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Ride to SPOC
by D P Pierce 18 May '13

18 May '13

I still want to go to SPOC. I will be in Davis County at the bird festival much of the day and wont have access to e mail. You can call me. Deloy

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Tribune story
by Joe Bauman 17 May '13

17 May '13

Hi friends, I hung out at Harmons for more than hour and the weather obviously wasn't going to clear. Two women were there in their car, waiting through the drizzle, when we called it off. Siegfried helped me pack stuff we were going to give away. We told the very helpful manager that the club will reschedule the drawing for another Harmons star party, probably next month and probably at a different store. Cory also went back with me to help pick up stuff and it's all stashed at our home now. Rodger will pick it up Monday. Meanwhile if the speaker and tickets are needed for SPOC tomorrow, Charlie -- who will be running things there -- can stop here on his way and pick them up. Or he might not need the speaker and can tear up pieces of paper for tickets if he prefers. Thanks to all who helped or offered to help! -- Joe ------------------------------ On Fri, May 17, 2013 6:48 PM MDT Siegfried Jachmann wrote: >I take it we will postpone the telescope drawing if it is raining or too >cloudy. > > >On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 5:00 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> Nice story in the Tribune. Unfortunately, the weather looks pretty awful. >> I'll head to Brickyard tonight just in case, staying for a while anyway. -- >> Joe >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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". >> > > > >-- >Siegfried >_______________________________________________ >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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Frustration at the eyepiece: help!
by Jay Eads 17 May '13

17 May '13

Dion, In terms of collimation if you can attend or want to attend Mat's next ATM, we can use both the Catseye System that Jeff and I have or use our 2 inch Howie Glatter Lasers to ensure your scope is collimated. In terms of viewing things, I'll offer two things I'd offer to anyone. Your welcome to come to our next outing to the West Desert. We will be heading out on Friday, May 31st and then again on Friday, June 7th and I'll be heading out Monday and Tuesday June 10th and 11th. I'd be happy to show you how to find objects in the deep sky. If your interested let me know and send me an email at jayleads at g mail dot com and I'll be happy to help you in the field. Nothing like a dark sky to learn the night sky. Jay

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Tribune story
by Joe Bauman 17 May '13

17 May '13

Nice story in the Tribune. Unfortunately, the weather looks pretty awful. I'll head to Brickyard tonight just in case, staying for a while anyway. -- Joe

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Frustration at the eyepiece - Help
by jcarman6＠q.com 17 May '13

17 May '13

Congrats! Dion. Welcome to the frustrating, enjoyable mind bending experience that is astronomy. Everything that Seth said is right on. There are power units that are also available through astronomical companies on line or through magazines. They are more expensive, but more attuned to the amateur. I bought such a unit from Orion, a reasonable priced company out of California and I can get you more info if your interested. The company advertises in S&T and other magazines, and they have a website, so you can look and not necessarily buy. These units also have a red light attached, slots for cigarette lighter connections and additional things an amateur would appreciate. Mine has an AM/FM radio, if you get lonely and a horrible bright white light (never used), that you might want to help find things when you pack up (hehehe) As for collimation of a SC. Defocus your scope as much as possible, then look through the eyepiece (low power of course). You should see a large fuzzy circle which is the secondary. If that is not centered, then yeah, you need to collimate. There should be screws on the backside of the secondary that can be tweeked to collimate - A little goes a long way. As for star maps, the world is the limit and based on your needs. Computer maps/programs are nice, but don't take the computer with you. Even in "night mode" the screen is a substantial light source that may be distracting to you and those around you. I strongly encourage you to attend a star party at SPOC if you can. While that is a public star party, the public tend to leave around 10 or 11 and you are free to hunt illusive targets with substantial support from other like minded individuals. And its a hellava lot more fun that way! Learning the night sky is not something you can do in one or two nights, so enjoy the ride.

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Ride to SPOC
by D P Pierce 17 May '13

17 May '13

I need a ride to SPOC Saturday. My usual ride, Rodger, will be out of town. Deloy

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14" Sonotube available
by Chuck Hards 17 May '13

17 May '13

I have a 14" ID Sonotube available for the first ten bucks that comes my way. BN, about 6 feet long, give or take an inch. Pickup only in West Valley. Email me off-list if interested. Thanks!

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Wheel fails on NASA's probe
by Thomas Sevcik 16 May '13

16 May '13

Story says there may still be some hope in recovering a second failed reaction-wheel, but don't get your hopes up. http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/15/18280269-wheel-fails-on-nasas… Tom Sevcik

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Grateful for last night's SLAS program
by Richard Tenney 16 May '13

16 May '13

Many thanks due to the SLAS board for getting Dr. Palen to speak again -- she was entertaining and informative, and an extra win for me as my wife came along and really enjoyed it as well. /R

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Ride to SPOC Saturday
by D P Pierce 16 May '13

16 May '13

I need a ride to SPOC Saturday. My usual ride, Rodger, will be out of town. Deloy

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