November 2006 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

Re: [Utah-astronomy] 2007 Eclipses
by Jim Cobb 27 Nov '06

27 Nov '06

Ann, You might find these useful http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/OH2007.html#2007Mar03T http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/image1/LE2007Mar03-Fig1.GIF http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/OH2007.html#2007Aug28T http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/image1/LE2007Aug28-Fig3.GIF The March 2007 has little to offer Utah viewers. The August 2007 event is much more promising, but the timing requires the viewer to arise in the wee hours to view it. I have Starry Night Pro, and can generate a quicktime movie of how it would appear from Utah. If that would be helpful to you, let me know. Regards, Jim Cobb > Message: 7 > Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:36:54 -0700 > From: "Ann House" <ann(a)annhouse.org> > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] 2007 Eclipses > To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Message-ID: > <a712722f0611261836i1c504129rf161ed6e8d70f393(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I have been invited to speak to a group of neighborhood girl scouts > in a > couple of weeks. They would like to hear about eclipses. Darn - I > have good > presentations on black holes and the discovery of planets outside > of our > solar system... Anyway, am I reading my NASA eclipse home page > correctly by > assuming that we will see glimpses of two lunar eclipses this > coming year? I > get the feeling that from here they will be pretty un-exciting. Am I > correct? > > -A

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2007 Eclipses
by Ann House 27 Nov '06

27 Nov '06

I have been invited to speak to a group of neighborhood girl scouts in a couple of weeks. They would like to hear about eclipses. Darn - I have good presentations on black holes and the discovery of planets outside of our solar system... Anyway, am I reading my NASA eclipse home page correctly by assuming that we will see glimpses of two lunar eclipses this coming year? I get the feeling that from here they will be pretty un-exciting. Am I correct? -A

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Re: R.I.P. MGS
by Patrick Wiggins 24 Nov '06

24 Nov '06

Michael Carnes wrote: > > Looks like Mars Global Surveyor is finally done. Alas, it looks like you are right (although I see they are still trying to reestablish contact). But considering the problems MGS had when it first reached Mars (has it really been 10 years?!?) I suppose we're lucky we got as much out of it as we did. > Let's hope MRS (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter) has an equally > successful career. So far so good. Far fewer problems than MGS had on entry and already MRO's lower mapping orbit and higher resolution cameras are creating stunning images (http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mro/gallery/press/D-Gully-highlight.html) So, as Mariner 9 gave way to Viking and Viking to MGS perhaps it's time for MGS to give way to MRO. And of course let's not forget the two rovers. Now more than 900 sols each past "warranty" one has to wonder how much longer they can last. We may be having more than our share of problems on _this_ planet but it's nice to see just how right we can get it at Mars. pw

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R.I.P. MGS
by Michael Carnes 24 Nov '06

24 Nov '06

Looks like Mars Global Surveyor is finally done. I've appreciated the data returned by all the Mars landers and orbiters, but MGS was my favorite. These were the first images at just the right scale to finally get a sense of the variety of Martian terrain. They gave a view of both Earthly and un-Earthly topography. I've been a non- space-exploring engineer for a long time, and my hat is off to the fine group of engineers that designed and assembled the orbiter. Let's hope MRS (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter) has an equally successful career. Hope everybody had plenty to eat yesterday. I know I did my part. MC

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Antiques Roadshow
by Chuck Hards 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=005&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA… This mirror ended up selling for over twice the price it sold for brand-new, 20 years ago. The bid almost doubled in just the last few hours of the auction. I finally signed-up on Astromart and was struck by how few ads there actually are. It appears that places like Surplus Shed, Telescope Warehouse, Hands On Optics, etc., have cut inroads into the bottom-feeders world. Not that some terrific bargains can't be found at such places, but I sure miss the Starry Messenger. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Mortgage rates near 39yr lows. $420k for $1,399/mo. Calculate new payment! www.LowerMyBills.com/lre

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Winter time activities
by Patrick Wiggins 21 Nov '06

21 Nov '06

Since a number of Wasatch Mountain Club members and folks here share the same interests I though y'all might be interested in seeing what WMC is up to. Download their newsletters here: http://www.wasatchmountainclub.org/rambler As with SLAS, WMC does not insist you be a member of WMC to participate in many of their activities. pw

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Fwd: Light pollution help/Crelin
by Richard Tenney 21 Nov '06

