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Sunday ISS transit update
by Patrick Wiggins 20 Oct '07

20 Oct '07

Here's the latest prediction for Sunday's pass of ISS across the Sun. Looks like for observers on the centerline the transit will last a full 8/10s of a second (the last one was a bit less than half a second). http://www.calsky.com/? Transitline=&obs=79303019710733&tdt=2454395.30648688&sat=25544&interval= 0.00011574&step=0.00000231&mainbody=0 patrick

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Fwd: Possibility of Help with a School Star Party in Lindon
by Richard Tenney 19 Oct '07

19 Oct '07

Anyone that can help with this please let me know. (See bottom of message for address...) Thanks. -Rich --- Jennifer Remy <jmremy(a)timpacademy.org> wrote: > Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:04:34 -0600 > From: "Jennifer Remy" <jmremy(a)timpacademy.org> > To: <retenney(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Possibility of Help with a School Star > Party > > I am the middle school science teacher at Timpanogos > Academy in Lindon. > We have a school star party planned for the evening > of November 16th. > Would it be possible for any of your members to help > with this? I, > personally, have a NextStar 4 and a smaller scope. > The school does not > have any scopes. We are planning on having the star > party from 7 pm to > 9 pm that evening. I anticipate ~150 people at the > star party. I have > a back-up plan in the event of inclimate weather but > am hoping that it > will not be needed (especially since this is one of > the peak nights for > the Leonids!). Please feel free to have anyone who > might be able to > help contact me personally. > Thank You! > > > Jennifer M. RÃ©my > Middle School Science > Timpanogos Academy > jmremy(a)timpacademy.org > 801.785.4979 > She also wrote: We have a large field that is actually fairly dark. Not ideal, I know, but it's the best we can do. We also will have access to our gym then so we can have a few things set up in their for people. Our address is 55 south 100 east in Lindon. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Picture for Nova
by Patrick Wiggins 19 Oct '07

19 Oct '07

I'm finishing up the next issue of Nova. Any SLAS members here have a recent photo that might look good on the cover? patrick

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ISS to cross the Sun Sunday
by Kurt Fisher 19 Oct '07

19 Oct '07

For lurkers - see also suggested observing points on ground track at - http://www.utahastronomy.com/Current_observing_events#Oct_21_13h19h45s_ISS_… - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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Zodiacal light
by Kurt Fisher 18 Oct '07

18 Oct '07

Kim, Really a great wide-angle photo. This time of the year through November 15 is when I usually see from the Unitas, the really stunning zodical light reaching from the eastern horizon up to two-thirds of the way to the meridian. In your great photo, I can see: 1) The outline of Leo 2) Venus and Saturn 3) The keystone of Cancer 4) Open cluster M44 in the keystone of Cancer 5) and a bit of open cluster M67 exposed near alf Cancer - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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C/2007 F1 LONEOS
by Kurt Fisher 18 Oct '07

18 Oct '07

Updated Current events in Utah astro wiki with a new finder chart for C/2007 F1 Loneos http://www.utahastronomy.com/Current_observing_events#Oct_18_to_24_C.2F2007… http://gallery.utahastronomy.com/d/10102-2/C2007F1_10_18SLC.PNG Covers 10-18 to 10-24 and SLAS events on Fri. 10-19 and Sat. 10-21. - Peace, Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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Gegenschein from Haleakala & Fisheye Fun
by Patrick Wiggins 18 Oct '07

18 Oct '07

I don't think that Rob has mentioned he's posted a couple of new shots. Have a look and see why the much discussed SLAS trip to Hawaii needs to happen. Gegenschein from Haleakala & Fisheye Fun http://gallery.utahastronomy.com/v/rob/?g2_page=4 pw

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Zodiacal light
by Kim 18 Oct '07

18 Oct '07

Last week I drove up to the Skyline Drive early in the AM to try and get pics of the zodiacal light. Due to technical problems, I wasn’t able to post anything until today. (Thanks Patrick.) I had one decent photo out of about 10 or so. If you’re interested, see it at: HYPERLINK "http://gallery.utahastronomy.com/v/Kim/Dawn+Zodiacal+Light+10+Oct+07.jpg.ht ml"http://gallery.utahastronomy.com/v/Kim/Dawn+Zodiacal+Light+10+Oct+07.jpg. html. Unfortunately, I also had technical problems when I set up my equipment, so even this photo isn’t the best. It was a very windy night/morning. The wind nearly blew over my tripod more than once. I’ve been waiting for another opportunity, if the weather will cooperate. Kim Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.1/963 - Release Date: 8/20/2007 5:44 PM

