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Re: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Bryce Canyon Photos
by astrodeb＠charter.net 13 Jun '05

13 Jun '05

I'll never forget to take my gloves and hat when I go up Bryce again. It was colder on Friday than our winter star party in February. Saturday was more confortable but cloudy in the early evening. Debbie > > From: diveboss(a)xmission.com > Date: 2005/06/11 Sat PM 03:14:52 MDT > To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Bryce Canyon Photos > > DOH! > > You should have taken some pictures of us in the parking lot, kneeling down, > in a circle, making the Park Ranger the tallest object, while the sights, > sounds and odor of a nearby lightning stike hung in the air. Those would have > been some good pictures. That is if you like pictures of rain and lightning. > ;) > > > > > > > > > Quoting Michael Carnes <MichaelCarnes(a)earthlink.net>: > > > Just one more night, Guy. Those were taken on Friday. > > > > On Jun 11, 2005, at 11:56 AM, diveboss(a)xmission.com wrote: > > > >> Jeeeez, when did you take these pictures??? Last view I had of the park was > >> through my rear view mirror and it didn't look nothing like that. The view > >> through the windshield wasn't much better either until the wiper blades > >> thawed and knocked the snow out of the way. ;) I would have stayed > >> longer had > >> I really thought it would quit snowing... > >> > >> Glad to see it cleared. > >> > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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Bryce Canyon Photos
by Naz & David 13 Jun '05

13 Jun '05

Did anyone take some general photos of this event that they would be willing to share with me - I want to put a few on my gallery for my family and friends to have a look at. Cheers David

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Nice shot, Rob
by Patrick Wiggins 12 Jun '05

12 Jun '05

At the risk of admitting I occationally look through "Astronomy" (hey, I need something to line the bottom of my bat house) I thought I'd note that Rob Ratkowski has a nice shot on page 66 of the July issue. Kudos! Patrick

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Reminder: Double shadow transit of Jupiter in a few hours (5:20 UTC)
by Canopus56 10 Jun '05

10 Jun '05

>From the 2005 RASC Observer's Guide for 20050610 - 02:54 UTC Europa moves in front of Jupiter disk 04:18 UTC Io moves in front of Jupiter disk 05:20 UTC Europa shadow moves over Jupiter disk 05:29 UTC Io shadow moves over Jupiter disk 05:35 UTC Europa moves off of Jupiter disk 06:29 UTC Io moves off Jupiter disk 07:39 UTC Io shadow leaves Jupiter disk 07:59 UTC Europa shadow leaves Jupiter disk Jovian satellite simulators http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/jupsat/ http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/ http://jove.geol.niu.edu/faculty/stoddard/JAVA/medici.html - Canopus56 (Kurt) P.S. in MDT times with a 6 hour UTC offset that is: 08:54 PM Europa moves in front of Jupiter disk 09:30 PM Civil twilight 10:18 PM Io moves in front of Jupiter disk 11:02 PM Astronomical twilight 11:20 PM Europa shadow moves over Jupiter disk 11:29 PM Io shadow moves over Jupiter disk 11:35 PM Europa moves off of Jupiter disk 12:29 AM Io moves off Jupiter disk 01:39 AM Io shadow leaves Jupiter disk 01:59 AM Europa shadow leaves Jupiter disk __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/mobile.html

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Thin Crescent...RIGHT NOW
by David L Bennett 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

If you're reading this Tuesday evening, go out an see the 29 hour old crescent moon...finder chart found below...close to Venus. Very cool! Back to my binocs...cheers~ Dave ******************************************* TUESDAY'S THIN CRESCENT MOON Tuesday evening, June 7th, brings a chance to spot an unusually thin, young crescent Moon shortly after sunset. The crescent will be only 26 or 27 hours old as seen from the eastern U.S.; 29 or 30 hours old as seen from the West. Bring binoculars. Venus helps you find it; see the illustration in Sky at a Glance, at: http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/ataglance/article_110_1.asp The best view may be 30 to 45 minutes after sunset. Find your local sunset time using our custom Almanac: http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/almanac/

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Bryce Canyon Star Party report June 1-2, 2005
by astrodeb＠charter.net 06 Jun '05

