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M57 +73PSW-3
by daniel turner 27 Mar '13

27 Mar '13

Mark your calendar for early evening May 7. Their will be a close encounter between the Ring nebula and periodic comet 73P. The comet will be close to earth so its exact position in the sky will depend stongly on your location on the globe. Go to spaceweather.com and use the link at the bottom of the page for "Observable Comets". 73p is in the list and includes orbital elements and a link for daily ephemerides. DT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] useless facts
by sfisher01＠comcast.net 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

Never? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spencer Ball" <spencer(a)spencerball.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 1:27:05 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] useless facts We'll never see past the cosmic microwave background, much less see light from clear all the way around. Spencer Ball -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of sfisher01(a)comcast.net Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 1:12 PM To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] useless facts I read this on the usless facts gadget on my desktop. I'm not sure I understand it. Care to comment? A sunbeam setting out through space at the rate of 186,000 miles a second would go in a gigantic circle and return to its origins after about 200 billion years. _______________________________________________ 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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Meade 16" LX200
by Steve Fisher 13 Jun '11

13 Jun '11

Hey, Utah Astronomers. A couple of weeks ago there was a 16" LX-200 listed on KSL. Owned by someone in the St. George area. I know some of you may have seen it. Do you happen to know who had it for sale and how I might reach them? Not me, I'm not going back to SCT's but I just sold a scope to a fellow I know in California who is looking for a 16" but must be UHTC. I told him I would put out some feelers. Let me know if you know who it was will you? Steve

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Care to speculate?
by Patrick Wiggins 11 Jun '11

11 Jun '11

While taking images of random galaxies tonight I got this of NGC 2681: JPG http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/NGC_2681.JPG FIT http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/NGC_2681_FIT.ZIP Anyone care to speculate what the streaks are? The image is about 18 x 26 arc minutes. 60" exposure. Other details: C-14 @ f/5.5, ST-10 binned 3x3, cooled to -10, clear filter. Just curious, patrick

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MeAde etx 60mm
by RON VANDERHULE 11 Jun '11

11 Jun '11

Hey, don't mock the little guy. Don't know how many of you remember the short lived etx 60. It was f/5.8 achro with Meade autostar #494 and a whopping 1200 object data base. Only used it once at Dead Horse Point. It worked well and gave good images. So, we'll start the bidding at $299.00...

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ETX-125 Wanted
by Steve Fisher 11 Jun '11

11 Jun '11

I have been running some ads looking for a "bare bones" ETX 125. I thought I might as well ask here and see if anyone has one they would like to sell. I don't need tripod, eyepieces, or any other accessories. I missed one on Astromart for $300.00. E-mail me off list if you have one you would consider selling. Steve

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Centaurus A (NGC 5128)
by Debbie 04 May '11

04 May '11

Has anybody observed Centaurus A in Utah? I attempted it last summer but it was too low for the dobsonian telescope. I may give it a try with my refractor and equatorial mount. I got the idea when my friend's Goto mount was pointing the scope in the dirt last fall. Debbie

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Pit n Pole
by Jay Eads 30 Apr '11

30 Apr '11

Well, humidity will be pretty ok tonight at around 50% to 55% and skies are clear and I am in need of some personal observing time so I am heading out to Pit n Pole tonight. If your interested in joining me for the evening, feel free to do so. I am leaving now, 5:41p.m. so I can get everything set up before the sun is down and to enjoy the calm and quiet. -- Jay Eads

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Four-Planet Dance of 2011
by Canopus56 30 Apr '11

30 Apr '11

Was thread [Planetary grouping 5:15am Sat and Sun] Looks like S&T has some online articles on this and it is continuing through the most of May. So there will be plenty of DSLR wide-field planetary imaging opportunities to capture three or four planets in one field at the eastern horizon before sunrise during May: Week at a Glance for April 29 http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance The Four-Planet Dance of 2011 http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/117347948.html Four-Planet Dance animation: http://media.skyandtelescope.com/video/planet-animation-may2011.mov - Clear Skies - Kurt

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Planetary grouping 5:15am Sat and Sun
by Canopus56 30 Apr '11

30 Apr '11

Although clouds will probably intervene, at 5:15am tomorrow and Sunday, the following solar system bodies will be above the horizon at once: Moon, Venus (at 90az), Saturn (at 270az), Pluto and Uranus. Saturn sets and than at 5:30am with the Sun at -10 degs alt, the Moon, Venus and Mercury (at 90az), Pluto and Uranus will be above the horizon. At 5:55am with the Sun at -5 degs, the Moon (-6.5mag), Venus(-3.9 mag), Mercury (1.0), Jupiter (-2.1mag), Mars (at 90az), Saturn (at 270az), Pluto and Uranus will all be above the horizon. For imaging, probably at 5:25am, the grouping of the Moon, Venus and Mercury within a 10 deg box at 90 deg az is the most doable wide field DSLR picture opportunity. Jupiter might also be possible in one grouping at 5:55am, but considering the Sun's -5deg alt and Jupiter's 1 deg alt, it is unlikely that four planetary bodies could be imaged. Mars and Jupiter are at a close conjunction with 1/2 a degree, but Mars is too faint to image considering the -5 deg Sun altitude. All of this is dependent on a weather hole, which the ClearSky clock says should roll in between 5 and 6 am tomorrow morning. This is probably a weather cloud out observing frame, but I thought I'd mention it anyway. Clear Skies - Kurt

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