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Break
by Cynthia Blue 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Well, I'm headed to california for a week... so ya'll have a happy Thanksgiving and I'll talk to you guys later. =) Just thought I'd let everyone know. I'm going to go 'no mail' for a while. Cyn -- http://www.hexwitch.com Elsinore Lucilla Aurelius CGC Angel Pumpkin Spice Lady CGC Pembroke Faded Glory CGC NA NAJ NAC OJC 0-TG-N S-TN-N NGC Spirit Chasers Spice CGC

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Re: Green flash
by Chuck Hards 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Judging from the time stamp on your post, you are referring to the sun and not Venus, right? Speaking of Venus, I can't recall seeing it this far south in recent memory (meaning the last ten or fifteen years). Can't remember the last time it was near greatest eastern elongation near the winter solstice. If you have sharp-eyed kids in your household, as Venus approaches superior conjunction, see if they can discern the crescent. Don't tell them what to look for, just ask them if they can tell what shape it is. People with exceptional vision can just detect the crescent shape as Venus approaches a minute of arc in apparent diameter. I could until I was about 20 years old. > From: Patrick Wiggins <paw(a)trilobyte.net> > Nice green flash this evening from near SPOC. __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Green flash this evening
by Michael Carnes 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

Saw one on the way home, but when the guy behind me honked I realized I'd fallen asleep at the stoplight... ------ Nice green flash this evening from near SPOC. First I'd seen in a long while. Anyone else see one today?

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Krauthammer weighs in again on ID
by Michael Carnes 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

If memory serves me (and it doesn't always), this isn't the first article on this topic by Krauthammer. Seems to me I saw something else under his byline a few months ago. It must be a relief to rational conservatives (there MUST be some of them) that not everybody is a blithering idiot about science. Another good article from conservative Krauthammer in today's Deseret news: Charles Krauthammer: Intelligent design as science is a fraud http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635162088,00.html __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.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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Green flash this evening
by Patrick Wiggins 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

Nice green flash this evening from near SPOC. First I'd seen in a long while. Anyone else see one today? Patrick

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Krauthammer weighs in again on ID
by Richard Tenney 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

Another good article from conservative Krauthammer in today's Deseret news: Charles Krauthammer: Intelligent design as science is a fraud http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635162088,00.html __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: Moon School Party - List of potential lunar targets
by Canopus56 19 Nov '05

19 Nov '05

Here's a list of targets I through together for lunar day 18. This evening the terminator should be at about 57 degrees East lunar longitude. The list cross-references features to Rukl's _Atlas of the Moon_ map numbers and Chuck Woods _The Modern Moon_ book page discussing the feature. http://members.csolutions.net/fisherka/astronote/observed/20051118MoonTarge… Although the school party is for 3rd graders, the list give you some ideas for personal viewing during the party. The major Rukl maps for longitude 57 degrees east, north to south, are: Rukl# LatN LatS 6 70N 50N 7 62N 50N 15 50N 30N 26 30N 15N 37-38 15N 0 48-49 0 15S 59 15S 30S 69 30S 50S 76 50S 60S 75 50S 70S Mars looked good last night from Little Mtn. Pass. It's dimmer, but the seeing and detail was still good from outside the city heat generated rising air currents. - Canopus56(Kurt) __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Space Cadets
by Patrick Wiggins 19 Nov '05

19 Nov '05

Do you think they can really pull this off? Seems like the presents of 1 G would sort of give it away... http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051114/full/051114-14.html Patrick

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Watch Hayabusa's descent live
by Patrick Wiggins 19 Nov '05

19 Nov '05

Watch Hayabusa's descent to asteroid Itokawa live at http://jaxa.tv/ . Patrick

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Re: Laser test photos posted
by Chuck Hards 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

I've noticed a bit of variation in spot size from laser-to-laser, and haven't measured mine or Ann's to extrapolate the beam diameter at either end, but if you feel you're in the ballpark, go ahead, with my blessing and thanks- anyone can leave a comment. These green ones have a lens so there is probably some variation from slight differences in both diode and lens placement. I suppose to be precise you'd have to measure it at two locations, probably one very close to the exit aperture and again as far away as convenient. This would yield the angle of beam divergance. A good idea prior to Laser Test II. > From: Canopus56 <canopus56(a)yahoo.com> > Suggest adding a comment to the album with the > observed beam diameter at your end. 3-4 meters?? __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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