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Fwd: SpotTheStation
by Larry Holmes 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '13

FYI, 73 Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: HQ-spotthestation(a)mail.nasa.gov > Date: October 24, 2013 at 8:57:05 AM MDT > To: United-States-Utah-Salt-Lake-City-PM(a)lists.hq.nasa.gov > Subject: SpotTheStation > > Time: Thu Oct 24 8:09 PM, Visible: 3 min, Max Height: 48 degrees, Appears: NW, Disappears: NNE

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SPOC Friday and Saturday - Last of the year
by Wiggins Patrick 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Howdy folks, Just a reminder that SLAS will be holding it's final public star parties of the year this Friday and Saturday nights. Both will be at SPOC. Sunset to 11. Dinner to follow. Y'all come! patrick

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observing alert
by Hutchings, Mat 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Hi all; Wanted to let you know that I will be out observing under these really nice fall skies on Friday (11/25/13) at 5 Mile Pass. 5 Mile Pass is closer to SLC than the Pit-N-Pole, and it tends to not get as dewy. The skies are only slightly more affected by light pollution than Pit-N-Pole. I plan on arriving at the site around 18:00 and as the moon rises soon after midnight, it should be a good night to get some fall observing in. Come on out to a relatively dark site and enjoy these beautiful skies! E-mail me for directions to the site we have been using in the 5 Mile Pass area. Take care, Mat P.S. Remember that it gets cold at night this time of year, so avoid shivering your fillings out by bringing appropriate cold weather clothing. I will have a small propane fired heater that helps to take the edge off. This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. The information contained herein may include trade secrets, protected health or personal information, privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you for your cooperation

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] 2-Meter Mike
by Joe Bauman 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Why is it hard to move? Is it balanced? ------------------------------ On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 1:20 PM MDT Chuck Hards wrote: >Good point, Mat, but that's pretty low with the 70", and the seeing is >bound to be worse down low. I suspect this scope will get used most at >mid-elevations, since it's almost impossible to move (by hand, at least), >anywhere near Dobson's Hole. Only a few steps up the ladder. > > > >On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 1:13 PM, Hutchings, Mat ><mat.hutchings(a)siemens.com>wrote: > >> You don't have to use a ladder if it is pointed low enough, Joe. As with >> any alt/az telescope, there is geometry involved with how high the eyepiece >> height is for a given altitude that the scope is pointed. >> >> >_______________________________________________ >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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] 2-Meter Mike
by Joe Bauman 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Well, if he's going to have it in Delta it had better be transportable. ------------------------------ On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 11:45 AM MDT Chuck Hards wrote: >I'm glad Mike is the one who wants to campaign this telescope! A 70-inch >telescope is incredible, but to make it transportable simply boggles the >mind. > >If the technical hurdles of transportation can be overcome, Mike is the guy >to figure it out. > >If not, he'll have one heckuva home observatory down in Delta. > >On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Erik Hansen <erikhansen(a)thebluezone.net>wrote: > >> I would also think the optics should not be hauled on the trailer, should >> be hauled in the truck bed. Something with shock absorbers. >> >> >> >> >_______________________________________________ >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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Seeking August S&T
by Wiggins Patrick 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

I appear to have lost my August 2013 issue of Sky & Telescope. As I've got a complete collection of the magazine going back to its first issue I really don't want to break the streak. Anyone here happen to have a copy in good condition they'd be willing to part with? Thanks! patrick

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Encke & ISON this morning
by Wiggins Patrick 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Aperture is still partially blocked. Moon is still there. So both images are still partially washed out: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/encke_ison_2013oct23.jpg As before, both are 6 5" exposures stacked. I tried single 30" shots but they looked even worse. C-14 @ f/5.5, ST-10, binned 3x3, -10°, clear filter. Time to turn in, patrick

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Comet LINEAR
by Wiggins Patrick 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

From Space Weather News Oct. 22, 2013 http://spaceweather.com A COMET EXPLODES: Amateur astronomers are reporting a 100-fold outburst of brightness from Comet C/2012 X1 (LINEAR). Images reveal a spherical shell of gas that reminds observers of Comet 17P/Holmes, which exploded in 2007. So far the comet is too dim for naked-eye viewing, but at magnitude +8.5 it is bright enough for imaging by backyard telescopes. Visit http://spaceweather.com for photos and more information.

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The largest amateur-made optic
by Chuck Hards 22 Oct '13

22 Oct '13

Mike's 70 inch scope is a record-breaker, obliterating the previous amateur-built telescope record of 48" (to the best of my knowledge). The record for the largest telescope optic ever made by an amateur has stood for over a hundred years, and is a 62 inch mirror made near the end of the 19th century by John Peate of Pennsylvania. It currently resides in the Smithsonian, was never mounted in a telescope due to advances in glass technology and optics at the time. Peate was in his 70s when he began the project! Read about Peate and the big mirror here: http://home.europa.com/~telscope/peate.txt

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Martian storm of '71.
by Daniel Holmes 22 Oct '13

22 Oct '13

I found this interesting reading... http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/life-unbounded/2013/10/21/the-great-mar… Dan -- Daniel Holmes, danielh(a)holmesonics.com "Laugh while you can, monkey boy!" -- Lord John Whorfin

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