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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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Upcoming Free Online Course: Introduction to Astronomy, w/ Ronen Plesser, Duke University
by Ray Druian 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

https://www.coursera.org/course/introastro For other free online courses from the same organization, including Equine Nutrition <https://www.coursera.org/course/equinenutrition> http://www.class-central.com/#upcoming -- Thanx, *Ray *

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An apology and heartfelt thanks
by Chuck Hards 30 Aug '12

30 Aug '12

I want to aplogize for last night's post on slopes. I don't even remember making it. There was a lot of drinking last night in mom's honor. Also, thank you to everyone who emailed me expressing their condolences and even sharing their own stories of loss. I lost my dad in '93 but even that experience didn't really prepare me this time. C.

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Scott Crosby's mother
by D P Pierce 30 Aug '12

30 Aug '12

For those who were not at the Star B Que Saturday you may not have heard Scott Crosby's mother died last Friday. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=carma-sing… I will be at the viewing but probably can't stay for the funeral. Deloy

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Last chance to see a Blue Moon until 2015
by Ann House 30 Aug '12

30 Aug '12

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/08/your-last-chance-to-see-a-b… -A

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20% Grade?
by D P Pierce 30 Aug '12

30 Aug '12

Seth, About what degree angle would 20% be? I think I remember a 20% grade means that in a 100 feet of horizontal travel the grade increases or decreases 20 feet. That would mean a 100% grade would be a 45 degree angle. I think a 20% grade would be a lot less than a 20 degree angle. I've forgotten all of my trigonometry or I could calculate it myself. Deloy

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Favorites so far
by Patrick Wiggins 30 Aug '12

30 Aug '12

I'm watching the replay of yesterday's NASA news conference and I saw these images that I'm calling my favorites so far: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/images/PIA16105u_malin04MAINIMAGE-br2.jpg http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/images/PIA16104_malin03m100focus-br2.jpg Somehow I get the feeling that geologists (Rodger?) will salivate when they see them. :) patrick

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Tonight (Wed 29th), 7 p.m. NASA lecture on the Mars Curiosity Rover, Orem Public Library
by Richard Tenney 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

JPL/NASA engineer Todd Barber will discuss building, launching and landing the Curiosity Rover on Mars. He will also share some of the early data from the mission. The program is intended for anyone interested in space exploration in the 21st Century. 7 p.m., Orem Public Library, 58 N. State Street, Orem

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SLASers enjoy this year's Bar-B-Que
by Joe Bauman 28 Aug '12

28 Aug '12

Hi Friends, here are some pics I took at the Star-B-Que on Saturday. I hope those who are not on Facebook can see them. Feel free to repost. Mr. Taylor, could you put a link to them on the SLAS page? Best wishes, Joe http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2882032950508.98558.1850628854&typ…

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panos
by Joe Bauman 28 Aug '12

28 Aug '12

A wonderful panorama of Mars by Opportunity: http://panoramas.dk/mars/greeley-haven.html And of the moon by Neil Armstrong: http://panoramas.dk/moon/apollo-11-the-first-man-on-moon.html -- Joe

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