March 2015 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

Do Quantum Superpositions Have a Size Limit?
by Dave Gary 13 Mar '15

13 Mar '15

http://physics.aps.org/articles/v8/6 Uh-oh, Moon may not exist if we don't look at it.

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Tracking rocket launches
by Dion Davidson 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

I just watched the live broadcast of the MMS launch which was amazing. I couldn't get enough of the close-up video of the rocket as it left. Does anyone here know how they get that footage? Computer-controlled telescopes with fancy video cameras mounted? Do they use filters? It seems the brightness of the rocket would wash out any hope of seeing the craft, yet there it is. I'm thinking when I get tired of commercial insurance I want to do that for a living - tracking rocket launches with fancy video and optical equipment. Dion

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Dawn at Ceres
by Wiggins Patrick 06 Mar '15

06 Mar '15

Another space exploration first. Kudos to the Dawn team: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4503 patrick Sent from my iPad

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Einstein's Cross
by CJ Cottrill 06 Mar '15

06 Mar '15

Happened across this on reddit this morning, and thought it was pretty interesting. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/science/astronomers-observe-supernova-and…

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Lynn Higgs
by Joan Carman 06 Mar '15

06 Mar '15

Lynn Higgs, long time astronomy instructor at U of U and friend of SLAS passed away. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=lynn-brent…

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Live Broadcast of Space Launch System Booster Test Firing
by Wiggins Patrick 06 Mar '15

06 Mar '15

Live Broadcast of Space Launch System Booster Test Firing – March 11th Did you know that NASA is building the largest solid propellant rocket booster in the world? NASA will test this booster, designated Qualification Motor-1, or QM-1, on March 11, 2015, at the Orbital ATK test facility in Promontory, Utah. The test is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. EDT. The test will be streamed at http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html and broadcast on NASA TV. Please make plans to share the live test with your visitors, students and educators. Remember to tell us by filling out the form at https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/Advertise/Form Follow SLS on social media: www.facebook.com/NASASLS www.twitter.com/NASA_SLS Additional Information: QM-1 is a five-segment solid propellant booster that will help power the Space Launch System. The two-minute, full-duration static test is a huge milestone for the SLS Program and will qualify the booster design for high-temperature conditions. This type of test typically comes only after multiple years of development and signifies major progress being made on the rocket. Once this test and a second, low-temperature test planned for early 2016 are complete, the hardware is qualified and ready for the first flight of SLS. NASA’s Space Launch System will be used to help send humans to deep space destinations like an asteroid and Mars. SLS is an advanced, heavy-lift launch vehicle that will provide an entirely new capability for science and human exploration beyond Earth’s orbit. The SLS will give the nation a means to reach beyond our current limits and open new doors of discovery from the unique vantage point of space. To learn more about the Space Launch System, visit http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/.

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 145, Issue 4
by baxman2＠q.com 05 Mar '15

05 Mar '15

I've know Lynn Higgs for many years. He was supportive of Utah Space Association efforts to commemorate the Moon landings, plus have a vision for our future in space. He was on a Utah Space Association/National Space Society phone tree to contact our congressional delegation on space issues. Unfortunately we haven't had the phone tree activated recently due to IRS First Amendment restrictions on non-profit corporations. He once told me that people would ask him if he had any connection to the Higgs Bosen. His shows at the U of U Physics Department were very interesting and enlightening. Age 68 is too young to pass away in my opinion. He will be missed. ----- Original Message ----- From: utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:09:59 -0500 (EST) Subject: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 145, Issue 4 Send Utah-Astronomy mailing list submissions to utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://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. Lynn Higgs (Joan Carman) 2. Re: Lynn Higgs (Siegfried Jachmann) 3. Re: Lynn Higgs (Chuck Hards) 4. Re: Lynn Higgs (Joe) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 17:06:52 -0500 (EST) From: Joan Carman <jcarman6(a)q.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Lynn Higgs Message-ID: <1801817658.1559460.1425593212169.JavaMail.root(a)md30.quartz.synacor.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Lynn Higgs, long time astronomy instructor at U of U and friend of SLAS passed away.? http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=lynn-brent… ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 15:21:14 -0700 From: Siegfried Jachmann <siegfried(a)jachmann.org> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Lynn Higgs Message-ID: <CAH4Gk7jYAVatF1Zd5VFR4BOiM+CqU+vgP0MhpWbnR0XdW5_MqA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 He will be missed. He was a good friend to SLAS. I am so sorry to hear that. On Mar 5, 2015 3:07 PM, "Joan Carman" <jcarman6(a)q.com> wrote: > > > Lynn Higgs, long time astronomy instructor at U of U and friend of SLAS > passed away. > > > > > > http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=lynn-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". ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 15:58:10 -0700 From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Lynn Higgs Message-ID: <CAHmuOYobejiAOURJaT28fdpwjsyyJycF8H03JhvWAmNwbeaxWA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Wow, he was too young to go yet. I remember meeting him decades ago. Ad Astra, Lynn. On Mar 5, 2015 3:23 PM, "Siegfried Jachmann" <siegfried(a)jachmann.org> wrote: > > He will be missed. He was a good friend to SLAS. I am so sorry to hear that. > On Mar 5, 2015 3:07 PM, "Joan Carman" <jcarman6(a)q.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Lynn Higgs, long time astronomy instructor at U of U and friend of SLAS > > passed away. > > ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 17:06:44 -0700 From: Joe <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Lynn Higgs Message-ID: <79F16A9E-3BD0-412F-A3F7-2532AE62250E(a)yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii He was a fine man. This is terrible. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 5, 2015, at 3:06 PM, Joan Carman <jcarman6(a)q.com> wrote: > > > > Lynn Higgs, long time astronomy instructor at U of U and friend of SLAS passed away. > > > > > http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=lynn-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". ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com https://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 145, Issue 4 **********************************************

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Orbital Debris Reentry
by Wiggins Patrick 01 Mar '15

01 Mar '15

With all the interest in the recent rocket body reentry I thought some might be interested in the NASA article on the subject. http://orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/reentry/reentry.html patrick

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