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Fwd: A Nano-Engineering Revolution: Oct. 24 Lecture
by Dave Bennett 18 Oct '07

18 Oct '07

Rich, I think something happened with the quote levels on your forward...hope you don't mind the ditto: From: James DeGooyer <jdegooyer(a)science.utah.edu> Date: October 18, 2007 11:45:52 AM MDT To: office(a)science.utah.edu Cc: jdegooyer(a)science.utah.edu Subject: A Nano-Engineering Revolution: Oct. 24 Lecture Dear Frontiers of Science patron: The first FOS lecture of this academic year is Wed, Oct. 24, 7:30 PM, on campus! The event is free and open to the public! See the official University of Utah press release below -- we hope you can join us Oct. 24! FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE LECTURENano-engineering: A Technology Revolution Lecturer: Larry R. Dalton, George B. Kauffman professor of chemistry, University of Washington Date: Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007 Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Building Auditorium, University of Utah FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Thirty years ago, few people could have imagined the impact that personal computers, cell phones, flat-panel displays and Global Positioning System navigation devices would have on their daily lives. Today, we are faced with daunting technological challenges: the energy crisis, rising medical diagnostic costs, homeland security issues and bandwidth saturation in telecommunications. "Great problems create great opportunities, and the limitations of current technology are motivating transformative research that addresses critical challenges and creates new economies," says Dalton. "A new technology revolution is on the way that will be significantly greater than the advances of the past three decades - a revolution that will impact our lives in truly extraordinary ways." For example, electronic and photonic devices - which use light to transmit information - now can be constructed with dimensions smaller than the wavelength of light, and these devices and circuits exhibit extraordinary properties. The integration of electronics and photonics provides the route to super-fast computers and information downloads from computers to devices and to the Internet with terabyte or greater bandwidths. "Waiting for a file to upload or download will be a thing of the past, and microprocessors will play an ever greater role in the real-time control of devices," says Dalton. Technologies such as anti-collision radar and phased-array radar will become commonplace, permitting 3-D real-time awareness of the environments surrounding planes, cars and ships. A new generation of sensor technology is on the way, and embedded network sensing (which combines sensor, telecommunication, microprocessor and actuator capabilities on a single chip) is already used for monitoring civil infrastructure and the natural environment. An extension of embedded network sensing promises point-of-care diagnostics - no more waiting for a clinical laboratory to return important analytical results. Nanotechnology - technology on the scale of molecules or even atoms - is leading to new materials that exhibit greater bandwidth for electronic and photonic applications, have dramatically reduced power requirements and even harvest their own energy, are lightweight and flexible, and are cheaper to produce than conventional materials. Dalton attended the Honors College of Michigan State University and graduated with highest honors in 1965 with a bachelor's degree in chemistry and mathematics. His undergraduate research in chemistry resulted in five research publications. In mathematics, Dalton's achievements were recognized by election to Pi Mu Epsilon, the honorary national mathematics society. He completed a master's degree in chemistry in 1966 at Michigan State, then earned an A.M. degree and a Ph.D. at Harvard University in 1971. He was awarded a number of graduate honors, including a Harvard University Fellowship and a National Institutes of Health Predoctoral Fellowship. Dalton has worked on the faculty at Vanderbilt University, the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and the University of Southern California. In 1998, he joined the faculty at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he currently holds the George B. Kauffman Professorship in Chemistry and is an adjunct professor of electricalengineering. Recent awards and honors include the 2006 William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award, the 2003 Chemistry of Materials Award of the American Chemical Society, and the Quality Education for Minorities' 2005 Giants in Science Award. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is coauthor of more than 500 peer-reviewed publications. The Frontiers of Science lecture series is celebrating its 40th year in 2007, making it one of the longest-running lecture series in the history of the University of Utah. The series is co-hosted by theCollege of Science and the College of Mines and Earth Sciences. -- James R. DeGooyer Public Relations Specialist College of Science 1430 E. Presidents Cir. Rm. 220 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Ph. (801) 581-3124 Fax (801) 585-3169

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Fwd: A Nano-Engineering Revolution: Oct. 24 Frontiers of Science Lecture
by Richard Tenney 18 Oct '07

