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

OT: latest climate news
by Richard Tenney 18 Jul '14

18 Jul '14

NOAA: Earth Smashed A Record For Heat In May 2014, Effects To Worsen Driven by exceptionally warm ocean waters, Earth smashed a record for heat in May and is likely to keep on breaking high temperature marks, experts say. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Monday said May's average temperature on Earth of 15.54 C beat the old record set four years ago. In April, the globe tied the 2010 record for that month. Records go back to 1880. Experts say there's a good chance global heat records will keep falling, especially next year because an El Nino weather event is brewing on top of man-made global warming. An El Nino is a warming of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean that alters climate worldwide and usually spikes global temperatures. http://news-beta.slashdot.org/story/14/06/23/2217233/noaa-earth-smashed-a-r…

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A request from Maui
by Rob Ratkowski 06 Jul '14

06 Jul '14

Aloha from Haleakala Summit I have a simple request, I am involved in a project photographing sand for a proposed book about the sands of the USA. If you would please collect a few tablespoons of sand from sand pits, river and lake beaches, sand dunes, anyplace sand is found in Utah or Nevada along with where it was collected and mail it to me, I would greatly appreciate your effort. Please send samples to Rob Ratkowski c/o Dr. Gary Greenburg Institute for Astronomy 34 Ohia Ku St Pukalani Hawaii 96768 Again, many thanks. If anyone is visiting Maui and would like to observe from a 10,000ft volcano, please contact me with your interest in visiting the Haleakala site. Aloha from Maui Rob Ratkowski Sent from Rob's iPad

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Ceres / Vesta
by Wiggins Patrick 01 Jul '14

01 Jul '14

A reminder that Ceres and Vesta and converging. Tonight about 26' apart and getting closer. A stereo pair shot tonight (2014 JUN 30) at 0419 and 0459 UT: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/cv2014jun30.jpg patrick

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1.8 Meter Mike in August S&T
by Chuck Hards 30 Jun '14

30 Jun '14

They printed a letter from a reader praising Mike's accomplishment. Astronomy Technology Today (Australia) is also interested in running an article or series on Mike and the telescope! Mike and his telescope continue to inspire and amaze people from all over the world.

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] (no subject)
by Chuck Hards 28 Jun '14

28 Jun '14

Anybody know how to get ahold of Chris? Looks like his email account has been hacked. Don't open the link if you got the message from this address, with the subject simply "Re:" On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 5:40 AM, Chrismo <djchrismo(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Opaque vs Transparent= EXPLAINATION of why...
by Joe Bauman 28 Jun '14

28 Jun '14

Yes, let's. ------------------------------ On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 10:21 AM MDT Josephine Grahn wrote: >I'd have to say that your previous posting, among many other things, talked about man kinds ability to visit other planets. Dan made a rational response and Joe agreed. In the future, let's aim for civility in postings. > >Jo > >On Jun 27, 2014, at 9:40 PM, "BWFlowers" <BWFlowers(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >> Holy cow! I have seen SUBJECT threads get hijacked before, but never so fast >> or blatantly! The two subsequent replies have nothing at all to do with the >> topic or question<s> that I asked. PLEASE- If you participating in the >> subject of this thread then do me the courtesy of not hijacking it for your >> own eco-political agenda. >> Thanks!, >> -Barrett >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On >> Behalf Of daniel turner via Utah-Astronomy >> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 4:24 PM >> To: Utah Astronomy >> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Opaque vs Transparent= EXPLAINATION of why... >> >> I can accept that mankind's exploration of the universe just plain ain't >> gonna happen within the lifetime of anybody alive today. >> >> It means we have to do the right thing with the one and only planet we have >> at hand. >> >> Dreaming is OK, but we have to face enough reality to at least stay alive on >> this one rock. >> >> DT >> >> >> ________________________________ >> light/gravity speeds are impossible. *IF* were are in fact locked at >> those speed limits, then mankind's personal exploration of the universe >> just plain ain't gonna happen, and I can't accept that. >> >> So- with all of that in mind- who wants to play? :) -Barrett >> http://www.barrettscustomleather.com/physics.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". > >_______________________________________________ >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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Bryce makes front page
by Wiggins Patrick 25 Jun '14

