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Salmon moon
by Chuck Hards 03 Aug '04

03 Aug '04

Saturday night I went out to gaze at the moon and relax for a little bit. On my way to the yard I recalled all the "blue moon" hype and had to chuckle at "much ado about nothing"... Imagine my surprise when I looked up at a salmon-pink full moon! Apparently there was enough smoke in the air from local forest & brush fires to significantly tint the moon. Did anyone else in the area notice the tint? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Slides posted in the gallery
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 02 Aug '04

02 Aug '04

In a message dated 8/2/2004 11:05:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Joe Bauman <bau(a)desnews.com> writes: >Very impressive, nice sharp images. Thanks for posting them, Deb. -- Joe >Another astrophotographer is born. I think I'm ready to try a telephoto lens. Thanks Joe, Debbie >_______________________________________________ >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] Hello...?
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 02 Aug '04

02 Aug '04

In a message dated 8/2/2004 10:02:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Joe Bauman <bau(a)desnews.com> writes: >HI Deb, I'm just back from vacation and reading all my stacked-up >email -- what's that about laser pointers at Kolob Reservoir? Were >there other groups there? Looking forward to seeing your photos, too. >Best wishes, Joe > Joe, The lazer pointers didn't affect any of the slides. Jim and his wife were up there with the 25" Obsession. He owns an acre lot near the Lava Point turnoff. It's really dark out there. I know I can go 15-30 with no sky fogging. The only slide that was ruined was the last one. I was packing things away and I opened my door to my Jeep. Or it could of been lightning. I guess I'll wait until the last slide is finished before I open the door. Debbie >_______________________________________________ >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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Slides posted in the gallery
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 02 Aug '04

02 Aug '04

I finally got some slides posted in the gallery. My computer hasn't died yet. They look better when viewed with a slide projector. Most exposures are 8-12 minutes on at f/4 on 135mm f/2.8 lens. One thing I learned is I need to improve my notetaking. I had to figure out what I was looking at when I got the slides back. Will shoot more in about a couple of weeks. Debbie

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I'm baack...!
by Kim Hyatt 02 Aug '04

02 Aug '04

Yes folks, Kim is back. I'm employed (sort of) or rather self-employed. (If those who can do, and those who can't teach, how do you describe the self-employed?) Anyway, hope to hear from y'all. Kim Hyatt Architect 1849 East 1300 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 801.631.5228 kimharch(a)msn.com<mailto:kimharch@msn.com> serius est quam cogitas

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Hello...?
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 02 Aug '04

02 Aug '04

In a message dated 7/24/2004 12:50:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, David L Bennett <dlbennett(a)mac.com> writes: >Hi Jo, > >How was your trip? Â SLAStrofest went very considering the nasty weather >we had the entire weekend. Â We had a great turnout despite the clouds >though. Â We probably had as many as 50 people at one point during the >day on Saturday. Â All the lectures were well received (even mine) and >people seemed to have a good time while learning some of the ins and >outs of amateur astronomy. Â The Star-B-Que was also a great >success...no one went hungry! Â Another plus were the porta-johns >brought up thanks to Alpine & Roger...well received too ;) > >Dave > >On Friday, July 23, 2004, at 08:20 Â PM, Josephine Grahn wrote: > >> Hi, >> We went on a trip, and it appears that the list has died. :) Â Is >> everyone >> really being so quiet? Â Did anyone post anything about slastrofest? Â I >> am >> curious as to how that worked out. >> Thanks, >> Jo >> I just got back from Calif and found out the battery on the computer is dead. I will post some pictures of the slides I took a week ago Sunday as soon as the battery arrives. I had to deal with lightning, airplanes, laser pointers, bats and mosquitos up at Kolob reservoir. But at 9000 ft and 7.0 mag skies, I can't really complain. This astrophotography stuff is harder than I thought it was. Hopefully I got a few decent pictures. I can't wait for the meteor shower! Clear Skies, Debbie >> __________________________________________ > > >_______________________________________________ >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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