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SLAS Blasts for all
by Patrick Wiggins 24 Sep '11

24 Sep '11

Apparently last week's change of SLAS meeting venue caught a few people by surprise. The change was announced in the Nova and via a number of emails that went to all SLAS members (something called a SLAS Blast). But not everyone belongs to SLAS so they might not of known they can read Nova online (http://slas.us/nova_archive.asp) and would not have received the Blasts. So a new service has been set up to allow non-SLAS members to receive SLAS Blasts. To subscribe send an e-mail to friends(a)slas.us with the subject: subscribe To unsubscribe send an e-mail to friends(a)slas.us with the subject: unsubscribe Feel free to share this with anyone who you think might be interested. Clear skies, patrick

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UARS humor
by Patrick Wiggins 24 Sep '11

24 Sep '11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgTyiaDmytw Grins, patrick

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STILL NEED RIDE TO SPOC TONIGHT
by D P Pierce 24 Sep '11

24 Sep '11

I still need a ride to SPOC tonight. My foldup wheelchair weighs about 36 lbs. and fits in most trunks, hatchbacks, and some back seats. I live at 6200 S and Bangerter. My cell phone is 801-739-2730 Deloy Pierce

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Sun Spots today
by D P Pierce 24 Sep '11

24 Sep '11

Sunspot group 1302 has come around and is looking great. http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/realtime-update.html Deloy Pierce

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Pit and pole, friday night
by Jorge Gutierrez 24 Sep '11

24 Sep '11

It looked something like this: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=4699 -Jorge G.

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Pit and pole, friday night
by Jorge Gutierrez 24 Sep '11

24 Sep '11

We were 4, (left to right) thats Jay and his bucket, me sitting down, Craig standing up looking up, and Cory (i think thats his name) looking through his really nice home made dob

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UARS has deorbited
by Patrick Wiggins 24 Sep '11

24 Sep '11

This from NASA: NASA’s decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite fell back to Earth between 11:23 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23 and 1:09 a.m. EDT Sept. 24. The Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California said the satellite penetrated the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean. The precise re-entry time and location are not yet known with certainty. patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] UARS over Utah
by Canopus56 23 Sep '11

23 Sep '11

Predicted time 9-24 5:14 UT (11:15pm) +- 2 hours For track based on 9-23 prediction http://reentrynews.aero.org/1991063b.html A Twitter site (not NASA official source) http://twitter.com/#!/UARS_Reentry CalSky is showing it as reentered, but probably based on outdated ephemeris. If you are out tonight, keeping one-eye on the north horizon is probably the best you can do. - Kurt

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My video
by Steve Fisher 23 Sep '11

23 Sep '11

I thought I'd post a link to my September video for those of you on Utah Astronomy who aren't members of SLAS or haven't been attending our star parties at SPOC. If you like it, I'd appreciate you comments. If you hate it well at least be kind. Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dbgzoi317c

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The Pit Tonight and Tomorrow
by Jay Eads 23 Sep '11

23 Sep '11

Just to let others know. Tonight I had been planning on going with Mat to a star party he had plain up on the mountains. The doctor today put a kobash on that for me, but he said I could try going out for several hours and if I get tired, then to come home. So I know that tonight that myself, a friend I know Shahid is planning on going to the Pit, I think Jorge is also going to be there. If anyone else wants to join us feel free. I may have to bug out early though if I get too fatigued. If it works then tomorrow night I'll head there again since it is close to home and I need to be able to get home just in case (this antibiotic plays havoc with my system and I have some side effects indicating it could impact my heart or lungs so the doctor wants me close to home). But he cleared me for the Pit so I'm going to give it a try and then just rest again tomorrow as I am chomping to get out. Weather looks great and low humidity at the Pit until dawn when it will spike into the 70% range. No pancakes though, or eggs but decent dark skies and its close. Hope to see some people out there either tonight or tomorrow. Going to give my new Cats Eye Collimation set a try out. No matter what though, just get out this weekend as the weather and conditions look to be the best that we've had in several months. Oh yeah, I read online that La Nina is looking to stay around (haven't confirmed it with NOAA) and the winter could be like last winter. -- Jay Eads

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