25 Jun '14

Ok, yes there's more exciting news in Utah today but it's still great to see Bryce Canyon's skies made the front page of today's print edition of the Tribune. The 10th circuit ruling has pushed the story way down the list on the paper's website but you can find it here: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58089097-78/bryce-dark-park-canyon.html.c… patrick =

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] New Zooniverse Project: Asteroid Zoo - Discover an asteroid today!
by Dave Gary 25 Jun '14

25 Jun '14

Here’s something for those with lots of time on their hands and eyes that still work reasonably well. Dave On Jun 25, 2014, at 9:55, Rob <no-reply(a)ZOONIVERSE.ORG> wrote: > Hi there, > > We're excited to introduce our new citizen science project: Asteroid Zoo! > > We've teamed up with Planetary Resources to ask you to help crowdsource the discovery of new Near Earth Objects (NEOs). Discovering new asteroids close to home not only helps us to locate and track potentially dangerous, Earth-impacting, hunks of rock - but it is also the start of a journey into space to try and mine asteroids for their minerals. > > Asteroid Zoo is our new citizen science website that asks for everyone's help tracking down asteroids. We are using data from the Catalina Sky Survey and we think that if anyone can help find asteroids hidden amongst the stars and artefacts, it's the Zooniverse community. There's a lot if data to get through and we can't do it without you. > > You may remember Planetary Resources as the company who ran a successful Kickstarter campaign last year to launch a public space telescope, and as one of the first commercial enterprises aiming to try their hand at asteroid mining. We're excited to be working together to hunt for asteroids - and hope you will be too. > > To learn more visit the Asteroid Zoo science page, or just dive in at www.asteroidzoo.org. You'll be shown a set of four images in sequence, which you can view and animate in different ways, and you have to try and spot the asteroid moving between them. It's rather addictive. > > Happy hunting! > > Rob and the Zooniverse Team > > PS: Thousands of people around the world are now following the Zooniverse on social media. Do the same to hear all our exciting news and events as and when they happen! > > Facebook | Twitter | G+ | Blog > > > > > UNSUBSCRIBE INSTRUCTIONS: You are receiving this email because you have taken part in a Zooniverse Project. To unsubscribe instantly to these messages, visit http://www.zooniverse.org/unsubscribe. To manage your newsletter settings, visithttp://www.zooniverse.org/account/newsletters

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Very thin crescent moon
by Chuck Hards 25 Jun '14

25 Jun '14

After yesterday morning's spectacular moon-Venus pairing, I was looking for the crescent today on my way to work. No moon! Along my commute north on I-215, I finally saw it in the gap in the mountains formed by Emigration canyon. A very thin, dim crescent moon, extremely low. By the time I got to work in south Davis county, it was behind the mountains once again, and didn't rise above the skyline until just a few minutes ago as this is written. This is one of the top 5 oldest moons I've seen, a very slender crescent. I'm sure it won't be visible at all as the sky brightens. But it was very beautiful in the morning twilight, almost mystical.

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OT: 30 years ago today
by Brent Watson 24 Jun '14

24 Jun '14

I know that many here are aviation enthusiast. Some have even seen the video of this crash. 30 years ago today a B-52 crashed at Fairchild Air Force Base while practicing a routine for an air show. You can read some information here: 1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash - Wikipedia, th... The 1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash occurred at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, United States, on Friday, 24 June 1994, when the pilot of a United St... View on en.wikipedia.org Preview by Yahoo The video of the crash is here: Crash of 'Czar 52' Crash of 'Czar 52' This was to be Wolff's "Fini-flight," a tradition in the Air Force by which an aviator is hosed down following his last flight in an aircraft. View on web.archive.org Preview by Yahoo A good analysis of the events leading up to the crash are here: Industry CRM Developers - Situational Awareness Management Course Outline Industry CRM Developers - Situational Awareness Mana... Darker Shades of Blue: A Case Study of Failed Leadership By Major Tony Kern United States Air Force Copyright 1995, Anthony T. Kern View on www.crm-devel.org Preview by Yahoo Old and Bold, but not old and bold.

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