Little Mountain has deteriorated considerably in the last 20 years, and the summit isn't even accessible anymore. Big Mountain is about the same. I've done MM's at SPOC decades ago, the only problem is the high eastern horizon if you plan to take it to the bitter end. But all things considered it's not a bad site at all, and it does get darker after midnight. Restrooms/porta potties are always a good trade for just a bit of light pollution. C. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam http://mail.yahoo.com

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Last of the moon
by Jim Gibson 17 Mar '04

17 Mar '04

At 5:30 this morning while passing through Cedar Fort I caught a slender section of an orange moon just rising over the mountains with the eastern sky beginning to brighten. At 6:25 when I dropped my wife off at her work area on Dugway Proving Ground the moon was a good 15 degrees or more above the horizon, a beautiful light yellow color in a sea of baby blue. By the time I got to my work area at 6:45 the sky had brightened and the slender section of the once striking moon had faded in contrast with the morning dawn. Tomorrow morning it will be a lot thinner and a lot more difficult to see. JG Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Messier Marathon Friday & Saturday
by Kim Hyatt 17 Mar '04

17 Mar '04

6.5 mag. -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Wiggins [mailto:paw@trilobyte.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 9:16 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Messier Marathon Friday & Saturday Definitely not the skies you'll see at Bryce Canyon or the Wedge but from within the observatory M-31 and M-13 are both naked eye objects and the Milky Way jumps right out at you. Last year a couple of keen eyed observers were able to find stars fainter than +6 naked eye from SPOC. Patrick Chuck Hards wrote: > > Michael, SPOC is not a dark-sky site. There is > commercial development, residential neighborhoods and > highways within a few hundred meters. It is primarily > a public outreach, hands-on learning/research facility > & social center. That said, the skies are a definite > improvement over the Salt Lake valley. If I can swing > it I may try for a few hours Friday night as well. > > C.l _______________________________________________ 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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