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Fw: [CometChasing] COME ISON: ORANGE ALERT
by Joe Bauman 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Not a good sign, folks. On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 12:20 PM, "respuestas2013(a)gmail.com" <respuestas2013(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hi all: I have placed comet ISON in ORANGE ALERT. The reason? The secular light curve is showing signs of leveling off: http://astronomia.udea.edu.co/cometspage In the past, with comets LINEAR, Tabur, Honig and Elenin, just after the leveling off, the comet disintegrated. WE NEED URGENT CONFIRMATION OF THIS TREND I REQUEST TO CCD-R, CCD-V AND VISUAL OBSERVERS TO SEND THEIR *SERIES* OF OBSERVATIONS TO ME AT respuestas2013 at gmail.com as soon as possible. DO NOT SEND ISOLATED OBSERVATIONS. SEND YOUR *SERIES*. Use a simple .txt format YEAR MONTH DAY MAGNITUDE The first time you do specify the instrument aperture, band and type. If you do that: a) you will make my life easier. b) I will be able to update the light curve daily c) you will appear in the light curve d) you will help define the trend I have evidence to conclude that the comet is shedding off large particles, as large as 1 cm or even larger. If you look at the images, there are no filaments, there are no streamers, just a diffuse light consistent with a dust tail. Accordingly light from the continuum would dominate over the gas. Could anybody take a spectrum of the comet in the visual and publish it as soon as possible ? Can anybody confirm or deny this ? Kind regards, Ignacio Institute of Physics University of Antioquia oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo __._,_.___ Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use • Send us Feedback . __,_._,___

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Fw: Fwd: Re: Star Party at Tintic High School (in Delta?)
by Richard Tenney 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Is anyone on either list anywhere near Delta UT that could help this HS science teacher out with a star party? Details are found in the messages below. Thanks in advance... /R ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Larry Holmes <larry(a)kijoda.com> To: Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com>; gthornock(a)tintic.org Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 6:35 PM Subject: Fwd: Re: Star Party at a High School Richard, long haul for either of us, but could you help him out, or find someone in Utah county to do so? I could tie it in to a trip to the power plant in Delta, but not for several weeks, and, the weather? 73 -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Star Party at a High School Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 09:11:55 -0600 From: Greg Thornock <gthornock(a)tintic.org> To: Larry Holmes <larry(a)kijoda.com> Larry! Thanks for getting back to me. I am sorry about not calling you, I got your message and I will call you back shortly. On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 9:49 PM, Larry Holmes <larry(a)kijoda.com> wrote: I left a message on your phone..... The day I got your msg. 73 > >Sent from my iPad > > >> On Oct 1, 2013, at 11:34 AM, Greg Thornock <gthornock(a)tintic.org> wrote: >> >> Do you know of any organization that puts on such an event? I am a science teacher at a rural high school and looking for someone with much vaster knowledge than I have of astronomy. I though I would start by asking someone in your organization. >> >> >> Thanks a million! >> >> -- >> Gregory Thornock >> Building Administrator >> Science Chair >> District Driver Education Specialist >> Tintic High School >> 435-433-6939 >> 801-404-4572 > -- Gregory Thornock Building Administrator Science Chair District Driver Education Specialist Tintic High School 435-433-6939 801-404-4572

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Fw: L&O sometime soon?
by Joe Bauman 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

