May 2021 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

Well, maybe I should have actually gone outside...
by John M. Craig 26 May '21

26 May '21

Well, after reporting that the eclipse was clouded out, 2 near neighbors saw it--with some wispy clouds apparently, but perfectly visible. (Well, just got back a couple of days ago from moving a daughter back home from Seattle--so apparently I wasn't exactly in prime viewing state--when I looked out the window, I couldn't see anything. A guy who lives just east of me says he saw the whole thing! A work colleague who lives about a mile SE of me also saw it. So, I guess I just didn't look hard enough. John

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Anyone see the eclipse? Good sunspots today
by John M. Craig 26 May '21

26 May '21

Hi Folks, The eclipse was clouded out here. Anyone see it? There's some quite involved sunspots today. Best I've seen this solar cycle--although I was traveling w/o a scope over the last few days so they may have been better then. At any rate, catch 'em before they rotate around to the far side. Hoping for some clear nights! John

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Action on the sun
by John M. Craig 11 May '21

11 May '21

Hi Folks, Kinda late in the day to be mentioning it, but some good hydrogen-alpha light activity on the sun and one big enough sunspot that it's probably worth a look in white light (haven't done that myself). According to www.raben.com/maps, there's actually 2 active regions on the near side. I will have to look more carefully tomorrow. There were some good prominences late this afternoon also. So, if you have the gear, probably worth a look tomorrow. (The weather has been really frustrating: clear during the day but nothing going on with the sun; cloudy in the evening. But hoping to spot Mercury during this apparition and perhaps see the barely-past-new moon tomorrow evening.) I need to drag out and see the Cassiopeia nova in the morning. I saw it last month when it was at about magnitude 8.2; apparently it's brightened yet again. Happy observing! John

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Test message to see if utah-astronomy list is back operable
by jmcraig＠xmission.com 06 May '21

06 May '21

Hi Folks, I know this list doesn't get a lot of traffic, but it was apparently removed from Xmission's mail system back sometime in late Feb or so. Their diligent tech staff has reimported all the subscribers (supposedly). So, this is a test message to see if it's truly back. Nice clear night; should have made plans to get away from my Bortle class *Lousy* skies. Oh well. Ciao for now! John

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Galaxy wheels
by Joe Bauman 06 May '21

06 May '21

I'm resending this because, for some reason, the first time the URL didn't come through right. Dear friends, I’m pleased to presentmy Blog 116, which is a bit different than my typical astronomical offerings – Blog116: A wheel in a wheel (the-nightly-news.com) Thanks for giving it areading, Joe Bauman

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Re: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 214, Issue 3
by bill biesele 06 May '21

06 May '21

> > > What a pleasant surprise.

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Galaxy wheels
by Joe Bauman 06 May '21

06 May '21

Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> > Date: May 5, 2021 at 7:08:50 PM MDT > To: "josephmbauman@yahoo com" <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Galaxy wheels > > Dear friends, > I’m pleased to present my Blog 116, which is a bit different than my typical astronomical offerings – > Blog 116: A wheel in a wheel (the-nightly-news.com) > Thanks for giving it a reading, > Joe Bauman > >

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