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Satellite
by Chuck Hards 23 Jul '13

23 Jul '13

I was watching a typical 3rd or 4th magnitude satellite in a polar orbit pass through Perseus this morning at 5:01 am, when it briefly flared to about first magnitude, then faded again. Not nearly as bright as the Iridium flares I've seen. Anybody care to look it up? Traveling south to north.

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Retail Astronomy in Utah
by Gary Vardon 22 Jul '13

22 Jul '13

I had a Meade go to scope that did not work. I have nothing good to say anbout Meade scopes. 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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] best manned mission site
by Joe Bauman 22 Jul '13

22 Jul '13

Is the "terrible" movie the one called John Carter on Mars? I enjoyed it. And it's hard to believe there's a novelization of it, since it was based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novels written about 100 years ago. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 2:41 PM MDT Daniel Holmes wrote: >I knew what he was talking about. I read the novelization of that terrible movie from a few years ago. :) > >Dan > >-- >Sent from my iPhone. Please pardon any mispelings or errors. > > >> On Jul 21, 2013, at 12:59 PM, Norm Hansen <norm.hansen(a)mtngreen.net> wrote: >> >> On 7/19/2013 11:31 PM, Chuck Hards wrote: >> No, the Carters are on Mars. >> >> >> Good one, Chuck, but I'll bet very few of our readers will know what you mean. >> >> Norm >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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] best manned mission site
by Gary Vardon 21 Jul '13

21 Jul '13

Ok ok that should be craters not carters. My spell checker did not catch that. Another advantage of this mission is that a radio radio telescope could be set up free from the radio interference from earth. Other telescopes could be deployed that can study the heavens from earth's atmosphere. I agree with what was said about a manned mars mission. Robotic probes are way more cost effective and can go way more places. 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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] best manned mission site
by Joe Bauman 21 Jul '13

21 Jul '13

Well, tell him to talk to me and I'll relate the adventure of trying to find ERB's home. ------------------------------ On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 9:27 PM MDT Patrick Wiggins wrote: >Searching the web I see he was a railroad cop while in SLC. Also a pilot. :) > >I mentioned this discussion to a reporter friend at channel 5. He said he's interested and will see about doing a story. > >BTW, I liked the movie. > >patrick > >On 21 Jul 2013, at 19:19, Joe Bauman wrote: > >> I read a lot of Burroughs and fantasized about Ms. Thoris too. I was hoping the movie would depict her as in the book. I also decided the movie had little to do with Burroughs, but I just gave in to it as a sc-fi film and enjoyed it. Did you know Burroughs wrote Maid of Mars when he was living in Salt Lake City? A friend and I once tried to find his home using the address in an ancient city directory (or some other document), and it wasn't there anymore. Its present location is covered with railroad tracks under the overpass on (I think) Fourth South. I don't remember exactly. SLC should have some monument to him. >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Daniel Holmes <danielh(a)holmesonics.com> >> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> >> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 6:45 PM >> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] best manned mission site >> >> >> I guess it wasn't Jane Austen. >> >> http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1423165586 >> >> Dan >> >> -- >> Sent from my iPhone. Please pardon any mispelings or errors. >> >> >> On Jul 21, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Daniel Holmes <danielh(a)holmesonics.com> wrote: >> >> And the joke comes from two things. One, and I'm not making this up, I saw a 'official movie tie-in book' on the last Jane Austen movie to be made, and there is an old Dork Tower comic with the protagonist overhearing some kids walking out if The Fellowship of the Ring wondering if they could read the novelization. I can't find the comic in the archives, but I'll keep looking. >> >> Dan >> >> -- >> Sent from my iPhone. Please pardon any mispelings or errors. >> >> >>> On Jul 21, 2013, at 6:08 PM, Daniel Holmes <danielh(a)holmesonics.com> wrote: >>> >>> I wish I could convey sarcasm in email. >>> >>> Joe, when I was around 10 years old, my grandmother gave me my grandfather's collection of pulp fiction. Inside that box were most of what Burroughs wrote...Tarzan, Barsoom, and another set I forget. >>> >>> I spent the next several years enjoying the exploits of The Lord of Greystoke, fantasized about Dejah Thoris, etc. I also enjoyed many other authors in that box (Zane Grey stands out). I still have most of the books. >>> >>> When the movie came out, I enjoyed it for what it was, but it had very little to do with the source novel. The characterizations were off, the acting from Kitsch was pretty terrible, etc. and then when I heard the budget, I was astonished. It pretty much torpedoed my hopes for a good set of movies about Barsoom. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> -- >>> Sent from my iPhone. Please pardon any mispelings or errors. >>> >>> >>> On Jul 21, 2013, at 3:12 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Is the "terrible" movie the one called John Carter on Mars? I enjoyed it. And it's hard to believe there's a novelization of it, since it was based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novels written about 100 years ago. -- Joe >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>>> On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 2:41 PM MDT Daniel Holmes wrote: >>>> >>>> I knew what he was talking about. I read the novelization of that terrible movie from a few years ago. :) >>>> >>>> Dan >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Sent from my iPhone. Please pardon any mispelings or errors. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jul 21, 2013, at 12:59 PM, Norm Hansen <norm.hansen(a)mtngreen.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 7/19/2013 11:31 PM, Chuck Hards wrote: >>>> No, the Carters are on Mars. >>>> >>>> >>>> Good one, Chuck, but I'll bet very few of our readers will know what you mean. >>>> >>>> Norm > >_______________________________________________ >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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Retail Telescope Stores
by D P Pierce 21 Jul '13

