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

Planning Vegan Menus For Mars REVMODO
by Nancy Matro 25 Jul '12

25 Jul '12

Especially posting for Patrick http://revmodo.com/2012/07/25/planning-menus-for-mars/ Nancy (vegetarian and "almost" vegan) Sent from my iPhone

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Sally Ride Passes
by Jay Eads 23 Jul '12

23 Jul '12

For those who don't know, former NASA Astronaut Sally Ride passed away today at 61 from pancreatic cancer. Here's hoping peace and comfort in their memories to her loved ones and family. -- Thanks, Jay Eads The only thing that matters in life is that you are remembered as someone who cares."

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Spacecraft 3D
by Patrick Wiggins 23 Jul '12

23 Jul '12

Here's an app I just came across that puts the next Mars lander on your desktop using augmented reality (I just used it to put the rover next to my cat which is sleeping on the side of the desk. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spacecraft-3d/id541089908?mt=8 Once you get the hang of it it does work but it does not come with much in the way of instructions. This YouTube video helped: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HAUkm3Lkjo Also, where it talks about printing out a target I found it works pretty well just displaying the target on my monitor. I'm going to have a target professionally printed on card stock later today and see how that works. BTW, I'm not really sure why the target is necessary. But it is. patrick

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The Sun July 21
by Chuck Hards 21 Jul '12

21 Jul '12

Some good prominences today. Not much surface detail going-on. If you get a break in the clouds and have H-a capability, it's worth a look.

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Sounding rocket video
by Patrick Wiggins 20 Jul '12

20 Jul '12

Have your Dramamine ready. The ride up was pretty exciting. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/news/eve-calibration.html patrick

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What brand of camera do you use?
by Dave Gary 19 Jul '12

19 Jul '12

Joe, What brand of CCD do you use to take your images? By the way, nice shot of M102. I’d love it if I could get an image that good. Dave

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M102
by Joe Bauman 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

Here's a little pic I took of Messier 102 this morning -- not too proud of it, but it's an interesting galaxy and I thought I'd post it anyway. Thanks for taking a look, Joe http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=5324

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Vernon
by Jay Eads 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

WOW! it is awesome out here. awesome transparency and seeIng.

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ATK
by erikhansen＠thebluezone.net 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

Hope you all caught this article in the SL Tribune http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/54496871-79/atk-telescope-space-mirrors.…

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Observing Tuesday and Wednesday
by Joe Bauman 17 Jul '12

17 Jul '12

Hi again -- not certain if I'll go tonight after all. Thanks, Joe ------------------------------ On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 2:46 PM MDT Joe Bauman wrote: >Hi Jay, I'm heading for Lakeside today. Maybe I'll see you there! Best wishes, Joe > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Jay Eads <jayleads(a)gmail.com> >To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> >Cc: >Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 1:18 PM >Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Observing Tuesday and Wednesday > >I am heading out observing tonight in case anyone here is interesting. Not >sure if it is Vernon or Lakeside at this time. The weekend is not looking >good as the remains of Hurricane Fabio enter the state starting on >Thursday. So for this new moon cycle I would say that tonight is the best, >might be able to squeeze in tomorrow night. > >-- >Thanks, > >Jay Eads > >“The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you >look for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are >sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people in life >recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their >own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two >main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday >and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets >you. > >- Neil deGrasse Tyson >_______________________________________________ >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".

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