October 2010 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

Re: [Utah-astronomy] Overwhelmed
by Siegfried Jachmann 06 Oct '10

06 Oct '10

Troy, I appreciate your point of view but I disagree. I believe this is a two way street. A new member could just as easily introduce himself/herself to the board instead of waiting to be found. Typically we ask new members to introduce themselves at club meetings and often ask what interest brought them out. You as a new member have some responsibility to reach out to members also and to show some interest in becoming part of the group. It wouldnt hurt at SPOC to re-introduce yourself a few times as a new member. Personally I am terrible remembering new names. Where and how you chose to fit in is pretty much up to you. Siegfried On 2009-12-19 11:40, Canopus56 wrote: > Troy,Â IMHO all good and reasonable criticisms and suggestions.Â I hope the club members will take them to heart.Â Give the club another try and I hope to see you when the next season opens. Clear Skies and Merry X-Mas. - Kurt > > > > >

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Clavius and friends
by Siegfried Jachmann 06 Oct '10

06 Oct '10

Done right the C14 should actually produce better pictures. By "done right" I mean hundreds of short exposures stacked with a program like Registacks. Only if the local conditions at your house, i.e., heat plumes, prevent resolution at your house would the refractor do better photographically. Sig On 2009-12-28 01:27, Patrick Wiggins wrote: > Nice. Based on your numbers it looks like the image resolution is about 10 km. > > Make me wonder how much better the refractor will do. > > patrick > > On 27 Dec 2009, at 07:34, jim Gibson wrote: > > > Patrick, > > I added a few labels to your beautiful moon shot. > > > > http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=2746 > >

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Something amiss
by sfisher01＠comcast.net 06 Oct '10

06 Oct '10

AW, nuts! We were planning a weekend trip. :) Now it is too far to go. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Wiggins" <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 6, 2010 8:55:25 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Something amiss Yeah, they do have it a bit close. I emailed the reporters saying they have it at about the distance of Mars and suggesting they might want to change that to the more accurate 20 light years or 180 trillion kilometers. Clear skies, patrick On 06 Oct 2010, at 19:15, Jay Eads wrote: > Well, since the earth is 1 AU or about 93 million miles from the sun, if > there is another star 120 million miles sounds like the Sun has a > companion. Oh no! Perhaps Nemesis is true! _______________________________________________ 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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Something amiss
by sfisher01＠comcast.net 06 Oct '10

06 Oct '10

Is it just me or is there something wrong in the first paragraph in this report? http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=12721921

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Serving the public
by Siegfried Jachmann 06 Oct '10

06 Oct '10

What started this thread? On 2010-10-06 04:53, Chuck Hards wrote: > So you see my point. ;o) > > On 10/5/10, erikhansen@??? <erikhansen@???> wrote: > >>"If I wanted to be loved, I'd sell the telescope and get a dog" > > > > Instead you have several telescopes and a cat. > >

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Serving the public
by erikhansen＠thebluezone.net 06 Oct '10

06 Oct '10

>My comment would be that you get out of SLAS with what you put in it. SLAS has many personalities and people with different expectations, neither can be dictated by anyone. We do serve the public well and any contrary views on that are just simply mistaken. We have had people come and go, people join for different reasons and leave as well. We lost a few people over not finding a permanent dark sky site, the truth was those people offered no doable site. SPOC was built instead and a few got upset, we cannot please everyone and sometimes personal failings are blamed on SLAS, take some personal responsibility. If you don't like something SLAS is doing get involved and help change it. SLAS has made attempts to get input from members on likes and dislikes, club activities reflect this. There are many different feeling about SLAS having a relationship with the planetarium. I personally have no objection with cooperation between SLAS and Clark. We should keep communication lines open. My comments may or may not be consistent with the current SLAS Board. IE: a disclaimer, Erik > > I take exception with that! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kim" <kimharch(a)cut.net> > To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Sent: Friday, October 1, 2010 6:26:06 PM > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Serving the public > > I agree to disagree. > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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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phase out of space shuttle
by Gary Vardon 05 Oct '10

05 Oct '10

Some would argue that the Space Shuttle is now a jobs program and should be eliminated. The unmanned missions are said to be more advanced and represent NASA at its best. Sincerely, Gary Vardon The book DO It Right will help you understand vital ideas leading to your greater success. GO to PublishAmerica.com Consulting For Profit is also available. Learn how to make money as a consultant.

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rotation of sun
by Gary Vardon 05 Oct '10

05 Oct '10

I estimated the rotational rate of the sun based on sun spot movement. The published value is about 25 days at the equator and I would say this is reasonable based on my crude sunspot observations. Sincerely, Gary Vardon The book DO It Right will help you understand vital ideas leading to your greater success. GO to PublishAmerica.com Consulting For Profit is also available. Learn how to make money as a consultant.

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Binary day
by Kim 05 Oct '10

05 Oct '10

Happy binary day to everyone: 10.1.10. Kim

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Our Vast Universe
by M Wilson 04 Oct '10

04 Oct '10

This will definitely add some perspective to your place in the universe... http://primaxstudio.com/stuff/scale-of-the-universe.php

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