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Comet Garradd
by Raeburn Kennard 06 Sep '11

06 Sep '11

After several failed attempts beginning in mid-August, I was finally able last night to see Comet Garradd from my front yard in Draper through my 10" Dob. With the general light pollution of the valley, several street lights and my neighbor's new dark-activated decorative driveway lamp - for which he is so proud -(three high-watt, unshielded bulbs) I was barely able to see Sagitta with the naked eye. But, star-hopping from there with my trusty Telrad, I was able to just barely see the bluish-green smudge of the comet. Makes me appreciate more and more with each new comet what a major event Hale-Bopp was! Raeburn Kennard

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Solar Ecilipse Visable From St. George, Utah?
by baxman2＠q.com 06 Sep '11

06 Sep '11

Is this a total eclipse of the sun? Will a total eclipse be visable from St. George. I have a place where I can stay in St. George, Utah. ----- Original Message ----- From: utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:08:41 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 103, Issue 53 Send Utah-Astronomy mailing list submissions to utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com You can reach the person managing the list at utah-astronomy-owner(a)mailman.xmission.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Utah-Astronomy digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry (Steve Fisher) 2. Re: OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry (Steve Fisher) 3. Re: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 103, Issue 52 (baxman2(a)q.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 17:47:00 -0600 From: Steve Fisher <iotacass1(a)hotmail.com> To: <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry Message-ID: <SNT135-W17B038F9801BEB1AAC2E43EF1C0(a)phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Must have missed it!!!! > Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 17:39:48 -0600 > From: larry(a)kijoda.com > To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry > > Come on, Steve. I think Jimmie Steward & the Comet deserves at least an > acknowledgment, or did you miss it? 73, lh > > On 9/6/2011 3:24 PM, Larry Holmes wrote: > > Steve, at least Jimmie Stewart did not like to fly on the Comet. BTW, > > was not "Puff, the Magic Dragon" a modified C-47. My first commercial > > flight was in a DC-3 from Bend, OR to Sacramento, CA in '51 or '52. > > Ate off china, with real silverware. Men were in suit & tie; ladies > > in dresses & furs. 73 lh > > > > On 9/6/2011 12:48 PM, Steve Fisher wrote: > >> I don't remember problems with the Constellation tail. (could have > >> been some) Are you thinking of the DeHavilland Comet? With the Square > >> windows that cracked after multiple pressurizations? Steve > >> > Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 11:38:57 -0700 > >>> From: josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com > >>> To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > >>> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry > >>> > >>> I've always loved the DC3, because it's so sturdy and has been a > >>> real workhorse for many decades. The military version could fly will > >>> all kinds of aitiaircraft damage. But I agree that biplanes are the > >>> coolest, and the Constellation is great-looking. (Somehow, I have an > >>> impression that the Constellation had a fatal flaw with that tail -- > >>> or am I thinking about another plane? Can anybody figure out what my > >>> poor old brain is trying to drag out of the murk of the past?) -- Joe > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ________________________________ > >>> From: Rodger C. Fry<rcfry(a)comcast.net> > >>> To: 'Utah Astronomy'<utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 10:58 AM > >>> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry > >>> > >>> Larry, > >>> > >>> They only served L&O in first-class! And Yes, the Constellation was > >>> very > >>> sexy. > >>> > >>> Rodger > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com > >>> [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Larry > >>> Holmes > >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 10:14 AM > >>> To: Utah Astronomy > >>> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry > >>> > >>> You know, I still feel the Constellation was the prettiest airplane > >>> that > >>> ever was. And it did not matter how you hopped to observe it. What do > >>> you think, Joe? Chuck? Wonder if they served L& O aboard?? (I know > >>> they served VO, but you did not want an onion in that.) heehee lh > >>> > >>> On 9/6/2011 9:01 AM, Chuck Hards wrote: > >>>> On 9/3/11, Rodger C. Fry<rcfry(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >>>>> Ron, > >>>>> > >>>>> Here is John Elwell's email address: > >>>>> john.elwell(a)sdl.usu.edu > >>>>>> He has a presentation on the summer constellations that he gave > >>>>>> at ALCON > >>>>> that is superb! > >>>> Constellations? I'm sure Joe wasn't interested in that... ;-) > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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 > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 17:50:56 -0600 From: Steve Fisher <iotacass1(a)hotmail.com> To: <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry Message-ID: <SNT135-W27F9A41AB376EFA7565E37EF1C0(a)phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Oh, yes! It all comes back to me. Jimmy Stewart and No Highway in the Sky. I think my older brother told me about that. Steve > Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 17:39:48 -0600 > From: larry(a)kijoda.com > To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry > > Come on, Steve. I think Jimmie Steward & the Comet deserves at least an > acknowledgment, or did you miss it? 73, lh > > On 9/6/2011 3:24 PM, Larry Holmes wrote: > > Steve, at least Jimmie Stewart did not like to fly on the Comet. BTW, > > was not "Puff, the Magic Dragon" a modified C-47. My first commercial > > flight was in a DC-3 from Bend, OR to Sacramento, CA in '51 or '52. > > Ate off china, with real silverware. Men were in suit & tie; ladies > > in dresses & furs. 73 lh > > > > On 9/6/2011 12:48 PM, Steve Fisher wrote: > >> I don't remember problems with the Constellation tail. (could have > >> been some) Are you thinking of the DeHavilland Comet? With the Square > >> windows that cracked after multiple pressurizations? Steve > >> > Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 11:38:57 -0700 > >>> From: josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com > >>> To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > >>> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry > >>> > >>> I've always loved the DC3, because it's so sturdy and has been a > >>> real workhorse for many decades. The military version could fly will > >>> all kinds of aitiaircraft damage. But I agree that biplanes are the > >>> coolest, and the Constellation is great-looking. (Somehow, I have an > >>> impression that the Constellation had a fatal flaw with that tail -- > >>> or am I thinking about another plane? Can anybody figure out what my > >>> poor old brain is trying to drag out of the murk of the past?) -- Joe > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ________________________________ > >>> From: Rodger C. Fry<rcfry(a)comcast.net> > >>> To: 'Utah Astronomy'<utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 10:58 AM > >>> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry > >>> > >>> Larry, > >>> > >>> They only served L&O in first-class! And Yes, the Constellation was > >>> very > >>> sexy. > >>> > >>> Rodger > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com > >>> [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Larry > >>> Holmes > >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 10:14 AM > >>> To: Utah Astronomy > >>> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry > >>> > >>> You know, I still feel the Constellation was the prettiest airplane > >>> that > >>> ever was. And it did not matter how you hopped to observe it. What do > >>> you think, Joe? Chuck? Wonder if they served L& O aboard?? (I know > >>> they served VO, but you did not want an onion in that.) heehee lh > >>> > >>> On 9/6/2011 9:01 AM, Chuck Hards wrote: > >>>> On 9/3/11, Rodger C. Fry<rcfry(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >>>>> Ron, > >>>>> > >>>>> Here is John Elwell's email address: > >>>>> john.elwell(a)sdl.usu.edu > >>>>>> He has a presentation on the summer constellations that he gave > >>>>>> at ALCON > >>>>> that is superb! > >>>> Constellations? I'm sure Joe wasn't interested in that... ;-) > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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 > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 20:08:27 -0400 (EDT) From: baxman2(a)q.com To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 103, Issue 52 Message-ID: <53221974.751345.1315354107173.JavaMail.root(a)md28.quartz.synacor.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Is this a total solar eclipse? Will it be visable from St. George? I have a place to stay if the total ecipse is visable from St. George, Utah. ----- Original Message ----- From: utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:39:45 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 103, Issue 52 Send Utah-Astronomy mailing list submissions to utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com You can reach the person managing the list at utah-astronomy-owner(a)mailman.xmission.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Utah-Astronomy digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry (Steve Fisher) 2. Re: 2012 Eclipse (Chrismo) 3. Re: OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry (Larry Holmes) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 17:25:24 -0600 From: Steve Fisher <iotacass1(a)hotmail.com> To: <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry Message-ID: <SNT135-W443F167F7F44F9A157B732EF1C0(a)phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Are you refering to the AC-130? It is a direct decendant of the AC-47 I believe. This was five years ago and has probably been replaced by now. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4639921789181083769# > Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 16:11:32 -0600 > From: erikhansen(a)thebluezone.net > To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry > > >Isn't there an updated plane outfitted with the mini-guns, laser guided > now I think. > > > Spooky or Puff the Magic Dragon was a modified C-47 and called a AC-47. > > Here is a clip: > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKOrpyO0z48 > > > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Larry Holmes <larry(a)kijoda.com> wrote: > > > >> Steve, at least Jimmie Stewart did not like to fly on the Comet. BTW, > >> was > >> not "Puff, the Magic Dragon" a modified C-47. My first commercial > >> flight > >> was in a DC-3 from Bend, OR to Sacramento, CA in '51 or '52. Ate off > >> china, > >> with real silverware. Men were in suit & tie; ladies in dresses & furs. > >> 73 > >> lh > >> > >> On 9/6/2011 12:48 PM, Steve Fisher wrote: > >> > >>> I don't remember problems with the Constellation tail. (could have been > >>> some) Are you thinking of the DeHavilland Comet? With the Square > >>> windows > >>> that cracked after multiple pressurizations? Steve > >>> > Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 11:38:57 -0700 > >>> > >>>> From: josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com > >>>> To: > >>>> utah-astronomy(a)mailman.**xmission.com<utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > >>>> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry > >>>> > >>>> I've always loved the DC3, because it's so sturdy and has been a real > >>>> workhorse for many decades. The military version could fly will all > >>>> kinds of > >>>> aitiaircraft damage. But I agree that biplanes are the coolest, and > >>>> the > >>>> Constellation is great-looking. (Somehow, I have an impression that > >>>> the > >>>> Constellation had a fatal flaw with that tail -- or am I thinking > >>>> about > >>>> another plane? Can anybody figure out what my poor old brain is trying > >>>> to > >>>> drag out of the murk of the past?) -- Joe > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ______________________________**__ > >>>> From: Rodger C. Fry<rcfry(a)comcast.net> > >>>> To: 'Utah > >>>> Astronomy'<utah-astronomy(a)**mailman.xmission.com<utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > >>>> > > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 10:58 AM > >>>> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry > >>>> > >>>> Larry, > >>>> > >>>> They only served L&O in first-class! And Yes, the Constellation was > >>>> very > >>>> sexy. > >>>> > >>>> Rodger > >>>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: > >>>> utah-astronomy-bounces(a)**mailman.xmission.com<utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com> > >>>> [mailto:utah-astronomy-**bounces@mailman.xmission.com<utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com>] > >>>> On Behalf Of Larry > >>>> Holmes > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 10:14 AM > >>>> To: Utah Astronomy > >>>> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry > >>>> > >>>> You know, I still feel the Constellation was the prettiest airplane > >>>> that > >>>> ever was. And it did not matter how you hopped to observe it. What > >>>> do > >>>> you think, Joe? Chuck? Wonder if they served L& O aboard?? (I know > >>>> they served VO, but you did not want an onion in that.) heehee lh > >>>> > >>>> On 9/6/2011 9:01 AM, Chuck Hards wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> On 9/3/11, Rodger C. Fry<rcfry(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Ron, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Here is John Elwell's email address: > >>>>>> john.elwell(a)sdl.usu.edu > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> He has a presentation on the summer constellations that he gave at > >>>>>>> ALCON > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> that is superb! > >>>>>> > >>>>> Constellations? I'm sure Joe wasn't interested in that... ;-) > >>>>> > >>>>> ______________________________**_________________ > >>>>> Utah-Astronomy mailing list > >>>>> Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.**xmission.com<Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > >>>>> http://mailman.xmission.com/**cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-**astronomy<http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy> > >>>>> Visit the Photo Gallery: > >>>>> http://www.slas.us/gallery2/**main.php<http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php> > >>>>> > >>>> ______________________________**_________________ > >>>> Utah-Astronomy mailing list > >>>> Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.**xmission.com<Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > >>>> http://mailman.xmission.com/**cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-**astronomy<http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy> > >>>> Visit the Photo Gallery: > >>>> http://www.slas.us/gallery2/**main.php<http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ______________________________**_________________ > >>>> Utah-Astronomy mailing list > >>>> Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.**xmission.com<Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > >>>> http://mailman.xmission.com/**cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-**astronomy<http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy> > >>>> Visit the Photo Gallery: > >>>> http://www.slas.us/gallery2/**main.php<http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php> > >>>> ______________________________**_________________ > >>>> Utah-Astronomy mailing list > >>>> Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.