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Question for Joe
by Chuck Hards 23 May '12

23 May '12

I watched a KSL story with Joe and Patrick last week and got a chuckle. Many times Joe- several times on this list- you've cursed the moon and stated flatly that you wished it didn't exist. Yet you also state that you are an avid eclipse chaser, with an impressive viewing record to prove it. Both solar and lunar. *How do you reconcile these two completely opposite viewpoints? * No worries, I'm just giving you a very friendly ration of crap. ;-)

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Venus Transit at NHMU
by Steve Fisher 23 May '12

23 May '12

Utah Astronomy list members, the annular solar eclipse of 2012 is now in the rearview mirror and we look forward to your participation with the SLAS/NHMU Venus transit event at the Natural History Museum on June 5th. We are well on our way to an outstanding event.You need not be a member of SLAS or the Museum to participate. We would love to have you bring your solar equipment to the museum and view this event from a prime Salt Lake location and share with the public. If you would like to observe with us, your RSVP would be greatly appreciated. Please reply to Steve Fisher at www.iotacass1@hotmail.com and I'll make sure you get the observing spot you need. Thanks in advance. Steve

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Venus Transit at NHMU
by Jay Eads 23 May '12

23 May '12

Steve can speak for himself but here is what he posted at the NHMU Facebook page on the cost of admission: Steve Fisher <http://www.facebook.com/steve.fisher.904> Chelsey: Emlyn has posted a link to the normal operating hours and prices but most everything that the Salt Lake Astronomical Society is putting on is going to be free. I would encourage you to enter the museum but you can see Venus actually transit in front of the sun in our "sun safe" telescopes. Come and see us. I can almost guarantee you won't see it again in your life time. The next one is in 2117! -- Jay Eads

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Superheroes at the eclipse
by Patrick Wiggins 22 May '12

22 May '12

Now that everyone's had time to share pictures of the eclipse I thought I'd pass on one showing the superheroes we had protecting us at Kanarraville just in case the dragon that was eating the Sun decided to eat us: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/DSC_0012.JPG Oh and while the most popular place to be was anywhere there was a telescope, here's the 2nd most popular: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/DSC_0006.JPG patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 111, Issue 135
by baxman2＠q.com 22 May '12

22 May '12

August 21, 2017 will be my 63rd birthday. Being in August, I hope that the weature will cooperate. In 1979 I went on a chartered eclipse flight to see the total eclipse in the Pacific Northwest. There was considerable cloud cover, but from the air we could watch the Moon's shadow approaching and view the eclipse. ----- Original Message ----- From: utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Tue, 22 May 2012 17:53:12 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 111, Issue 135 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. Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 AUG 21 (David Bennett) 2. Re: Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 AUG 21 (Kim) 3. Re: Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 AUG 21 (Debbie) 4. Re: Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 AUG 21 (Scott Catron) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 20:59:17 +0000 (UTC) From: David Bennett <dlbennett(a)mac.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 AUG 21 Message-ID: <8a4070e1-0d5f-6e78-b66e-98dc57033445(a)me.com> Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed I love the NASA eclipse site with the google maps integration. Here's the one for the 2017 Eclipse if you haven't seen: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2017Aug21Tgoogle.html The Southern Tetons are sure looking good. Perhaps Jenny Lake or even a backpacking trip into the Indian Lake area? I'd also consider south of Lincoln City, Oregon but would be worried about cloud cover being right on the coast. 'the other' Dave B. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 15:25:13 -0600 From: "Kim" <kimharch(a)cut.net> To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 AUG 21 Message-ID: <1C18F6B2ECB741C29FBA8176FD9115C4@kim7fcf87342b6> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Even at greatest eclipse totality is only 2 mins 40 secs, somewhere in Kentucky and as little as 1 min 40 sec at the Oregon coast. The Tetons sound like the most scenic place to be, but the Tetons are also subject to monsoon weather. That may be a given in August no matter where you go. Thanks for the link, Dave. Kim ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 15:47:33 -0600 From: Debbie <astrodeb(a)beyondbb.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 AUG 21 Message-ID: <CAChSONZUbL6FDcFSERi7CiAJ2pN4h+SaM2YzEn_rGGXTLzmrTw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Count me in for the Tetons. I love Jenny Lake. Anybody fished that lake? Good fishing and a total eclipse. What could be better? Debbie On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 2:59 PM, David Bennett <dlbennett(a)mac.com> wrote: > I love the NASA eclipse site with the google maps integration. Here's the > one for the 2017 Eclipse if you haven't seen: > > http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/**SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/** > SE2017Aug21Tgoogle.html<http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2017Aug21Tgoogle.html> > > The Southern Tetons are sure looking good. Perhaps Jenny Lake or even a > backpacking trip into the Indian Lake area? > > I'd also consider south of Lincoln City, Oregon but would be worried about > cloud cover being right on the coast. > > 'the other' Dave B. > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > http://mailman.xmission.com/**cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-**astronomy<http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy> > > Send messages to the list to > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.**xmission.com<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<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, 22 May 2012 14:52:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Scott Catron <zaui(a)yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 AUG 21 Message-ID: <1337723566.3733.YahooMailNeo(a)web120502.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Eclipse is late morning to early afternoon, so sun will still be in the east - I'd have to look at a simulation, but it may not be ideal viewing from the coast ? ________________________________ From: David Bennett <dlbennett(a)mac.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:59 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 AUG 21 I love the NASA eclipse site with the google maps integration.? Here's the one for the 2017 Eclipse if you haven't seen: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2017Aug21Tgoogle.html The Southern Tetons are sure looking good.? Perhaps Jenny Lake or even a backpacking trip into the Indian Lake area? I'd also consider south of Lincoln City, Oregon but would be worried about cloud cover being right on the coast. 'the other' Dave B. _______________________________________________ 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 111, Issue 135 ************************************************

