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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Where to go camping?
by Jay Eads 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

I have not been there (yet) but have been up to the Mill Hollow area but I know that Wolf Creek Pass is on the SLAS lists of sites. http://www.recreation.gov/camping/Wolf_Creek_Ut/r/campgroundDetails.do? contractCode=NRSO&parkId=70121&topTabIndex=CampingSpot not sure if that is too far away or not. That brings up a question, can you go up to Wolf Creek Pass without a campsite to observe or if one is going for a "private star party" does one need to reserve a campground? Also, if you can just go up to observe where does one observe up there? On 2009-07-09 14:11, Julie Chorley wrote: > Wonder if anyone could suggest a good spot to go camping/stargazing that's > not going to be too hot this time of year and is fairly close by? > >

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Why I wish I worked for NASA... :)
by Patrick Wiggins 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Then I could be part of the coverup too... <grin> http://www.enterprisemission.com/SmokingGun.htm pw

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] In case anyone would like to help...
by Joe Bauman 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Patrick, What time in Utahn will it happen Friday night? (I don't talk that there UTC). -- Joe --- On Wed, 7/8/09, Patrick Wiggins <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> wrote: From: Patrick Wiggins <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] In case anyone would like to help... To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 11:15 PM Simple (well, maybe not simple), To help out take a series of FITS images (say a couple per minute) of the target star starting an hour before the predicted start of the eclipse and keep it up until an hour after it's predicted to end (or until one gets tired...). Once you've got the images I'll help you reduce and measure them. Cheers, patrick On 08 Jul 2009, at 23:11 , Joe Bauman wrote: > Congrats! So how does one help? -- Joe > > --- On Wed, 7/8/09, Patrick Wiggins <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> wrote: > > From: Patrick Wiggins <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] In case anyone would like to help... > To: "utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 7:31 PM > > Well the pendulum appears to have swung back to the opinion that the "find" I stumbled across the other day is indeed a "discovery". And I am being asked to keep an eye on it. > > I got another good run at it last night and it eclipsed right on time. The next possibility for Utahans to work it will be Friday night MDT or, in UT, on the 11th between 0525 and 0737. > > If anyone here is inclined to help please let me know and I'll supply details. > > Thanks, > > patrick > > _______________________________________________ > 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] Two nights of narrowband imaging - NGC6960
by Joe Bauman 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

The "Big Kahuna" photo -- I like that. Tyler, I always look at your postings because they are wonderful. This one is great too. Thanks, Joe --- On Thu, 7/9/09, Tyler Allred <tylerallred(a)earthlink.net> wrote: From: Tyler Allred <tylerallred(a)earthlink.net> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Two nights of narrowband imaging - NGC6960 To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 2:05 PM Hi SLAS. I just posted a new image to my personal website. The image is a combination of 320 minutes of hydrogen alpha and 320 minutes of OIII data, collected over the last two nights under a very bright moon. The narrowband filters really make the full moon a non-issue. This is a false color image, but the colors are essentially correct for the nebula but not the stars. Perhaps, when the moon is gone, I will shoot some RGB data to add in to get the star color right. All my equipment was purring along like it is supposed to, which is somewhat rare (remember Murphy). At any rate, I really like this image and hope others will enjoy it as well. Here is a link to my "Latest Images" page: http://www.allred-astro.com/gpage8.html Be sure to click the thumbnail a couple of times for the full image. Comments and suggestions are always welcome. It is nice to know if anyone is looking at the images that I post. Cheers, Tyler Tyler Allred President Allred Restoration, Inc. 5725 W 12000 N Tremonton, UT 84337 801-358-1868 cell <mailto:tylerallred@earthlink.net> tylerallred(a)earthlink.net _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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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Two nights of narrowband imaging - NGC6960
by Tyler Allred 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Hi SLAS. I just posted a new image to my personal website. The image is a combination of 320 minutes of hydrogen alpha and 320 minutes of OIII data, collected over the last two nights under a very bright moon. The narrowband filters really make the full moon a non-issue. This is a false color image, but the colors are essentially correct for the nebula but not the stars. Perhaps, when the moon is gone, I will shoot some RGB data to add in to get the star color right. All my equipment was purring along like it is supposed to, which is somewhat rare (remember Murphy). At any rate, I really like this image and hope others will enjoy it as well. Here is a link to my "Latest Images" page: http://www.allred-astro.com/gpage8.html Be sure to click the thumbnail a couple of times for the full image. Comments and suggestions are always welcome. It is nice to know if anyone is looking at the images that I post. Cheers, Tyler Tyler Allred President Allred Restoration, Inc. 5725 W 12000 N Tremonton, UT 84337 801-358-1868 cell <mailto:tylerallred@earthlink.net> tylerallred(a)earthlink.net _____________________________________________

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Where to go camping?
by Jay Eads 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Sorry, my link was bad: Here it is: http://www.recreation.gov/camping/Wolf_Creek_Ut/r/campgroundDetails.do?cont… On 2009-07-09 17:37, Jay Eads wrote: > I have not been there (yet) but have been up to the Mill Hollow area > but I know that Wolf Creek Pass is on the SLAS lists of sites. http://www.recreation.gov/camping/Wolf_Creek_Ut/r/campgroundDetails.do? > contractCode=NRSO

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Where to go camping?
by Dan Wilde 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Wolf Creek Pass is just above Woodland, UT. and it is a nice cool place with some good views. you can find the info to get there on the SLAS website. Dan --- On Thu, 7/9/09, Julie Chorley <jchorley(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Julie Chorley <jchorley(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Where to go camping? To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 8:11 AM Wonder if anyone could suggest a good spot to go camping/stargazing that's not going to be too hot this time of year and is fairly close by? -- Julie Chorley _______________________________________________ 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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Where to go camping?
by Julie Chorley 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Wonder if anyone could suggest a good spot to go camping/stargazing that's not going to be too hot this time of year and is fairly close by? -- Julie Chorley

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] In case anyone would like to help...
by Joe Bauman 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Congrats! So how does one help? -- Joe --- On Wed, 7/8/09, Patrick Wiggins <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> wrote: From: Patrick Wiggins <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] In case anyone would like to help... To: "utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 7:31 PM Well the pendulum appears to have swung back to the opinion that the "find" I stumbled across the other day is indeed a "discovery". And I am being asked to keep an eye on it. I got another good run at it last night and it eclipsed right on time. The next possibility for Utahans to work it will be Friday night MDT or, in UT, on the 11th between 0525 and 0737. If anyone here is inclined to help please let me know and I'll supply details. Thanks, patrick _______________________________________________ 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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In case anyone would like to help...
by Patrick Wiggins 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Well the pendulum appears to have swung back to the opinion that the "find" I stumbled across the other day is indeed a "discovery". And I am being asked to keep an eye on it. I got another good run at it last night and it eclipsed right on time. The next possibility for Utahans to work it will be Friday night MDT or, in UT, on the 11th between 0525 and 0737. If anyone here is inclined to help please let me know and I'll supply details. Thanks, patrick

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