**xmission.com<Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > >>>> http://mailman.xmission.com/**cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-**astronomy<http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy> > >>>> Visit the Photo Gallery: > >>>> http://www.slas.us/gallery2/**main.php<http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php> > >>>> > >>> > >>> ______________________________**_________________ > >>> Utah-Astronomy mailing list > >>> Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.**xmission.com<Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > >>> http://mailman.xmission.com/**cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-**astronomy<http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy> > >>> Visit the Photo Gallery: > >>> http://www.slas.us/gallery2/**main.php<http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php> > >>> > >> > >> ______________________________**_________________ > >> Utah-Astronomy mailing list > >> Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.**xmission.com<Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > >> http://mailman.xmission.com/**cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-**astronomy<http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy> > >> Visit the Photo Gallery: > >> http://www.slas.us/gallery2/**main.php<http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Jay Eads > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 17:38:01 -0600 From: Chrismo <djchrismo(a)gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] 2012 Eclipse Message-ID: <CAFfjrTOgLFgLPpVu=cDw3Qh3Bo5TW_XzjN3UFowZr5Mu_Hd67w(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Also keep in mind that the Bryce Astronomy Festival has been scheduled for May 17-20, 2012 to coincide with the eclipse. On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 4:18 PM, <erikhansen(a)thebluezone.net> wrote: > Hi All, > > I booked a hotel room in Cedar City for the eclipse in May. A few are all > booked up, so just as a reminder, now is probably the time to make > reservations. > > Erik > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:39:48 -0600 From: Larry Holmes <larry(a)kijoda.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry Message-ID: <4E66AF44.2080805(a)kijoda.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Come on, Steve. I think Jimmie Steward & the Comet deserves at least an acknowledgment, or did you miss it? 73, lh On 9/6/2011 3:24 PM, Larry Holmes wrote: > Steve, at least Jimmie Stewart did not like to fly on the Comet. BTW, > was not "Puff, the Magic Dragon" a modified C-47. My first commercial > flight was in a DC-3 from Bend, OR to Sacramento, CA in '51 or '52. > Ate off china, with real silverware. Men were in suit & tie; ladies > in dresses & furs. 73 lh > > On 9/6/2011 12:48 PM, Steve Fisher wrote: >> I don't remember problems with the Constellation tail. (could have >> been some) Are you thinking of the DeHavilland Comet? With the Square >> windows that cracked after multiple pressurizations? Steve >> > Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 11:38:57 -0700 >>> From: josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com >>> To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >>> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry >>> >>> I've always loved the DC3, because it's so sturdy and has been a >>> real workhorse for many decades. The military version could fly will >>> all kinds of aitiaircraft damage. But I agree that biplanes are the >>> coolest, and the Constellation is great-looking. (Somehow, I have an >>> impression that the Constellation had a fatal flaw with that tail -- >>> or am I thinking about another plane? Can anybody figure out what my >>> poor old brain is trying to drag out of the murk of the past?) -- Joe >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Rodger C. Fry<rcfry(a)comcast.net> >>> To: 'Utah Astronomy'<utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 10:58 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry >>> >>> Larry, >>> >>> They only served L&O in first-class! And Yes, the Constellation was >>> very >>> sexy. >>> >>> Rodger >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com >>> [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Larry >>> Holmes >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 10:14 AM >>> To: Utah Astronomy >>> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OAS speaker info attn: Roger Fry >>> >>> You know, I still feel the Constellation was the prettiest airplane >>> that >>> ever was. And it did not matter how you hopped to observe it. What do >>> you think, Joe? Chuck? Wonder if they served L& O aboard?? (I know >>> they served VO, but you did not want an onion in that.) heehee lh >>> >>> On 9/6/2011 9:01 AM, Chuck Hards wrote: >>>> On 9/3/11, Rodger C. Fry<rcfry(a)comcast.net> wrote: >>>>> Ron, >>>>> >>>>> Here is John Elwell's email address: >>>>> john.elwell(a)sdl.usu.edu >>>>>> He has a presentation on the summer constellations that he gave >>>>>> at ALCON >>>>> that is superb! >>>> Constellations? 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Re: [Utah-astronomy] More on Commet Garradd - contending with neighborhood lights
by Canopus56 06 Sep '11

