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Fw: scope armor covers
by Richard Tenney 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

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Special Invitation to "Sun Rings" Performance
by Ann House 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

SLAS members, We have been invited to an upcoming performance at Kingsbury Hall. The Kronos Quartet will be performing "Sun Rings" at Kingsbury Hall on November 13. "Sun Rings" was commissioned by NASA and includes sounds recorded in space by the Voyager and Galileo probes, as well as other spacecraft over the past 40 years. To read more, check: http://www.kronosquartet.org/SR/prog3.html They are offering a discount to the performance to members of the Salt Lake Astronomical Society. To receive 10% off the ticket price, mention your affiliation with SLAS when purchasing your tickets. This can be done at the Kingsbury Hall box office or by calling 581-7100. If you can pull together a group of 20 or more you can purchase tickets all at once and receive 20% off. To purchase group tickets call Brooke Duffy, Ticket Office Manager, at 585-5645. -A

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Nat Geo online: Light pollution
by Jay Eads 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

On 2008-10-16 20:24, Patrick Wiggins wrote: > http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/11/light-pollution/richardson-photog… These pictures truly show the impact of Light Pollution on our world. It's a wonder that we can see anything at all. Thanks for posting that Patrick, it is very interesting.

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Nat Geo online: Light pollution
by Patrick Wiggins 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/11/light-pollution/richardson-photog… patrick

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Seeking Science Movie Night suggestions
by Patrick Wiggins 15 Oct '08

15 Oct '08

For those who may not know, the U of U's Utah Museum of Natural History has a program called Science Movie Night wherein monthly they screen a "sciency" movie at the main SLC library after which they have and have a guest speaker speak, and interact with the audience, about the movie. Admission is free. I've been asked to do another, probably sometime early next year so now I need to come up with a movie. Being an "astro-geek" I usually do something with an astronomy and/or space exploration theme. Any suggestions? Note that the movie need not be (and I prefer it not be _hard_ science). I tend to lean towards entertaining documentaries, movies loosely based on true events (we've done October Skies a couple of times) or even science fiction (I've been giving some thought to The Day the Earth Stood Still which could lead to some political discussions in the Q&A after). Suggestions? Clear skies! patrick

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Satellite reentry tonight
by Patrick Wiggins 13 Oct '08

13 Oct '08

I just heard from CalSky that there's a chance (I'm guessing a small chance) that an orbiting piece of space junk, COSMOS 2421, may reenter low in our southern skies tomorrow (Tuesday) morning between 0304 and 0311. patrick

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MPO Canopus?
by Patrick Wiggins 10 Oct '08

10 Oct '08

Is anyone on the list running MPO Canopus? Thanks, patrick

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Attn. science supporters
by Joe Bauman 09 Oct '08

09 Oct '08

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl78

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Draconid Meteor Showers
by Ilove2getSpam＠gmail.com 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

Is this a shower that makes observing worthwhile? I'm in the northeast.... -Rich

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Draconid Meteor Showers
by Canopus56 06 Oct '08

06 Oct '08

> Is this a shower that makes observing worthwhile? I'm in the northeast.... The Drac shower is listed on the IMO calendar with a variable maximum rate and a peak on Oct. 8. I saw last year's peak somewhat by accident. I was out observing DSOs anyway looking towards the southern horizon. I noticed about 4-5 per hour of mag 3-4 meteors with long 3-7 deg tails streaming from a radiant from behind my head around the north pole. It was a nice low frequency shower, but not anything I would recommend making a trip for. This year's near first quarter moon means the meteors will not be visible until after midnight and moonset. In short, if you are up and out of the city, I'd look for them, but it is not worth a special trip. Take your scope so you can fill-in with general observing. - Kurt

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