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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Re: C73P near M57 tonight at 10:00pm - low astro photo op
by astrodeb＠charter.net 09 May '06

09 May '06

found this animation of the comet moving. http://astronomy.qteaser.com/images/m57cometanimations.gif Debbie ---- Patrick Wiggins <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> wrote: > Canopus56 wrote: > > > Although probably not recoverable from Utah, a C73P > > fragment will be near the Ring Nebula at 9:00PM but > > probably is not recoverable from Utah. M57 will not > > be up until 10:00 pm and will be at 20 deg az by > > 11:00pm. So there may be a minor chance to catch a > > C73 frag and M57 in the same wide-field FOV. > > > Well at least _someone_ was able to see it: > > http://www.bellatrixobservatory.org/m57_73pc.jpg > > 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] More Eclipse Pictures.
by Dale Hooper 09 May '06

09 May '06

Very nice Dave. Thanks for sharing them. Every time I see something like this though - it just makes me want to kick myself for not going to see the one in Mexico. I'm looking forward to the one in 2017. I would imagine that it will be somewhat similar to the one you saw since we'll be in about the same location in the solar max/min cycle. Clear skies, Dale. > -----Original Message----- > From: utah-astronomy-bounces+dale.hooper=sdl.usu.edu(a)mailman.xmission.com > [mailto:utah-astronomy- > bounces+dale.hooper=sdl.usu.edu(a)mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of David > Dunn > Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 10:25 AM > To: Utah Astronomy > Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] More Eclipse Pictures. > > Use this link since the other one got cut off. > > http://www.utahastronomy.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=Eclipse-2006 > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: > utah-astronomy-bounces+david.dunn=albertsons.com(a)mailman.xmission.com > [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+david.dunn=albertsons.com@mailman.xmissio > n.com] On Behalf Of David Dunn > Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 10:22 AM > To: Utah Astronomy > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] More Eclipse Pictures. > > I posted some more eclipse pictures. These were taken by my wife using > an old Sony digital camera. Eclipse 8 is good at showing a 1X picture of > the eclipse at totality. Notice how far the corona went out from the > sun. It was well over two solar diameters. I also like the twilight shot > she got. It shows how dark it really got. > > > > http://www.utahastronomy.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=Eclipse-2006&p > age=1 > > > > Thanks, > > David Dunn > > 801-961-3253 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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C73P near M57 tonight at 10:00pm - low astro photo op
by Canopus56 08 May '06

08 May '06

Although probably not recoverable from Utah, a C73P fragment will be near the Ring Nebula at 9:00PM but probably is not recoverable from Utah. M57 will not be up until 10:00 pm and will be at 20 deg az by 11:00pm. So there may be a minor chance to catch a C73 frag and M57 in the same wide-field FOV. Per Crinkwell's Comet Chasing page: "May 7: Component C will pass over the Ring Nebula tonight: 2006 May 8 03:05 UT (May 7, 11:00p EDT). The close approach will last about a half hour. The comet will first be within a degree of M57 2h15m prior to the event, and will pass beyond a degree about 2h15m afterward. For North America this pass will occur in moonlight.; the comet will be rising in the east during the event, seen lower in the sky as you go west. Western observers will miss the closest approach altogether but will be able to see the two objects near one-another as they rise. In southern Europe the event may be visible in darkness prior to dawn, but is highly dependent on location." http://www.skyhound.com/sh/73P.html - Canopus56 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] More Eclipse Pictures.
by David Dunn 08 May '06

08 May '06

Use this link since the other one got cut off. http://www.utahastronomy.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=Eclipse-2006 Dave -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+david.dunn=albertsons.com(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+david.dunn=albertsons.com@mailman.xmissio n.com] On Behalf Of David Dunn Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 10:22 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] More Eclipse Pictures. I posted some more eclipse pictures. These were taken by my wife using an old Sony digital camera. Eclipse 8 is good at showing a 1X picture of the eclipse at totality. Notice how far the corona went out from the sun. It was well over two solar diameters. I also like the twilight shot she got. It shows how dark it really got. http://www.utahastronomy.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=Eclipse-2006&p age=1 Thanks, David Dunn 801-961-3253 _______________________________________________ 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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More Eclipse Pictures.
by David Dunn 08 May '06

08 May '06

I posted some more eclipse pictures. These were taken by my wife using an old Sony digital camera. Eclipse 8 is good at showing a 1X picture of the eclipse at totality. Notice how far the corona went out from the sun. It was well over two solar diameters. I also like the twilight shot she got. It shows how dark it really got. http://www.utahastronomy.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=Eclipse-2006&p age=1 Thanks, David Dunn 801-961-3253

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SLAS site down
by Patrick Wiggins 07 May '06

07 May '06

Hi, It's Sunday at 5:10 pm and I am not able to get to the SLAS web site ( http://slas.us ). Anyone else having the same problem? Patrick

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Nice "broken comet" shots
by Patrick Wiggins 07 May '06

07 May '06

Some nice amateur shots of two of the brightest Comet 73/P fragments: http://home.ptd.net/~tbash/images/73P-BC.jpg

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(no subject)
by Tyler Allred 03 May '06

03 May '06

Hi all. Here are two more images from recent weeks. I hope you enjoy them. I am particularly happy with the M3 image. Cheers, Tyler M63 The Sunflower Galaxy with Tak CN-212 http://tinyurl.com/hrdsl M3 Glob with Tak Epsilon E-160 http://tinyurl.com/rws5e Click the small images for larger versions.

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New Google Maps feature
by Patrick Wiggins 03 May '06

03 May '06

This will be in the next issue of News but since a number folks here are into tracking satellites I figured I'd give y'all a sneak preview. http://www.n2yo.com/ Patrick

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New Nasa mission to launch in August
by Howard Jackman 03 May '06

03 May '06

A new mission is set to launch in August. http://www.theonion.com/content/node/47977 Enjoy!!! Howard __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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