21 Nov '06

SPAM that might be of interest to some of you... I haven't seen the book, but the idea is certainly good. --- Bob Crelin <bob(a)bobcrelin.com> wrote: > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:57:16 -0500 > Subject: Light pollution help/Crelin > From: Bob Crelin <bob(a)bobcrelin.com> > To: <retenney(a)yahoo.com> > CC: <uvaa(a)linkrealms.com> > > Hello Utah Valley Astronomy Association, > > Through my children's book, I'm having a lot success > changing everyday > peoples' ideas about protecting the starry night > skies. But, I'm only one > person. Please read my open letter below and > consider putting it in your > club newsletter, online discussion groups, etc. > > Appreciated! > Bob Crelin > bob(a)bobcrelin.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > Dear Friends of Dark Skies, > > As you may know, I've been very involved in dark sky > efforts for the past > twelve years. I've dedicated most of my efforts to > dreaming up the best > tools that help bring light pollution > awareness/action into mainstream > society. > Here's some news on one of those tools... > > After selling out of a short paperback run, my > children's book 'There Once > Was a Sky Full of Stars' (Sky Publ.), has been > re-introduced as a beautiful, > large format hardcover. This book is the first, > lyrical children's book > that teaches kids about the stars AND fixing light > pollution. The story's > environmental message is simple, educational and > unforgettable for young > readers (listeners and parents, too!) > > This hardcover release now has expanded > distribution, which means that There > Once Was a Sky Full of Stars is available to Barnes > & Noble, Borders, and > any other national book chain or local book store. > However, because Sky is > a smaller publisher, many stores have not heard of > the book. This book > can't deliver it's important message if it is > sitting in boxes in a > warehouse. > > YOU CAN HELP GREATLY to get this book on the store > shelves, into libraries, > into schools, etc. Please encourage your club > members, friends and family > members to ask for it at your local book stores, > libraries (the more places > that stock it, the more LP awareness gets spread!) > Consider it as a gift to > children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great > grandchildren, etc. for the > holidays. > > We might just change the world! > > Sincerely, > > Bob Crelin, author > bob(a)bobcrelin.com > > http://bobcrelin.com/author.html > > > 'There Once Was a Sky Full of Stars' by Bob Crelin, > Sky Publishing Corp. > ISBN# 1931559376 > > "Bob Crelin's enchanting, educational tale explains > how light pollution > steals the stars and how children can lead the way > to restore the nighttime > sky for the enrichment of future generations." > -Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President, Waterkeeper > Alliance > > "What a beautiful job of communicating the dark sky > issue to the next > generation. I enjoyed reading it myself, and very > much appreciated the tone > of voice. It's such a lovely telling that I think it > will have a wide > appeal." > -Award-winning & NY Times Best Selling Author > Dava Sobel of Longitude, Galileo's Daughter > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Degrees online in as fast as 1 Yr MBA, Bachelor's, Master's, Assoc http://yahoo.degrees.info

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Phoenix trailer (fun but OT)
by Patrick Wiggins 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

Fellow Potter Heads: The trailer for the next movie is out (although, oddly, it's been placed on the Happy Feet web site). http://www2.warnerbros.com/happyfeet Cynthia is organizing a trek to the opening. pw

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Test
by Wayne Sumner 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

I got it as well as many others today. Wayne A. Sumner Math/Physics/Astronomy/Engineering Boy's Tennis Coach Northridge High School Davis School District (801) 402-8610 >>> Chuck Hards <chuckhards(a)yahoo.com> 11/19/06 9:24 PM >>> I posted a Leonid report this morning and haven't seen it come back yet, likewise I have seen NO list postings at all today (Sunday). Anybody get this posting, or any others today? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Don't quit your job - take classes online www.Classesusa.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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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Leonids
by David Dunn 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

I went out to the northwest of Promontory Saturday night. I spent a couple of hours looking around with my 16" scope. After about 7:30 the sky turned a bit milky. There must have been some moisture or high clouds. The sky washed out until it was only just a little bit better than it would be in my backyard. I saw a few dim meteors fly through Perseus and Auriga. One of them kind of reminded me of the storm a few years ago. Several meteors appeared at the same time, right next to each other. I went home at about 9pm, since the sky wasn't real nice. Last night, I was in the hot tub at about 9:30pm. I saw several dim Leonid meteors again. I also saw one really bright green one. I also a few meteors that appeared to radiate out of Cetus right near Mira. Dave

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