January 2020 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

looking for friend to go to star party tomorrow Capital Reef
by Sue Ellen Ebertz 23 Jan '20

23 Jan '20

Hi Friends, Sorry this is last minute. There is a star party tomorrow night at Capital Reef Field House, only for one night. (LOL not for the faint of heart). It is next to the building for warming up, etc. I have a new scope that I am looking for a friend to go with me and it's not difficult to get it out of my truck, as Mark and I have done dry runs. I don't think I'll be using electronics so it should be simple to set up. I prefer a female b/c there are sleeping quarters of one room/two beds and private bathroom. Please let me know asap if you want to go. I will bring food. U will need bedding and slippers and warm clothes. FYI, I won't be leaving until about 6:30 Saturday to come back to SLC so we can hike on Saturday. Please let me know, you can email me at ebertzs(a)comcast.net or call 801-884-7522 Looking to leave Salt Lake late morning or mid-day to allow time for set-up and there is a dirt road going to the field house. Thanks for your time and attention to this. Best, Shoshana

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Amazing mappoing
by Joe Bauman 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

Dear Folks, It sounds like a bold exaggeration, but two teams have succeeded in mapping the surface of a 16-mile-diameter neutron star 1,100 miles from Earth. https://the-nightly-news.com/blog/blog-99-mapping-a-cosmic-pinpoint Thanks for taking a look -- Joe

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NGC925
by Joe Bauman 15 Jan '20

15 Jan '20

Anyone who cares about lovely galaxies that hide mysteries -- and who doesn't? -- may enjoy a blog of mine in today's (Wednesday's) Deseret News and on its web site. Take a read on me. -- Thanks, Joe https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/1/15/20966137/joe-bauman-a-beauty-with-a-…

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Looking for Sue Baxter
by Chuck Hards 15 Jan '20

15 Jan '20

Does anyone have contact info for Sue? I have a telescope for her that I need to get moved out soon.

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Ed Byers RIP
by Chuck Hards 09 Jan '20

09 Jan '20

For those who haven't heard, Ed Byers passed away on Dec. 27th. He was 92.

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The World's First Reflecting Telescope
by Jamie Bradley 02 Jan '20

02 Jan '20

An interesting conversation about the challenges Newton had making his first reflector telescope using a metal mirror. "This video presents a discussion between Robert J Dalby and mirror-maker Terry Kubecki-Pearce. The subject under discussion is a replica of Isaac Newton's telescope that was presented to leading members of the Royal Society in 1671. Terry and Robert both collaborated on the manufacturing of the replicas in 2009, and one of the aims of the project was to explore the technologies and methods Newton would have used to make his world-changing instrument. As mirror-maker for the project, the discussion with Terry centers on the difficulties he had forming an accurate optical surface on the small metal blanks and the light this throws on Newton's efforts to produce the world's first reflecting telescope three hundred and fifty years ago." The World's First Reflecting Telescope - Astronomy and Nature TV https://youtu.be/zlioUjguQk8 Jamie B "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except for bears, bears will kill you." _______________________________________________ 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 <mailto:Utah-Astronomy@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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