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Got it
by Patrick Wiggins 11 Mar '13

11 Mar '13

Nice little tail too Easy in 50 mm finder Beautiful in the Bogdan

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ISON tonight, 2013 MAR 11
by Patrick Wiggins 11 Mar '13

11 Mar '13

Ok, not nearly as nice as "the other comet" tonight, but give it time. :) http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/C_2012_S1.2013MAR11.JPG patrick

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Preparing for remote imaging
by Patrick Wiggins 10 Mar '13

10 Mar '13

As was mentioned earlier, we (SLAS) are going to try for another remote imaging session using the 2m on Maui the night of Friday the 22nd of this month. To help in planning I'd appreciate folks here double checking what I've come up with so far. As bad luck would have it by the time the 22nd rolls around we here in Utah will be suffering from Daylight Silly Time putting us an hour further from Maui. Meaning: LOCAL MDT Sun sets at Hilo at 1832 2232 Nautical twilight at 1919 2319 Astronomical dark at 1945 2345 At the start of astronomical dark 0730 RA will be crossing the meridian (I'm especially interested in knowing if I got that right). Ideally I'm guessing we should be looking for a target that is around 0900 RA so it would start the session 1.5 hours east of the meridian, transit in the middle of our session and end 1.5 hours west of the meridian. Of course there would happen to be a nearly full Moon that night at about 9 RA and +12 Dec so we'll need to stay away from that part of the sky. I did see that C/2012 S1 (ISON) will be up high and about an hour west of the meridian when astronomical dark falls. So it might be fun to get a quick image of it before turning to whatever real target(s) is/are chosen. All comments and suggestions greatly appreciated. patrick

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Fw: [SBIG] Comet PanStarrs Over Tucson
by Joe Bauman 10 Mar '13

10 Mar '13

FYI, A pic posted in a group I belong to, showing what we can expect. Looks good to me. -- Joe ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Adam Block <ngc1535(a)caelumobservatory.com> To: ngc1535(a)caelumobservatory.com Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 9:23 PM Subject: [SBIG] Comet PanStarrs Over Tucson Hi, Comet PanStarrs Over Tucson http://www.caelumobservatory.com/gallery/panstarrs03102013.shtml Here is (perhaps one of the first views of) Comet PanStarrs from Tucson, AZ. This might be a typical view from a city and this image is similar to what it looks like with binoculars. Look for the comet 30 minutes (exactly!) after sunset as it gets a little higher above the horizon each night this week. You will only have about 15 minutes to find and enjoy it before it sets. Needless to say, it is a challenge. The comet will be shown each night from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter as part of our public shows. The SkyCenter will also publish images of it this week as it becomes more easily seen in the twilight (check our website for updates!). -Adam Block ---------------------------------------------------------- Adam Block ngc1535(a)caelumobservatory.com http://skycenter.arizona.edu (NEW!) http://caelumobservatory.com/ Caelum videre iussit, et erectos ad sidera tollere vultus. He bid them look at the sky and lift their faces to the stars. --Ovid, Metamorphoses 1. 85-8 ---------------------------------------------------------- __._,_.___ Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: * New Members 6 * New Photos 1 * New Files 1 Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use • Send us Feedback . __,_._,___

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The sun
by Chuck Hards 10 Mar '13

10 Mar '13

Last night's crisp seeing has continued into today. Excellent detail on the solar disk, and many nice prominences. Take a look before the ground heats up and seeing degrades.

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Lazerpoint company
by Mark Shelton 10 Mar '13

10 Mar '13

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Tonight's skies from Mapleton
by nathan swenson 09 Mar '13

09 Mar '13

After months of smoke, haze, inversion, and clouds - tonight I remembered how much I love my telescope. Everything is so clear tonight. It is beautiful.

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Comet Watch flier
by Patrick Wiggins 09 Mar '13

09 Mar '13

I was over at Kravers (a mom 'n pop restaurant in Stansbury Park) earlier today and was delighted to see them advertising Wednesday's comet watch. Posters in the windows of both of her businesses and small fliers given out in the restaurant and in the bag with take away orders. She frequently advertises the star parties but it's nice to see she's doing the same for the Comet Watch. What's say we hold Wednesday's after Comet Watch Advanced Training at Kravers? patrick

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ISON tonight, 2013 MAR 10
by Patrick Wiggins 09 Mar '13

09 Mar '13

While I missed Pan-STARRS at least I was able to find ISON this evening: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/C_2012_S1.2013MAR10.JPG patrick

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Ride to SPOC
by D P Pierce 09 Mar '13

09 Mar '13

Hi, I would like a ride to SPOC next Wednesday. SLAS is holding a free public Comet-Comet-Jupiter party the evening of Wednesday, March 13, at SPOC, about 6 to 8:30 p.m., WEATHER PERMITTING. Deloy

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