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Utah RMOB Graphic Report for SDA and Perseid showers
by Canopus56 22 Aug '10

22 Aug '10

http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3652 http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3650 Radio meteor reflection chart for K. Fisher SLC, UT recording station for summer 2010 southern delta Aqr and Perseid showers. Modified Julian Dates for charts are: Start 7-7-2010 MJD 55384. End 8-19-2010 MJD 55427. SDA predicted peak 7-28-2010 MJD 55405. Perseids predicted peak 8-12-2010 MJD 55240. Note the SDA shower registers much higher based on raw radio reflection counts as compared to the visual brighter Perseids. The SDA meteors are smaller, more diffuse and more numerous. Based on these showers, I am modifying more recording scripts to capture average duration and peak value for each meteor. That data should provide the means to make alternative plots that will be more meaningful in terms of meteor mass in each shower. - Kurt

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Perseids
by Canopus56 22 Aug '10

22 Aug '10

Chuck, Thanks for the obs rep. For the next Perseid years, there I think I'll be trying for the 3am or 4am to 5am window by going to bed at 7pm and getting up at 2:30am. I believe Rodger Fry had good luck with the 3am-4am slot the year before last; Kim did this year. That seems consistent with NASA and IMO plots of the peak for this shower. - Kurt

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Items for sale
by Kim 21 Aug '10

21 Aug '10

Have there been any plans for a SLAS swap meet at SPOC this year as we’ve done in the past? And, would anyone object if I were to post on Utah Astronomy a list of items that I wish to sell? Kim

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Losmandy tandem mount
by Chuck Hards 21 Aug '10

21 Aug '10

I received my Losmandy tandem mount for my CGEM today, woot! I was surprised at just how heavy this unit is. I'll weigh it this weekend, but just an estimate is at least 7 lbs. Good thing I only plan on using SCT's and small APO's on the CGEM with it... Anybody else use the tandem mount? I bought the unit sold by Astronomics.

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Out of the loop
by Kim 20 Aug '10

20 Aug '10

I've been out of the loop since Sunday. My wife had surgery a couple of weeks ago, the site became infected, and we had to go back to the hospital in SLC. She'll be there for a few more days, but all seems to be fine. So, by way of catching up: Jupiter observation report (Sunday AM) Reply to Dale: No, didn't observe the Io shadow transit. The feature I saw was elongated, maybe 10 or 15 degrees, brownish in color, just what I had read to expect in a SEB revival. Wish now I had sketched it. Note to self... Has anyone been able to observe Jupiter since Sunday AM, and if so, how do the GRS and (non-existent) SEB look? Did I see something transient or is the SEB coming back already? I haven't seen anything on the web, so whatever I saw was likely not a revival but something else. Chuck, thanks for the info on Celestron's E-Lux eyepieces. Maybe I'll keep the 40mm, and then again, maybe it's for sale to anyone who wants to offer a reasonable price. It has been a good wide-field eyepiece for my 5" APO, but with the unusable Meade mount I haven't used that telescope for some time. Eyepiece is in mint condition, BTW. Looks like I may not be available for the swap meet if 28th is going to be the date, but I'll sure try to come. Robert, great pic from Arches NP. This is my kind of astrophotography. Can you give details on length of exposure and other settings? Was this a simple tripod shot? Joe, you are truly one of the most persistent persons I've ever known. Have you considered gong back to visual observing, only? ;-) I do read your blogs, but I don't comment online to avoid having to sign-in to Deseret's system. Just another annoyance to me. Tell them to go back to a comments system that doesn't require signing in, and I'm there. Would like to have joined everyone Tuesday, but I was at the hospital until after 8:30. Missing SLAS meetings and other SLAS events is about the only thing I miss about living in SLC. That and regular dining at the Red Iguana. Kim

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Items for sale
by Debbie 20 Aug '10

20 Aug '10

You don't own a cat, they own you. Deb On Wed Aug 18 10:08 , erikhansen(a)thebluezone.net sent: >> Is your cat the CEO? > > >The 28th works for me, as of today at least, I'll check with the >> family CEO. The only other issue I might have is having enough room >> in the car for sale items as well as the telescope I'd be using at the >> star party, lol. >> >> On 8/18/10, Patrick Wiggins paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> wrote: >>> The 21st might be a bit short but how's about the evening of the 28th, >>> just >>> before and during the evening's SPOC star party? >>> >>> With that much time perhaps OAS and UVAA could be invited. >>> >>> Opinions? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Balanced Rock
by Dave Gary 20 Aug '10

20 Aug '10

I know the acknowledgement is late in coming, but I seem to be late about every thing these days. I’m using Bob’s photo of Balanced Rock as my Mac’s desktop photo. Looks good. I grew up in Moab and remember Balanced Rock when Little Balanced Rock was behind it. I don’t remember, exactly, when Little Balanced Rock fell down. I found some old postcards in my Mother’s home when we were cleaning it out after she died and some of them showed Balanced Rock with Little Balanced Rock. It brought back memories. Bob’s photo brought back some more. Thanks.

