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Ride to Harmons and SPOC
by D P Pierce 12 Jun '13

12 Jun '13

Hi, Me again. I need a ride to Harmons on Friday. I could get there via UTA but would need a ride home. I also need a ride to SPOC Saturday. Deloy

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Guy Malmburg
by Ken Harris 12 Jun '13

12 Jun '13

I was shocked and saddened this morning to read of the death of long time SLAS member and friend, Guy Malmburg. Anyone know what happened? Ken Harris

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Observing Saturday and Faust/Pony Express Road
by Jay Eads 11 Jun '13

11 Jun '13

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Possible meteor shower tomorrow
by Kelly Ricks 11 Jun '13

11 Jun '13

Too cloudy here for any observations. Fun to watch the fireflies though! ~Kelly > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:10:35 -0600 > From: Patrick Wiggins <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Possible meteor shower tomorrow > Message-ID: <27FD63D5-10DE-43A7-B308-D7EEA17B2859(a)wirelessbeehive.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Spent a rather pleasant 45 minutes up on my roof. Saw a couple of > satellites but no meteors. > > Anyone else have better luck? > > patrick > > > On 10 Jun 2013, at 02:19, Patrick Wiggins wrote: > > > Space Weather News for June 10, 2013 > > http://spaceweather.com > > > > METEOR SHOWER: Sky watchers in North America might see an outburst of > meteors during the early hours of June 11th when Earth passes through a > stream of cometary debris last seen in 1930. Forecasters predict the return > of the gamma Delphinid meteor shower this Tuesday morning around 08:30 UT > (04:30 am EDT). The shower is expected to last about 30 minutes with an > unknown number of bright, fast meteors. Check http://spaceweather.comfor more information and updates. > > > > patrick > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php > > End of Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 124, Issue 25 > *********************************************** >

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Possible meteor shower tomorrow
by Patrick Wiggins 11 Jun '13

11 Jun '13

Space Weather News for June 10, 2013 http://spaceweather.com METEOR SHOWER: Sky watchers in North America might see an outburst of meteors during the early hours of June 11th when Earth passes through a stream of cometary debris last seen in 1930. Forecasters predict the return of the gamma Delphinid meteor shower this Tuesday morning around 08:30 UT (04:30 am EDT). The shower is expected to last about 30 minutes with an unknown number of bright, fast meteors. Check http://spaceweather.com for more information and updates. patrick

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Next ATM session
by Hutchings, Mat 10 Jun '13

10 Jun '13

All; You are invited to the next ATM session which will be held at the Hutchings' optical shop (my garage) on Saturday June, 22nd from 09:00 until 14:00. If you need directions to my house, send me an e-mail and I will get driving directions to you. Take care, Mat This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. The information contained herein may include trade secrets, protected health or personal information, privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you for your cooperation

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Dr. Kieda Appointment
by Ann House 10 Jun '13

10 Jun '13

I thought some of you would be interested in the latest on Dr.Kieda: It is a pleasure to announce the appointment of Dr. David Kieda as the Dean of the Graduate School effective August 1, 2013. Dr. Kieda is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the U and an internationally known researcher on the use of astronomical telescopes and observations to study the fundamental particles and forces in the universe. Originally a native of Endicott, New York, Professor Kieda received his undergraduate degree from MIT in Physics in 1982. He joined the University of Utah faculty in 1990, shortly after completing his Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Pennsylvania. In his role as Chair of Physics and Astronomy, Professor Kieda has worked closely with faculty and administration to establish and expand the University's Astronomy program. He helped set up both a public observatory on campus and a high-altitude, research telescope in southern Utah. He also established the University as a major partner in international research programs, including the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Professor Kieda currently leads multiple major gamma-ray observatory projects and is the founder and organizer of the yearly SnowPAC conference series on particle astrophysics, astronomy, and cosmology, and is a fellow of the American Physical Society. He also has 30 patents on novel material properties, electronic components, and safer medical devices. Professor Kieda is recipient of the 2012 Utah Governors Medal of Science and Technology as well as the University's 2013 Distinguished Scholarly and Creative Research award. Congratulations to Dr. Keida.

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Join me in doing the Planetary Nebula Astro League List imager or visual
by Jay Eads 10 Jun '13

10 Jun '13

I've decided to add something to my lists in terms of observing. The Herschel 400 II that I am doing doesn't really have a lot of summer time items. Enough to work for four days of observing (including sketching them). So to add to that I am going to do the Astro League's Planetary Nebula List. Imagers and Visual Observers can do this list. I intend to sketch each of them as next to galaxies, PN's are my favorite deep sky objects. I have the list form the Astro League in an Excel Spreadsheet with filters on it so if you want it, let me know and I'll either upload it to Google Docs or email it to you. There are LOTS of summer time PN's to hunt down. It should make for a fun comparison for those who image them and my sketches so I hope an imager takes me up as there aren't too many sketchers here in Utah. Here is the url for the Astronomy League's PN list: http://www.astroleague.org/al/obsclubs/planetarynebula/planetneb1.html It's a project either an imager or a visual observer could do. Anyone want to join me in doing it? Per above I'd like to recruit an imager and then on my blog compare the image they take to the sketch I do. No rush either, we can agree on say four of them a month to image and sketch (or more, up to whoever wants to do this). I just think it will be fun. Jay

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M5 and Delta Serpentis A and B (I think)
by Dave Gary 10 Jun '13

10 Jun '13

Another image from the Driveway Observatory. http://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/8995606381/in/set-721576340231796… Dave

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] M5 and Delta Serpentis A and B (I think)
by Joe Bauman 09 Jun '13

09 Jun '13

Nice! ------------------------------ On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 8:19 AM MDT Dave Gary wrote: >Another image from the Driveway Observatory. > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/8995606381/in/set-721576340231796… > >Dave > >_______________________________________________ >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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