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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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couple of questions regarding CCD imaging
by Debbie 31 May '11

31 May '11

Here is my first question. How do you achieve focus with a CCD camera since there is no live focus mode? Does the software let you know when you are in focus? How does the guide chip on the SBIG dual chip cameras or 237 chip work when finding a guide star? Is this easier than having a separate guidescope and autoguider? I want to know what I'm getting into before I dive into CCD imaging? Debbie

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OT -- Mr. Spoc as the Dude
by Joe Bauman 31 May '11

31 May '11

http://youtu.be/dULOjT9GYdQ

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See Endeavour tomorrow (Tuesday) morning
by Patrick Wiggins 31 May '11

31 May '11

As seen from northern Utah the duo (Endeavour leading ISS) will rise in the west about 4:41 a.m., be about half way up the NW sky about 4:43 and fade from view low in the NE at about 4:46. Let's just hope the weather finally cooperates... patrick

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It's raining ... photons
by Patrick Wiggins 30 May '11

30 May '11

Pouring rain this afternoon but a very nice night tonight. Clear skies and judging from the images I'm getting the seeing is quite good as well. I hope there are others out there grabbing their share of photons. patrick

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