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beautiful meteor
by Thomas Sevcik 03 Apr '06

03 Apr '06

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Incoming!
by diveboss＠xmission.com 27 Oct '05

27 Oct '05

NASA Science News for September 3, 2004 On September 8th, a daylight fireball will streak across the western United States. It's Genesis, returning samples of the Sun to Earth. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/03sep_genesisreentry.htm?list1153573

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Signing pictures
by Patrick Wiggins 02 Apr '05

02 Apr '05

The governor's office has posted pictures of yesterday's Astronomy Week signing ceremony. http://governor.utah.gov/photos/Photos%20for%202005/March/March%2024/Declar… Is it me or does the Gov. look intimidated by Sieg? :-) Perhaps some of you clever types out there can come up with humorous captions for the pictures? Patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Liberty Bell 7
by Michael Carnes 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

This one dated back a couple of years, but ended with some great underwater footage of the capsule. Might have been part of what you saw, Guy. There was a nice bit of background about Grissom, who's had something of an unfair rap over the years. I think it may have been "The Right Stuff" which sort of made a goat of him. But obviously NASA thought highly of him since they put him on Apollo 1. There was a program a year or so ago that covered the search and recovery of the capsule from the oceans floor. Quoting MichaelCarnes <michaelcarnes(a)earthlink.net>: > A few days ago, there was a nice 1-hour show on the Science Channel > that covered the search for Gus Grissom's capsule. Great show, but > incomplete. It only covered the search and discovery, but not the > recovery. It felt like half of a two-parter. Did anyone else see it > and do you know if there actually was a part 2 that I managed to miss? > > Michael > > http://home.earthlink.net/~michaelcarnes/ > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Liberty Bell 7
by MichaelCarnes 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

A few days ago, there was a nice 1-hour show on the Science Channel that covered the search for Gus Grissom's capsule. Great show, but incomplete. It only covered the search and discovery, but not the recovery. It felt like half of a two-parter. Did anyone else see it and do you know if there actually was a part 2 that I managed to miss? Michael http://home.earthlink.net/~michaelcarnes/

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Astro-recreations for a cloudy night - Moore's The Sky At Night
by Canopus56 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

--- Jim Cobb <james(a)cobb.name> wrote: > Thanks for the link. I viewed one of the programs. > It was wonderful. You're welcome. Moore's offbeat take-off on Winston Churchill is a hoot. He sure knows his astronomy and his taste in professional astronomer and "real" advanced amateurs can't be beat. - Canopus56 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Astro-recreations for a cloudy night - Moore's The Sky At Night
by Canopus56 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

The BBC has made the last three years of Patrick Moore's monthly astronomy program _The Sky At Night_ available as internet streaming video files. The programs are served as RealPlayer streaming video. If you have a high-speed internet connection, these 1/2 hour beginner-intermediate level astronomy TV programs have more meat than general-public heavy-cgi entertainment-science programs that we American audiences are provided. http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/spaceguide/skyatnight/proginfo.shtml I have watched two of these programs: Nov. 2004. Star Death (Planetary nebulae) Oct. 2002. Astrophotography The general format is first 10 minutes is a beginner review of that month's sky. The next five minutes is news and updates on astronomical occurences. The last 15 is the in-depth segment on the program topic. - Canopus56 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/

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Re: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 25, Issue 30: SPOC Directions Map
by John Peterson 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

Patrick, this is a much superior map to the one in the public pamphlet. Is there a way to get a higher res image of it? John R. Peterson > >If you're putting together directions, maybe this will help: >http://slas.ws/images/MAPS/SPOC%20Map.jpg > >Patrick > > > > > > >

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Coast to Coast tonight
by Patrick Wiggins 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

I just heard that a Professor of Physics at Duke University is going to be on Coast to Coast late tonight debating VelikovskyÂ’s theories. 570 on the AM dial in SLC. Could be fun. Patrick

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How's your math?
by Patrick Wiggins 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

Given that the Hubble Ultra Deep Field measures 3 arc minutes on a side how many HUDFs would it take to cover the entire sky? Thanks, Patrick

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