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Monday and Tuesday shows
by D P Pierce 20 Aug '12

20 Aug '12

http://news.yahoo.com/patriotic-celestial-triangle-shine-monday-night-sky-1… Tuesday sounds really nice with the crescent moon. Deloy

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Inside of a lightbulb
by Chuck Hards 20 Aug '12

20 Aug '12

No backyard observing tonight. Polaris is barely visible naked-eye. M57 is invisible in my 2-inch refractor. The smoke is too much. Sunset was as red as I've seen it from here. No consolation. Wish I could have budgeted gas money to SPOC tonight.

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] August L&O
by Joe Bauman 20 Aug '12

20 Aug '12

It was fab! I pity those who turn up their noses at L&O -- hey, you don't even have to partake of this health food to join us. ------------------------------ On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 4:11 PM MDT Chuck Hards wrote: >We had a terrific Liver & Onions get together today, thanks to all who >attended! > >Ray did in fact manage to "drag his butt out of bed" and joined myself, >Kelly, Joe and Cory, Rodger, Larry, Rich, and Charlie. Lots of good >conversation ranging from vintage aircraft to old star party >stories, telescope making, the MSL lander, stamp-collecting, amusement park >rides with a high-gee experience, bragging about our kids- and more. Larry >brought me a terrific can cozy from Hawaii that picutred several "cans" on >it's exterior. ;-) Many thanks, Larry! Rich brought a vintage 8" >Dynascope given to him by an old friend, that only Charlie and I stayed >long enough to admire in the back of his car. > >Dan, Larry has your stuff. If the binos are covered with fingerprints >before you get them, it's not my fault, lol. > >It was great to coincidentally run into my friends Glen Warchol and Mary >Malouf, who were just finishing their lunch in the booth adjacent to the >L&O table! For those who don't know, Glen had his crutch parallelogram >bino/spotter scope mount featured in one of Phil Harrington's books some >years ago. Hopefully the two of them can join us again. The fact that >Mary was dining at the Left Fork I took as a good sign. She has been >a food and wine columnist at several major American newspapers and >magazines. Joe and Glen worked together for years at the Deseret News; his >relationship with Glen predates mine by many years. > >We are going to shoot for another one in October, before it gets cold. >Stay tuned for details. >_______________________________________________ >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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wikipedia and dar energy
by Gary Vardon 19 Aug '12

19 Aug '12

We heard an interesting talk on Dark matter at the last SLAS meeting. Wikipedia has a good article on dark matter that repeats a lot of the points made at the talk as well as interesting hyper links. Using Wikipedia can supplement talks at SLAS meetings. Sincerely, Gary Vardon The book DO It Right will help you understand vital ideas leading to your greater success. GO to PublishAmerica.com Consulting For Profit is also available. Learn how to make money as a consultant. Jokes? is a wild and witty look at the world and the mbook Marketing can show you how to make good money selling goods and services. All books are available at PublishAmerica.com

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The Sun's shape
by Chuck Hards 18 Aug '12

18 Aug '12

Rodger, this article corroborates what you were telling us at today's Liver and Onions meeting: http://news.yahoo.com/suns-strange-shape-revealed-185410572.html Great discussion, thanks for calling it to our attention!

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Wolf Creek
by D P Pierce 18 Aug '12

18 Aug '12

But did you see Ursa Major? Deloy

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Science Trivia Tournament, 28 August
by Patrick Wiggins 18 Aug '12

18 Aug '12

I just received the following and thought folks here might be interested. It will be held at Fiddler's Elbow, 1063 East 2100 South in Sugarhouse. patrick The University of Utah College of Science wants to see what you've got for our THIRD Science Trivia Tournament! The night will be filled with intellect, prizes, and fun! Trivia questions will come from all four College of Science disciplines. You are welcome to arrive with a team of up to FIVE members, or create a team when you arrive. Trivia begins promptly at 6:30 so please plan to be on time! Must be 21 or older. ID required. Anyone interested is welcome to attend! Bring your friends!

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Ride to SPOC
by D P Pierce 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

I'm still looking for a ride to SPOC Saturday. I'm willing to leave earllier in the day. Deloy

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Bears and Wolf Creek
by Jay Eads 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

Bears and wolves, oh my! I wonder if Bigfoot is up there too?

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Wolf creek & space station
by Mark Shelton 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

Hi, nice blue sky's up here at wolf creek. I think I am above most of the smoke Mark

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