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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Last night's lecture
by Joe Bauman 12 Dec '18

12 Dec '18

Brent, speaking of the ISS, I have wondered if it could be put into an orbit that continuously cruised between Earth and Mars. When it swung by Mars it could drop off and retrieved crews. I don't see how the radiation would be any worse than the ISS crews are already exposed to. ------------------------------ On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 8:18 AM MST Brent Watson via Utah-Astronomy wrote: >I attended the lecture last night on trajectories. It was really a good, stimulating talk. Thanks for passing the word along. >There were some interesting side comments made about our launch capabilities and the Mars One effort. Mr. Adamo was not at all enthusiastic about the Mars One effort. His opinion is that the effort is doomed because there is not really a way to assure that folks going there would be safe - primarily from radiation. He has done some work with a former flight surgeon on designing a spacecraft to go to Mars. Their result is that in order to get sufficient shielding (using a water jacket), the spacecraft's mass would be around 380 metric tons. That is for a small crew, probably only about 5 members. For a point of comparison, the ISS mass is 400 metric tons. He made the comment that an astronaut who made this trip could only go to space once in this craft, and then he would be at the limit of radiation exposure for his life. The NASA limit is an increased risk of developing cancer of 5%. >That brings us to our current launch capability. Our latest heavy lift rocket - the one we are currently developing - will have the capability to lift 130 metric tons to a very low earth orbit. So low, in fact, that it would burn up at perigee. The Apollo 17 Saturn 5 rocket lifted 140 metric tons into earth orbit -- higher than the new rocket will go. (I am sorry, but my mind will not allow me to recall the name of our currently being designed rocket.) Recall that it took several dozen shuttle launches to assemble the ISS. The Mars One vehicle would require either a hugely more massive launch rocket or a similar effort to build the craft. >As I mentioned, it was a very intellectually stimulating lecture and did involve several ordinary differential equations. They were nicely explained in English by Mr. Adamo. This was the first time I have seen some real math put to Kepler's laws. There were many charts showing what it takes to leave the earth and go to the moon or Mars. It was a very well done lecture. >The above is my recollection of the lecture, and may not actually represent the opinions of Mr. Adamo. It is only my interpretation of what he said. He knows his stuff, that is apparent. Thanks Patrick and Dr. Sohl for passing the word along. >_______________________________________________ >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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Fwd: introduction
by Richard Tenney 16 Oct '16

16 Oct '16

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Shivam Shah <sshah2(a)progrexion.com> To: "utah-astronomy-owner(a)mailman.xmission.com" <utah-astronomy-owner(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 8:29 PM Subject: Hello, Myself, Shivam Shah. I have been a space and astronomy fanatic since my childhood days. My parents are both astrologers hence the stars, the moons and the planets have been an integral part of my upbringing. I recently moved to Salt Lake Valley from Florida and I used to live in Kenya before that. I owned a telescope in Florida and did lots of sky gazing. It was and still is my favorite hobby. One of my co-workers is also a big fan and used to be a SLAS member in her childhood days, she recently suggested me and introduced me to your pristine community. Last week I borrowed a telescope of a member from my ward and I would love to share this great joy with you all. I would also love to be a member. Only concern is I live in Draper and it would be hard to commute to the observatory. Although it is not an issue, I was just throwing it out there to see if I could car-pool with someone. Anyways, please let me know more details about the community and how I could be a part of it. I would love to come visit the observatory and attend one of the community meetings before I sign up. Your feedback is valuable to me, Best Regards Sent from my iPhone

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Accessories markdowns
by Thomas Sevcik 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

Greetings fellow SLAS'ers, I've just marked down a limited number of accessories at the Planetarium with our store manager's permission. They are; (2) 2-inch centering extension adapters now at $12.50. (3) large binocular tripod adapters now at $16.22. (1) Orion Stratus 21mm 2/1-1/4" eyepiece now $67.48. (1) Orion UltraBlock Narrowband 2" filter now at $59.98. (1 each) Orion Epic II's of 8mm, 25mm (and 25mm in the box) at $49.98 each. Also, although not marked down, recently discovered are several Orion SkyGlow 2" SCT filters priced at $79.95. Also recently found was a Orion Star Shoot focal reducer and a Pentax K T-ring. First come, first served. Tom Sevcik

