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From the funny pages
by Wiggins Patrick 14 Nov '12

14 Nov '12

A couple more to enjoy: http://www.gocomics.com/redandrover/2012/11/13 http://www.oregonlive.com/comics-kingdom/?feature_id=Pardon_My_Planet&featu… patrick Sent from my iPad

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 117, Issue 35
by baxman2＠q.com 14 Nov '12

14 Nov '12

Doesn't NORAD track all space junk? ----- Original Message ----- From: utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:12:47 -0500 (EST) Subject: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 117, Issue 35 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: Light Pollution Sandy (bjaffa Jaffa) 2. 1886 astrophotos (Joe Bauman) 3. Re: 1886 astrophotos (Joe Bauman) 4. Re: DARPA seeks help from amateur astronomers (erikhansen(a)thebluezone.net) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:16:42 -0700 From: bjaffa Jaffa <bjaffa(a)msn.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Light Pollution Sandy Message-ID: <BLU153-W79392C6B8BB5B65618240CD530(a)phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Thanks so much! > Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:47:45 -0800 > From: diondavidson(a)yahoo.com > To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Light Pollution Sandy > > I've had good luck. I live in Sandy, and the utility folks came and installed some filters of some kind that help a bit block the light from my driveway. It's not perfect but a lot better than it was. > I used this form: http://sandy.utah.gov/government/public-utilities/street-lights/streetlight… > Dion > > > > ________________________________ > From: bjaffa Jaffa <bjaffa(a)msn.com> > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 10:21 PM > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Light Pollution Sandy > > I have a extremely obnoxious street light on the edge of my front yard in Sandy. Has anyone had any success having a street light modified with their city so that it shines down and it's intensity lowered. It makes observing at night very bad. During the summer trees help but when the leaves are gone it is impossible. > Does anyone know if Sandy City has a light pollution policy? > > Thanks > > > From: paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com > > Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:29:00 -0700 > > To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] From the funny pages > > > > A couple more to enjoy: > > > > http://www.gocomics.com/redandrover/2012/11/13 > > > > http://www.oregonlive.com/comics-kingdom/?feature_id=Pardon_My_Planet&featu… > > > > patrick > > > > Sent from my iPad > > _______________________________________________ > > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > > > > Send messages to the list to > > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > > > The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > > > > To unsubscribe go to: > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > > Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > > Send messages to the list to > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > > To unsubscribe go to: > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > > Send messages to the list to > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > > To unsubscribe go to: > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:35:54 -0800 (PST) From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] 1886 astrophotos Message-ID: <1352874954.3844.YahooMailNeo(a)web125106.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii For those who are on Facebook, here are some interesting views of the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn taken in 1886. (The others aren't as interesting to me.) -- Joe http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.102044049808047.4576.1000000735865… ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:42:30 -0800 (PST) From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] 1886 astrophotos Message-ID: <1352875350.15112.YahooMailNeo(a)web125106.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I mean the other photos on the page aren't as interesting to me, not the others who aren't on Facebook! ________________________________ From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:35 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] 1886 astrophotos For those who are on Facebook, here are some interesting views of the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn taken in 1886. (The others aren't as interesting to me.) -- Joe http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.102044049808047.4576.1000000735865… _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 09:12:01 -0700 From: erikhansen(a)thebluezone.net To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] DARPA seeks help from amateur astronomers Message-ID: <d48dccd063e1e5dc7495aa80e1330851.squirrel(a)webmail.thebluezone.net> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > I am to busy watching paint dry. So who here will be the first to sign up? > > http://m.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/darpa-enlists-amateur-astronomers… > > patrick > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > > Send messages to the list to > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > > To unsubscribe go to: > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on > "Unsubscribe or edit options". > ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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 End of Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 117, Issue 35 ***********************************************

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DARPA seeks help from amateur astronomers
by Wiggins Patrick 14 Nov '12

14 Nov '12

So who here will be the first to sign up? http://m.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/darpa-enlists-amateur-astronomers… patrick Sent from my iPad

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1886 astrophotos
by Joe Bauman 13 Nov '12

13 Nov '12

For those who are on Facebook, here are some interesting views of the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn taken in 1886. (The others aren't as interesting to me.) -- Joe http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.102044049808047.4576.1000000735865…

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Today's Solar Eclipse
by Chuck Hards 13 Nov '12

13 Nov '12

Any local folks in Australia today for the eclipse? Space.com will carry a couple of live feeds beginning before lunch, our time, IIRC.

