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Sagan podcast and videos
by Wiggins Patrick 03 Jan '14

03 Jan '14

For those who may not have heard it, last week's edition of Science Friday reran an interview with Carl Sagan. Good stuff: Carl Sagan: ‘Science Is a Way of Thinking’ http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/12/27/2013/carl-sagan-science-is-a-way… Looking for that I came across this video from 1988 featuring 3 heavy hitters: Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking and Arthur C. Clarke - God, The Universe and Everything Else http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKQQAv5svkk CAUTION: That second item is preceded by a commercial. I typically watch a few seconds of those things and then skip it. But this one was so funny I laughed so hard my stomach hurt and I got tears in my eyes. So why the "caution"? Well if you get the commercial I did you'll see why. :) In case you get a different commercial it can also be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKLnhuzh9uY (note, she lives in Utah and went to BYU) Ok, as long as I'm tossing out videos here are a couple that are totally off topic but hey, I like them anyway: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8JU-1ZrRAg http://youtu.be/Qs_vPxJOEHU patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Incoming! First Asteroid Discovered in 2014 Has Impacted Earth
by Joe Bauman 02 Jan '14

02 Jan '14

This one wasn't tiny -- and if it and the big one that slammed Russia recently can sneak up without anybody noticing, yes, it's kind of scary. ------------------------------ On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 10:37 PM MST Chuck Hards wrote: >These little ones hit us all the time, Joe. Nothing new except that after >50,000 years, we can sometimes see them coming. > > > >On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 10:33 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Makes us feel real safe.... >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 9:10 PM MST Wiggins Patrick wrote: >> >> >Looks like the first asteroid discovered this year hit the Earth's >> atmosphere shortly after it was discovered. >> > >> >http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news182.html >> >_______________________________________________ >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] Incoming! First Asteroid Discovered in 2014 Has Impacted Earth
by Joe Bauman 02 Jan '14

02 Jan '14

Ouch. That's awful. ------------------------------ On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 10:37 PM MST Wiggins Patrick wrote: >It gets better. > >One of the folks that normally checks such things as the data are coming in says because it was a holiday he did not check the data until it was too late to put out an alert. > >He says he's kicking himself. (No, it wasn't me...) > >patrick > > >On 02 Jan 2014, at 22:33, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Makes us feel real safe.... >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 9:10 PM MST Wiggins Patrick wrote: >> >> Looks like the first asteroid discovered this year hit the Earth's atmosphere shortly after it was discovered. >> >> http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news182.html >> >> 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".

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Incoming! First Asteroid Discovered in 2014 Has Impacted Earth
by Wiggins Patrick 02 Jan '14

02 Jan '14

Looks like the first asteroid discovered this year hit the Earth's atmosphere shortly after it was discovered. http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news182.html patrick

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Quadrantids tomorrow (Friday) morning
by Wiggins Patrick 02 Jan '14

02 Jan '14

The Quadrantids are due to peak tomorrow (Friday) at 2000 UT. That puts it early afternoon here in Utah but if you're out before sunrise tomorrow you might want to have a look just in case there's something to watch before the peak. And since the shower is typically spread out over a few days either side of the peak there could be some to see Saturday morning as well. patrick

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new member - Any glimpses left of Lovejoy from Utah?
by Alan Neves 01 Jan '14

