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Fwd: Space Station node may get awful name
by Dave Bennett 12 Apr '09

12 Apr '09

I'm sorry but "Colbert" just won't happen. As seen on their own website, NASA has veto power and they'll use it: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/name_ISS/rules.html 4. NASA will take into consideration the results of the voting. However, the results are not binding on NASA and NASA reserves the right to ultimately select a name in accordance with the best interests of the agency, its needs, and other considerations. Such name may not necessarily be one which is on the list of voted-on candidate names. NASA’s decision shall be deemed final. On Apr 11, 2009, at 10:06 PM, Chuck Hards wrote: > And I meant to add that, thanks to this contest that you see as a good > thing, the module is apparently going to be named "Colbert". The > contest > itself was turned into a joke, as Joe pointed out in his blog. A > big waste > of time and effort that lost all seriousness. >

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Telescope donation
by Ann House 11 Apr '09

11 Apr '09

My neighbor county commissioner gave me his Edmond Scientific (?) 5' reflector. He thinks it is about 35-40 years old. It needs a bit of work (broken tripod), but the mirror looks to be in fine shape. Are there any takers? Would it be a good loaner for SLAS members? -A

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laser
by Joe Bauman 10 Apr '09

10 Apr '09

Hey Chuck, This sounds about right. ; ) -- Joe http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=12737330&ch=422…

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Hydrogen-beta filters
by daniel turner 10 Apr '09

10 Apr '09

If anyone is curious what objects are good to look at with a H-Beta filter, here's an interesting website of filter information. The author made a lot effort and kept good records to come up with this. DT http://pages.sbcglobal.net/raycash/filters.htm --- On Fri, 4/10/09, erikhansen(a)TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen(a)TheBlueZone.net> wrote: > From: erikhansen(a)TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen(a)TheBlueZone.net> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Hydrogen-beta filters > To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Date: Friday, April 10, 2009, 8:04 AM > >Hi Chuck, > > I have a 2" H-beta (Lumicon) seems most nebulae it is good > have large > apparent field. > The only time I have bought a 1 1/4 is when the threads on > the 2 inch > filters don't thread into my 1 1/4-2 inch adapter (Orion > filters). > > You can borrow mine for a few weeks if you would like to. > > Erik > > > > I'm going to add a Hydrogen-beta filter to my equipment > this season, > > and am asking for experiences with various > brands/sizes. I realize > > that the list of objects it is useful on is very > small; I have used > > borrowed H-b filters in the past. I only want to > purchase one size. > > 1.25" or 2"? I have my own opinion but would > like to read others > > before I spend my money. > > > > TIA! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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.slas.us/gallery2/main.php > > Visit the Wiki: 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.slas.us/gallery2/main.php > Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com >

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Space Station node may get awful name
by Canopus56 10 Apr '09

10 Apr '09

In an marginally related ISS note, today's (4/10/2009) APOD is another outstanding amateur telescopic image of the ISS that captures from a ground based scope, STS-119 astronaut Joseph Acaba walking on the main support truss of the station. Couldn't find any data on the camera and scope used. Clear Skies - Kurt http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

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Hydrogen-beta filters
by Chuck Hards 10 Apr '09

10 Apr '09

I'm going to add a Hydrogen-beta filter to my equipment this season, and am asking for experiences with various brands/sizes. I realize that the list of objects it is useful on is very small; I have used borrowed H-b filters in the past. I only want to purchase one size. 1.25" or 2"? I have my own opinion but would like to read others before I spend my money. TIA!

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] M108 and M97 - Together Again
by Joe Bauman 10 Apr '09

10 Apr '09

you got some other little bitty galaxies too! That's wonderful, Tyler. -- Joe --- On Thu, 4/9/09, Tyler Allred <tylerallred(a)earthlink.net> wrote: From: Tyler Allred <tylerallred(a)earthlink.net> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] M108 and M97 - Together Again To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 6:31 PM Hello again SLAS. This posting is a follow-up to my recent image of the Owl Nebula. I had some LRGB data of M108 and M97 that I collected several weeks ago, but hadn't processed yet. That data was collected using the Finger Lakes CM-10 camera, with smaller pixels. I decided to add my recent hydrogen alpha and O3 data to the older data to make a new image. I like the way it turned out. The CM-10 uses the KAF3200XME chip (the same as an ST10 from SBIG), which does not have anti-blooming gates. The brighter stars in this image bloomed almost off the chip, and had to be repaired. I am not very skilled at that, so those stars look a little weird. But, on the up side, that chip is very sensitive and the image shows many small galaxies and such. Here is a link to my website. http://www.allred-astro.com/gpage8.html Click on the images a few times to see the full resolution versions. This one is fun to look around to find all the little goodies besides the main targets. Enjoy! Cheers, Tyler _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com

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PBS 400 Years of the Telescope
by JayLEads 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

The program 400 Years of the Telescope is on KUED Channel 7 this coming week. Here is the schedule: Sun Apr 12th, 2009 @ 1:00 a.m. Tue Apr 14th 2009 @ 8:00p.m. Thu Apr 16th, 2009 @ 12:00a.m. Sun Apr 19th, 2009 @ 6:00p.m. This coming Tuesday looks good to me based on my schedule. You can view the preview at http://www.400years.org/ or at http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww-qwI2w6r8. I'm looking forward to seeing this. Jay

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M108 and M97 - Together Again
by Tyler Allred 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

Hello again SLAS. This posting is a follow-up to my recent image of the Owl Nebula. I had some LRGB data of M108 and M97 that I collected several weeks ago, but hadn't processed yet. That data was collected using the Finger Lakes CM-10 camera, with smaller pixels. I decided to add my recent hydrogen alpha and O3 data to the older data to make a new image. I like the way it turned out. The CM-10 uses the KAF3200XME chip (the same as an ST10 from SBIG), which does not have anti-blooming gates. The brighter stars in this image bloomed almost off the chip, and had to be repaired. I am not very skilled at that, so those stars look a little weird. But, on the up side, that chip is very sensitive and the image shows many small galaxies and such. Here is a link to my website. http://www.allred-astro.com/gpage8.html Click on the images a few times to see the full resolution versions. This one is fun to look around to find all the little goodies besides the main targets. Enjoy! Cheers, Tyler _____________________________________________

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] New SPOC blog
by Jim Gibson 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

* Nice article on SPOC. I was about an hour later than I had planned but I went to SPOC Sat night, got there about 9:15pm and couldn’t find it in the dark. Things have really changed around there. Jim

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