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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Patrick & DHMO
by Josephine Grahn 29 Mar '04

29 Mar '04

Alllrriiiiigght, My new political party! No more Mrs. Nice Guy! Jo "lead pipe" Grahn At 11:07 AM 3/29/2004 -0700, you wrote: >OK, so I got sucked in. But I found the following fascinating website in the >process: http://www.armory.com/~crisper/Scorch/index.html > >-----Original Message----- >From: Brent Watson [mailto:brentjwatson@yahoo.com] >Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:51 AM >To: Utah Astronomy >Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Patrick & DHMO > > >IIRC, you can dilute it with plain water! I don't >think this will alter its effects, though. > >Brent > >--- Joe Bauman <bau(a)desnews.com> wrote: >> Does it reduce the danger when I cut the dihydrogen >> monoxide with >> other substances??? -- Joe >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Utah-Astronomy mailing list >> Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >> >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> Visit the Photo Gallery: >http://www.utahastronomy.com > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. >http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > >_______________________________________________ >Utah-Astronomy mailing list >Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com > >_______________________________________________ >Utah-Astronomy mailing list >Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com >

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Patrick & DHMO
by Kim Hyatt 29 Mar '04

29 Mar '04

OK, so I got sucked in. But I found the following fascinating website in the process: http://www.armory.com/~crisper/Scorch/index.html -----Original Message----- From: Brent Watson [mailto:brentjwatson@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:51 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Patrick & DHMO IIRC, you can dilute it with plain water! I don't think this will alter its effects, though. Brent --- Joe Bauman <bau(a)desnews.com> wrote: > Does it reduce the danger when I cut the dihydrogen > monoxide with > other substances??? -- Joe > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com

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Test...
by Kim Hyatt 29 Mar '04

29 Mar '04

...please don't respond. Kim A. Hyatt, AIA SL&A Architects 331 South Rio Grande, Suite 304 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Tel: 801.322.5550 x105 Fax: 801.322.5557 Cell: 801.631.5228

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Triple shadow transit
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 29 Mar '04

29 Mar '04

Did anybody have good seeing last night? I saw all three shadows of Jupiter's moons but could only use 100-125X due to mediocre seeing. It seemed that seeing was better around 8:30 to 9:00. I saw very clearly the Great Red Spot around 8:45 then went in the house till 12:45. Also tried to split Epsilon Canis Majoris but only saw a spike from the secondary. I need better conditions for this double. Debbie

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Methane found on Mars
by Patrick Wiggins 28 Mar '04

28 Mar '04

This is maybe a bit too speculative for inclusion in News but I thought some here might like to see it: http://www.rednova.com/news/stories/1/2004/03/28/story003.html Patrick

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Inexpensive big binos
by Chuck Hards 27 Mar '04

27 Mar '04

A SLASer just emailed me and said that BIG 5 has the Barska 15x70mm binocular on-sale again, but I cannot verify this. Has anyone seen the current BIG 5 ad? Also, some months ago there was concern expressed on the list that the Barska's were not up to the quality of the Oberwerks, Galileos, Celestrons, etc. Folks, I've owned them all, and they are in fact identical. The FOV is printed right on the prism housings of all models and it is the same, among ALL these 15x70mm units. The only obvious differences are in coatings and cosmetics. Personally, I have never been able to tell the difference, visually, between a multi-coated & single-layer coated model, even side-by-side. Yes, the others sell for more, but don't be decived into thinking that price alone is a hallmark of high quality. The fact is that the Barskas are the cheapest because Barska orders more from the factory than the other brands. Quantity will always get you a discount with any manufacturer. For those who still refuse to believe, we'll set up a side-by-side comparison at a star party sometime this year so you can see for yourself. C. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html

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Saturday weather forecast
by Patrick Wiggins 27 Mar '04

27 Mar '04

Here's the weather forecast for tonight (Saturday) courtesy of Dan Pope at channel 4. Looks very encouraging for the quintuple transit. Patrick The new charts indicate that the ridge will build in late in the afternoon and should begin to dissipate clouds by sunset. I believe that you will see at worst partly cloudy skies and most likely and at best mostly clear or completely clear skies. It may start a little cloudy, but by midnight, I believe it will be quite clear.