06 Jun '05

I about froze my rear off Friday night but thanks to Jo Grahn letting me borrow a pair of gloves I survived the cold night. I saw some nice edge-on galaxies when the car lights weren't shining my way. M51 and M101 really looked good Friday night. I think maybe next time I'll try the runaway bride way and put a dark towel over my head. Saturday night I got delayed shopping and looking at Pronghorn antelope but managed to set up in time for the tourists. This time I was battling clouds and stray white light but managed to see Jupiter, M83, M80, M19, M12, M5, M57, M4, the Leo Triplet, and the Virgo Cluster. I battled white lights and clouds all evening and had to find holes in the clouds. When the lights and clouds went away I was lucky to bag Abell 35 (very faint) and Abell 39. Abell 39 was faint in both Lowell's 20" and my 15" Obsession. When things dewed up, I packed it in and feasted on Filet Mignon. Hope everyone got home safely. I liked the employee parking lot better than the trailer lot but I don't control these things. Debbie > > From: diveboss(a)xmission.com > Date: 2005/06/04 Sat PM 03:18:58 MDT > To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Bryce Canyon Star Party report June 1-2, 2005 > > This is the first of what may be many Bryce Canyon reports to come in... > > HEADLINE: If you're going to Bryce Canyon, don't forget winter clothes and the > Turtle Wax! > > This was my second trip to 'Bryce Canyon', and on both trips, I got blinded by > stars and cars on the first night, and, I got my truck washed on the second. > Although on this trip, the wash job was due to the melting snow... > > Is this is a great club or what??? I have learned a lot at these events, for > instance, I learned to never look through Jo and Allen Grahns 24" light > bucket without dark glasses. I learned if your going to project the overly > bright image of Jupiter on someones bald head for a group viewing, make sure > everyone standing in the circle is wearing dark glasses so they don't fall > into your scope when they lose their balance, and please, make sure that the > head you choose to view on, is clear of age spots otherwise it may mask the > actual red spot on the Planets surface. > > I learned you should never get caught out in the open in Bryce Canyon, at > night, without sun block when the clouds lift. I mean, given today's times, > we're just not use to that amount of natural light hitting our skin all at > once during night time hours. > > Finally, I've learned to never again attend another public star party without > taking steps that will provide the right amount of protection from the > unconscious general public, who insist on pulling into the 'Star Party' area > with their headlights ablaze, and, particularly those who like to use their > high beam to see if they can spot their friends. > > I have devised a plan to deal with this and unlike my plan "A", Plan "B" is a > non-violent approach that will turn all that annoying white light, red. > > Plan "B": Locate and purchase, a cheap pair of flip up dark glasses and a > cheap pair of simple reading glasses from Rite Aid. Immediately knock the > lenses out of both of them leaving the frames of the reading glasses intact, > but, empty. The reading glass frames are only used to hold the special anti > 'white light' device. > > Next, locate some dark red cellophane wrap, like the stuff they wrap popcorn > balls with during the holidays, and fashion yourself 2 red cellophane lenses > out of the wrap. Becareful not to distort the view through these lenses as > you may need to operate with them in place for a while. Next attach these red > lenses to the flip up frames. > > Wear these special glasses at all times during public star parties. In > practice you simply flip them down to protect your eyes from the white light > until the offending source has been dealt with or extinguished. By doing > this, you may reduce the time it takes to reacquiring that highly tuned night > vision. > > In summing this up, I don't mind being blinded by white light during a star > party, but if I'm going to lose my sight, I would rather it be from either > the light of the Milky Way, or, maybe that little blue pill... ;) > > Guy > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Saturday Night Observing
by Olhomorto＠aol.com 05 Jun '05

05 Jun '05

Does anyone have specific plans for observing tonight? Mike

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Bryce Canyon Star Party report June 1-2, 2005
by diveboss＠xmission.com 04 Jun '05

04 Jun '05

This is the first of what may be many Bryce Canyon reports to come in... HEADLINE: If you're going to Bryce Canyon, don't forget winter clothes and the Turtle Wax! This was my second trip to 'Bryce Canyon', and on both trips, I got blinded by stars and cars on the first night, and, I got my truck washed on the second. Although on this trip, the wash job was due to the melting snow... Is this is a great club or what??? I have learned a lot at these events, for instance, I learned to never look through Jo and Allen Grahns 24" light bucket without dark glasses. I learned if your going to project the overly bright image of Jupiter on someones bald head for a group viewing, make sure everyone standing in the circle is wearing dark glasses so they don't fall into your scope when they lose their balance, and please, make sure that the head you choose to view on, is clear of age spots otherwise it may mask the actual red spot on the Planets surface. I learned you should never get caught out in the open in Bryce Canyon, at night, without sun block when the clouds lift. I mean, given today's times, we're just not use to that amount of natural light hitting our skin all at once during night time hours. Finally, I've learned to never again attend another public star party without taking steps that will provide the right amount of protection from the unconscious general public, who insist on pulling into the 'Star Party' area with their headlights ablaze, and, particularly those who like to use their high beam to see if they can spot their friends. I have devised a plan to deal with this and unlike my plan "A", Plan "B" is a non-violent approach that will turn all that annoying white light, red. Plan "B": Locate and purchase, a cheap pair of flip up dark glasses and a cheap pair of simple reading glasses from Rite Aid. Immediately knock the lenses out of both of them leaving the frames of the reading glasses intact, but, empty. The reading glass frames are only used to hold the special anti 'white light' device. Next, locate some dark red cellophane wrap, like the stuff they wrap popcorn balls with during the holidays, and fashion yourself 2 red cellophane lenses out of the wrap. Becareful not to distort the view through these lenses as you may need to operate with them in place for a while. Next attach these red lenses to the flip up frames. Wear these special glasses at all times during public star parties. In practice you simply flip them down to protect your eyes from the white light until the offending source has been dealt with or extinguished. By doing this, you may reduce the time it takes to reacquiring that highly tuned night vision. In summing this up, I don't mind being blinded by white light during a star party, but if I'm going to lose my sight, I would rather it be from either the light of the Milky Way, or, maybe that little blue pill... ;) Guy

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Antelope Island
by David Dunn 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

OAS & Weber State University will be holding a public star party this Saturday night on Antelope Island. It will be at the Whiterock bay trail head. Anyone is welcome to come out there with us. Dave

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] found on the ground
by Olhomorto＠aol.com 02 Jun '05

02 Jun '05

Don't think it's mine. Hey, I'm wondering if anyone is considering the gravel pit on Friday or Saturday nights this week. The weather has been so crazy, I wonder how many people are still going down to Bryce Canyon, or if they decided it was too iffy. The most recent weather.com info makes me think it might be OK at the gravel pit after 10pm on Friday. Do you think? Mike Bailey

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