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

SLAS Gallery clarification
by Patrick Wiggins 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

Just so there's no confusion I'll remind y'all that one does not need to login or register in order to *view* the images on the SLAS Gallery. http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php One only needs to register and login to be able to place images on the Gallery. Cheers, patrick

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ATM bonanza
by Chuck Hards 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

Not sure if this is a repost since I've only been back for a day, but Surplus Shed has been selling some more old Jaegers lenses for bargain prices. I just picked-up a few achromatic objectives with cells, a 6" f/10 and 6" f/15, as well as their legendary 5" f/5 doublet with cell. Just for kicks I also bought an 88mm f/2.8 doublet with cell. Anyone who doubts what a large doublet can show you should take a peek through Steve's D&G or Ziggy's Clark. Get them while you can. http://www.surplusshed.com/

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Sunday night at Lakeside
by Chrismo 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

Hey all, I was delighted to get a nice night out of town, and even though it was a little cloudy, I had a great time out at Lakeside tonight! I was able to locate Comet Garradd pretty easily, and fortunately that part of the sky stayed pretty open most of the night, so I kept going back over to it. Some meteor activity, with one I noticed as particularly bright. It was warm and pleasant all night, but as the moon sunk lower, more clouds moved in and pretty much ended it about 2am. Here's some pictures: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2362273935692.2143627.1215656729&… Chrismo

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Comet Garradd
by Joe Bauman 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

Hi Utah astronomers, here's a movie I made from frames I shot early yesterday morning, of Comet Garradd moving in front of stars. I guided on the stars, which meant the comet looks steady while the stars are blurred and elongated. -- Comments solicited. I'd especially like to know if it's possible to make this visible without the viewer having a RealPlayer device. Thanks, Joe http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=4543

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Dwight Ball
by Kim 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

Friends: I let you all know a couple of weeks ago that Dwight Ball Was hospitalized. This morning I called his cell phone to see how he was doing, but I was several hours too late. Dwight passed away last night. I hope he's among the stars and deep sky objects that he loved to see with his own homemade telescopes. Dwight was another good friend from my association with SLAS who was always interested in sharing ideas, especially about ATM'ing. Dwight was a machinist and was very generous with offers to make parts for others' ATM needs. Dwight was a military veteran, but I don't remember in which branch he served. I know that he had been posted in Vietnam. I'll be looking for an obit for more details. I don't know much about his extended family and other friends, but my prayers and condolences go out to them. I'm also reminded how much I appreciate all of you and my many other astronomy acquaintances. At the risk of sounding too mushy, thanks to all for being my friends. Kim

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U-A Administrative note
by Patrick Wiggins 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

Hi all, Several folks have joined U-A's ranks the past few days so I thought I remind all that when one first signs on to U-A they are automatically put on "moderated" status. That means their posts need to be approved by one of the moderators before being passed on to the list. No doubt you can guess the reason for this: Keeps out the spammers. However, as soon as a newbie posts an "on topic" message the moderation is removed and posts after that will be automatically forwarded on to the list. Clear skies, patrick U-A Co-Admin

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Lakeside tonight
by Chrismo 07 Aug '11

07 Aug '11

Hey all, I am going to Lakeside tonight, if anyone would like to ride along, you're welcome to come. I plan to leave from Sugarhouse around 8:30pm and return around 3am. If you'd like to go along, please call or text me. Chrismo 801 897 9075

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Reminder for the August ATM session
by jayleads＠gmail.com 07 Aug '11

07 Aug '11

I am on the way to the hospital. My father in law will pass away this morning so I won't be at the ATM session. Sent from my LG phone "Hutchings, Mat (H USA)" <mat.hutchings(a)siemens.com> wrote: >Fellow ATMers, here is the reminder for the August ATM session at the >Hutchings' optical shop in Riverton. > >We will be meeting next Saturday, August 13th from 9:00 to noon (I can >go later than that also). If you have any questions about what ATMing >is, or would like to discuss telescope making in general, please e-mail >me off list at mat.hutchings(a)siemens.com ><mailto:mat.hutchings@siemens.com> > >Also e-mail me for directions to my house. > >Dew zappers are on the list of things to do, as is Jay's observing >chair, and I have the 8" mirror that will need polishing. Of course >since these are open sessions, bring any mirror or telescope project you >have and would like to work on. > >For the dew zappers, I have soldering irons and plenty of solder, but >you should bring all other supplies (resistors, wire, etc.) you may >need. The following link that Jay previously sent is a very good >resource: http://www.dewbuster.com/heaters/heaters.html ><http://www.dewbuster.com/heaters/heaters.html> This site should tell >you what value resistors you will need to obtain. You should be able to >get the resistors from Radio Shack, or any other electronics parts >house. > >Mat > >_______________________________________________ >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

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Observing near Hurricane
by Robert Taylor Photo 06 Aug '11

06 Aug '11

I have a request from an astronomer coming in from L.A and he'll be in the Hurricane area. Anyone know of a good observing site in that area? Bob

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Anything new? Northern Lights?
by Canopus56 06 Aug '11

06 Aug '11

While I have been getting kp 6 automatic emails from NOAA, most recently at 8:00pm (which indicates the storm is ongoing), looking at the NOAA POES auroral oval plot, I'm not expecting anything to happen tonight and am not going out myself - at least on the solar activity. It's a nice night to go out for general observing and to have a good time. - Kurt

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