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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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Salt Lake Gastronomical Society - HeavenlyMeal -
by Joe Bauman 03 Jul '09

03 Jul '09

No, No, I'm unqualified to be chairman. When I was a working journalist (instead of a retired blogger), I organized our group lunches. My title then was "2nd subassistant cruise director Bau." So you can call me that if you'd like. Thanks, jb --- On Sat, 5/30/09, erikhansen(a)TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen(a)TheBlueZone.net> wrote: From: erikhansen(a)TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen(a)TheBlueZone.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Salt Lake Gastronomical Society - HeavenlyMeal - To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Date: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 9:43 AM >I think I will pass on Jeanies Smoke Shop and a cigar, if Dan joins us, but count me in for lunch. Erik I'll find out before the day arrives, Joe. > > Confirmed so-far: > > Chuck > Erik (non-liver menu selection) > Joe > Rich > Robert (non-liver menu selection) > > Daniel, you didn't say for sure if you'd be there. We'd love to have you > join us! > > Anyone bringing a guest? > > Maybe Patrick can mention this in "News"? "Liver and Onions committee to > meet before July18 star party" or something like that. We can vote on the > committee chair at the luncheon. I nominate Joe Bauman for the position > of > Chairman. > _______________________________________________ > 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] Salt Lake Gastronomical Society
by Gary Vardon 31 May '09

31 May '09

Liver is a very nutritious food with a lot of B vitamins. Onions make the liver taste better. I eat L&O find it has a good distinct taste. Sincerely, Gary Vardon The book DO It Right will help you understand vital ideas leading to your geater success. GO to PublishAmerica. -----Original Message----- From: Kim Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 6:58 PM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Salt Lake Gastronomical Society At the risk of offending... Liver and onions have always tasted to me like grilled mud. And yes, I've tried numerous home recipes: "Oh, you've never had liver and onions like I prepare them - you'll love it!" Still comes out grilled mud. The only time I was glad to have liver was on a 30-day-long desert survival trip. We butchered a sheep, and no one else wanted the liver, so a guy from Korea and I claimed it. We did add onions (wild onions, I think) and on that occasion I was glad to have it. (Extreme hunger does funny things to your palate.) However, even on that occasion it was still MUD. So, if I'm allowed to join y'all at Lamb's, I'll order the haddock. Kim _______________________________________________ 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] Salt Lake Gastronomical Society
by Joe Bauman 31 May '09

31 May '09

Allowed? Absolutely everybody is not just allowed, but encouraged to come. There's just one rule: if you can't appreciate the finer thing of life (i.e., L&O), don't look for sympathy from those of us who can, and don't gag and complain about it like a certain lovely woman would. We connoisseurs want a chance to enjoy our treat fully. -- 2nd subassistant cruise director Bau. --- On Sat, 5/30/09, Kim <kimharch(a)cut.net> wrote: From: Kim <kimharch(a)cut.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Salt Lake Gastronomical Society To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Date: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 6:58 PM At the risk of offending... Liver and onions have always tasted to me like grilled mud. And yes, I've tried numerous home recipes: "Oh, you've never had liver and onions like I prepare them - you'll love it!" Still comes out grilled mud. The only time I was glad to have liver was on a 30-day-long desert survival trip. We butchered a sheep, and no one else wanted the liver, so a guy from Korea and I claimed it. We did add onions (wild onions, I think) and on that occasion I was glad to have it. (Extreme hunger does funny things to your palate.) However, even on that occasion it was still MUD. So, if I'm allowed to join y'all at Lamb's, I'll order the haddock. Kim _______________________________________________ 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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Saturn
by Joe Bauman 31 May '09

31 May '09

Check out the planet with a javelin sticking through it. http://www.deseretnews.com/blogs/1,5322,10000034,00.html?bD=20090531 Thanks, Joe

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Help on stickion pad disk needed
by Canopus56 30 May '09

30 May '09

Thanks for all tips. I'll track the sources down. Thanks for the offer, Chuck, but let me see if I can fix this one myself first. - Kurt

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Comet C2008 T2 (Cardinal) for tonights star party
by Canopus56 30 May '09

30 May '09

C/2008 T2 (Cardinal) 5/30/2009 mag 8.5 dia 5 arcsec per 05/26 amateur observation Spain J2000 7h1m31.9s+9d57m49s 3.5 degs PA 118 (West) from beta CMi Between Gem and CMi (Procyon) At 9pm MDT from SLC: Alt 19 Az 266 Predicted peak is within one week at 8 mags - Clear Skies - Kurt

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Help on stickion pad disk needed
by Canopus56 30 May '09

30 May '09

Anyone know where I can buy 1/16" thick (telfon?) friction material? I recently bought an Alpine Astronomical NexStar Dovetail Mounting Bracket - http://www.alpineastro.com/mounting_accessories/mounting_accessories.htm#Ne… There appears to be a part missing from the product and consequently it does not function properly when installed. As shown in the folllowing photo, on the bottom of the lower mounting disk, I believe there should be a small circular friction or "stickion" disk. http://members.csolutions.net/fisherka/astronote/photos/SitckionDisk.JPG The photo shows the stock NexStar mount (on the right) and the Alpine aftermarket dovetail replacement (on the left). The red friction disk appears on the NexStar mount. When the Alpine replacement is installed, the mounting disk wobbles and rocks in place and turns freely without connecting to the clock drive disk. The stock part firmly grips the clock drive disk and does not move or wobble. I believe there is a small adhesive friction disk (made of Teflon?) that attaches to the bottom of the unit that was not found in the package. While I am working with the seller to resolve the problem, I was wondering if the disk friction pad was a common material used in ATM and if I could easily buy a 6 inch square? Thanks - Kurt

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Orion Escape Rocket departs Utah 5-12-2009
by Canopus56 30 May '09

30 May '09

Misc NASA video (well it looks like Utah -:)) - Kurt http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/on_demand_video.html?param=http://mfi…

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Salt Lake Gastronomical Society - HeavenlyMeal-
by Joe Bauman 30 May '09

30 May '09

Hey Rodger, how was the Hawaiian excursion? Fill us in! -- Joe --- On Sat, 5/30/09, Rodger C. Fry <rcfry(a)comcast.net> wrote: From: Rodger C. Fry <rcfry(a)comcast.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Salt Lake Gastronomical Society - HeavenlyMeal- To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Date: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 8:32 AM Chuck, Count me in for the Liver and Onions. I have been in Hawaii and have been reading my email but couldn't send them easily from there so I waited until I got back home. Rodger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 1:37 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Salt Lake Gastronomical Society - HeavenlyMeal- > I'll find out before the day arrives, Joe. > > Confirmed so-far: > > Chuck > Erik (non-liver menu selection) > Joe > Rich > Robert (non-liver menu selection) > > Daniel, you didn't say for sure if you'd be there. We'd love to have you > join us! > > Anyone bringing a guest? > > Maybe Patrick can mention this in "News"? "Liver and Onions committee to > meet before July18 star party" or something like that. We can vote on the > committee chair at the luncheon. I nominate Joe Bauman for the position of > Chairman. > _______________________________________________ > 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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