December 2007 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

M57 +73PSW-3
by daniel turner 27 Mar '13

27 Mar '13

Mark your calendar for early evening May 7. Their will be a close encounter between the Ring nebula and periodic comet 73P. The comet will be close to earth so its exact position in the sky will depend stongly on your location on the globe. Go to spaceweather.com and use the link at the bottom of the page for "Observable Comets". 73p is in the list and includes orbital elements and a link for daily ephemerides. DT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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OT: Sports cars
by Chuck Hards 09 Feb '08

09 Feb '08

Just wondering if any other astro list members share my interest in sports cars and roadsters. I'm not talking about "point and shoot" horsepower muscle cars, but cars that go fast yet were designed for curves. Cars that were meant to be driven on the open road and enjoyed for the driving experience. Some examples would include the MG midget, the Triumph Spitfire, TR6 or TR7, Toyota 2000 GT, Jaguar XK-E series, Datsun 1600, 2000, or 240Z, Mazda RX-7, Miata, RX-8. Anybody?

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Clearing skies - Comet Tuttle and Holmes
by Kurt Fisher 01 Jan '08

01 Jan '08

The IR sat image is showing some clearing skies tonight. Internet scuttle butt is that both Comet 8P Tuttle and Comet Holmes are visible in 10x50 binos. May be worth a quick peak between imbibes tonight. 8P Finder chart at: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com/v/kurt/utahastrowiki/055.PNG.html and http://www.utahastronomy.com/Current_observing_events Uber imager Pete Lawrence's image of Comet 8P approaching M33: http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/comets/2007-12-30_Tuttle+M33_IMG_5567.jpg Clear skies and HNY - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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Edge-on eyepieces
by Chuck Hards 01 Jan '08

01 Jan '08

Has anyone tried the Orion "Edge-On" flat-field eyepieces? For either imaging or visual use? http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=eyepieces/~pcategory=… User feedback appreciated.

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Prominence sunspot alert
by Kurt Fisher 31 Dec '07

31 Dec '07

>From another newsgroup. If there is a break in clouds tomorrow, pulling out the PST for a peak may be an idea. - Kurt ========================================== Space Weather News for Dec. 31, 2007 http://spaceweather.com SOLAR ACTIVITY: The New Year could begin with a bang--or rather a solar flare. A sunspot hidden just behind the sun's eastern limb has unleashed two X-ray flares and a bright CME (coronal mass ejection) in the past 24 hours. This activity could signal the return of large sunspot 978, which has spent the last two weeks transiting the far side of the sun. Today or tomorrow, the sun's rotation should carry the active region over the limb and into view from Earth; then we can evaluate its potential for more flares and CMEs. Visit http://spaceweather.com for images and updates. _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Out of towner wants to observe.
by Kurt Fisher 31 Dec '07

31 Dec '07

The listserve software is stripping the server name out as an anti-spam measure. Email me the address at kfisher at csolutions dot net (or to Patrick directly) and I'll handle it. Or give him the listserv url below and he can read the answer here. I'll post one tomorrow. - Kurt http://mailman.xmission.com/lurker/list/utah-astronomy.en.html _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Moving Host
by Kurt Fisher 31 Dec '07

31 Dec '07

Cynthia, Thanks again for all that you do. Happy NY. - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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Out of towner wants to observe.
by Kurt Fisher 31 Dec '07

31 Dec '07

David, There is no full email address in your message. There is no way to respond to the person requesting the information. Clear skies. - Kurt, a former Clevelander. _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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Out of towner wants to observe.
by Dunn, David 31 Dec '07

31 Dec '07

I received the following from the OAS website. It looks like it would be more applicable to this group. Thanks. Dave -----Original Message----- From: tinroad425(a)sbcglobal.net [mailto:tinroad425@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 10:30 PM To: Dunn, David Subject: Form submission from ogdenastronomy.com FirstName: Michael LastName: Madigan comments: Hi, Wishing everyone clear skies for the coming year. Hello fellow amateur Astronomers I am going to be visiting your fair state the 2nd week in January. I belong to a small club in Cleveland,Ohio the Cuyahoga(County)Astronomical Association I have been a proud member for the last few years.I have never been to the western part of the country I hear great tales of how great the viewing.I was wondering if their was anyone in or around the Salt Lake City,Park City areas that I could possible hook up with for a little viewing time.I am taking a plane and can only get a small pair of binoculars to take with me.I would be very great full for any replies I will be available on the nights of 7th,8th,9th,10th cell number (216)577-4060. Thank You For Your Hospitality Mike M. email: tinroad425(a)sbcglobal.net submit: submit ----------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail was generated from a form submission on your website: ogdenastronomy.com

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Solstice is religion and ethics?
by Patrick Wiggins 31 Dec '07

31 Dec '07

Anyone happen to notice the comment added to the D News' recent story on the solstice ( http://deseretnews.com/article/ 1,5143,695237665,00.html ) in which a reader suggested "All the Solstice stories should have been indexed under 'Religion and Ethics.'"? More to the point, I can almost understand "religion" since the solstice started with the first religion but "ethics"? How does that work? patrick

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