February 2011 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

Re: [Utah-astronomy] Windows 64 bit compatability and LPI cameras
by Canopus56 12 Feb '11

12 Feb '11

Thanks, Debbie. I own an Imaging Source camera and they are great. I still use the older LPIs for autoguiding. - Kurt

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Bill Kelly posting Apr 29, 2000
by Canopus56 11 Feb '11

11 Feb '11

---------- Repost with the correct thread header ---------- I didn't know the man, but he sounds like a good guy. Checking the S and T 1941 to 2000 online index, below are two cited articles. Clear Skies - Kurt Year Month Page Department Title Author 1 1990 7 93 Gleanings for ATMs Free-Floating Dobsonians Kelley, William E. 1992 6 684 Gleanings for ATMs Three Innovations in a Dobsonian Kelley, William E.

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by Canopus56 11 Feb '11

11 Feb '11

I didn't know the man, but he sounds like a good guy. Checking the S and T 1941 to 2000 online index, below are two cited articles. Clear Skies - Kurt Year Month Page Department Title Author 1 1990 7 93 Gleanings for ATMs Free-Floating Dobsonians Kelley, William E. 1992 6 684 Gleanings for ATMs Three Innovations in a Dobsonian Kelley, William E. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097

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Bill Kelly posting Apr 29, 2000
by erikhansen＠thebluezone.net 11 Feb '11

11 Feb '11

Hi All, I searched for an article that Bill may have written. This is all I found, a posting on Utah Astronomy in 2000 "Spherical mirrors can be used instead of parabolic mirrors in Newtonian = telescopes. The mirrors are supported on a ring at their edge and pulled = to a parabola with tension applied inside to flex the mirrors to a very = high quality parabola. The calculations for the proper distribution of = puller tension has been done by an associate of mine- Alan Adler. The = results are available in a simple-to-use form at www.seds.org/TAC . Gary = Seronik of Sky & Tel is assembling an article for publication. Kim Hyatt = has an experimental 13.1" version of this concept. I will be pleased to = respond to questions . Bill Kelley"

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The demise of manned space flight?
by erikhansen＠thebluezone.net 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

Hi All, Perhaps the demise of American manned space flights has been exaggerated. http://atk.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=118&item=1057 Erik

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FW: Bill's passing, February 8, 2011
by Kim Hyatt 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