06 Sep '11

To clarify, my prior post has nothing to do with intentionally damaging a neighbor's light fixture. Using a red presentation laser to trip automatic light switches on exterior lights is a simple, non-controversial technique. The technique, if you have the permission of your neighbor, has the advantage in residential areas of not having to walk over to your neighbor's property in order to put a box over their light fixture. In residential neighborhoods, many homeowners use dogs for security, and the act of walking next door at 2 or 3 am easily can set your neighbors' dogs off - which will also interfere with your neighbor's quiet enjoyment of their home. - Kurt

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] L & O
by Chuck Hards 06 Sep '11

06 Sep '11

On 9/6/11, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > It can't be too late on Saturday because my anti-liver-eating wife and I are > holding a little dinner party starting at 6, and she'll be pretty unhappy if > I'm not back in time to do a lot of the setting up. But I can hardly wait. > Where to go? Anybody up for Lamb's? -- Joe OK, my GF is off work at 2 on Saturday, so we could be there by 2:30. I can't make it to Lambs (didn't they recently get sold?), that last place we went is much quicker for me to get to.

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] White Dwarfs with Companions in the Milky Way
by Canopus56 06 Sep '11

06 Sep '11

Jay - See http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?J/AJ/129/2428 Using Vizier and filtering on about -38 dec and primary greater than mag 12, I get about 15 targets. http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR?-source=J%2FAJ%2F129%2F2428 - but the magnitude of the secondaries are in the mag 14 to 16s. - Kurt 14 27 36 +53 47.7 G200-40 11.9 15.0 39'' 17 45 54 -13 18.4 G154-B5A 11.9 14.4 33'' 20 56 47 -04 51.6 Ross 193 11.9 14.4 33'' G is Gliese.

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Need solar filter material
by D P Pierce 06 Sep '11

06 Sep '11

I need a piece 4 1/2 to 5 inches square. Deloy Pierce

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Pushto vs. Goto
by Steve Fisher 06 Sep '11

06 Sep '11

I remember clear back, way back when I finally had some discretionary income and went to meet my first real telescope salesperson. I spent a great deal of time with him as he tried to talk me out of the computerized ETX-90 and encouraged me to purchase a really nice 8" Meade Starfinder.He assured me at the time that only a VERY small percent of people in the club used or ever would use GOTO, it was "only a passing fad" and "would never really catch on" with serious amateurs. He also assured me that Film Photography was the only way to go as Digital had not progressed enough to be a contender anytime in my foreseeable future.Kind of interesting since this was late in 2000 and the salesman was of course Bill Cowles. Steve

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Lakeside Sunday night
by Michael Van Opstall 06 Sep '11

06 Sep '11

OK, Joe -- As long as the weather keeps saying that the clouds are holding off until morning, I'll be out there probably sometime after ten. I might start with minor and distant planets, and even look at the moon! I know Joe sets up further back. Anyone else going to be there that might be disturbed by a late arrival (even with the moon out)? Sent from my iPad

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Comet Garradd
by Raeburn Kennard 06 Sep '11

06 Sep '11

I was fascinated by the range of comments sparked by my reported sighting of Comet Garradd. "Go to" vs. "Push to." Exact coordinates. Messier-era technology. Identifying the cute little cluster of stars surrounding the comet on Friday night as the "coathanger asterism." That was a new one for me! I enjoy the diversity of interests and skill levels on this list. For any entry-level star searchers like myself, you don't have to be intimidated by the pros. My rig is all low-tech and manual. (Patrick Wiggins had to show me how to focus the eye piece tube when I first got it - he was too generous and polite to laugh at me.) So, Friday night I googled the comet and found a site with a map of the sky showing where the comet would be each night through September: http://cometchasing.skyhound.com/comets/2009_P1.pdf Then, with binoculars and my Telrad I pointed my scope in the general direction indicated, "a little bit left of Sagitta," and carefully pushed the scope up and down across that part of the sky until I spotted the comet - the faint bluish-green smudge that didn't look like anything else I was seeing. If I can do it, anyone can do it! Enjoy the stars at whatever level you are, and grow at your own pace. Then share them with someone even less well-informed and bask in their praise as they declare you to be a genius! What a great hobby! Do you think if I showed the comet to my neighbor he might get the idea all on his own to install a kill switch on his decorative driveway lamp? It's worth a try.

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Sun Party and Sunspots
by D P Pierce 06 Sep '11

06 Sep '11

It looks like we will have some sunspots to look at this coming Saturday at the SLAS sun party. http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/realtime-update.html Deloy Pierce, Bored Member at Large

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