On Tuesday, October 8, 2013 7:45 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: I misunderstood Sig! I thought he was saying the first week in November was the only one he could make. I am sorry I said that week was good for Cory and me -- I wanted to support him, not go against him. So let me adjust my comment: anytime except the first week in November sounds good. ------------------------------ On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 10:24 AM MDT Siegfried Jachmann wrote: >1st weekend in November is the only one out for me. > > > >On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> 19th is going to be out for me, as the 20th is my 5-year anniversary, so >> we'll be celebrating. Otherwise I'm not aware of any conflicts. >> /R >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> >> *To:* Siegfried Jachmann <siegfried(a)jachmann.org>; larry holmes < >> larry(a)kijoda.com>; Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com>; Rodger C. Fry < >> rcfry(a)comcast.net>; Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com>; Mark Shelton < >> astroshelton(a)yahoo.com>; Kay Hargis <n7kh(a)juno.com>; Norm Hansen < >> norm.hansen(a)mtngreen.net>; Daniel Holmes <danielh(a)holmesonics.com>; >> Charlie Green <cgreenx2(a)msn.com> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 8, 2013 9:07 AM >> *Subject:* L&O sometime soon? >> >> Hi guys: >> >> It's about time for another L&O meeting, don't you think? What Saturday >> would work for you in the next few weeks? I'm including Dan in this >> mailing in case he has occassion to come to SLC for a weekend sometime soon. >> >> BTW I'm back on the astro-list after having simmered-down. No hard >> feelings toward anyone. Just lurking right now, nothing much worth >> commenting on lately anyway, and I despise the online format for serious >> discussion. Too protracted and things get out of hand and misunderstood >> way too easily. I'll keep serious discussion for face-to-face occassions >> only, going forward. >> >> I'm in cleanout mode at home these days, getting ready for winter both >> indoors and in the yard. I'm going to get back to some ATMing in about a >> month when the honeydo list has shortened a bit. Some neat projects >> planned. >> >> Let me know when would be a good day for L&O. If we come up with a >> mutually acceptable date, we'll post it to the astro list. >> >> Thanks! >> >> C. >> >> >> >> >> > > >-- >Siegfried

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Juno to pass overhead
by Wiggins Patrick 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

As bad luck would have it tomorrow morning's close (350 km) flyby of Earth of the Juno spacecraft will not be visible from Utah. However, it will be above our horizon the morning of the 10th (UT). While the weather at that time is not forecast to be good folks might want to be watching with their scopes just in case. And there's the additional fact that by the time it rises it'll already be nearly as far away as the Moon so I doubt anyone in these parts will see it. But, hey, if we don't try it's certain we will not see it. Here are data from NASA/JPL's Horizons website calculated for my observatory but probably good for much of this region. Date/Time (UT) RA DEC AZI ALT AU 2013-Oct-10 05:00 04 44 +38 18 59.2683 24.1023 0.0024 2013-Oct-10 06:00 04 45 +38 32 65.9153 34.3213 0.0027 2013-Oct-10 07:00 04 44 +38 42 72.1440 45.0657 0.0029 2013-Oct-10 08:00 04 44 +38 51 78.2285 56.1867 0.0032 2013-Oct-10 09:00 04 44 +38 57 84.7124 67.5575 0.0034 2013-Oct-10 10:00 04 44 +39 01 93.9048 79.0451 0.0037 2013-Oct-10 11:00 04 43 +39 03 206.5117 88.2425 0.0039 2013-Oct-10 12:00 04 43 +39 04 268.0587 77.5356 0.0042 Calculate for yourself at http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi#top patrick --- My email address is changing. Old address: paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com New address: paw(a)getbeehive.net

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] L&O sometime soon?
by Larry Holmes 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

I take it we are talking the 2nd? 73 On 10/8/2013 11:09 AM, Joe Bauman wrote: > Cory and I think the first week in November is fine. -- Joe > > >

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Comet ISON
by Joe Bauman 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

It looks like a cool telescopic object (so far) but might not be much for naked eyes. Maybe keeping SPOC open for it is a good idea. -- Joe

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Solar party for the Foothill Elementary?
by Wiggins Patrick 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Siegfried is having trouble posting to the list so he asked me to post this for him. Sieg can be reached at siegfried(a)jachmann.org. patrick Is there anyone else interested in doing a solar party for the Foothill Elementary School tomorrow. We would start around Noon. The time could be changed if needed. We did this last year and it was as much fun as the nighttime star party... and warmer.

