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Re: [Utah-astronomy] STS 125 Launch Photos
by Joe Bauman 07 Jun '09

07 Jun '09

Exciting! Thanks, Joe --- On Sun, 6/7/09, Rodger C. Fry <rcfry(a)comcast.net> wrote: From: Rodger C. Fry <rcfry(a)comcast.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] STS 125 Launch Photos To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Date: Sunday, June 7, 2009, 2:46 PM Michael, Thanks for sharing this choice experience with all of us. Rodger Fry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Morrison" <m.morrison8297(a)comcast.net> To: <Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 2:23 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] STS 125 Launch Photos > Hi all, > As requested I have posted the photos I took of the launch of the Space Shuttle Altantis STS-125 on its mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope in the SLAS photo gallery. The photos were taken from the NASA causeway, about 7 miles from the launch pad. The solid booster separation was 28 miles down range, or about 21 miles from where I was standing. The elapsed time were taken from the photo time stamps, and my estimate of the launch time, so the times may be off by a few seconds. I used a Canon 20D camera with a 400 mm telephoto lens. It was a thrilling an emotional experience to watch a live launch, I would highly recommend it if you get a chance. > > Clear Skies, > Mike Morrison > > _______________________________________________ > 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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STS-125 Launch photo link
by Michael Morrison 07 Jun '09

07 Jun '09

Hi all, Here is the link to SLAS photo gallery http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=1942 Clear Skies, Mike Morrison

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STS 125 Launch Photos
by Michael Morrison 07 Jun '09

07 Jun '09

Hi all, As requested I have posted the photos I took of the launch of the Space Shuttle Altantis STS-125 on its mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope in the SLAS photo gallery. The photos were taken from the NASA causeway, about 7 miles from the launch pad. The solid booster separation was 28 miles down range, or about 21 miles from where I was standing. The elapsed time were taken from the photo time stamps, and my estimate of the launch time, so the times may be off by a few seconds. I used a Canon 20D camera with a 400 mm telephoto lens. It was a thrilling an emotional experience to watch a live launch, I would highly recommend it if you get a chance. Clear Skies, Mike Morrison

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name for solar minimum
by RON VANDERHULE 07 Jun '09

07 Jun '09

Hi, Just throwin' it out there how 'bout we call it the "soldrums" like "doldrums" ya know. Sleep on it. Ron

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Venus and Mar, Jupiter and Neptune
by Joe Bauman 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

Hummm .... The Mulder Minimum? (honoring my favorite sci-fi TV show). -- jb --- On Sat, 6/6/09, Rodger C. Fry <rcfry(a)comcast.net> wrote: From: Rodger C. Fry <rcfry(a)comcast.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Venus and Mar, Jupiter and Neptune To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Date: Saturday, June 6, 2009, 6:48 PM Joe, We probably can find many things to blame this wet cycle on; the new administration, North Korean nuclear testing, fires in California seeding the clouds with soot, someone buying a new telescope and anxiously awaiting to use it to name a few. My self, I like to think it is our very inactive local star that has decided to take a long break. We have all talked about the Mauder and Dalton minimum but no one has decided to coin a phrase for this one. I think as a group we should get together and push for the naming of this minimum. Any suggestions? Chuck Hards, I suspect that you might have a good one to add on this one. How about it! Rodger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Bauman" <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 11:23 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Venus and Mar, Jupiter and Neptune Can this miserable long wet spell be ending? I was just telling a friend in New Hampshire that we need a drought dance! Let's hope for the best. -- jb --- On Sat, 6/6/09, JayLEads <jayleads(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: JayLEads <jayleads(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Venus and Mar, Jupiter and Neptune To: "Utah-Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Date: Saturday, June 6, 2009, 5:16 AM I woke up quite early today, finally feeling like I have overcome the effects of a flu I've had for 2 weeks now. Outside of the window I noticed a bright star shinning and a smaller reddish one next to it. I then pulled the laptop out and sure enough Venus and Mars were rising over the eastern mountains. Pulled out a scope in the driveway and cooled down and by 4:30a.m. had a wonderful view of both Venus and Mars. Jupiter is to the south-east at this time and Neptune is above Jupiter. Also I noticed that Uranus is between Mars-Venus and Jupiter and Neptune. With all the cloud cover lately I've noticed the hours before sunrise seems to be the best time to observe over late evening and early morning. Great time to see some planets if one hasn't spent some time with them. Clear Skies (and hoping that the summer high pressure takes a little more control of the atmosphere soon) Jay _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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] Venus and Mar, Jupiter and Neptune
by Joe Bauman 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