18 Oct '07

--- James DeGooyer <jdegooyer(a)science.utah.edu> wrote: > Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:45:52 -0600 > To: office(a)science.utah.edu > From: James DeGooyer <jdegooyer(a)science.utah.edu> > Subject: A Nano-Engineering Revolution: Oct. 24 > Lecture > CC: jdegooyer(a)science.utah.edu > > Dear Frontiers of Science patron: The first FOS > lecture of this > academic year is Wed, Oct. 24, 7:30 PM, on campus! > The event is free > and open to the public! See the official University > of Utah press > release below -- we hope you can join us Oct. 24! > > > > >FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE LECTURE > >Nano-engineering: A Technology Revolution > > > > Lecturer: Larry R. Dalton, George B. Kauffman > professor of > >chemistry, University of Washington > > > > Date: Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007 > > > > Time: 7:30 p.m. > > > > Place: Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Building > Auditorium, > >University of Utah > > > >FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC > > > > Thirty years ago, few people could have imagined > the impact that > >personal computers, cell phones, flat-panel > displays and Global > >Positioning System navigation devices would have on > their daily lives. > > > > Today, we are faced with daunting technological > challenges: the > >energy crisis, rising medical diagnostic costs, > homeland security issues > >and bandwidth saturation in telecommunications. > "Great problems create > >great opportunities, and the limitations of current > technology are > >motivating transformative research that addresses > critical challenges > >and creates new economies," says Dalton. "A new > technology revolution is > >on the way that will be significantly greater than > the advances of the > >past three decades - a revolution that will impact > our lives in truly > >extraordinary ways." > > > > For example, electronic and photonic devices - > which use light > >to transmit information - now can be constructed > with dimensions smaller > >than the wavelength of light, and these devices and > circuits exhibit > >extraordinary properties. The integration of > electronics and photonics > >provides the route to super-fast computers and > information downloads > >from computers to devices and to the Internet with > terabyte or greater > >bandwidths. "Waiting for a file to upload or > download will be a thing of > >the past, and microprocessors will play an ever > greater role in the > >real-time control of devices," says Dalton. > > > > Technologies such as anti-collision radar and > phased-array radar > >will become commonplace, permitting 3-D real-time > awareness of the > >environments surrounding planes, cars and ships. A > new generation of > >sensor technology is on the way, and embedded > network sensing (which > >combines sensor, telecommunication, microprocessor > and actuator > >capabilities on a single chip) is already used for > monitoring civil > >infrastructure and the natural environment. An > extension of embedded > >network sensing promises point-of-care diagnostics > - no more waiting for > >a clinical laboratory to return important > analytical results. > > > > Nanotechnology - technology on the scale of > molecules or even > >atoms - is leading to new materials that exhibit > greater bandwidth for > >electronic and photonic applications, have > dramatically reduced power > >requirements and even harvest their own energy, are > lightweight and > >flexible, and are cheaper to produce than > conventional materials. > > > > Dalton attended the Honors College of Michigan > State University > >and graduated with highest honors in 1965 with a > bachelor's degree in > >chemistry and mathematics. His undergraduate > research in chemistry > >resulted in five research publications. In > mathematics, Dalton's > >achievements were recognized by election to Pi Mu > Epsilon, the honorary > >national mathematics society. He completed a > master's degree in > >chemistry in 1966 at Michigan State, then earned an > A.M. degree and a > >Ph.D. at Harvard University in 1971. He was awarded > a number of graduate > >honors, including a Harvard University Fellowship > and a National > >Institutes of Health Predoctoral Fellowship. > > > > Dalton has worked on the faculty at Vanderbilt > University, the > >State University of New York at Stony Brook, and > the University of > >Southern California. In 1998, he joined the faculty > at the University of > >Washington, Seattle, where he currently holds the > George B. Kauffman > >Professorship in Chemistry and is an adjunct > professor of electrical > >engineering. > > > > Recent awards and honors include the 2006 William > Streifer > >Scientific Achievement Award, the 2003 Chemistry of > Materials Award of > >the American Chemical Society, and the Quality > Education for Minorities' > >2005 Giants in Science Award. He is a Fellow of the > American Association > >for the Advancement of Science and senior member of > the Institute of > >Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is > coauthor of more than 500 > >peer-reviewed publications. > > > > The Frontiers of Science lecture series is > celebrating its 40th > >year in 2007, making it one of the longest-running > lecture series in the > >history of the University of Utah. The series is > co-hosted by the > >College of Science and the College of Mines and > Earth Sciences. > > > -- > James R. DeGooyer > Public Relations Specialist > College of Science > 1430 E. Presidents Cir. Rm. 220 > Salt Lake City, UT 84112 > Ph. (801) 581-3124 > Fax (801) 585-3169 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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