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M57 +73PSW-3
by daniel turner 27 Mar '13

27 Mar '13

Mark your calendar for early evening May 7. Their will be a close encounter between the Ring nebula and periodic comet 73P. The comet will be close to earth so its exact position in the sky will depend stongly on your location on the globe. Go to spaceweather.com and use the link at the bottom of the page for "Observable Comets". 73p is in the list and includes orbital elements and a link for daily ephemerides. DT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Webcasts of Transit
by Steve Fisher 05 Jun '12

05 Jun '12

Can anyone tell me where I could find a list of webcasts or internet feeds for the transit event? I have been chasing a direct TV or Dish feed from NASA in case the NASA internet feed goes down but surely there must be others who will be broadcasting to the web. I seem to be struggling finding those preparing live webcasts. Thanks in advance for your help.

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Club business (Was: Re: transit viewing volunteers)
by Chuck Hards 03 Jun '12

03 Jun '12

I would sure appreciate it if ALL club business were taken off-list. Utah-Astronomy is not now, nor has it ever been a particular club venue. Despite repeated warnings from the list Admin, some club members continue to use the list to discuss their club's politics. If any club or board members would like to discuss club politics, procedure, scheduling, etc., that particular club board meetings are the place to bring it up. And you get cheap diner food as a bonus- at least with my club, lol! (Note: No liver an onions. Shame.) I am a founding member of a local club, the largest in the state, currently support the club as much as I can without negatively affecting my livelihood or family, PAY MY DUES even if I can't attend meetings or events, and have no animosity toward said club at all, but wish to keep Utah-Astronomy "non-deonominational" and all-inclusive. Club business- regardless of the club- has absolutely no venue here, outside of event notices themselves, and "round-ups" and reminicences of such events. Club posters, PLEASE direct your club-related political and procedural posts to your appropriate club officers OFF LIST. You know who you are. A most sincere thank-you. Yes, there is a distinct possibility that I currently have a stick up my a$$. Looking into having it surgically removed, but my medical plan may not cover it. Stay tuned. We now return you to your regular programming. C.

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U of U hosting 2 events for the Transit of Venus
by Patrick Wiggins 02 Jun '12

02 Jun '12

From a U of U news release issued today: Venus will pass directly between the Earth and the sun on Tuesday, June 5, and the planet’s rare transit across the face of the sun will present a once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity for people in northwestern North America, Hawaii, the western Pacific and northern Asia. The last transit of Venus was in 2004, but the next won’t happen until 2117. The University of Utah’s Natural History Museum of Utah – in partnership with the Salt Lake Astronomical Society and the university’s Department of Physics and Astronomy – will host public viewing opportunities and hands-on activities and lectures on June 4 and June 5. Members of the media are invited to cover the events. More: http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/transit-of-venus-see-it-now-or-wait-til… patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] L&O
by Joe Bauman 01 Jun '12

01 Jun '12

I think do. ------------------------------ On Thu, May 31, 2012 4:44 PM MDT Larry Holmes wrote: >I must have missed something--are we meeting at 2P?? 73, lh > >On 5/31/2012 1:05 PM, Chuck Hards wrote: >> I have to keep my eye on you. I think you may be stuffing some liver in >> your pockets to take to your charges at the pet shelter... ;-) >> >> >> >> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Ray Druian<raydruian(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Two O'Clock is okay with me if someone reminds me not to get there too >> early and start eating ahead of time. >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >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".

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] L&O
by Ray Druian 01 Jun '12

01 Jun '12

Two O'Clock is okay with me if someone reminds me not to get there too early and start eating ahead of time. -- Thanx, *Ray *

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Trash Scopes
by Steve Fisher 31 May '12

31 May '12

I hate Pawn Shops! Just found a Meade similar to the $20.00 one on Craigslist and they want $119.00 for it. After much laughing and haggling they offered it to me for a mere $79.00. Who do they think I am? Chumlee?

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] transit viewing volunteers
by D P Pierce 31 May '12

31 May '12

Seth, As I offered last week, I will be at Dimple Dell RC with my Sunspotter scope. Its a 50mm refractor with a piece of Baader filter permanently mounted in front of the objective. I will have it on a camera tripod set fairly low because I'm in a wheelchair so it will be at a good level for kids. Deloy Pierce

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Trash Scoes Needed
by jcarman6＠q.com 31 May '12

31 May '12

Okay, I'm getting the gist of what Steve really needs. If you want to use what I have as an example (no dissection) as to what not to buy, let me know. Otherwise, it will remain in my garage in the original box.

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Trash Scopes Needed
by Steve Fisher 31 May '12

31 May '12

Utah Astronomy list members! I’m preparing for a large event next Tuesday and as part of the event I have been looking for some “trash scopes”. It seems if I search KSL dot com for telescopes these trash scopes have always shown up for $ 20-$30. Wouldn’t you know it there have been none available for a while and I would like to find some ALT-AZ mount and GP mount scopes that we can demonstrate different types of scopes, mounts and dissect them for people at the event to show how telescopes work, (refractor, reflector) how mounts work and why you should never buy a “trash scope”. Let me know if you have some scopes like this or know where I can buy some. I’m sure there might be some in this weekends yard sales but I hate to drive all over town. Thanks in advance, Steve

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