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ISS overhead this evening
by Patrick Wiggins 10 Apr '07

10 Apr '07

ISS will be making an excellent pass over N. Utah tonight. 20:58 Rises in SW 21:02 High overhead 21:04 Fades in NE pw

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Dino article
by Michael Carnes 10 Apr '07

10 Apr '07

Naah. Just figured you'd been in Sanpete County long enough to go native... >My remark yesterday about the age of the earth didn't even get a rise from >anyone. Either y'all are losing your sense of humor, or I've misjudged mine.

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dino article
by astrodeb＠beyondbb.com 09 Apr '07

09 Apr '07

I'm hoping to do the Subway hike this summer if our group is lucky enough to get a permit. There are some dinosaur tracks about 7 miles into the hike. Scroll down this website till it says "Dinosaur Tracks". http://www.zionnational-park.com/zion-national-park-subway.htm Nice article Joe! Debbie On Mon Apr 9 23:34 , cmh856(a)aol.com sent: > >Gary, I've been laughing for 20 minutes. Thanks bro! > >In a message dated 4/9/2007 9:54:28 AM Mountain Standard Time, >n7zi(a)comcast.net writes: > >It's just the Flintstone's rendition of sitting on the copy machine... B) > >73 de n7zi >Gary > >"Why buy something for ten bucks when you can make it for a hundred." JR > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joe Bauman" bau(a)desnews.com> >To: "Utah Astronomy" utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> >Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 9:15 AM >Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dino article > > >> Thanks, Mike! I guess the dinosaur made an ass of himself ... -- Joe > > > > > >************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.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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Dino article
by Michael Carnes 09 Apr '07

09 Apr '07

Nice article Joe: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660210201,00.html I'd also like to congratulate you for being perhaps the first writer to have the term "butt-print" in the Des News. MC

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SPOC wins City Weekly "Best Of"
by Patrick Wiggins 08 Apr '07

08 Apr '07

http://www.slweekly.com/article.cfm/activenightcont pw

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Infromal Laser test pics
by cmh856＠aol.com 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

Howard, I think I let this one get by me, but sorry if it's a repeat on my part. I checked my NiMH and the AAA size are 900 mah Energizers. What brand are your 1000 mah, and where did you get them? Thanks! In a message dated 4/1/2007 11:03:32 PM Mountain Standard Time, sumoetx(a)gmail.com writes: I did want to ask you what 'MaH' your NiMH batteries are?? I just picked up a fresh batch of 1000MaH NiMHs, I'll let you know if I notice any difference between those, the lithiums, and alkalines. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Satellite pieces to reenter Thursday
by Patrick Wiggins 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Parts of the weather satellite the Chinese destroyed in January are starting to come down (unfortunately many pieces will remain in polar orbit for years). A couple of pieces are predicted to reenter such that the fiery reentry _MAY_ be visible from N. Utah this coming Thursday evening (the 5th). Details as predicted for SPOC: First piece rises in SSE at 18h43m36s. 65 degrees above ENE at 18h45m44s (distance from SPOC 88.5 km, altitude above ground 81.6 km). If it does not reenter it will then set in NNW at 18h47m55s. Second (much smaller piece that may not be visible even if it does renter) follows a similar but lower trajectory 2 to 4 minutes after the first. Again, this _MAY_ be visible from N. Utah and it could be a great sight if it is, but I would not bet any money on it. :) pw

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Fwd: New book on Occultations
by Richard Tenney 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

--- Richard Nugent <rnugent(a)wt.net> wrote: > From: "Richard Nugent" <rnugent(a)wt.net> > To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> > Subject: New book on Occultations > Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 22:15:01 -0500 > > Please pass this on to your astronomy club members: > > The International Occultation Timing Association > (IOTA) has just released a new book on Occultations: > "Chasing the Shadow:The IOTA Occultation Observer's > Manual". Its free, online and ready for > downloading. > > Written by IOTA's most experienced astronomers, this > is the only book you'll need for occultation > observations by the Moon, by asteroids and other > solar system bodies. It includes an extensive set of > Appendices, and over 120 color figures and diagrams, > 385 pages. > > The book is available here: > http://www.poyntsource.com/IOTAmanual/Preview.htm > > Richard Nugent > Editor, Author, Chasing the Shadow:The IOTA > Occultation Observer's Manual > Executive Secretary > International Occultation Timing Association ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/

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Solar System Bodies chart
by Patrick Wiggins 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

Nice chart: http://kokogiak.com/solarsystembodies_metric.jpg pw

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luckyduck laser models picture
by Howard Jackman 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

I've uploaded a picture of my 2 LuckyDuck lasers, very nearly identical in appearance. the 5mw on top the 20mw beneath Howard http://www.utahastronomy.com/Howardj/LuckyDuck_lasers

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