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by Chuck Hards 17 Jul '13

17 Jul '13

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Liver & Onions Subcommittee
by Joe Bauman 16 Jul '13

16 Jul '13

July 20 sounds good. But we'll happily go to either. -- Thanks, Bau ------------------------------ On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 3:31 PM MDT Siegfried Jachmann wrote: >Either one > > > >On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> It's been a while, so lets plan the next one. Please join Sub-Director >> Bau, General Secretary Larry, myself (El Presidente Grande), and all the >> distinguished regulars for a meeting of the scientifically, gentlemanly >> elite of the greater Salt Lake area. We took a vote and decided that we're >> a pretty good-looking bunch too. >> >> I've got two Saturdays free in the next couple of weeks, so for those who >> enjoy attending our little get-togethers, which works better for you: >> >> This coming Saturday, July 20th >> >> -or- >> >> Saturday, August 3rd >> >> I'm assuming a start time of noon, though 11:30 is OK as well. >> >> Post-up on your preferrence and we'll go with the majority. If neither of >> those dates work for the majority, we'll go for something later in August. >> July 27th won't work for me personally. Although if it does work for >> everyone else then I'll see what strings I can pull. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Liver & Onions Subcommittee
by John M. Craig 16 Jul '13

16 Jul '13

Some of us newbies aren't familiar with the, uh, shall we say raison d'eatre--I mean--etre. Is this kinda like "Advanced Training"? (And, yes, I'm sorry for the feeble attempt at a pun, but not sorry enough to edit it out.) Can one of you connoisseurs clue in the clueless? John

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Liver & Onions Subcommittee
by Chuck Hards 16 Jul '13

16 Jul '13

It's been a while, so lets plan the next one. Please join Sub-Director Bau, General Secretary Larry, myself (El Presidente Grande), and all the distinguished regulars for a meeting of the scientifically, gentlemanly elite of the greater Salt Lake area. We took a vote and decided that we're a pretty good-looking bunch too. I've got two Saturdays free in the next couple of weeks, so for those who enjoy attending our little get-togethers, which works better for you: This coming Saturday, July 20th -or- Saturday, August 3rd I'm assuming a start time of noon, though 11:30 is OK as well. Post-up on your preferrence and we'll go with the majority. If neither of those dates work for the majority, we'll go for something later in August. July 27th won't work for me personally. Although if it does work for everyone else then I'll see what strings I can pull.

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Renting a bus
by Joe Bauman 16 Jul '13

16 Jul '13

Maybe so, Siegfried. I don't want to squabble, but I think a charter bus would be a good idea in 2017. If the club does the chartering, we should have no trouble selling enough tickets to cover the cost and it would be a lot of fun. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 10:05 AM MDT Siegfried Jachmann wrote: >No Joe. The objection was having SLAS pay for your bus. > > >On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> This is news to me, because I don't remember much about this bus proposal >> last year except for a lot of ridicule and comments about how impossible it >> would be, when I brought up the subject. If we had gone so far as to get a >> bid, I wish I had known about it because it would have been a simple matter >> to form a committee to decide those questions. It would have been a lot >> more fun for most people, and a lot less stress, to simply ride a bus down >> and back. Just for future reference, I'm curious to know what the bid was. >> Thanks, Joe >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Patrick Wiggins <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> >> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> >> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 6:01 PM >> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Renting a bus >> >> >> Hi Brent, >> >> While simple in principle it ended up being far from that in practice for >> last year's annular. >> >> Rodger Fry contacted the bus company and got a bid. I offered to get the >> word out (SLAS blasts, announcements here on UA, news releases to the >> media), to collect the money and to disperse the money as needed. >> >> What was needed was someone to get with those wishing to go and work out >> details like when to leave, where to stop for breaks, where to observe the >> eclipse from and when to return. IIRC a couple of folks took a stab at >> that but they never seemed to be able to reach a consensus on those details >> (especially the "where to observe the eclipse from") so the bus never >> happened. >> >> Personally I still like the idea of flying my plane up there but as I >> mentioned before I worry that every airport even close to the centerline >> will be crammed with airplanes whose pilots had the same idea. >> >> patrick >> >> >> On 14 Jul 2013, at 14:47, Brent Watson wrote: >> >> > Joe, >> > >> > It occurs to me that there is no real reason why you should not rent a >> bus for excursions. Anyone can do it. There is no reason to rely on an >> organization to do it. All you need to do is fill it up and then share the >> cost with those who go along. I am sure you could make a real party of it, >> and those along would have a great time. >> > >> > Please accept this at face value. What you read above should be taken >> at face value. There is no innuendo, nor jabbing, nor assassination >> intended. >> > >> > Brent >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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". >> > > > >-- >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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Wave at Saturn this Friday
by Patrick Wiggins 15 Jul '13

15 Jul '13

The U of U's Department of Physics & Astronomy will be holding a "Wave at Saturn" event this coming Thursday, the 19th, at the Natural History Museum of Utah from 2 to 4 p.m. Toward the end of that period NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be shooting pictures of Earth from way out at Saturn. Those wishing to bring a solar scope or a scope capable of spotting Venus and/or Saturn are encouraged to do so. Here's NASA's release: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/waveatsaturn/ Cheers, patrick

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Couple seeks advice on Great Basin in September
by Patrick Wiggins 15 Jul '13

15 Jul '13

Rhoda and Dean Nicholas (rhodamn(a)msn.com) emailed me asking for information on this September's Great Basin Astronomy Festival. Having not been there I can't tell them much. Anyone here that has been to Great Basic care to help them out? Thanks much! patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Renting a bus
by Joe Bauman 15 Jul '13

15 Jul '13

Thanks Brent. That's something to think about. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 2:47 PM MDT Brent Watson wrote: >Joe, > >It occurs to me that there is no real reason why you should not rent a bus for excursions. Anyone can do it. There is no reason to rely on an organization to do it. All you need to do is fill it up and then share the cost with those who go along. I am sure you could make a real party of it, and those along would have a great time. > >Please accept this at face value. What you read above should be taken at face value. There is no innuendo, nor jabbing, nor assassination intended. > >Brent >_______________________________________________ >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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Renting a bus
by Brent Watson 15 Jul '13

15 Jul '13

Joe, It occurs to me that there is no real reason why you should not rent a bus for excursions. Anyone can do it. There is no reason to rely on an organization to do it. All you need to do is fill it up and then share the cost with those who go along. I am sure you could make a real party of it, and those along would have a great time. Please accept this at face value. What you read above should be taken at face value. There is no innuendo, nor jabbing, nor assassination intended. Brent

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Great Basin info for couple
by Thomas Sevcik 15 Jul '13

15 Jul '13

Patrick, I'll drop them an email. Since this will be my eight year there and have been helping with the astronomy festivals since their beginning, I can fill them in on what to expect and give them all the contact information they'll need. Tom

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