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Triple shadow transit
by Kim Hyatt 26 Mar '04

26 Mar '04

If I've understood my Observer's Handbook, Sunday's triple shadow transit on Jupiter should occur around 1:00 AM MST. Is anyone else planning an observing trip for this event? I'm thinking of SPOC, possibly Skull Valley. Kim A. Hyatt, AIA SL&A Architects 331 South Rio Grande, Suite 304 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Tel: 801.322.5550 x105 Fax: 801.322.5557 Cell: 801.631.5228

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Triple shadow transit
by Corr, Tom 26 Mar '04

26 Mar '04

I may have met him. But I will make it a point to try and locate him at the next star party. Thomas N. Corr, Linn County Counsel Work: PO Box 100, Albany OR 97321 Home: 722 Randall Drive, Lebanon OR 97355-4072 Phone: 541-967-3840 Fax: 541-928-5424 tcorr(a)co.linn.or.us <mailto:tcorr@co.linn.or.us -----Original Message----- From: Richard Tenney [mailto:retenney@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 12:19 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Triple shadow transit Tom, Have you met Mark Dakins yet? He was a SLAS member for several years prior to moving to Beaverton in 2001. Haven't heard from him in a while. Say "hi" for us if you run into him at one of your star parties (he owns a 20-inch TeleKit dob). Rich --- "Corr, Tom" <TCorr(a)co.linn.or.us> wrote: > My work address is Albany, which is the only town of > any size (almost > 50,000) between Eugene and (20 miles south of) > Salem. My residence is in > Lebanon, about 15 miles southeast of Albany. We are > blessed with a very > beautiful and green world. The source of that beauty > is, of course, rain > --sometimes as much as 68 to 70 inches a year. The > absolutely beautiful, > clear skies of winter comes with cold air (not near > as cold as you deal > with, but we have "wet" cold that seems to penetrate > to the bones) and dew. > When we do have clear skies in the summer, we often > have to dodge the areas > hampered by harvest dust. My wife and I have a 10" > Meade SCT and just > finished building from scratch a 12.5" Dobsonian. We > also have an 80mm > Celestron refractor. Despite the challenging > weather, we spend a lot of time > at the eyepieces. We both have taken several college > courses on > observational astronomy, cosmology, and general > astronomy. We are members of > the Portland-based Rose City Astronomy Club, but > because of the distance do > not participate in its meetings. We do, however, > attend the annual star > party in August. > > Tom and Tina > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kim Hyatt [mailto:khyatt@smithlayton.com] > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 11:04 AM > To: 'Utah Astronomy' > Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Triple shadow transit > > Many clubs publish their own, but don't have the > detail of the RASC > Observer's Handbook. I've bought one very year since > I began seriously > observing over 15 years ago. I recommend it for both > beginners and old > hands. > > I used to live in Eugene (oh so many years ago) but > I don't remember where > Albany is. Do you have good observing opportunities > from where you live? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Corr, Tom [mailto:TCorr@co.linn.or.us] > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 11:54 AM > To: Utah Astronomy > Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Triple shadow transit > > > Thanks, I thought it might have been a local (club) > publication. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kim Hyatt [mailto:khyatt@smithlayton.com] > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 10:51 AM > To: 'Utah Astronomy' > Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Triple shadow transit > > Observer's Handbook is just that, an astronomical > observing handbook > published by the Royal Astronomical Society of > Canada (I think I got the > name right). It's a great tool. I believe Sky > Publishing may have it > available. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Corr, Tom [mailto:TCorr@co.linn.or.us] > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 11:41 AM > To: Utah Astronomy > Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Triple shadow transit > > > Kim: what is an "Observer's Handbook"? > > I am an Oregon member to your listserv, but have > never responded to a > message before. > > The information contained in this e-mail message is > information protected by > attorney-client and/or the attorney/work product > privilege. It is intended > only for use of the individual named above and the > privileges are not waived > by virtue of this having been sent by electronic > mail transmission. If the > person actually receiving this e-mail or any other > reader of this message is > not the named recipient or the employee or agent > responsible to deliver it > to the named recipient, any use, dissemination, > distribution, or copying of > the communication is strictly prohibited. If you > have received this > communication in error, please immediately notify us > by telephone and return > the original message to us at the address listed > below by US mail. > > Thomas N. Corr, Linn County Counsel > Work: PO Box 100, Albany OR 97321 > Home: 722 Randall Drive, Lebanon OR 97355-4072 > Phone: 541-967-3840 Fax: 541-928-5424 > tcorr(a)co.linn.or.us <mailto:tcorr@co.linn.or.us> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kim Hyatt [mailto:khyatt@smithlayton.com] > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 9:32 AM > To: Utah Astronomy (E-mail) > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Triple shadow transit > > If I've understood my Observer's Handbook, Sunday's > triple shadow transit on > Jupiter should occur around 1:00 AM MST. Is anyone > else planning an > observing trip for this event? I'm thinking of SPOC, > possibly Skull Valley. > > Kim A. Hyatt, AIA > SL&A Architects > 331 South Rio Grande, Suite 304 > Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 > Tel: 801.322.5550 x105 > Fax: 801.322.5557 > Cell: 801.631.5228 > > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: > http://www.utahastronomy.com > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: > http://www.utahastronomy.com > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: > http://www.utahastronomy.com > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: > http://www.utahastronomy.com > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: > http://www.utahastronomy.com > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Triple shadow transit
by Corr, Tom 26 Mar '04