I just returned to my desk after a couple of hours away and found this email waiting for me. Many or you knew Bill, so I'm sharing this information with this list. Bill was my best friend. (I have many best friends.) He liked to think of himself as a curmudgeonly old guy, but that was far from the truth. He was very kind and loving and a great teacher. Bill was every bit the man as Lois describes him, and then some. I can't express the loss that I feel. I can't do it now, but later I would like to discuss how those who are interested could car pool to Cottonwood for the funeral. I loved Bill. I'm not ashamed to say it. I feel very fortunate to have numbered him among my friends. Kim -----Original Message----- From: Lois [mailto:sunflower@commspeed.net] Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 4:27 PM To: sunflower(a)commspeed.net Subject: Bill's passing, February 8, 2011 Dear Family and Friends, Bill entered the hospital January 25 after collapsing in his doctor's waiting room. He suffered from pneumonia and other ailments. He went into Hospice care at the hospital on Monday afternoon, February 7th. The chaplain came to pray with him. The extra medication let him rest comfortably without the respiratory distress that the pneumonia and other conditions caused. I stayed with him until after 11:00 pm then came home. The hospital called just after he passed peacefully at 4:11 am Tuesday (this) morning. He put up a good fight, but the pneumonia and other medical issues were too much for a 93 year old. He went down hill quickly after a trip to and from a rehabilitation center in Sedona last Wednesday. He kept commenting on how kind everyone at the hospital was to him. They were caring, compassionate and treated him with great love. There was not time to read or answer emails or to make phone calls because I wanted to spend as much time with him as possible. Our cat cannot understand why Bill has not been here. As his back became more painful, he was home almost all the time and she often napped with him. When he went into the hospital two weeks ago I put down some of the clothing Bill wore for her to sleep on, but it does not replace him for her. Bill clung to life and lived it fully for his 93 years. He always had a zest for life and never let his mind stop coming up with new ideas. He was a man of many talents, including marine biology, gemstones, astronomy, food & wine, music, tennis, skiing and making friends. He had a winning smile and great curiosity. He was ever the teacher and taught me so much. In recent months he said that he was in great pain and it would be easy to let go and die, but he stayed for me. His time finally came. We had 22 wonderful years together, and I will miss him. I am so grateful for family and friends. Thank you for your emails, cards and phone messages. Sincerely, Lois Kelley P. S. A young man helping with the computer in December somehow combined email addresses from three email sites so it seems like I am sorting through hundreds of names. Please forgive me if you were overlooked on updates. Here is the update I sent out about a week after he went to the hospital. Dear Family and Friends, Bill has been in the hospital since January 25th with pneumonia and other ailments. Early yesterday I thought I would be able to send good news. On Monday and Tuesday Bill was able to sit up in a chair and eat on his own. So on Wednesday morning the doctor said that Bill was going to be discharged to a Rehabilitation Center in Sedona. Well,in the late afternoon he endured the hour ride. When he arrived there was no oxygen waiting for him. By the time they got some he was pretty low and in distress. His intuition kicked in and he said that he wanted me to get him out of there and that was before they brought the burned toasted cheese sandwich for supper. I don't think they wanted him there either, because he has been so weak that he can no longer stand on his own. The head nurse suggested that he might die if he stayed there and called the doctor on call. They told me it would be better if they called 911 and took him back to the emergency room at the hospital. It was about 20 degrees out and he felt frozen in the ambulance. When we arrived at the ER our friend Amanda was the Tech and J-Ann was our ER Nurse again and Karen from New Hampshire signed him in - wonderful. There was more fluid in his lungs than the X-ray taken the day before. He got to the room quite late and I waited for him to be settled. - about 11:00 pm. The traveling took a lot out of Bill who spent so many days in bed recovering since the 25th. He had a very bad night. When I arrived the night nurse made a special effort to speak with me. He had a bad day and had to be sedated all day. A Respiratory specialist had to be called in the afternoon. The Ear, Nose,Throat DR. was called in and arrived at 5:00 pm because Bill's mouth, throat and down to his stomach is burning. Bill has been his patient for over 10 years and they get along very well, so he is going to get to the bottom of the burning issue. He did say that Bill has the mouth and throat of a 20 year old. I left him in good hands after 9:00 tonight. I don't know where I have gotten the strength to care for him. I am up at 5:45am and to bed after 11:00pm if I am lucky. I am writing this, but do not have the energy to answer emails yet. All of the nurses, techs and staff everywhere in the hospital have been wonderful. It is as if angels had been dropped into the hospital to care for Bill and me. All we need now are the miracles. Blessings, Lois ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3432 - Release Date: 02/09/11

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The Sagan Series 1 & 2
by Jay Eads 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

If you haven't had a chance to view these two videos, I think they they are nicely done. I'm glad that Carl Sagan was such an optimist. He truly was a terrific spokesman for the capabilities of our species IF we choose to live up to it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY59wZdCDo0&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2oXFWKpJiA&feature=player_embedded -- Jay Eads

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Estimating Saturn System III observing times for NED
by Canopus56 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

Here is my list of rough predicted Saturn CMIII Long near 50 deg for midnight for the remainder of February for Salt Lake City. I looked up at Saturn last night at 00:15 MDT when it was at about 20 deg alt due east. Saturn was flickering so much from turbulence that I did not put a scope on it. Buyer beware; no warranties on the predicted date-times. Observe at your own risk. Clear Skies, Kurt Month Day CMIIILongUtahAdj at starting midnight (00:00) of Day Feb 13 47.7 Feb 17 51.2 Feb 21 54.7 Feb 25 58.3 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html

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Epsilon Aurigae
by erikhansen＠thebluezone.net 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

Hi All, Epsilon Aurigae, Amaaz, close to its minimum and will brighten a full magnitude this year. It is the medium bright star closest to Capella. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsilon_Aurigae You can participate in observing the brighting at http://www.citizensky.org/ Erik

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Fw: NASA Hosting Events for Valentine's Night Comet Encounter
by Joe Bauman 08 Feb '11

