January 2014 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

ATM session
by Hutchings, Mat 08 Jan '14

08 Jan '14

Hi all; You are invited to the next ATM session. It will be on Saturday, 01/18/14 from 09:00 until 13:00 in my garage. Come join in on the fun. If you need directions, please e-mail me. 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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What were the chances?
by Wiggins Patrick 08 Jan '14

08 Jan '14

This from tonight's supernova search: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/NGC_3992ZAP.JPG Right through the core... patrick

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SLC
by Larry Holmes 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

Jay, a picture taken by Don Pettit. Shows I-15 from the North & heading South. Took it w/my IPad at last years astro show at Tucson. 73 Sent from my iPad

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Tomorrow: Kepler on Nova
by Wiggins Patrick 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

Tomorrow's broadcast of Nova on channel 7 will be about the Kepler mission. patrick NOVA: Alien Planets Revealed Jan. 8, 8pm NASA's Kepler mission has identified more than 3,500 potential planets. Learn how the telescope looks for planets, and how many of these planets are like our Earth. This film shows the successes of the Kepler mission, taking us to planets beyond our solar system and providing a glimpse of creatures we might one day encounter.

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Sunspots with no magnification
by Kelly Ricks 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

It's clear (and CCCOLD) out here in Ohio. I put on my eclipse shades for a peek at the sun and was amazed to easily see a big sun spot group without any magnification. I'll admit, I don't look at the sun daily, but I've never been able to observe surface detail on the sun without magnification before. Does anyone here know if such a big feature is common? ~Kelly

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NASA Earth Observatory of Night SLC
by Jay Eads 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

Picture of the Day on NASA's Earth Observatory is that of Salt Lake City at night (part of the city). Man, it is sure bright! http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=82752

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Old and new
by Wiggins Patrick 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

Old timers may recognize this star party site from long ago as seen yesterday covered with snow: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/old2014jan06.jpg And speaking of snow covered, SPOC was looking just right for Joe to set up on the grounds: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/spoc2014jan06.jpg patrick

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FS: RCX400 10"
by Brian Sheets 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

I don't know the protocol for posting items for sale, so here goes. RCX400 10" with field tripod, wedge, stock finder and telrad. Also comes with a JMI case. The power supply failed a few months ago, so I've replaced it with a more robust 12v power supply, but other than that, all functionality is good. I purchased this about a year and a half ago to get back into variables and astrometry, but due to the light pollution where I live in Grantsville, I've pretty much given up on that idea, so I'm selling to fund a ham radio moonbounce project. Asking $3000/obo local pickup in Grantsville only. Its currently set up in my living room where I can put it through the motions. Pictures available on request. Brian

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 131, Issue 4
by Alan Neves 05 Jan '14

05 Jan '14

Thanks Patrick. No love with lovejoy. I thought I had it pegged where it was, just to the south and slightly lower than Vega. Alas, I couldn't find it. Hopefully I'll get another chance, but I know it's getting smaller. As to Kanarraville, It's a toss up as to my favorite being the folks with tinfoil hats, or a certain famous Utah astronomer who closed out our story, about 2:50 in. ;-) http://www.ksl.com/?sid=20491071 On Jan 3, 2014, at 12:45 AM, utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com wrote: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 00:45:35 -0700 > From: Wiggins Patrick <paw(a)getbeehive.net> > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] new member - Any glimpses left of > Lovejoy from Utah? (Wiggins Patrick) > Message-ID: <FC4B187C-00F3-4A73-9F9E-2898CD23386A(a)getbeehive.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi Alan, > > Ah yes, Kanarraville. What a trip that was. But as great as the eclipse was some of my fondest memories were of the thousands of people that basically inundated that little town. > > Nice montage. Hopefully in 2017 you'll have a chance to make a similar picture of the total. > > Good luck with Lovejoy, > > patrick > > On 02 Jan 2014, at 22:54, Alan Neves <alan(a)videoutah.com> wrote: > >> Thanks Patrick! I'll get up bright and early and see what I can get up I. Canyon. >> >> BTW, I don't know of you remember me, I work a lot with Yeates and Horst, and have interviewed you many times with those fine gents. >> >> My favorite was with you down at the sweet spot in Kannaraville during the eclipse last year. Here's a progression pic of that annular eclipse. I'm sure you were able to get better ones with your gear. >> >> >> https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/410987_1015089845554… > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 131, Issue 4 > **********************************************

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Poscast: The Times They Are a-Changin'
by Wiggins Patrick 04 Jan '14

04 Jan '14

Latest podcast from Radiolab. patrick "At the start of this new year we crack open some fossils, peer back into ancient seas, and look up at lunar skies to find that a year is not quite as fixed as we thought it was." http://www.radiolab.org/story/times-they-are-changin/

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