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RE: [OAS_News] SPOC rainbows
by Dale Hooper 20 May '06

20 May '06

As one of the OASers that got to attend last night - I wanted to give everyone with SLAS a huge thank you for the SPOC star party. I know a lot of time and energy must have gone into hosting it for us. As Patrick mentioned below - what an incredible way to start the evening - a quadruple rainbow! You guys really must have connections with some powerful folks. <g> This was my first visit to SPOC and I must say you have a beautiful setup! Quoting Darth Vader, "impressive, MOST impressive!" Its obvious that SPOC has required a tremendous amount of dedication. I'll bet its on par or better than what a lot of universities have. The sky didn't exactly want to cooperate but, as Patrick stated, we still had some great views of Saturn, Jupiter, M51, M13, NGC4565, M82, the Cat's Eye nebula (NGC6543), M3, et al. Again - thank you so much, it was a lot of fun and Patrick is right about the advanced training session - it was a great chance to get together and get to know each other better. And only with amateur astronomers will you see the pies, cheesecake, and banana splits after midnight. This will really help me maintain my figure. <g> Clear skies, Dale. ________________________________ From: OAS_News(a)yahoogroups.com on behalf of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Sat 5/20/2006 5:09 AM To: oas Subject: [OAS_News] SPOC rainbows It was great to see so many members of OAS out at SPOC last night. I must admit that there was a time late yesterday afternoon when I thought the weather would never clear in time but the Clear Sky Clock said it would and it was right. While we were treated to views of many astronomical objects (my favorite was Saturn through the refractor) I wonder if maybe the best view was meteorological. I don't remember ever seeing a quadruple rainbow before. Nor do I remember seeing two rainbows that were far apart in the sky but converged near the ground. Quite a site. http://utahastro.info/temp/RAINBOW01.JPG http://utahastro.info/temp/RAINBOW02.JPG Again, it was fun to have y'all out last night and I hope we'll see more OASers at SPOC in the future. Carpe Noctem! Patrick ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/1.XolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAS_News/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: OAS_News-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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Observing Tonight
by Olhomorto＠aol.com 20 May '06

20 May '06

Does anyone have observing plans for the gravel pit or pit n' pole tonight? Mike

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] RE: Micron / micrometer
by Ken Harris 19 May '06

19 May '06

It's way past my bedtime, Patrick. You always have these parties at the weirdest times! Ken Harris Great Salt Lake Shipmodeling & Research Society NRG member Salt Lake Astronomical Society > [Original Message] > From: <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> > To: <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Date: 5/19/2006 8:55:21 PM > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] RE: Micron / micrometer > > Quoting Ken Harris <kharrismar(a)earthlink.net>: > > > What's the matter, Patrick? Can't sleep, or just too much spare time? > > > > Ken Harris > > Nah, just killing time until the star party starts. > > Speaking thereof, OAS is here, and a bunch of SLASers are here. Where > are you?! > <grins> > > Patrick > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] Micron / micrometer
by Michael Carnes 19 May '06

19 May '06

Cubic centimeter/milliliter. It just never ends... > >So if a micron and micrometer are the same thing, why the two names? > >Puzzled... >

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Micron / micrometer
by Ken Harris 19 May '06

19 May '06

What's the matter, Patrick? Can't sleep, or just too much spare time? Ken Harris Great Salt Lake Shipmodeling & Research Society NRG member Salt Lake Astronomical Society > [Original Message] > From: Patrick Wiggins <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> > To: utah astronomy listserve <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Date: 5/19/2006 6:19:30 PM > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Micron / micrometer > > A micrometer is defined as one-millionth of a meter. > > A micron is defined as a thousandth of a millimeter. > > But since there are 1,000 millimeters in a meter a micron can also be > called a micrometer. > > So if a micron and micrometer are the same thing, why the two names? > > Puzzled... > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Another New Image - Leo Trio with Tak CN-212
by Tyler Allred 19 May '06

19 May '06

Hi again, Here is another new image taken with the Tak CN-212 at F/3.9. It still needs some work to flatten the background and it needs color data, but I think it is a good start. Here is a link to the reduced image. Click the image for a larger version. http://tinyurl.com/zabn8 Cheers, Tyler

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Micron / micrometer
by Olhomorto＠aol.com 19 May '06

19 May '06

I have read that they are synonyms (like lawyer,attorney or baby,infant) and that micron is considered to be the "obsolete" of the two. Mike

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Micron / micrometer
by Patrick Wiggins 19 May '06

19 May '06

A micrometer is defined as one-millionth of a meter. A micron is defined as a thousandth of a millimeter. But since there are 1,000 millimeters in a meter a micron can also be called a micrometer. So if a micron and micrometer are the same thing, why the two names? Puzzled...

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A380 (OT)
by Patrick Wiggins 18 May '06

18 May '06

Off topic to be sure but it's been slow here and I know there are other pilots on the list. There was a piece on the news this evening showing the first ever Airbus A380. Talk about huge! Two decks. 550+ passengers. 560,000 kg gross take off mass. 80 meter wing span. "Aluminum overcast". 'Course, big as it is, the A380's wing span is still about 17 meters shorter than the Hughes H-4. Anybody wanna go fly? Patrick

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Your opinion, please
by Patrick Wiggins 17 May '06

17 May '06

Would anyone here mind if I posted News here on Utah Astronomy? I'm looking for an easier way of distributing the version of News that I send to non-SLAS members. If nothing else it might cause a few extra folks to subscribe and participate here. Thanks for your thoughts, Patrick p.s. Off list replies are welcome.

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