01 Jan '14

Hello all, I'm a new member. I don't know if this is the proper format for asking this question, or if there's a web based searchable interface for list emails. Can anyone tell me if there's a location that's: 1. dark enough 2. high enough to avoid the inversion, and 3. if it's not too late to get good shots of Lovejoy on the eastern morning sky? Thanks in advance. Alan Neves KSL Videographer On Dec 31, 2013, at 11:13 PM, utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com wrote: > Send Utah-Astronomy mailing list submissions to > utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > utah-astronomy-owner(a)mailman.xmission.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Utah-Astronomy digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Venus tonight (Chuck Hards) > 2. Best meteor display of 2014 (Chuck Hards) > 3. Re: Best meteor display of 2014 (Wiggins Patrick) > 4. Re: Best meteor display of 2014 (Howard Jackman) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 19:51:55 -0700 > From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Venus tonight > Message-ID: > <CAHmuOYp8NseBsnBbAd3C+L59g4XF1vo-vpJ-iMJr8wMCoby9_A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Praise from Caesar! Thanks, Tyler. > > I was lucky to get it, conditions were terrible. All that saved me was the > fact that I was shooting video and had thousands of frames to choose from. > Most were throw-aways, and even the best weren't as good as they could have > been in clear, steady air. > > On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 7:13 PM, Tyler Allred <tyler(a)allred-astro.com>wrote: > >> Beautiful image Chuck! >> Tyler >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 21:45:40 -0700 > From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Best meteor display of 2014 > Message-ID: > <CAHmuOYqKJd4GHWMu13UABEjZBzVHw0oaAVNdTJfuoOHfvNWb3A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I found a neat tidbit in the 2014 Observers Handbook. > > Page 254: > "There is a predicted outburst from debris related to comet 209P/LINEAR on > 2014 May 24, 7h-8h UT, from a radiant in Camelopardalis. The timing favors > North American longitudes, and the moon will be four days before new. The > models strongly suggest that the Earth will encounter much material from > the comet- > it is highly likely this will be the strongest meteor display of 2014 > visible in North America." > > That last line is printed in bold type in the Handbook. > > I'm going to plan on seeing this one. It will be a great opportunity to > try my old Russian ZENIT fisheye lens with my new DSLR. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 21:58:12 -0700 > From: Wiggins Patrick <paw(a)getbeehive.net> > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Best meteor display of 2014 > Message-ID: <96E6A422-1F17-4D2D-B42D-6DF9E231C795(a)getbeehive.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Thanks for posting this Chuck. I've added the event to my calendar. > > If the proposed star party schedule is approved at next month's meeting there will be a star party in SLC the evening before and one at SPOC the evening after. Chance are I'll head straight from the ATS that's sure to follow the SLC star party to some place dark. > > Here, BTW, is the IMO's 2014 calendar. It has a bit more data on the possible shower near the top of the "April to June" section: > http://www.imo.net/calendar/2014 > > patrick > > > On 31 Dec 2013, at 21:45, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I found a neat tidbit in the 2014 Observers Handbook. >> >> Page 254: >> "There is a predicted outburst from debris related to comet 209P/LINEAR on >> 2014 May 24, 7h-8h UT, from a radiant in Camelopardalis. The timing favors >> North American longitudes, and the moon will be four days before new. The >> models strongly suggest that the Earth will encounter much material from >> the comet- >> it is highly likely this will be the strongest meteor display of 2014 >> visible in North America." >> >> That last line is printed in bold type in the Handbook. >> >> I'm going to plan on seeing this one. It will be a great opportunity to >> try my old Russian ZENIT fisheye lens with my new DSLR. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 22:13:10 -0800 (PST) > From: Howard Jackman <sumoetx(a)yahoo.com> > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Best meteor display of 2014 > Message-ID: > <1388556790.16569.YahooMailNeo(a)web162804.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > I'll have to try out my Rokinon Fisheye alongside you Chuck! Maybe we should organize a astrophoto party... > > > > On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 10:00 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw(a)getbeehive.net> wrote: > > Thanks for posting this Chuck.? I've added the event to my calendar. > > If the proposed star party schedule is approved at next month's meeting there will be a star party in SLC the evening before and one at SPOC the evening after.? Chance are I'll head straight from the ATS that's sure to follow the SLC star party to some place dark. > > Here, BTW, is the IMO's 2014 calendar.? It has a bit more data on the possible shower near the top of the "April to June" section: > http://www.imo.net/calendar/2014 > > patrick > > > > On 31 Dec 2013, at 21:45, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I found a neat tidbit in the 2014 Observers Handbook. >> >> Page 254: >> "There is a predicted outburst from debris related to comet 209P/LINEAR on >> 2014 May 24, 7h-8h UT, from a radiant in Camelopardalis.? The timing favors >> North American longitudes, and the moon will be four days before new.? The >> models strongly suggest that the Earth will encounter much material from >> the comet- >> it is highly likely this will be the strongest meteor display of 2014 >> visible in North America." >> >> That last line is printed in bold type in the Handbook. >> >> I'm going to plan on seeing this one.? It will be a great opportunity to >> try my old Russian ZENIT fisheye lens with my new DSLR. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 130, Issue 78 > *********************************************** >

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Best meteor display of 2014
by Chuck Hards 01 Jan '14

01 Jan '14

I found a neat tidbit in the 2014 Observers Handbook. Page 254: "There is a predicted outburst from debris related to comet 209P/LINEAR on 2014 May 24, 7h-8h UT, from a radiant in Camelopardalis. The timing favors North American longitudes, and the moon will be four days before new. The models strongly suggest that the Earth will encounter much material from the comet- it is highly likely this will be the strongest meteor display of 2014 visible in North America." That last line is printed in bold type in the Handbook. I'm going to plan on seeing this one. It will be a great opportunity to try my old Russian ZENIT fisheye lens with my new DSLR.

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Venus tonight
by Chuck Hards 31 Dec '13

31 Dec '13

I shot this tonight from my driveway. One still frame grabbed from a 30-second video with the Pentax K-30 DSLR in video mode. High cirrus, some thin ground fog forming, and high-altitude turbulence. It's a good thing Venus is so close and huge right now. The smallest bino or finderscope will reveal the crescent. C-6 using eyepiece projection with an 18mm Kellner, on my old Edmund 5/8" shaft mount. http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/Venus001_zps934a1ebe…

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