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Sky Safari (iOS astronomy program)
by Daniel Holmes 13 Nov '12

13 Nov '12

I know we've talked about this program before. It's on sale to celebrate the solar eclipse: Standard is free: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id437108143?mt=8 Plus is $12: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skysafari-3-plus/id437111155?mt=8 Pro is $30: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skysafari-3-pro/id437112382?mt=8 (not affiliated, just a satisfied customer) Dan -- Daniel Holmes, danielh(a)holmesonics.com "Laugh while you can, monkey boy!" -- Lord John Whorfin

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6th day of "Travels with Charley" Steinbeck?
by Larry Holmes 13 Nov '12

13 Nov '12

Arrived Flagstaff last night at a reasonable hour. I was kinda washed out what with the show, 2 days of hard driving to get there, and what ever it took to get from Tucson to here. Anyway, I was ready for the salad bar at the Sizzler and bed. We were talking of going to the meteor crater and then to the Vermillion Hills Observatory. That seemed cool to me until I found out it was not the Winslow. We were talking the pros and cons of spending 3+ hours just to get there and back when Charlie slapped his leg and said, "Hey, I almost forgot about the Lowell Observatory." So, off we went. What an interesting night! For those of you who have been there, I do not have to describe the feeling of viewing Uranus through the 24" Alvin Clark! I did not appreciate the breath and reach of the Lowell family, as I just had not been that much interested. I cannot remember all of the poem hanging on the wall, but it went something like this: "Something about Boston and the land of the cod, where Lowells speak only to Cabots, and Cabots speak only to God." Quite a display on the discovery of Pluto and the back- ground of the 7 or so years of work that led up to the discovery. A 42" open truss newtonian is on display as you walk up to the observatory--I do not believe it was involved in the discovery. So now breakfast, and off to Kanab. 73

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System
by baxman2＠q.com 13 Nov '12

13 Nov '12

Unfortunately this Earth size planet orbits its sun every 3.6 days, making it uninhabital. However, it has been suggested that other Earth size planets might exist in that sun's habitital zone. ----- Original Message ----- From: utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:26:45 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 116, Issue 55 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: Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System (Siegfried Jachmann) 2. Re: Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System (Chuck Hards) 3. Re: Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System (Joe Bauman) 4. Re: Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System (Daniel Holmes) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:51:21 -0600 From: Siegfried Jachmann <siegfried(a)jachmann.org> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System Message-ID: <CAH4Gk7iN-WmU=T6nuo=0cRzUUUv0NQrHk3+h_Urvabdr-Hx1iQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Fantastic On Oct 16, 2012 5:45 PM, "Wiggins Patrick" <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> wrote: > Planet Found in Nearest Star System to Earth > > ESO?s HARPS instrument finds Earth-mass exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B > > European astronomers have discovered a planet with about the mass of the > Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system ? the nearest to Earth. > It is also the lightest exoplanet ever discovered around a star like the > Sun. The planet was detected using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-metre > telescope at ESO?s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The results will appear > online in the journal Nature on 17 October 2012. > > The release, images and videos are available on: > http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1241/ > > patrick > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > > Send messages to the list to > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > > To unsubscribe go to: > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on > "Unsubscribe or edit options". > ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:56:15 -0600 From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System Message-ID: <CAHmuOYpzwck0mfs=-y8EZqDg3L1WWXuBWh042PhNfsKGmKGZ-A(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I was born a thousand years too soon. ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:14:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System Message-ID: <1350432892.96523.YahooMailNeo(a)web125104.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 "Lightest"-- that implies a gas pipsqueak, I think. -- Joe ________________________________ From: Wiggins Patrick <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 5:44 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System Planet Found in Nearest Star System to Earth ESO?s HARPS instrument finds Earth-mass exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B European astronomers have discovered a planet with about the mass of the Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system ? the nearest to Earth. It is also the lightest exoplanet ever discovered around a star like the Sun. The planet was detected using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO?s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The results will appear online in the journal Nature on 17 October 2012. The release, images and videos are available on: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1241/ patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:26:31 -0600 From: Daniel Holmes <danielh(a)holmesonics.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System Message-ID: <734B8009-2526-4207-9940-C2E4C3B0949A(a)holmesonics.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Interesting that a few days after Baumgartner breaks the warp barrier, we discover a planet orbiting the system Zephram Cochrane retired to. Coincidence? I think not! Patrick--I've heard that this news was broken prematurely due to a Croatian astronomer breaking the embargo on this press release. Nature and ESO wanted to release this tomorrow with lots of science writers backing this up with more information...do you know anything about that? (I guess I'm asking if in your role with NASA if you get this type of info early as well) Thanks, Dan On Oct 16, 2012, at 5:44 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> wrote: > Planet Found in Nearest Star System to Earth > > ESO?s HARPS instrument finds Earth-mass exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B > > European astronomers have discovered a planet with about the mass of the Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system ? the nearest to Earth. It is also the lightest exoplanet ever discovered around a star like the Sun. The planet was detected using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO?s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The results will appear online in the journal Nature on 17 October 2012. > > The release, images and videos are available on: > http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1241/ > > patrick > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > > Send messages to the list to > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > > To unsubscribe go to: > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". -- Daniel Holmes, danielh(a)holmesonics.com "Laugh while you can, monkey boy!" -- Lord John Whorfin ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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 End of Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 116, Issue 55 ***********************************************

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Meteor sighting
by Daniel Holmes 13 Nov '12

13 Nov '12

Just saw a meteor streak real close to Orion's Belt a few minutes ago, headed south. Anyone else catch it? Dan -- Sent from my iPhone. Please pardon any mispelings or errors.

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Up Goer 5.
by Daniel Holmes 12 Nov '12

12 Nov '12

XKCD explains each major component of the Saturn V, using only words from the most common 1000 words of the english language...both hilarious and scary. http://xkcd.com/1133/ Dan

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