May 2012 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

L&O...
by n7kh＠juno.com 31 May '12

31 May '12

Hi Joe... et al... I think I could be there by 1400.... if you wanted to wait that long... Kay ____________________________________________________________ 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4fc6efab6376721b709ast02duc

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

31 May '12

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I am lending you the scope for your presentation, I want it returned in its original condition :)

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Trash Scopes
by Steve Fisher 31 May '12

31 May '12

To be clear. These scopes are not likely to make it home in usable condition. I need cheap or donated please.Steve.

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

31 May '12

Steve, I've got a trash scope. My niece found it at Deseret Industries for $25, fortunately she called me first and asked if it was a good buy. Told her no way, jose, and went right down and bought, just for what you are planning. Let's arrange a time and place for pick-up. I would rather you don't take it apart, it a great example of what not to buy (and that includes some Meade trash scopes I've seen on the market some time back at Costco) Joan

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Transit on a TV monitor
by Chuck Hards 31 May '12

31 May '12

Is anyone planning on using an electronic eyepiece and showing the transit on a small monitor? I keep forgetting that I have one. I may set it up for the benefit of those who are waiting in line to peer through an eyepiece.

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Weather for Tuesday NWS
by Howard Jackman 31 May '12

31 May '12

Thanks for that Jay. I was about to post a question to everyone about any contingency plans they might have in the case of bad weather? I'm not sure yet what I'll do if that's the case, I'll hope for better weather for now, but start looking at alternative sites to my backyard. Howard ------------------------------ On Thu, May 31, 2012 9:02 AM MDT Jay Eads wrote: >A few things to play with over the next couple of days but it looks like >the weather will be an impact to the transit in northern Utah. > >If you go to this link: > >http://graphical.weather.gov/sectors/utahLoop.php#tabs > >then under Forecast Element go to Sky Cover and then to to Element Period >and go to Tuesday at 2:00pm and Tuesday at 8:00pm the forecast is for about >57% cloud cover. The good news this is a little bit less than yesterday >and the discussion and the forecast have changed to partly cloudy. The >winds could be an issue and I might recommend that people have a jacket or >other appropriate clothing for the weather. Looks like Dixie and St. >George are the only places that have a forecast for clear skies. I'd check >on Sunday again but the trough coming in will impact the event in northern >Utah. Has anyone thought of having a few other non solar telescopes for >after the transit to show off Saturn, Mars and the Moon at these locations? > > >THE MED RANGE MODELS CAME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ON THE FAIRLY DEEP > UPPER TROF THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND NEXT WEEK WITH THE 00Z > EC MOVING AWAY FROM THE SLOWER CLOSED LOW SOLUTION AND TOWARDS THE > GFS ALTHO IT IS NOW EVEN FASTER THAN THE 00Z GFS WAS. THE 06Z GFS > NOW LOOKS MUCH LIKE THE EC AT FIRST AND HAS SIMILAR TIMING WHICH > WOULD PUT THE COLD FRONT THRU SLC NEAR OR EVEN A LITTLE BEFORE 06Z > TUE...BUT IS NOW MUCH DRIER THAN THE 00Z RUN. THE EC HOWEVER HAS A > SECONDARY PUSH OF COLD AIR TUE NIGHT INTO WED. > > THIS TROF WOULD BRING FAIRLY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE CWA MON > AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AND POSSIBLY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND > IT. TEMPS WOULD FALL CONSIDERABLY WITH HIGHS TUE AND WED NEAR OR > EVEN SOMEWHAT BELOW NORMAL. > > MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE EVEN MORE AFTER WED AND CONFIDENCE DROPS > ACCORDINGLY. > > >.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN > SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. CHANCE OF SHOWERS > 30 PERCENT. > .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER > 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. > > > > >WEST CENTRAL UTAH- > INCLUDING...DELTA...FILLMORE > >.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER > 90S. LOWS AROUND 50. > .TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER > 70S. LOWS AROUND 40. > > >SOUTHWEST UTAH- > INCLUDING...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD > >.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 80. LOWS > AROUND 40. > > >UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK- > INCLUDING...ST GEORGE > >SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 90S. LOWS IN > THE UPPER 60S. > .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. > HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. > >CASTLE COUNTRY- > INCLUDING...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY > >TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 80. LOWS > IN THE UPPER 40S. > = > > >-- >Jay Eads >_______________________________________________ >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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Weather for Tuesday NWS
by Jay Eads 31 May '12

