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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Northern Lights?
by Canopus56 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Jay wrote: > On another note I enjoyed your comments > to S&T in the Sept. issue on the coordinate system > they use. Thanks, Jay. I haven't read it yet. I'll get back to you when I see what the final edited version was. - Kurt

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Comet Garradd and M15
by Jay Eads 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Comet Garradd is passing near M15 and increasing in brightness. If your out later in the night you may want to take a look at this. It would be a pretty image as well I believe. -- Jay Eads

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Juno headed for Jupiter
by Patrick Wiggins 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00003132/ Go Juno Go! patrick

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The moon
by Dave Slack 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Apologies if you've seen this already. A video of the moon as it "moves across the sky." Very nice, even with the heat shimmering. http://vimeo.com/11961331

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet Garradd and M15
by Canopus56 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Garradd comes within one-half degree of M71 in Sge on August 26, 2011, 10pm MDT. Should make a good picture. - Clear Skies, Kurt

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Northern Lights?
by Canopus56 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Ann, At 11:15pm MDT, the NOAA POES auroral activity map ( http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/index.html ) is showing the auroral band at the U.S. Canadian border. (That is the large yellow oval on the map.) Normally, this is consistent with aurora being seen over the midwest (Wisconsin through Minnesota). Under these conditions in the past, I have seen curtains low on the horizon using binoculars from Little Mountain. Less likely is an actual auroral display. The earth will rotate so the most southern extent of the band will be pointed at Utah in another two hours. I'm going to check the NOAA POES map at 12:30-1:00 am and then decide what to do. - Clear Skies - Kurt

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Elvis sighting?
by D P Pierce 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

About 2 years ago while playing a slot machine in a casino in Mesquite I noticed someone about 60 feet away playing a slot looking a lot like Elvis (sparkly suit and all). I assumed he was the lounge singer. After I quit playing I looked over but the Elvis look a like was gone. I walked over to the lounge to see if he was singing. A very scroungy looking cowboy was boring everyone instead. HMMM? Deloy Pierce

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Northern Lights?
by Canopus56 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Ann, The 11:30pm and 11:45pm NOAA POES maps shows the auroral ring shrinking back up into Canada. Looks like this one will not happen. - Clear Skies - Kurt

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Lakeside on Thursday
by Jorge Gutierrez 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

>What, you guys didn’t get hail up north? Seriously, I’ve got my fingers crossed for the weekend, im really really hoping it clears up, I need something to cheer me up a little, even if it’s a “half nighter outside” (sprinklers go on at 3 am) (I also wish I could make the trip to SPOC but after leaving work by the time I get there its gonna be very very late ;o) > > > > > > On 2011-08-05 04:00, Jay Eads wrote: > Well, I changed my mind. Too many thunderstorms and too much rain to load > and go tonight and too much going on at home. > >

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Lakeside on Thursday
by Jay Eads 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Well, I changed my mind. Too many thunderstorms and too much rain to load and go tonight and too much going on at home. -- Jay Eads

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