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Bryce star parties
by Patrick Wiggins 22 May '12

22 May '12

My first Bryce Canyon program of the season is this Thursday evening (hard to believe this will be my 26th season down there...) and I just heard from the park that if someone(s) would care to bring and operate a telescope at the star party following my program they can get into the park for free and be provided with a free camp site. Let me know if interested. The same deal applies to the rest of my programs down there this year on 21 June, 19 July, 16 August and 13 September (that last one, BTW, will be my 150th program at Bryce). Clear skies, patrick

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Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 AUG 21
by David Bennett 22 May '12

22 May '12

I love the NASA eclipse site with the google maps integration. Here's the one for the 2017 Eclipse if you haven't seen: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2017Aug21Tgoogle.html The Southern Tetons are sure looking good. Perhaps Jenny Lake or even a backpacking trip into the Indian Lake area? I'd also consider south of Lincoln City, Oregon but would be worried about cloud cover being right on the coast. 'the other' Dave B.

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Sat 5/26 star party
by Larry Holmes 22 May '12

22 May '12

Well, ladies & gentlemen, and children of all ages: That time is fast approaching for operators needed, 2 for the Grim, 2 for the Ealing, and 1 for the Andy. Your participation is appreciated, and, it is fun. Only caveat is that you must be currently qualified for the particular telescope you would like to operate. Just a reminder to get your training and join in the fun. If you so desire, contact me off net at _larry(a)kijoda.com. _73 lh

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eclipsed by an eclipse!
by Hutchings, Mat (H USA) 22 May '12

22 May '12

Eclipsed by well, an eclipse, was a great observing session on 5/19. I met good friends Jay and Jorge at the Pit-N-Pole last Saturday for some DSO hunting in good skies. The conditions were not perfect, but jeepers, we live in a place that has dark skies within an hour of anywhere. And I took advantage of it that night. My hit list was very ambitious, but I was determined and I believe it was a first, but I hit every single object on the list. I have very lengthy hit lists, and I thought that there was no way I could bottom this one out, but I did and then some! By far the majority of objects hit were galaxies in UMa, Canes Venatici, Coma and Virgo with others in Leo, Corvus, Crater, Hydra, Camelopardalis, Bootes and Sextans. 55 was the total count of which 42 were new to me. I now have a new favorite galaxy pair: NGC4754/4762. What a striking duo of similar, but differently oriented galaxies. Jorge got a great image of NGC4762 with his new camera. What a night! Now that it is getting warmer, y'all need to come out with us and observe some DSO's in dark skies! Mat This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. The information contained herein may include trade secrets, protected health or personal information, privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you for your cooperation

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Dragon/ISS
by Daniel Holmes 22 May '12

22 May '12

Make sure you go to http://www.heavens-above.com and see if the SpaceX Dragon capsule is visible from your area. It's making a bunch of passes visible from my house on the east side of the valley, but they are pretty early in the morning... Dan -- Daniel Holmes, danielh(a)holmesonics.com "Laugh while you can, monkey boy!" -- Lord John Whorfin

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