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Re: [UVAA] Star party weekend - First Light
by David L Bennett 16 Sep '04

16 Sep '04

I can attest to the quality of the mirrors and scopes being produced in John & Lisa's class. Bob Taylor had his new 16" f/4.43 (correct me if I'm wrong Bob) up at Wolf Creek this Saturday night. A first class instrument both optically and in performance. We had to pear through gaps in the clouds but we had a good time as well. Iota Cas at about 90 power was very sharp and split cleanly (2.7" for the ac pair.) 7331 showed several satellite galaxies and Stephan's nearby was quite nice...you could see that the foreground galaxy in the cluster was more distinct than the others. NGC 246 in Cetus was very nice & mottled. NGC 7332/39 in Pegasus displayed themselves well...two edge-ons in a tight dance. Congrats Bob (John & Lisa too) on such a great scope! Dave B. On Monday, September 13, 2004, at 09:31 AM, David Trevino wrote: > I was fun indeed. > > I don't know if someone else will write a report on > it, but let me give a quick review. > > For many of us in John and Lisa's class, it was First > Light Night for our scopes. I am terrible > remembering names, but there several scopes out there > ranging from 10" to 16". > > We all had a blast taking looks at great targets, like > Andromeda (M31) The Hercules cluster (M13) and the > Ring Nebula (M57). Later on the night we enjoyed > views of the Veil Nebula and the North America Nebula. > > Other highlights were that there was plenty of food > and great company by all. > > > > > --- Don and Kathryn Mechling > <dkmechling(a)herbsfirst.com> wrote:

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Reminder: Frontiers of Science
by David L Bennett 15 Sep '04

15 Sep '04

Lecturer: Marjorie A. Chan, chair and professor of geology and geophysics, University of Utah Title: Red Rock to Red Planet: From Utah Marbles to Mars' Blueberries Date: Wednesday Sept. 15, 2004 Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Building Auditorium, University of Utah See: http://www.utah.edu/unews/releases/04/sep/lecture.html http://www.utah.edu/news/releases/04/jun/marsmarbles.html Also, a map of the local campus with the Biology building in blue: http://www.map.utah.edu/umaplink/0084.html Dave

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Fwd: (astro) Star Party and a Lecture on "Mars Blueberries"
by Chuck Hards 14 Sep '04

14 Sep '04

The following is forwarded from Dan Burn, of the U of U astro club: --- D.Burn(a)m.cc.utah.edu wrote: > Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 17:15:58 -0600 > From: D.Burn(a)m.cc.utah.edu > Subject: (astro) Star Party and a Lecture on "Mars > Blueberries" > To: astro(a)physics.utah.edu > > > Two great events are taking place Wednesday > September 15th. The Frontiers of > Science Lecture Series begins at 7:30 p.m. with "Red > Rock to Red Planet: From > Utah Marbles to Mars'Blueberries." by Marjorie A. > Chan, department chair and > professor of geology and geophysics at the U. Go to > > http://www.science.utah.edu/lecture.FOS.html to > read about this and other > informative lectures awaiting us. > > And of course the Star Party from 8 to 10 p.m. Go > listen to the lecture and > then take in the stars! > > Blueberrily, > > Dan Burn > Dave Pawlowski > Jason Sills > > ----- End forwarded message ----- _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Wolf Creek?
by Michael Carnes 13 Sep '04

13 Sep '04

Hi Mel, Go to the SLAS website at slas.ws (peculiar URL, isn't it) and log in as a member. Then check the Events calendar. You'll see a listing of the members-only star parties, as well as the public star parties. Michael >>I never heard about the party. I get that comments after. How do I find about the up and coming events? Mel

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Aurora.
by daniel turner 13 Sep '04

13 Sep '04

Spaceweather.com says the Aurora will arrive at nightfall tomorrow. DT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Wolf Creek?
by Michael Carnes 13 Sep '04

13 Sep '04

Hi Don, Let me make sure I know where I'm going. If I turn into the Wolf Creek campground (on the right as I head out), I see a latrine dead ahead. I go to the right side of the latrine and make my way up the hill. Am I approximately correct? See you, Michael -----Original Message----- From: "Don J. Colton" <djcolton(a)piol.com> Sent: Sep 9, 2004 10:45 AM To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Wolf Creek? Michael I am planning on Wolf Creek right now. Anyone else? Be sure to dress warm it will probably get down to the high 30's. Clear Skies Don Colton -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+djcolton=piol.com(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+djcolton=piol.com@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Michael Carnes Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 9:22 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Wolf Creek? Anybody going up to Wolf Creek tomorrow night? The weather projections (if you believe them) have been improving over the last few days. Michael _______________________________________________ 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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Exciting amateur capability
by Chuck Hards 12 Sep '04

12 Sep '04

These are great times to be an amateur astronomer: http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1344_1.asp __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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ISS?
by Chuck Hards 12 Sep '04

12 Sep '04

I just saw what had to be the ISS pass nearly overhead, wsw to ene, at least mag. -9 ish. Either that, or one really well-lit high altitude jet. About 8:26 MDT. Patrick? _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Shop for Back-to-School deals on Yahoo! Shopping. http://shopping.yahoo.com/backtoschool

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] ISS?
by Jim Cobb 11 Sep '04

11 Sep '04

Yep, that could have been the ISS (mag -.9, not -9) Check forecast on heavens-above: http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.asp?lat=40.761&lng=-111.890&alt=13… Jim ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 19:32:40 -0700 (PDT) >From: Chuck Hards <chuckhards(a)yahoo.com> >Subject: [Utah-astronomy] ISS? >To: Utah-Astro <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > >I just saw what had to be the ISS pass nearly >overhead, wsw to ene, at least mag. -9 ish. > >Either that, or one really well-lit high altitude jet. > >About 8:26 MDT. > >Patrick? > > > > > >_______________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Shop for Back-to-School deals on Yahoo! Shopping. >http://shopping.yahoo.com/backtoschool > >_______________________________________________ >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 -------- Jim Cobb james(a)cobb.name

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Bowling
by steve.nielsen＠comcast.net 11 Sep '04

11 Sep '04

Kim: I'm up for a day of adventure. Steve -------------- Original message -------------- > The idea behind the bowling ball "experiment" has been lost in all the jokes > about it - not that I mind. Genesis demonstrated that an object traveling at > terminal velocity is likely to remain visible on the surface, even in soft > soils. The question I/we had was what an impact would look like at the Salt > Flats. Would a meteor at terminal velocity penetrate the crust, dent it or even > just bounce? Knowing the answer would have given a few more parameters for a > serious hunt for meteorites on the Salt Flats, something I would still like to > do again. So, is anyone interested in a day trip to the Salt Flats before autumn > rains begin to cover the surface? We should have a window of three or four more > weeks. I'm thinking maybe September 25th. The plan would be to rendezvous early > in the morning and return late. We could end the day with dinner in Wendover. > The more of us there are hunting, the greater the chances are of finding > anything. Who knows, we might find a chunk of Mars and sell it for big $$$. (The > odds are probably better than playing the slots.) Y'all let me know. > > Kim Hyatt Architect > 1849 East 1300 South > Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 > 801.631.5228 > kimharch(a)msn.com > > serius est quam cogitas > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Siegfried Jachmann > To: > utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 9:47 PM > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Genesis > > > Make that... > > I guess this means we don't need to drop a bowling ball anymore. > > > Siegfried > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy> an.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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