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Wow
by Dave Gary 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

That was a great photo, Tyler. If I ever image M82 I’m not posting it. I knew that astrograph would do great things in your hands. I’ve been thinking about purchasing that new 8” Astro-Tech carbon-fiber astrograph (about all my small mount could hold, weight wise). I think I could use a little more aperture. However, I need to become proficient with the equipment I have before another major outlay of dough. Dave

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I am done with this list
by Mark Shelton 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

I have had it. All the misinformation I get from this list makes me sick. I ask for help and never get it. All I get is trod upon. I hope all of you have a great life and enjoy this...............hobby. Why did I ever buy a telescope. It's Steve fishers fault. No clear skies for me Ex astronomer Mark Sent from my iPad

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Utah Star Party
by Jay Eads 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

Daniel hit the nail on the head. Bryce, Great Basin are wonderful events but the emphasis is on outreach to the public. This is to be in the vein of the Texas Star Party or The Golden Gate Star Party or the Oregon Star Party. This is a place for amateurs to gather, to share views together and to spend the nights observing together. The goal is to start small and build the tradition over time. The nearest Star Party like this is either the Golden Gate Star Party that I am aware of. You can see in this link (copy and paste it) from the Golden Gate Star Party site the quality of the dark areas of the skies where they observe from. We have that in northern Utah and in southern Utah. There are also good sites that the US Forest Service is willing to work with us on using. I also have land that I have purchased for my family's recreational use and also primarily for observing. I don't think I'll have that ready though until 2014 for something like this. http://www.goldenstatestarparty.org/home/comparing-dark-skies If someone doesn't want to go, with Bryce and Great Basin being enough for them, great, no problem. This isn't meant to take the place of these events. It is to be a private star party that people register for, attend and observe for four or so nights up here in northern Utah. I believe we can pull in people from Nevada, some from southern Idaho, northern Utah, central and southern Utah perhaps and maybe even other neighboring states. In the end, even if only some of us go, that is just fine. However, it is time I believe for Utah to have its own Star Party that is private for amateurs to attend in addition to all the public outreach that is done by the many amateurs in the state from various clubs. Hopefully over time Utah can add to the star party traditions like Golden Gate, Texas Star Part,y, Oregon, Mount Baker, the Nebraska Star Party etc. If your interested in helping organizing it let me know.

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Clark's 10th Year Anniversary
by Ann House 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

There was a good article in yesterday's Trib on the 10th anniversary of the Clark Planetarium. I am going to the event on the 11th. Seth has reserved me 2 spots at the generous faculty/staff rate. Everything I have attended at the Clark has been top-notch and worth my time and money. My favorite was meeting "Q" i.e John de Lancie. He liked my camera. I spent some time at the Hayden Planetarium in NYC last week. It was a must-see for me, but frankly, I wasn't overwhelmed. I saw a show about the formation of stars developed by NASA and it was so-so. Honestly, there is more going on at our own Clark! And the shows at the Clark have never disappointed. What have been your experiences with the Hayden? Was I there on an off-day? -A

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] nice publicity
by Joe Bauman 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

You can check the calendar on line and see if other events are planned for new-moon weekends. I was surprised when I saw it too. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 2:26 PM MDT Chuck Hards wrote: >Is this for April, only? I'm pretty sure that historically, new-moon >weekends were not "public" nights. Has there been a sea-change in SPOC >scheduling that I missed? > > > >On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> >> NO. These are listed as public star parties on our web site. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 2:18 PM MDT Chuck Hards wrote: >> >> >Isn't the new-moon weekend supposed to be for members, and not published? >> >Or at least one of the two nights? >> >On Apr 1, 2013 2:04 PM, "Joe Bauman" <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> > >> > >> > Hi All, Michell's Powell listed this nice listing on the Internet. -- >> Joe >> > >> > http://www.enjoyutah.org/2013/04/free-star-parties.html?m=1 >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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". >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Solar filters for 70mm binoculars
by Chuck Hards 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

I have a few sets of solar filters available for many brands of 70mm binoculars. First-come, first-served. They use Baader Planetarium solar filter material and are a friction-fit over the objectives of most of the Asian-made, 70mm plastic-body, rubber-armored binoculars currently on the market. They will not fit Orion Resolux or Fujinon (contact me if you want filters for a different size or brand). Some of you may have seen them at Winchester Park sun parties or at SPOC, or in Utah county on Rich's binos. Price is $30 per pair (2 filters) delivered in the Salt Lake valley, or $25 if you pick them up. Thanks!

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] nice publicity
by Joe Bauman 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

NO. These are listed as public star parties on our web site. ------------------------------ On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 2:18 PM MDT Chuck Hards wrote: >Isn't the new-moon weekend supposed to be for members, and not published? >Or at least one of the two nights? >On Apr 1, 2013 2:04 PM, "Joe Bauman" <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> Hi All, Michell's Powell listed this nice listing on the Internet. -- Joe >> >> http://www.enjoyutah.org/2013/04/free-star-parties.html?m=1 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] New Image - M82 and Jets - Homemade Astrograph
by Joe Bauman 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

Great photograph, Tyler! I've always wondered how astronomers know the red explosive-looking material is coming from the galaxy and is nothing something in the foreground. Thanks for a wonderful view. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 1:15 PM MDT Tyler Allred wrote: > > > > >Hi all. > >I just posted a new image on my website. It is M82 with the hydrogen alpha >jets. It looks like an exploding cigar! > >If you are interested, take a look at the link below... > > > >http://www.allred-astro.com//viewer.php?id=117 ><http://www.allred-astro.com/viewer.php?id=117&cat=1&sub=98> &cat=1&sub=98 > > > >Cheers, > >Tyler > >_______________________________________________ >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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] New Image - M82 and Jets - Homemade Astrograph
by Joe Bauman 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

They are visible in normal light too. The h-alpha brings them out better. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 2:14 PM MDT M Wilson wrote: >I just learned something. I had no idea that using a hydrogen alpha filter would make those cosmic jets appear. > >I thought those were only visible in the infra-red spectrum. > > >________________________________ >From: Tyler Allred <tyler(a)allred-astro.com> >To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >Sent: Monday, April 1, 2013 1:15 PM >Subject: [Utah-astronomy] New Image - M82 and Jets - Homemade Astrograph > > > > > >Hi all. > >I just posted a new image on my website. It is M82 with the hydrogen alpha >jets. It looks like an exploding cigar! > >If you are interested, take a look at the link below... > > > >http://www.allred-astro.com//viewer.php?id=117 ><http://www.allred-astro.com/viewer.php?id=117&cat=1&sub=98> &cat=1&sub=98 > > > >Cheers, > >Tyler > >_______________________________________________ >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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nice publicity
by Joe Bauman 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

Hi All, Michell's Powell listed this nice listing on the Internet. -- Joe http://www.enjoyutah.org/2013/04/free-star-parties.html?m=1

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