21 Jul '13

Before we started doing the North Rim Grand Canyon Star Parties we went to the South Rim version for 2 years. The first year we started with 2 nights at a star party at Red Rock State Park outside Sedona. In Sedona was a store called something like Sedona Telescopes and Vacuum Cleaners. They had been running ads in the astro mags. I had to go see for myself. I expected to see a shop with lots of vacuum cleaners and 4 or 5 telescopes. I was surprised to find the opposite. They did repairs on vacuums which helped them compete with Walmart in Cottonwood 10 miles away, They had both Meade and Celestron telescopes, In a glass display case with very bright lights to show off the highly polished brass tube was a 5 inch Alvin Clarke refractor. It had hung in a canvas bag from the rafters of an old barn for as long as anyone could remember. Nobody knew what was in it until the barn was being torn down. A poster sized cartoon was in the front window of a man running a vacuum cleaner across the 30 foot objective of a refractor which was pointed straight up. The caption was "We vacuum the universe". The store doesn't seem to be around anymore. I'm glad I visited it . Deloy

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best manned mission site
by Gary Vardon 21 Jul '13

21 Jul '13

There are carters on the lunar poles that are permanently shaded and believed to have water. They would be an excellent place for a mission possibly manned. The water could sustain life for a prolong stay on the moon. 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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] best manned mission site
by Joe Bauman 21 Jul '13

21 Jul '13

YES! I volunteer! ------------------------------ On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 11:38 AM MDT Chuck Hards wrote: >Dave, you do realize that anybody going to Mars with Larry is going to get >liver and onions, not hot dogs. > >On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 6:48 AM, Dave Gary <davegary(a)me.com> wrote: > >> The knowledge gained from probes has been astounding, plus they don’t ask >> for raises, wonder about their families, stress over whether the space >> toilet works or not or have a psychic schism when Larry offers them their >> 5000th frozen hot dog for dinner half-way through the flight. Sending men >> into space (other than someone like me, living in St. George is almost as >> if I’m on Mars) is a waste of time and resources. Besides, I really like >> hot dogs. >> >_______________________________________________ >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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Takahashi EM 200 Temma 2
by gazebo4sale＠comcast.net 20 Jul '13

20 Jul '13

Hi, I am wondering if any of you are using a Tak EM200 Temma 2 for imaging. I bought one and am hoping to lessen the steepness of the learning curve. Thanks Steve Gallenson

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Return of Jupiter and Mars
by Chuck Hards 20 Jul '13

20 Jul '13

It's been generally so cloudy in the early mornings lately that it took me by surprise when I spotted Jupiter and Mars coming over the mountains early this morning.

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