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Harmons / Celestron
by Patrick Wiggins 01 Jun '02

01 Jun '02

Disregard my question about which Harmons. I see the Harmons being discussed is the one in Utah county. Tasco/Celestron woes: http://SkyandTelescope.com/news/current/article_618_1.asp Patrick

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Re: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Eclipse Glasses
by David Moulton 01 Jun '02

01 Jun '02

Hey Rich (and other Utah County folks), Do you think it would be worth it to have an Eclipse party at Harmon's on the 10th? dave -----Original Message----- From: Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 07:54:21 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Eclipse Glasses #14 Welder's glass works great (what I use). Rich --- Joe Borgione <jborgion(a)xmission.com> wrote: > Does anybody know of a local (Salt Lake) source for > eclipse veiwing > glasses? If I can, I'd like to pick a few. I'm > considering getting > some welding helmet lenses as an alternative; I > think I can get those at > a place like Wasatch Metals. > > Joe Borgione > > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Utah Skies & Alcon 2002
by Paul Witte 31 May '02

31 May '02

Try AnthonyA(a)UtahSkies.org ... They have a nice weekly report they send out via email also. ---------- From: Josephine Grahn Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 2:20 PM To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Utah Skies & Alcon 2002 I was looking at a very nice website called Utah Skies last night which, for reasons unknown, I had never come across before. However, when I sent an e-mail to the "contact us" address, it bounced back as undeliverable. Anyone on this group know how to get in touch with them? (info@.. was the address that did not work.). And a reminder to any of you that are planning to register for Alcon 2002, that the registration fee goes up after Monday, so get those forms in the mail before then. For those of you who are not planning to attend, I urge you to take another look at our website, www.alcon2002.org and make sure you know what you are missing before you pass it up. I'd hate to have anyone feel that they would have gone, if they had only known that it was going to be that good.... By the way, if past conference registration patterns hold true, this one is definitely going to be one of the best attended ones ever. Jo _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy

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Eclipse Glasses
by Joe Borgione 31 May '02

31 May '02

Does anybody know of a local (Salt Lake) source for eclipse veiwing glasses? If I can, I'd like to pick a few. I'm considering getting some welding helmet lenses as an alternative; I think I can get those at a place like Wasatch Metals. Joe Borgione

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah Skies & Alcon 2002
by Karen Pierce 31 May '02

31 May '02

We have been subscribing to this site for more than a year and have gone to several of the star parties thay have held. When we have mentioned the site to others in SLAS, there has not seemed to be any interest, so we have enjoyed the group alone. Maybe now others will enjoy it. Deloy and Karen Pierce At 01:20 PM 5/31/02 -0700, you wrote: >I was looking at a very nice website called Utah Skies last night which, >for reasons unknown, I had never come across before.

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Re: naked-eye sunspot
by Chuck Hards 31 May '02

31 May '02

The sunspot is definitely visible with the naked-eye. I used Baader filter material, over both eyes, and my eyeglasses. With the sun near the meridian, the spot is just past the 9 o'clock position on the solar disk. As afternoon wears on, it should rotate towards the 12 o'clock position. Chuck __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Eclipse Glasses
by David Dunn 31 May '02

31 May '02

I made some filters for my Bears for the Christmas Ecplise. They worked nice. I will try and post the actual PVC components that I used when I get home tonight. I have 4.5" squares of the Baader film. It is $4 per square. I work at 400 W. North Temple so I could meet people down here. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Joe Borgione [mailto:jborgion@xmission.com] Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 11:07 AM To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Eclipse Glasses I'll check out the options (Planetarium & a welders supply) and post up what I come up with. Chuck- I'm curious about your design for bino solar filters; I've been giving something like that some thought. My guess is you are adapting a [large] PVC fitting to cover the binoculars? A while back somebody posted that he had some Baader film for sale, but never replied to my email. If that person is still out there, I'm still interested.... I can't get out to SPOC after work in time for the eclipse, so I'm going to observe it from Churchill Jr High on Wasatch between 3900 S & 4500 S. If anyone is in the same boat and wants to join me and my rug-rat crew, please do... Joe Borgione >>>>>Chuck Hards wrote: > I plan to make dual solar-filters for my 70mm binos > for this eclipse, from the Baader material and PVC > pipe. > > Chuck <<<< _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy

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Fwd: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Jun 10 Solar Eclipse
by Chuck Hards 31 May '02

31 May '02

Here is Troy's original post for those who missed it the first time: --- Troy Adair <troyadair(a)utah-inter.net> wrote: > To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > From: Troy Adair <troyadair(a)utah-inter.net> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Jun 10 Solar Eclipse > Reply-to: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 12:19:02 -0600 > From the above website, for Salt Lake: > Eclipse Magnitude: 55% (fraction of sun's diameter > eclipsed) > Eclipse Obscuration: 44.5% (fraction of sun's area > eclipsed) > Start Time: 6:15 PM > Maximum: 7:15 PM > End Time: 8:10 PM __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

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Re: Eclipse Time
by Steve Trottier 31 May '02

31 May '02

What time on the 10th should I look? Thanks. >>> chuckhards(a)yahoo.com 05/31/02 09:55AM >>> How's the western horizon from Harmons? The sun will be getting low in the west at eclipse time, so you'll need an unobstructed site. C.

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Naked Eye Sunspot Complex
by David L Bennett 31 May '02

31 May '02

Sorry, this may be a duplicate...I wasn't sure if it went out. dlb Hi Y'all, I just had a peek at the sun this morning and can confirm that the 9973 complex is visible to the FILTERED naked eye. With 16x it's a fairly nice grouping of 9-10 sunspots near the Southeastern limb. It's not exactly easy right now but should become more so as the group rotates into view over the next few days. I have to admit I'm pretty lazy when it comes to solar observing...I won't even set up my rig unless I can see a sunspot grouping with just a filter. Take a look! Dave Bennett <File attached: iPhotoiPhoto-mailtmp-0.jpg> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick wrote: > > Possible Naked Eye Sunspot Complex > > A large and potentially active sunspot complex rotated into view around > the > south-eastern limb of the Sun on 27 May. This sunspot complex, > identified as > active sunspot Region 9973, currently measures 960 millionths of the > solar > hemisphere. This is large enough to completely map a little more than > five and > half times the entire surface area of the Earth into the sunspot > complex. It may > be large enough to spot with the protected naked eye (never look at the > sun > directly without protection - doing so could permanently damage your > eyes!). > > http://www.spacew.com/astroalert.html

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