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U.S.P. report (it's a little verbose)
by Hutchings, Mat 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

The first annual Utah Star Party is in the history books, and I for one, had a great time. Thursday was a dreary, overcast, cool day and the evening stayed that way. Jay did get his 4" refractor out and we hit a couple of objects through sucker holes. We all called it an early night and got some sleep. Friday was also an overcast, cool and windy day. During the day all of the attendees descended upon the Silver Sage gas station/restaurant/general store, and had lunch. Recommend that you try their burgers. As Friday turned toward evening, the sky started darkening, and it also started clearing up. It was quite cold that night, but I was prepared for it and started banging away on my hit list. As it turned out, I was able to finish up all the remaining objects on the H400 list; and I was happy about that. Also out under the stars for a good part of the night was George who was imaging. The next day, was clear and nicely warmer. I actually got a bit of a sunburn, which was a novelty after how cool it was the day before. The Shelton's (Mark and Sally) treated us all to burgers and George added hot dogs to the menu; it was a fun lunch! After that, Sally treated us to views of the sun with her Coronado solar scope fitted with a double stack filter. I had a great time with that set up and I am glad she shared the views! Jay did a sketching 101 seminar and all the attendees (me), enjoyed it! That night was also clear, but I was a little tired and having just finished the H400's I was not as motivated as usual, so I took it easy and hit some galaxies here and there. I really enjoyed the view of NGC7771/7769 and Daniel pointed out that there was a third, smaller galaxy right next to NGC7769. I will have to come back to those and sketch them with my just learned sketching techniques. Glad that the U.S.P. happened and I am looking forward to it again next year, but am glad that it will be in a year, if you get my meaning. I could not handle that much observing very often, well maybe when I am retired, but that is in the future a bit. A slightly sleep deprived, Mat 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] U.S.P. report (it's a little verbose)
by Joe Bauman 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

That's a good report, Mat. Don't be so hopeful about doing more at retirement, though. If you're like me even one night in the field can be miserable. ------------------------------ On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 5:03 PM MDT Hutchings, Mat wrote: > > >The first annual Utah Star Party is in the history books, and I for one, had a great time. > >Thursday was a dreary, overcast, cool day and the evening stayed that way. Jay did get his 4" refractor out and we hit a couple of objects through sucker holes. We all called it an early night and got some sleep. > >Friday was also an overcast, cool and windy day. During the day all of the attendees descended upon the Silver Sage gas station/restaurant/general store, and had lunch. Recommend that you try their burgers. > >As Friday turned toward evening, the sky started darkening, and it also started clearing up. It was quite cold that night, but I was prepared for it and started banging away on my hit list. As it turned out, I was able to finish up all the remaining objects on the H400 list; and I was happy about that. Also out under the stars for a good part of the night was George who was imaging. > >The next day, was clear and nicely warmer. I actually got a bit of a sunburn, which was a novelty after how cool it was the day before. The Shelton's (Mark and Sally) treated us all to burgers and George added hot dogs to the menu; it was a fun lunch! After that, Sally treated us to views of the sun with her Coronado solar scope fitted with a double stack filter. I had a great time with that set up and I am glad she shared the views! > >Jay did a sketching 101 seminar and all the attendees (me), enjoyed it! > >That night was also clear, but I was a little tired and having just finished the H400's I was not as motivated as usual, so I took it easy and hit some galaxies here and there. I really enjoyed the view of NGC7771/7769 and Daniel pointed out that there was a third, smaller galaxy right next to NGC7769. I will have to come back to those and sketch them with my just learned sketching techniques. > >Glad that the U.S.P. happened and I am looking forward to it again next year, but am glad that it will be in a year, if you get my meaning. I could not handle that much observing very often, well maybe when I am retired, but that is in the future a bit. > >A slightly sleep deprived, > >Mat > > > > > > >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 >_______________________________________________ >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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Utah Star Party
by Mark Shelton 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Second try........................ My report will be much longer than Matt's. I would like to thank those who came up with this idea. Jay & Matt and anyone I did not know about. My wife and I had a great time. I am thinking there were about 15 or more attending. I am Hoping for better health next year. it is so nice to meet people in the daylight and get to know them. If you did not come you missed a great time. Very nice dark observing site. Mark & Sallie Shelton Sent from my iPhone

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