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

Sunspots: 5 August 2012 ~ 10:00 MDT
by Dave Gary 05 Aug '12

05 Aug '12

Hey, I could photo Sun, today. Imagine that. http://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/sets/72157630915350286/ Dave

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Moon over London
by Chrismo 05 Aug '12

05 Aug '12

Worth looking at! http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/a-photo-of-the-moon-over-london-taken-at-ex…

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Well-done Ann House!
by Chuck Hards 05 Aug '12

05 Aug '12

How refreshing to see a pretty face talk about the live NASA Mars feed at the U tonight, instead of Patrick's mug for a change! ;-) Ann was on Fox 13 news this morning and did a fantastic job. Thanks Ann!

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kids books?
by Chrismo 05 Aug '12

05 Aug '12

A friend had a 6 year-old that is showing an interest in astronomy. Can anyone recommend any beginner books that are good for kids?

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The Sun and the weekend
by Chuck Hards 04 Aug '12

04 Aug '12

Some terrific prominences this afternoon, as well as lots of spots and surface detail. I have to work for half a day Saturday morning so must miss both the sun party and the ATM session- tough choice even if I had the day off! Hopefully the clouds hold-off tomorrow afternoon and I can get some time in at the PST and maybe even some backyard viewing at night, if I can stay awake. Planetary nebulae don't take much of a hit from moonlight, with narrowband filters. Double stars and clusters usually fare pretty well from the city and under moonlight, as well. Beggars can't be choosers. ;-)

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] ATK?
by Joe Bauman 03 Aug '12

03 Aug '12

Oh CRAP! (It's in caps because this Kindle keeps turning the lower case word into crape or crab -- but it thinks all-caps words must be acronyms and lets them in unchanged. Anyway, all caps is about the way I feel about it. ------------------------------ On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 3:42 PM MDT Steve Fisher wrote: > >Ouch!!! > > From: danielh(a)holmesonics.com >> Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 14:56:48 -0600 >> To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] ATK? >> >> Nope, they didn't get it. Here's the local angle: >> >> http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/54623998-79/nasa-atk-liberty-space.html.… >> >> Dan >> >> On Aug 3, 2012, at 2:52 PM, Steve Fisher <iotacass1(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Ok, I’m a little “unclear”. Does this story released this >> > morning mean that ATK did not get the money they were waiting on or is that a >> > different contract? >> > >> > http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/08/03/nasa-awards-11-billion-in-support… >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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". >> >> -- >> Daniel Holmes, danielh(a)holmesonics.com >> "Laugh while you can, monkey boy!" -- Lord John Whorfin >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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ATK?
by Steve Fisher 03 Aug '12

03 Aug '12

Ok, I’m a little “unclear”. Does this story released this morning mean that ATK did not get the money they were waiting on or is that a different contract? http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/08/03/nasa-awards-11-billion-in-support…

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MSL simulation
by Patrick Wiggins 02 Aug '12

02 Aug '12

Very nice MSL simulator: http://eyes.nasa.gov/launch2.html?document=$SERVERURL/content/documents/msl… patrick

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Aurora + conjunction: Jul 16
by Dion Davidson 02 Aug '12

02 Aug '12

All my dreams came true last week in Montana! Ok, not all, but the one about seeing the northern lights did! The solar activity brought the lights down as far as Three Forks, MT in the southwest corner of the state. We were clouded in for the 13th, 14th, 15th... and I started getting anxious. The sky cleared perfectly the morning of the 16th and I got a few photos of the amazing sight: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22632727@N07/7673472190/in/photostream/ It was a beautiful thing along with the Moon+Venus+Jupiter+Pleiades+ conjunction http://www.flickr.com/photos/22632727@N07/7673474036/in/photostream/ I compiled the photos into a video where you can see the lights dance (as part of our family vacation video): http://youtu.be/V1aW0KaiGdA?t=54s Dion

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Booster viewpoint
by Joe Bauman 02 Aug '12

02 Aug '12

Here's a spectacular video as seen and heard by a shuttle booster -- if one had eyes and ears. It's from sound movies made during shuttle flights. -- Joe http://kottke.org/12/03/what-the-space-shuttle-booster-saw

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