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Interesting article
by Joe Bauman 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

Possible extraterrestrial intelligence evidence - Peculiar periodic spectral modulations 234 solar type stars out of 2.5 million stars | | | | | | | | | | | Possible extraterrestrial intelligence evidence - Peculiar periodic spectra... The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has analyzed 2.5 million stars and is seeing very short light pulses along with nor... | | | |

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 164, Issue 1
by Thomas Sevcik 12 Oct '16

12 Oct '16

Maybe this is the "Little Green Men!" that Ellie Arroway was searching for!? ________________________________ From: Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com> on behalf of utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com <utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 3:13:52 PM To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 164, Issue 1 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. Interesting article (Joe Bauman) 2. Re: Interesting article (Seth Jarvis) 3. Re: Interesting article (Chuck Hards) 4. Re: Interesting article (Larry Holmes) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 20:14:12 +0000 (UTC) From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Interesting article Message-ID: <280736467.2503629.1476303252480(a)mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Possible extraterrestrial intelligence evidence - Peculiar periodic spectral modulations 234 solar type stars out of 2.5 million stars | | | | | | | | | | | Possible extraterrestrial intelligence evidence - Peculiar periodic spectra... The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has analyzed 2.5 million stars and is seeing very short light pulses along with nor... | | | | ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 20:29:17 +0000 From: Seth Jarvis <SJarvis(a)slco.org> To: 'Utah Astronomy' <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Interesting article Message-ID: <f6532253a2f44916ba923d3784b3cdc4(a)SLCISMAIL2.slcounty.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Grain of salt: http://www.astronomy.com/news/2016/10/be-extraordinarily-cautious-about-the… -----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 2:14 PM To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Interesting article Possible extraterrestrial intelligence evidence - Peculiar periodic spectral modulations 234 solar type stars out of 2.5 million stars | | | | | | | | | | | Possible extraterrestrial intelligence evidence - Peculiar periodic spectra... The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has analyzed 2.5 million stars and is seeing very short light pulses along with nor... | | | | _______________________________________________ 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: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 15:00:41 -0600 From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Interesting article Message-ID: <CAHmuOYrwyEnTAAGcQhWOhbxHjfV-Sj036FBwadegynE7qEZu3Q(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Seth, every time I get out my tinfoil hat, you make me put it away again. ;-) On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 2:29 PM, Seth Jarvis <SJarvis(a)slco.org> wrote: > Grain of salt: > > http://www.astronomy.com/news/2016/10/be-extraordinarily- > cautious-about-the-newest-alien-claim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] > On Behalf Of Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy > Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 2:14 PM > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Interesting article > > > | |Possible extraterrestrial intelligence evidence - Peculiar periodic > spectra... > The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has analyzed 2.5 million stars and is seeing > very short light pulses along with nor... | | > > > ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 15:13:33 -0600 From: "Larry Holmes" <larry(a)kijoda.com> To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Interesting article Message-ID: <00af01d224cd$7d986280$78c92780$(a)kijoda.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Are they sending CQ? -----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Seth Jarvis Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 2:29 PM To: 'Utah Astronomy' <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Interesting article Grain of salt: http://www.astronomy.com/news/2016/10/be-extraordinarily-cautious-about-the- newest-alien-claim -----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 2:14 PM To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Interesting article Possible extraterrestrial intelligence evidence - Peculiar periodic spectral modulations 234 solar type stars out of 2.5 million stars | | | | | | | | | | | Possible extraterrestrial intelligence evidence - Peculiar periodic spectra... The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has analyzed 2.5 million stars and is seeing very short light pulses along with nor... | | | | _______________________________________________ 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". ------------------------------ 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 164, Issue 1 **********************************************

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