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Re: [Utah-astronomy] SLAS Pres 2015
by Joe Bauman 25 Aug '14

25 Aug '14

Hey! There's an idea! ------------------------------ On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 10:57 AM MDT CenturyLink Customer wrote: >Joe would be wiser to propose an admendment that requires a bus be provided for all SLAS events <grins> >_______________________________________________ >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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Venus & Jupiter
by Chuck Hards 25 Aug '14

25 Aug '14

After many mornings of cloud cover, I was amazed to see how far apart Venus and Jupiter have become in only one week, since their conjunction last Monday morning. No wonder the Greeks called the planets "Wanderers"!

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ISS this eveing
by Wiggins Patrick 23 Aug '14

23 Aug '14

CALSky is calling for the following ISS pass this eveing over northern Utah: Appears 20h37m38s 3.2mag az:305.9° NW horizon Culmination 20h43m04s -4.0mag az:217.3° SW h:87.3° distance: 417.7km height above Earth: 418.6km elevation of Sun: -6° Disappears 20h46m57s -1.6mag az:128.5° SE h:6.9° patrick

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NASA TV to Air Events That Highlight Pluto-Bound Spacecraft
by Wiggins Patrick 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

NASA TV to Air Events That Highlight Pluto-Bound Spacecraft Media and the public are invited to attend two events Monday, Aug. 25 from 1-3 p.m. EDT to learn more about the agency’s New Horizons mission to Pluto and its historic connection to the Voyager spacecraft’s visit to Neptune in 1989. The events, which will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website, will take place in the Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW in Washington. New Horizons will conduct a six-month-long study of Pluto and its five moons, including a close approach in July 2015. • The 1-2 p.m. event will feature a panel discussion with: o Jim Green, director, NASA’s Planetary Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington o Ed Stone, Voyager project scientist, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena o Alan Stern, New Horizons principal investigator, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado • The 2-3 p.m. event will include several New Horizons science team members giving personal accounts of their work during the Voyager Neptune encounter and their new assignments on the Pluto mission. Panel participants include: o Moderator: David Grinspoon, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, Arizona o Fran Bagenal, University of Colorado, Boulder o Bonnie Buratti, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California o Jeffrey Moore, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California o John Spencer, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado Media and the public can ask questions via social media using #askNASA. For NASA TV streaming video, schedules and downlink information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv For more information on New Horizons on the Internet, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/newhorizons For more information on the Voyager interstellar mission, visit: http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/interstellar.html

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The End
by Wiggins Patrick 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Thanks to the efforts of Nancy and John Matro (thanks you two) I now have the video of just my minute or so portion of the NASA awards ceremony and have posted it to my Facebook page. And for those not yet on Facebook I also posted a copy to my server space. http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/wigginsaward.mp4 As well as the still shot I shared earlier. http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/wigginsaward.jpg And now that this has all become old news I'm putting up the "The End" sign for this saga and look forward to getting back to discussing space exploration and astronomy. One more thanks to all who have been so supportive! VERY much appreciated. patrick (who is still determined to get into space)

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3 years from today
by Wiggins Patrick 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

As most here probably already know the 2017 total solar eclipse will darken our skies 3 years from today. Last year when it was 4 years from the magic hour I downloaded the weather satellite image showing cloud cover over the US: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/keep/eclipsewx2013.jpg I plan on doing the same today but since that image will be released hours before I normally get up I'm hoping diurnal folks here might want to download it just to be sure we have it in case I sleep through my alarm. Find it here: http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/sat_vis.php?image=ir&inv=0&t=cur&region… We'll want the one shot at 1730 UTC (1130 am MDT). Clear skies, patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Astronomy At Goblin Valley
by John R. Peterson 21 Aug '14

21 Aug '14

Can I get a guarantee that no childish scout leader's isn't going to push over my telescope? John R. Peterson -----Original Message----- >Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 16:33:03 -0700 >From: Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> >To: UVAA <uvaa(a)mailman.xmission.com>, Utah-Astronomy > <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> >Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Fw: Goblin Valley State Park - Star Party > Invite >Message-ID: > <1408577583.87622.YahooMailNeo(a)web140406.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > >If any of you are interested and/or have time to help out, feel free to contact Mr. Wells and let him know. ?I'm swamped with work, and would be unlikely to attend this year, but it sounds like a nice opportunity to be under some dark skies. >/R > >----- Forwarded Message ----- >From: James Wells <jameswells(a)utah.gov> >To: retenney(a)yahoo.com >Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 2:03 PM >Subject: Goblin Valley State Park - Star Party Invite > > > >Hello. My name is Jim Wells. I'm the park naturalist out here at >Goblin Valley State Park in southeastern Utah. Our park is currently in >the process of expanding its night sky activities as part of our effort >to eventually attain international dark sky certification. Our dark sky >is of exceptional quality, with light meter readings to date in the >21.5-21.7 range. Toward this end, we would like to invite the UVAA to host a public star party here at any time over >the next year. > >Our visitation is strongest from September through October, >and then again from March through June of each year, though we would be >happy to accommodate any day that works best with your schedule - especially as I see you're more of an informal organization. If >there is any interest in hosting a star party here, just let me know and we can discuss dates and logistics. Thank you very much for your time, > > >James Wells >Park Ranger >Goblin Valley State Park >PO Box 637 Green River, UT 84525 >435-275-4584 > >------------------------------ >

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Plankton
by Joe Bauman 21 Aug '14

21 Aug '14

How cool is this? http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/sea-plankton-discovered-outside-…

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How to download from YouTube?
by Wiggins Patrick 21 Aug '14

21 Aug '14

Anyone here know how to download a YouTube video? NASA has posted the video of last last week's ceremony but it's nearly two hours long. I'd like to download it and extract just my portion and repost just that. But no idea how to do that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYy_I3gNm6c&feature=youtu.be Help? patrick

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Fw: Goblin Valley State Park - Star Party Invite
by Richard Tenney 20 Aug '14

20 Aug '14

If any of you are interested and/or have time to help out, feel free to contact Mr. Wells and let him know. I'm swamped with work, and would be unlikely to attend this year, but it sounds like a nice opportunity to be under some dark skies. /R ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: James Wells <jameswells(a)utah.gov> To: retenney(a)yahoo.com Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 2:03 PM Subject: Goblin Valley State Park - Star Party Invite Hello. My name is Jim Wells. I'm the park naturalist out here at Goblin Valley State Park in southeastern Utah. Our park is currently in the process of expanding its night sky activities as part of our effort to eventually attain international dark sky certification. Our dark sky is of exceptional quality, with light meter readings to date in the 21.5-21.7 range. Toward this end, we would like to invite the UVAA to host a public star party here at any time over the next year. Our visitation is strongest from September through October, and then again from March through June of each year, though we would be happy to accommodate any day that works best with your schedule - especially as I see you're more of an informal organization. If there is any interest in hosting a star party here, just let me know and we can discuss dates and logistics. Thank you very much for your time, James Wells Park Ranger Goblin Valley State Park PO Box 637 Green River, UT 84525 435-275-4584

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