08 Feb '11

Sounds cool! -- Joe --- On Tue, 2/8/11, JPL News <Jplnews(a)jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> From: JPL News <Jplnews(a)jpl.nasa.gov> Subject: NASA Hosting Events for Valentine's Night Comet Encounter To: Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 4:09 PM <div id="yiv1288968720"><style></style><div class="yiv1288968720WordSection1">MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICEJET PROPULSION LABORATORYCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONPASADENA, CALIF. 91109   PHONE 818-354-5011http://www.jpl.nasa.gov  DC Agle  818-393-9011                                  Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.agle(a)jpl.nasa.gov  Dwayne Brown  202-358-1726Headquarters, Washington                                                                                     dwayne.c.brown(a)nasa.gov  Blaine Friedlander  607-254-6235Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.bpf2(a)cornell.edu  MEDIA ADVISORY: 2011-044                                                                      Feb. 8, 2011                            NASA HOSTING EVENTS FOR VALENTINE'S NIGHT COMET ENCOUNTER  PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA will host several live media activities for the Stardust-NExT mission's close encounter with comet Tempel 1. The closest approach is expected at approximately 8:37 p.m. PST (11:37 p.m. EST) on Feb. 14, with confirmation received on Earth at about 8:56 p.m. PST (11:56 p.m. EST).  Live coverage of the Tempel 1 encounter will begin at 8:30 p.m. PST on Feb. 14 on NASA Television and the agency's website. The coverage will include live commentary from mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and video from Lockheed Martin Space System's mission support area in Denver.  A news briefing is planned for 10 a.m. PST on Feb. 15. Scheduled participants are: -Ed Weiler, NASA's associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, Washington-Joe Veverka, Stardust-NExT principal investigator, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.-Tim Larson, Stardust-NExT project manager, JPL-Don Brownlee, Stardust-NExT co-investigator, University of Washington, Seattle  To cover the Tempel 1 flyby at JPL, journalists must contact the JPL Media Relations Office at 818-354-5011. Valid media credentials are required. Non-U.S. citizens must bring passports.  Starting Feb. 14 at 8 p.m., news media representatives can watch live coverage of the control room via a feed to JPL's von Karman Auditorium. The auditorium will remain open through the evening for media. Reporters who will not travel to JPL may call the Media Relations Office to make arrangements to ask questions during the Feb. 15 briefing.  Mission coverage schedule (all times PST and subject to change):  8:30 to 10 p.m., Feb. 14: Live NASA TV commentary begins from mission control; includes coverage of closest approach and the re-establishment of contact with the spacecraft following the encounter.  Midnight to 1:30 a.m., Feb. 15: NASA TV commentary will chronicle the arrival and processing of the first five of 72 close-approach images expected to be downlinked after the encounter. The images are expected to include a close-up view of the comet's surface.  10 a.m., Feb. 15: News briefing  Starting on Feb. 9, NASA TV will air Stardust-NExT mission animation and b-roll during its Video File segments. For NASA TV streaming video, scheduling and downlink information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv .  Live commentary and the news conference will also be carried live on one of JPL's Ustream channels. During events, viewers can engage in a real-time chat and submit questions to the Stardust-NExT team at: http://www.ustream.tv/user/NASAJPL2 .  The public can watch a real-time animation of the Stardust-NExT comet flyby using NASA's new "Eyes on the Solar System" Web tool. JPL created this 3-D environment, which allows people to explore the solar system from their computers. It is available at:  http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eyes .  This flyby of Tempel 1 will give scientists an opportunity to look for changes on the comet's surface since it was visited by NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft in July 2005. Since then, Tempel 1 has completed one orbit of the sun, and scientists are looking forward to monitoring any differences in the comet.  During its 12 years in space, Stardust became the first spacecraft to collect samples of a comet (Wild 2 in 2004), which were delivered to Earth in 2006 for study. The Stardust-NExT mission is managed by JPL for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver built the spacecraft and manages day-to-day mission operations.  A press kit and other detailed information about Stardust-NExT is available at: http://stardustnext.jpl.nasa.gov .                                                               -end-</div></div></blockquote> ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL

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