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Wolf Creek this weekend
by Lowell Lyon 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Hello: Would anyone be interested in going up to Wolf Creek this Friday? The moon will set after 11:00pm and the weather forecast look promising. Thank you. Lowell Lyon

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Rush Valley Tonight
by Jay Eads 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

In case anyone is interested. I'm heading out to Rush Valley tonight (Pit n Pole). I'll be there probably all night, sleeping the back of the Pathfinder and coming home in the morning. Clear Sky Clock shows very mild temperatures, winds gone by 9:00p.m. and good seeing with humidity staying around 45% until right before dawn when it spikes to 55%. If someone wants to come along, feel free to show up or if you want to follow me, respond by 6:00p.m. here as I'll be leaving soon after that. Jay

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Weather update to Bryce blog
by Debbie 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

I've had bad weather the whole weekend. I just moved the telescope back into the house. I thought the weather would clear but I was wrong. Welcome to the monsoon season in Southern Utah. Deb On Sun Jul 11 23:17 , Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> sent: >Hi All, I heard something about bad weather one of the nights at Bryce and in the interest of journalistic integrity I asked Rodger about it. I thought it was important for people to know about a weather incident Friday night, so I updated my blog. You can find it here: > >http://www.deseretnews.com/blog/47/10009478/Nightly-news-astronomy-Bryce-Ca… Astronomy-Festival.html > >-- Thanks, Joe > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >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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OT: Hard times on Arrakis
by Chuck Hards 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

Don't you just hate it when a god-emperor goes missing, forcing the mother of his children to work at a low-paying job, just to make ends meet? http://s260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/?action=view&current… http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/Chani.jpg [IMG]http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/Chani.jpg[/IMG] photo credit: Chuck Hards

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Bryce Canyon
by Joe Bauman 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Hi Jay and friends, We're just back from the Bryce festival -- I sent an earlier note to the group from Bryce Canyon City (actually, the Best Western) but now we're home. Monday night was not great, as we had to contend with a lot of clouds. There were clear times when the viewing was good but not wonderful. However, Tuesday night featured clear, dark skies, with the Milky Way popping out, until it clouded up again around 12:30. Hundreds of people checked out the heavens, as dozens of SLAS volunteers set up scopes of all kinds. It was great to see Saturn through Siegfried's mighty Clark refractor. I set up on Monday night but last night Cory and I were busy interviewing folks (me) and taking photos (her) for Nightly News, so we didn't set up. We saw great things through --- On Fri, 7/9/10, Jay Eads <jayleads(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Jay Eads <jayleads(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Once more to the Pit To: "Utah-Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Date: Friday, July 9, 2010, 9:46 AM Thanks Joe, How was Bryce? On 2010-07-09 00:37, Joe Bauman wrote: > Fine report, Jay. Best wishes, Joe > > --- On Thu, 7/8/10, Jay Eads <jayleads@???> wrote: > > From: Jay Eads <jayleads@???> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Once more to the Pit > To: "Utah-Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@???> > Date: Thursday, July 8, 2010, 2:36 AM > > When we arrived it was very cloudy at 8:00p.m. We set up and by 10:30, clouds were gone as the sun had retired for the evening. It was a great evening with low humidity and great views. My new scope worked like a charm and we enjoyed the views greatly. M51 in particular showed much in terms of detail and structure, both arms very evident as was most of the bridge. > > On 2010-07-07 23:09, Jay Eads wrote: > > There is a group of us, about 6 to 7 that are heading to the Pit > > tonight if anyone is interested in joining us. Humidity will be low > > until around 4:00a.m. and then it goes up to around 60% but > > temperature should prevent dew. Should be a very good night according > > to Clear Sky Clock. > > > > I am looking at Wolf Creek next Monday and Tuesday night for new moon > > as the forecast is great for those two nights. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ 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] A Go for Observing Tonight
by Jay Eads 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Nope. It was kinda of weird and the time I posted may be wrong but the event happened as we both can attest. It was Jupiter rising and going in and out of cloud banks . Outside of what we saw in the scopes, one of the prettiest sites was when a cloud bank went through Sagittarius and just above that constellations and the black cloud shapes highlighted against the light of the Milky Way. If we had had the equipment up there we both thought a long exposure shot would have been beautiful. On 2010-07-11 16:34, Joe Bauman wrote: > Hi Jay, Nice report! I would have thought it was an irridium flare except that I don't think they reappear. A distant car's headlights? -- Joe > > --- On Sun, 7/11/10, Jay Eads <jayleads@???> wrote: > > From: Jay Eads <jayleads@???> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] A Go for Observing Tonight > To: "Utah-Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@???> > Date: Sunday, July 11, 2010, 4:16 AM > > Well, we went up to Wolf Creek tonight. Skies were mixed but then cleared up for the most part, with a patch of clouds coming in. Antoniadi Scale: II; Milky Way clearly evident with dark nebula and rifts. > > Items viewed: > M22, M13, M27, M57, M102, NGC 5631 and some other NGC's that belong to the Herschel 400 that I'm sure you don't want to read about. > > Something weird happened up there though tonight. Around 1:15a.m. a bright light appeared in the eastern horizon and it seem to grow brighter and then suddenly, in a blink it just disappeared. Then it suddenly reappeared as bright as it was before. No twinlking was observed from it ruling it out as a star. We figured it out but Craig and I thought you might enjoy having a guess at what caused this erie vision. Overall it was a great night. > > I'll be heading up to Wolf Creek on Monday, Tuesday and possibly Wednesday if anyone wants to meet me up there one night or come up for the entire three nights. Should be some great viewing up there. > > > > On 2010-07-10 22:42, Jay Eads wrote: > > Clear Sky Clock and experience show that though partly cloudy, the > > clouds should part in different directions so Craig Smith and I are > > going to go and try to sneak some views in. If you would like to join > > us, respond here or give one of us a call. Not sure, might try the > > Gravel Pit or up American Fork Canyon, or head out to Lakeside or Pit > > n Pole, which ever site offers the best seeing. It probably will cloud > > up again after 1:00a.m. so you won't be out all night . . . > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jay > > > > > > > >

