May 2004 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

beautiful meteor
by Thomas Sevcik 03 Apr '06

03 Apr '06

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Today's NASA Briefing
by Patrick Wiggins 03 Feb '05

03 Feb '05

Two things of note out of today's briefing. 1) The briefer noted they have received 132 reports of found debris in CA, 130 in AZ and 9 in NM but that none had been confirmed. He made no mention of Utah. 2) The picture mentioned in the Aviation Week article was shown. Some of the media has been playing it up as being "hi resolution". Don't know that I'd call it hi-res but it does show the shape of the orbiter and maybe there's "something" with the left wing but the image is so pixcelated it's hard to say for sure. No doubt the picture will be all over the TV tonight.

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New Saturn Picture
by Siegfried Jachmann 27 Oct '04

27 Oct '04

Joe, I see it the same way and wondered the same thing even before reading your post. The ring is not parallel with the belts. I'm also wondering where the top of the planet disappeared to. Siegfried Jachmann Family History Network Comptroller 801-553-8881

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Green lasers for $50
by Patrick Wiggins 06 Jun '04

06 Jun '04

I just heard from OAS's Kay Hargis (n7kh(a)juno.com) that they can get green lasers for as little as $50 each if they buy enough of them all at once. If interested please contact Kay. Patrick

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Inexpensive binos
by Chuck Hards 05 Jun '04

05 Jun '04

Meade 12x50mm Stock #FX4X1-82959 Reg. $29.97 >> Now $24.97 << MSRP $80.00 Shipping extra FOV: 261'@ 1000 yds 11.5mm eye relief 27-1/2 oz. www.sportsmansguide.com 1-800-888-3006 order line 24/7 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] LED lanterns
by Michael Carnes 29 May '04

29 May '04

Back at my old club in Boston, someone gave us a talk about the technology of those lamps. In essence, much of the energy is shifted down from near ultraviolet (somehow). The light is quite strong in the blue spectrum, so you have to be very careful if plan on observing. -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Hards <chuckhards(a)yahoo.com> Sent: May 28, 2004 10:04 AM To: Utah-Astro <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] LED lanterns I finally took the plunge and bought some LED camping lanterns from Sportsmans Guide. They have 2 models, a standard-size lantern with 30 ultra-bright white LEDs, running on D batteries, and a mini size with 12 LEDs, running on AA batteries. Each will run for days and days, continuously, on a single set of batteries. Weeks to months if used intermittantly. They are very bright, comparable to a similarly sized gas-mantle lantern without the combustion byproducts and need for volatile fuel. Plenty of light for those cloudy night activities at the campsite. Now I need take only fossil fuel for cooking needs. I highly recommend these LED-type lanterns over those powered by fossil fuels. I'd even give them an edge over flourescent lanterns due to their smaller power requirements. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.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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LED lanterns
by Chuck Hards 28 May '04

28 May '04

I finally took the plunge and bought some LED camping lanterns from Sportsmans Guide. They have 2 models, a standard-size lantern with 30 ultra-bright white LEDs, running on D batteries, and a mini size with 12 LEDs, running on AA batteries. Each will run for days and days, continuously, on a single set of batteries. Weeks to months if used intermittantly. They are very bright, comparable to a similarly sized gas-mantle lantern without the combustion byproducts and need for volatile fuel. Plenty of light for those cloudy night activities at the campsite. Now I need take only fossil fuel for cooking needs. I highly recommend these LED-type lanterns over those powered by fossil fuels. I'd even give them an edge over flourescent lanterns due to their smaller power requirements. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/

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Flasher mods
by Chuck Hards 28 May '04

28 May '04

If you find the flashers just too bright, take a magic marker or Sharpie to them, and darken the LED until the light level suits your needs. Start at the front and work backwards. The front of the LED is actually a molded lens to concentrate the light output in a forward direction. Darkening just the domed front will dim them considerably. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/

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EGP tonight
by Patrick Wiggins 26 May '04

26 May '04

The 2 meter diameter "disco ball" satellite known as EGP is due to pass right over N. Utah tonight. >From N. Utah look for it to sparkle (literally) between Alkaid, the zenith and the top of Bootes between 23:41:15 and 23:42:15. You'll probably need binoculars to see it but the diamond like sparkling effect if fun to watch. Patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Inexpensive binos
by Michael Carnes 25 May '04

25 May '04

Neat idea. In a pinch, there's always double-sided tape. -----Original Message----- From: "Ann C. House" <ann(a)annhouse.org> Sent: May 25, 2004 10:53 AM To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Inexpensive binos Do you know of any good inexpensive binos with a compass? I used one the other night to align my scope and it worked perfectly. -A _______________________________________________ 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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