31 May '12

A few things to play with over the next couple of days but it looks like the weather will be an impact to the transit in northern Utah. If you go to this link: http://graphical.weather.gov/sectors/utahLoop.php#tabs then under Forecast Element go to Sky Cover and then to to Element Period and go to Tuesday at 2:00pm and Tuesday at 8:00pm the forecast is for about 57% cloud cover. The good news this is a little bit less than yesterday and the discussion and the forecast have changed to partly cloudy. The winds could be an issue and I might recommend that people have a jacket or other appropriate clothing for the weather. Looks like Dixie and St. George are the only places that have a forecast for clear skies. I'd check on Sunday again but the trough coming in will impact the event in northern Utah. Has anyone thought of having a few other non solar telescopes for after the transit to show off Saturn, Mars and the Moon at these locations? THE MED RANGE MODELS CAME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ON THE FAIRLY DEEP UPPER TROF THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND NEXT WEEK WITH THE 00Z EC MOVING AWAY FROM THE SLOWER CLOSED LOW SOLUTION AND TOWARDS THE GFS ALTHO IT IS NOW EVEN FASTER THAN THE 00Z GFS WAS. THE 06Z GFS NOW LOOKS MUCH LIKE THE EC AT FIRST AND HAS SIMILAR TIMING WHICH WOULD PUT THE COLD FRONT THRU SLC NEAR OR EVEN A LITTLE BEFORE 06Z TUE...BUT IS NOW MUCH DRIER THAN THE 00Z RUN. THE EC HOWEVER HAS A SECONDARY PUSH OF COLD AIR TUE NIGHT INTO WED. THIS TROF WOULD BRING FAIRLY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE CWA MON AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AND POSSIBLY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT. TEMPS WOULD FALL CONSIDERABLY WITH HIGHS TUE AND WED NEAR OR EVEN SOMEWHAT BELOW NORMAL. MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE EVEN MORE AFTER WED AND CONFIDENCE DROPS ACCORDINGLY. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST CENTRAL UTAH- INCLUDING...DELTA...FILLMORE .SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LOWS AROUND 50. .TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LOWS AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST UTAH- INCLUDING...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD .TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 80. LOWS AROUND 40. UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING...ST GEORGE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 90S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CASTLE COUNTRY- INCLUDING...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 80. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. = -- Jay Eads

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L&O
by n7kh＠juno.com 30 May '12

30 May '12

Good evening... regarding the upcoming L&O... I have commitments every saturday until 1300 hours... and one Saturday per month I have an additional commitment at 1400 hours... so Saturday's are pretty well tied up for me... I would really love to come and meet with the crowd but these commitments were made years ago and a little hard to wiggle out of them.. Thanks for any consideration on other days though.. Kay Hargis ____________________________________________________________ Seabourn Luxury Cruises Take advantage of exceptional savings. Click here for special offers! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4fc6bc14c315a21a0be3st01duc

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 111, Issue 195
by Ray Druian 30 May '12

30 May '12

When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Utah-Astronomy digest..." > > > THIS FERSHLUGGENER PROGRAM WON'T LET ME PUT A SUBJECT HEADING IN A MESSAGE REPLY!! > It goes deeper than that, Ray. The government is in cahoots with the > aliens who run the celestial machinery. The aliens are huge dog-like > creatures, which explains why they screwed over the cat fanciers. DRAT!! I *knew* that Bernson was involved with this somehow. -- Thanx, *Ray *

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sun funnel
by RON VANDERHULE 30 May '12

30 May '12

I thought I could find this material locally, but not so much. There is an item called a "sun funnel" which allows an image of the sun to be projected thru an eyepiece in a telescope, up thru a funnel attached to the eyepiece, onto some screen material allowing several people to observe at once. The material on the wide end of the funnel is Da-lite High Contrast Da tex, rear surface projection screen material. This is the material that is needed, or a suitable substitute. I am thinking many people on the list would like to build one before Tuesday. Google "sun funnel" and hit the first link for instructions on building one, then respond ASAP if you know where the Da-Lite stuff might be obtained. Thanx, Ron

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