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] A Go for Observing Tonight
by Jay Eads 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Well, we went up to Wolf Creek tonight. Skies were mixed but then cleared up for the most part, with a patch of clouds coming in. Antoniadi Scale: II; Milky Way clearly evident with dark nebula and rifts. Items viewed: M22, M13, M27, M57, M102, NGC 5631 and some other NGC's that belong to the Herschel 400 that I'm sure you don't want to read about. Something weird happened up there though tonight. Around 1:15a.m. a bright light appeared in the eastern horizon and it seem to grow brighter and then suddenly, in a blink it just disappeared. Then it suddenly reappeared as bright as it was before. No twinlking was observed from it ruling it out as a star. We figured it out but Craig and I thought you might enjoy having a guess at what caused this erie vision. Overall it was a great night. I'll be heading up to Wolf Creek on Monday, Tuesday and possibly Wednesday if anyone wants to meet me up there one night or come up for the entire three nights. Should be some great viewing up there. On 2010-07-10 22:42, Jay Eads wrote: > Clear Sky Clock and experience show that though partly cloudy, the > clouds should part in different directions so Craig Smith and I are > going to go and try to sneak some views in. If you would like to join > us, respond here or give one of us a call. Not sure, might try the > Gravel Pit or up American Fork Canyon, or head out to Lakeside or Pit > n Pole, which ever site offers the best seeing. It probably will cloud > up again after 1:00a.m. so you won't be out all night . . . > > Thanks, > > Jay > >

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Kelly Ricks art (OT)
by Patrick Wiggins 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Many of you know SLAS member Kelly Ricks and that she is soon to be headed for Northwestern for graduate studies. But many don't know that she's quite the artist. I just saw on her blog that she's looking to sell some of her work to help pay for school (apparently NW is not an inexpensive school). Info here: http://www.kellyricks.blogspot.com patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Bryce Canyon
by Jay Eads 10 Jul '10

10 Jul '10

Sounds like everyone had a great time, great report Joe. On 2010-07-10 17:51, Joe Bauman wrote: > Well, it's mighty weighty! But also a wonderful scope. > > --- On Sat, 7/10/10, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@???> wrote: > > From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@???> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Bryce Canyon > To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@???> > Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010, 12:03 AM > > On 7/9/10, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@???> wrote: > > It was great to see Saturn through Siegfried's > > mighty Clark refractor. > > I think you meant to say "weighty" Clark refractor. > > Good report, Joe, thanks! > > > > >

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A Go for Observing Tonight
by Jay Eads 10 Jul '10

10 Jul '10

Clear Sky Clock and experience show that though partly cloudy, the clouds should part in different directions so Craig Smith and I are going to go and try to sneak some views in. If you would like to join us, respond here or give one of us a call. Not sure, might try the Gravel Pit or up American Fork Canyon, or head out to Lakeside or Pit n Pole, which ever site offers the best seeing. It probably will cloud up again after 1:00a.m. so you won't be out all night . . . Thanks, Jay

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