26 Mar '04

Kim: The cities of Gresham and Sandy are on the west slope of Mt Hood on the way down to Portland. Gresham has a host of nice, comfortable motels. I am sure Sandy does too, but I am not as familiar with them. The "supreme" overnighter spot would be the lodge on the mountain itself. It is called Timberline lodge - a world-famous place. If you wish, I can get the phone number of the lodge for you. Many climbing parties begin and end at that the lodge and there is much climbing information available at the lodge. Just keep in mind, that many people have lost or nearly lost their lives on the Hood climbs. June weather on the mountain is very unpredictable as I recall. But you will need to check with the lodge climbing professionals for a better estimate. Tom -----Original Message----- From: Kim Hyatt [mailto:khyatt@smithlayton.com] Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 11:23 AM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Triple shadow transit Hope you may have a chance to join us in Utah sometime. Winters are too cold for many of us, but spring, summer and fall usually give us many clear nights. We have many favorite observing sites within an hour or two of SLC that can provide visual limiting magnitude of +7 or greater (+7.2 is my personal best), steady seeing and long pleasant hours at the eyepiece. We even have green mountains! No rainforests, but lots of gorgeous alpine country up to heights exceeding 13,000 feet. I may be climbing Mt. Hood in early June, but I see that's near full moon. Any recommendations for travel and/or accommodations near Mt. Hood? -----Original Message----- From: Corr, Tom [mailto:TCorr@co.linn.or.us] Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 12:11 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Triple shadow transit My work address is Albany, which is the only town of any size (almost 50,000) between Eugene and (20 miles south of) Salem. My residence is in Lebanon, about 15 miles southeast of Albany. We are blessed with a very beautiful and green world. The source of that beauty is, of course, rain --sometimes as much as 68 to 70 inches a year. The absolutely beautiful, clear skies of winter comes with cold air (not near as cold as you deal with, but we have "wet" cold that seems to penetrate to the bones) and dew. When we do have clear skies in the summer, we often have to dodge the areas hampered by harvest dust. My wife and I have a 10" Meade SCT and just finished building from scratch a 12.5" Dobsonian. We also have an 80mm Celestron refractor. Despite the challenging weather, we spend a lot of time at the eyepieces. We both have taken several college courses on observational astronomy, cosmology, and general astronomy. We are members of the Portland-based Rose City Astronomy Club, but because of the distance do not participate in its meetings. We do, however, attend the annual star party in August. Tom and Tina -----Original Message----- From: Kim Hyatt [mailto:khyatt@smithlayton.com] Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 11:04 AM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Triple shadow transit Many clubs publish their own, but don't have the detail of the RASC Observer's Handbook. I've bought one very year since I began seriously observing over 15 years ago. I recommend it for both beginners and old hands. I used to live in Eugene (oh so many years ago) but I don't remember where Albany is. Do you have good observing opportunities from where you live? -----Original Message----- From: Corr, Tom [mailto:TCorr@co.linn.or.us] Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 11:54 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Triple shadow transit Thanks, I thought it might have been a local (club) publication. -----Original Message----- From: Kim Hyatt [mailto:khyatt@smithlayton.com] Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 10:51 AM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Triple shadow transit Observer's Handbook is just that, an astronomical observing handbook published by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (I think I got the name right). It's a great tool. I believe Sky Publishing may have it available. -----Original Message----- From: Corr, Tom [mailto:TCorr@co.linn.or.us] Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 11:41 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Triple shadow transit Kim: what is an "Observer's Handbook"? I am an Oregon member to your listserv, but have never responded to a message before. The information contained in this e-mail message is information protected by attorney-client and/or the attorney/work product privilege. It is intended only for use of the individual named above and the privileges are not waived by virtue of this having been sent by electronic mail transmission. If the person actually receiving this e-mail or any other reader of this message is not the named recipient or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the named recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by telephone and return the original message to us at the address listed below by US mail. Thomas N. Corr, Linn County Counsel Work: PO Box 100, Albany OR 97321 Home: 722 Randall Drive, Lebanon OR 97355-4072 Phone: 541-967-3840 Fax: 541-928-5424 tcorr(a)co.linn.or.us <mailto:tcorr@co.linn.or.us> -----Original Message----- From: Kim Hyatt [mailto:khyatt@smithlayton.com] Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 9:32 AM To: Utah Astronomy (E-mail) Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Triple shadow transit If I've understood my Observer's Handbook, Sunday's triple shadow transit on Jupiter should occur around 1:00 AM MST. Is anyone else planning an observing trip for this event? I'm thinking of SPOC, possibly Skull Valley. Kim A. 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