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Warning! Very off-topic!
by kimharch＠cut.net 20 Aug '10

20 Aug '10

Y'all have been giving me lots of laughs this morning. Thanks. I needed that. ------- Original Message ------- >From : Steve FISHER[mailto:sfisher01@msn.com] Sent : 8/20/2010 10:50:21 AM To : utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Cc : Subject : RE: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Warning! Very off-topic! I was on the internet looking up American women from this period who could give Kim, Gina Lola, Sophie and some of the other european women a run for their money. I was making good progress too. Does anyone know where we put the defibrillator? Steve > Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:42:14 -0700 > From: josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com > To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Warning! Very off-topic! > > I'm on my way! > > --- On Fri, 8/20/10, Rodger C. Fry <rcfry(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > From: Rodger C. Fry <rcfry(a)comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Warning! Very off-topic! > To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Date: Friday, August 20, 2010, 10:38 AM > > The last time I was in Ibiza (Spanish Mediterranean Island) the beaches were > filled with sun worshipers and I do mean total sun worshipers and they > weren’t looking at prominences. > > Rodger > > -----Original Message----- > From: utah-astronomy-bounces+rcfry=comcast.net(a)mailman.xmission.com > [ mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+rcfry=comcast.net@mailman.xmission.com] On > Behalf Of Joe Bauman > Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 10:24 AM > To: Utah Astronomy > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Warning! Very off-topic! > > Remember, Rodger, extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof -- I > expect you to post a few beach photos! > > --- On Fri, 8/20/10, Rodger C. Fry <rcfry(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > From: Rodger C. Fry <rcfry(a)comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Warning! Very off-topic! > To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Date: Friday, August 20, 2010, 10:21 AM > > I have to agree about Italian women and will have to check it out when I > visit there over the next two weeks. But lets not discount women from > Spain. > > Rodger > > -----Original Message----- > From: utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com > [ mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Robert > Taylor > Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 9:25 AM > To: 'Utah Astronomy' > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Warning! Very off-topic! > > FWIW: I agree with you, I've been to both Italy and France. There's just > something about Italian women. > > Bob > > -----Original Message----- > From: utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com > [ mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Kim > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 5:42 PM > To: 'Utah Astronomy' > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Warning! Very off-topic! > > Yes, I'm LOL. But, have you seen Bridget lately (or rather, images of her)? > In my opinion she failed the test a long time ago. I was also fond of Gina > Lollabrigida and Sophia Loren, both of whom are still beautiful. I think the > Italians are better looking than the French, and having lived in Italy and > visited France, I know I'm right. ;-) > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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] Warning! Very off-topic!
by kimharch＠cut.net 20 Aug '10

20 Aug '10

Now don't anyone accuse me of being sexist or anything, but I have to add: If conditions were as you describe, then I believe certain prominences would have offered extraordinary observing opportunities. Kim ------- Original Message ------- >From : Rodger C. Fry[mailto:rcfry@comcast.net] Sent : 8/20/2010 10:38:43 AM To : utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Cc : Subject : RE: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Warning! Very off-topic! The last time I was in Ibiza (Spanish Mediterranean Island) the beaches were filled with sun worshipers and I do mean total sun worshipers and they werent looking at prominences. Rodger -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+rcfry=comcast.net(a)mailman.xmission.com [ mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+rcfry=comcast.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Bauman Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 10:24 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Warning! Very off-topic! Remember, Rodger, extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof -- I expect you to post a few beach photos! --- On Fri, 8/20/10, Rodger C. Fry <rcfry(a)comcast.net> wrote: From: Rodger C. Fry <rcfry(a)comcast.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Warning! Very off-topic! To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Date: Friday, August 20, 2010, 10:21 AM I have to agree about Italian women and will have to check it out when I visit there over the next two weeks. But lets not discount women from Spain. Rodger -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com [ mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Robert Taylor Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 9:25 AM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Warning! Very off-topic! FWIW: I agree with you, I've been to both Italy and France. There's just something about Italian women. Bob -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com [ mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Kim Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 5:42 PM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Warning! Very off-topic! Yes, I'm LOL. But, have you seen Bridget lately (or rather, images of her)? In my opinion she failed the test a long time ago. I was also fond of Gina Lollabrigida and Sophia Loren, both of whom are still beautiful. I think the Italians are better looking than the French, and having lived in Italy and visited France, I know I'm right. ;-) 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 _______________________________________________ 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] Warning! Very off-topic!
by kimharch＠cut.net 20 Aug '10

20 Aug '10

Rodger, I for one would be very unforgiving if you posted non-astronomy pics of your trip in the gallery. Especially if they are of those extraordinary Italian females. To turn this back to astronomy, sort of: When I was in Italy I thought that almost everyone looked like a movie "star." Kim ------- Original Message ------- >From : Robert Taylor[mailto:rob.taylor@digis.net] Sent : 8/20/2010 9:24:58 AM To : utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Cc : Subject : RE: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Warning! Very off-topic! FWIW: I agree with you, I've been to both Italy and France. There's just something about Italian women. Bob -----Original Message----- Yes, I'm LOL. But, have you seen Bridget lately (or rather, images of her)? In my opinion she failed the test a long time ago. I was also fond of Gina Lollabrigida and Sophia Loren, both of whom are still beautiful. I think the Italians are better looking than the French, and having lived in Italy and visited France, I know I'm right. ;-) 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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