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Got one of these in your attic?
by Chuck Hards 19 Jun '04

19 Jun '04

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5903763079&sspagename=ST… If you can't get it to work, even cut and pasted into your browser window, then go to eBay and search for the item number using their engine. Can't wait to see what the final price is. I have a built one somewhere, broken after too many moves, awaiting rebuilding when I'm a little old man. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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More inexpensive binoculars
by Chuck Hards 18 Jun '04

18 Jun '04

Current Sportsman's Guide listings: Brunton 20x70mm Lite Tech binoculars Waterproof, fogproof, BaK-4 prisms, rubber armor. FOV: 183'@1000yds. 55 oz. GX4X-81289 $99.97 JC Optics 11x70mm Binoculars Bk-7 prisms, FOV: 237'@1000yds. Rubber armor. Long eye relief of 22.5mm. GX4X-80792 $39.97 Meade 8x42mm Travel View Binoculars GX4X-82956 $14.97 www.sportsmansguide.com 1-800-888-3006 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo

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Abell 43
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 14 Jun '04

14 Jun '04

Last night I observed the faintest planetary that I've ever observed through my 15" Obsession. I had trouble finding Abell 43 so I asked Jim to find it through his 25" Obsession. He found it and it was dim, circular and faint through the 25". It was below a couple of stars in a dark patch of sky. It's size was 1.3 arc minutes and had a 14.6 magnitude. I went back to my 15" and found the same star field and found it with averted vision. It was barely observable but it was there. We also tried Abell 71 but failed to locate it. Maybe I'll have better luck at Bryce Canyon in 7.0 magnitude skies. Looking through the binoviewer was fun too. We observed M8(Lagoon), M20(Trifid), and M17(Swan) through the binoviewer. They almost looked three-dimensional through the binoviewer. The Crescent nebula looked nice through the 25" also. It almost looked like the CCD images I've seen on the web. I also observed the central star of the Owl Nebula for the first time through the 25". No averted vision needed here. Just a firm grip on the ladder. The bright galaxies M51, M106, NGC 4631, and NGC 4656 looked bright and beautiful through that 25". The structure of each galaxy was well defined and it was fun to pick up the dimmer galaxies around M106. Again, seeing these galaxies through the 25" reminded me of the CCD images I've seen over the internet. Well, I'm going to catch up on my rest and come up to Bryce Thursday so I look forward to seeing the SLAS members and enjoying the cool weather there. Clear Skies, Debbie W

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Re: Bryce canyon star party
by Richard Tenney 14 Jun '04

14 Jun '04

If you want to go and don't want to camp and are a procrastinator like me (Ruby's Inn is already booked for the month), there's another place a few miles down the road that still has a couple of rooms available as of today (Monday) at noon: Bryce Canyon Pines. They are AAA rated, have a swimming pool, and are $75/night. 1-800-892-7923 See you down there, -Rich ---------------- > A reminder that SLAS will be doing a series of star > parties under the > inky black > skies of Bryce Canyon National Park this coming weekend. Those > attending with > telescopes will receive free admission to the park and a free camp > site. If you'd like to participate and have not already signed up, please contact Don Colton at djcolton(a)piol.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Rainbow Bridge
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 11 Jun '04

11 Jun '04

It seems that arches and bridges form when there is ample water flow. There are more arches up Escalante Canyon and other canyons around Lake Powell. The nps website has an interesting section on the history of Rainbow Bridge. It is located at www.nps.gov/rabr/adhi/adhi1.htm I was also wondering if carbon dioxide flows on Mars could produce a similar effect. I read an article in Sky and Telescope a few months back about carbon dioxide flows and the canals on Mars. I've been trying to locate it but can't seem to find the right issue. Debbie

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Rainbow Bridge
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 11 Jun '04

11 Jun '04

I found the article I was looking for. It is located at http://skyandtelescope.com/news/archive/article_278_1.asp Debbie

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Venus transit & the sunspot cycle
by Chuck Hards 10 Jun '04

10 Jun '04

Did anyone else notice the lack of large sunspots during the transit? Apparently Venus does not share center stage! This thought just occured to me, so I haven't looked it up yet, but it seems that the next transit will be much closer to solar max; it may be much more likely that Venus will be accompanied by sunspots then. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/

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Rainbow Bridge
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 10 Jun '04

10 Jun '04

I posted a picture of Rainbow Bridge in my folder. I've been thinking about how this formed and want to ask a question to the group. Could this happen on Mars? I don't know much about geology but wondered if erosion on Mars could do something similar. Debbie ps it was 105 degrees when I took this picture so I'm kind of proud that I hiked most of the way to get this picture.

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Venus live on your desktop
by Patrick Wiggins 08 Jun '04

08 Jun '04

Watch the transit of Venus - live on your desktop right now at http://www.esa.int/science

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Transit has started
by Patrick Wiggins 08 Jun '04

08 Jun '04

See images here: http://www.vt-2004.org/central Patrick

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