Can this miserable long wet spell be ending? I was just telling a friend in New Hampshire that we need a drought dance! Let's hope for the best. -- jb --- On Sat, 6/6/09, JayLEads <jayleads(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: JayLEads <jayleads(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Venus and Mar, Jupiter and Neptune To: "Utah-Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Date: Saturday, June 6, 2009, 5:16 AM I woke up quite early today, finally feeling like I have overcome the effects of a flu I've had for 2 weeks now. Outside of the window I noticed a bright star shinning and a smaller reddish one next to it. I then pulled the laptop out and sure enough Venus and Mars were rising over the eastern mountains. Pulled out a scope in the driveway and cooled down and by 4:30a.m. had a wonderful view of both Venus and Mars. Jupiter is to the south-east at this time and Neptune is above Jupiter. Also I noticed that Uranus is between Mars-Venus and Jupiter and Neptune. With all the cloud cover lately I've noticed the hours before sunrise seems to be the best time to observe over late evening and early morning. Great time to see some planets if one hasn't spent some time with them. Clear Skies (and hoping that the summer high pressure takes a little more control of the atmosphere soon) Jay _______________________________________________ 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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Annual Arietid meteor shower peaks on Sunday June 7
by Canopus56 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

Reposted from sci astro amateur - clear skies - Kurt ====================== Sam Wormley More options Jun 5, 9:07 pm Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur From: Sam Wormley <sworml...(a)mchsi.com> Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:07:39 GMT Local: Fri, Jun 5 2009 9:07 pm Subject: DAYTIME METEORS: The annual Arietid meteor shower peaks on Sunday DAYTIME METEORS: The annual Arietid meteor shower peaks on Sunday, June 7th. The Arietids are unusual because they are daytime meteors; they stream out of a point in the sky not far from the sun. The best time to look is just before dawn on Sunday morning when it may be possible to spot a small number of Arietids skimming the top of Earth's atmosphere. Such "Earthgrazing" meteors tend to be long, colorful, and very pretty. After daybreak, when the meteors are no longer visible to the human eye, you can listen to radar echoes from the Arietids by tuning in to our online meteor radar: http://spaceweatherradio.com . "The Arietids are the strongest daylight shower of the year," notes Bob Lunsford of the American Meteor Society. "If you could see them through the sun's glare, you would count as many as 60 per hour. Also, don't forget that the daytime Zeta Perseids peak only two days later and are considered the second strongest daylight shower. In all my years of viewing I have never seen a Zeta Perseid, but I have seen a few Arietids. They have all been Earthgrazers and very impressive meteors." Please visit http://spaceweather.com for updates and more information.

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Venus and Mar, Jupiter and Neptune
by JayLEads 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

I woke up quite early today, finally feeling like I have overcome the effects of a flu I've had for 2 weeks now. Outside of the window I noticed a bright star shinning and a smaller reddish one next to it. I then pulled the laptop out and sure enough Venus and Mars were rising over the eastern mountains. Pulled out a scope in the driveway and cooled down and by 4:30a.m. had a wonderful view of both Venus and Mars. Jupiter is to the south-east at this time and Neptune is above Jupiter. Also I noticed that Uranus is between Mars-Venus and Jupiter and Neptune. With all the cloud cover lately I've noticed the hours before sunrise seems to be the best time to observe over late evening and early morning. Great time to see some planets if one hasn't spent some time with them. Clear Skies (and hoping that the summer high pressure takes a little more control of the atmosphere soon) Jay

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Worm Gear lumbication
by Jerry Foote 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

As some of you may know, I am refurbishing an old Celestron 22" for the University of Nevada at Reno. As part of that work I am fitting new worm gears on both axes. The RA gear is a custom 21" 360 tooth gear with a 14.5" gear on Dec. I have never been happy with the Lubriplate #105 I have used for years on worm gears. Over time it breaks down with the lithium portion getting thick and the oil portion getting gummy. So I went looking for a new lubricant. My test setup was the 21" gear with moderate spring pressure for the worm engagement. With the Lubriplate the average of 5 measurements of torque on the worm was 43 oz-in. With the new lubricant it was 22 oz-in. The new lubricant is Super Lube Synthetic Grease with Syncolon (PTFE). It has an operating temp range of -45 F to +450 F. I bought a tube of Item # 21030 (3 oz.) on the Internet. How this grease behaves down the road I don't know but by cutting the worm torque almost in half I'm willing to see. Jerry Foote ScopeCraft, Inc. 4175 E. Red Cliffs Dr. Kanab, UT 84741 435-899-1255 jfoote(a)scopecraft.com

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Canvas Dob Covers
by John R. Peterson 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

Kirkams offers a more expensive water proof canvas which I used. John - >-----Original Message----- >From: utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com >[mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Kim >Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 7:00 AM >To: 'Utah Astronomy' >Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dobsonian Covers > >I've never left my scope directly outside, but it has been in unheated >garages and storage units without any problems with moisture. Isn't canvas >breathable? > >Kim > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy- >> bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of John R. Peterson >> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 5:52 AM >> To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dobsonian Covers >> >> >> >>

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