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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Northern Lights?
by Joe Bauman 07 Jun '13

07 Jun '13

That is so beautiful, Jared! You should send it to KSK -- they probably would live to use it on their weather report. ------------------------------ On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 12:13 PM MDT Jared Smith wrote: >I set an alarm for 1:30am and drove North of town in time to catch a photo >of the ISS passing though the Northern Lights - >http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredsmith/8980209516/ > >They weren't very bright, but definitely there. And they quickly faded just >as soon as I had snapped a few photos of them. I took a few more photos >(click the right arrow in Flickr) and caught another very bright pass of >ISS a bit later. > >Jared > > > > >On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 5:34 AM, Patrick Wiggins <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com>wrote: > >> Coming back from Bryce this morning I received a CalSky alert putting the >> possibility of an aurora at a 7 on a 0 to 9 scale. I was a bit north of >> Fillmore at the time and I could see a glow to the north but I'm pretty >> sure it was just the usual light pollution from the SL Valley. >> >> Ah, but I did get one small treat, as I was approaching Provo I saw ISS >> moving stately across the sky. >> >> I got home about three and after opening the observatory I took a few >> minutes to concentrate on the northern sky. Alas, no aurora. >> >> Did anyone here see the aurora? >> >> patrick >> >> >> On 06 Jun 2013, at 22:07, Jared Smith wrote: >> >> > Conditions are prime for aurora tonight - no moon, relatively clear >> skies, >> > and the solar storms are raging. The OVATION forecast currently shows >> > visibility well South of the Canada border - >> > http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/ >> > >> > I'm setting an alarm - I missed the show last week. >> > >> > And I just noticed a nice ISS pass to the North just before 2am. I'm >> > sensing a sweet photo op. >> > >> > Jared >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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". >> >_______________________________________________ >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] Best place to see Mercury from SLC area?
by Ed 06 Jun '13

06 Jun '13

Hi Richard, Actually no, it is not at Morton Salt, that is exit 84 - too bad Google doesn't show the exit numbers. The next one west is 77 for SR 196 headed south, and the next is Delle (little more than a gas station) at exit 70, and finally ... Exit 62 is where I-80 is going northwest and then makes a nearly 90 degree turn to going southwest. Zoom in until you can clearly see the I-80 emblem on the exit 62 bridge over the freeway. Follow the line of the bridge to the northwest about 2.5 times the width of the interchange to a pair of Panaramio photo markers just beyond a dirt road running SW to NE. If you see only one, zoom in a bit more. The photo at the left marker is looking east and the photo at the right is looking west. Note the unobstructed horizon in that photo. All that remains of the beacon is the concrete slab with an arrow point on each end pointing out the air route between San Francisco and Salt Lake City. That slab of concrete is barely discernible right beside the north side of the kink in the dirt road SSW of the right hand Panaramio marker. Another good spot is on the south side of the freeway at the same exit. In a zoomed in image, follow these directions to drive to the telephone relay tower: Cross the bridge to the south side and go just past the off- and on-ramps then turn sharply right. Follow the gravel road down to the old highway 40. Turn left on old 40, go under the railroad, follow the long gentle curve to the left and just after old 40 becomes straight again, turn right on the main gravel road headed south. Follow this well-traveled gravel road, bearing left at the only branch, up to the relay tower. This is probably way more than you wanted to know, but if you still have questions, just ask. Ed ------------------------- On Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:03:15 -0600 [07:03:15 PM MDT] garrard55(a)xmission.com wrote Thanks, Ed. I'm looking on Google Earth and not sure I'm finding it. Is it the exit by the Morton Salt plant? or...?

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Patrick's Pan-STARRS
by Joe Bauman 06 Jun '13

06 Jun '13

Hi Friends, I accepted Patrick's challenge to assemble a color photo from clear, red, green and blue exposures he made recently of Comet Pan-STARRS. Here's the result. However, I'm not convinced I got the color balance right. -- Joe http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=5660&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Best place to see Mercury from SLC area?
by garrard55＠xmission.com 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Thanks, Ed. I'm looking on Google Earth and not sure I'm finding it. Is it the exit by the Morton Salt plant? or...? > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Utah-Astronomy digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: PANSTARRS picture project (Chrismo) > 2. Re: Best place to see Mercury from SLC area? (Ed) > 3. Meteor this AM? (Patrick Wiggins) > 4. Nocturne Observatory - New Image - M101 (jcarman6(a)q.com) > 5. Re: Meteor this AM? (Joe Bauman) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:02:49 -0600 > From: Ed <utnatsedj1(a)xmission.com> > To: Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Best place to see Mercury from SLC area? > Message-ID: <20130605060249.x13ahz8wcos080g8(a)webmail.xmission.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; > format="flowed" > > Richard, > > The best, clearest, and nearest unobstructed view of the western > horizon is from the top of the low hill on the north side of the > freeway at exit 62 on I-80 (about 60 miles west of SLC). > > Ed > ------------------------ > On Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:44:57 -0600 [06/04/2013 07:44:57 PM MDT] > garrard55(a)xmission.com wrote: > > I would like to get some quick shots of Mercury this week at > sunset. Does anyone have a recommendation of a good spot for viewing > in the SLC area? > > thanks, > > Richard > > > > > ------------------------------

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PANSTARRS picture project
by Patrick Wiggins 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

I put together a packet of reduced FIT images I took of the comet this morning. http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/2011L4.zip Contains: 1-60s exposure with a clear filter (luminance) 1-30s exposure with a green filter 1-30s exposure with a blue filter 1-30s exposure with a red filter Anyone care to try to assemble them into a color image? patrick

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Nocturne Observatory - New Image - M101
by Tyler Allred 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Hello to all my fellow astro-enthusiasts, Since I finished the new astrograph, I have been focusing on a series of previously imaged galaxies to allow comparison with my previous equipment setups. The latest in this series is M101, which was photographed over two recent nights in May 2013. I spent one entire evening taking 10-minute unbinned luminance frames, and another evening taking 5-minute RGB frames binned 2x2. The image turned out quite nice and I was able to resolve details into the core of the galaxy. Please visit my website and take a look at the image. A link is provided below. http://www.allred-astro.com//viewer.php?id=132 <http://www.allred-astro.com/viewer.php?id=132&cat=1&sub=10> &cat=1&sub=10 As always, please take time to click the smaller image a couple of times to get to the full resolution version, which has lots of detail to peruse. Feedback is always appreciated. Thanks, Tyler

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Shout out to Chuck Hards
by Wayne Sumner 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Sorry to use the astronomy forum for this, but I need Chuck Hards address so Mariah Borders, my astronomy student who received a new 8" telescope from him, can send him a thank you letter. Chuck, please send it to my school email address: wsumner(a)dsdmail.net. You'll be pleased to hear that she loves the telescope and uses it regularly. What a wonderful and generous gift! Thanks,

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Meteor this AM?
by Patrick Wiggins 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Anyone here happen to see a bright meteor this morning around 4:00? patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Meteor this AM?
by Joe Bauman 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Hi Patrick, I was asleep by then but I did see so couple of bright meteors earlier last night while trying to do astronomy ar Lakeside. The second one, at maybe 1:30, was especially bright and long lasting. A couple of pieces broke off as I watched, the original meteor and the larger of the two pieces traveling together as they arced toward Earth. They came from the east and curved northward. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 6:24 AM MDT Patrick Wiggins wrote: >Anyone here happen to see a bright meteor this morning around 4:00? > >patrick > >_______________________________________________ >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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Nocturne Observatory - New Image - M101
by jcarman6＠q.com 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Incredible Tyler. You are very talented. Jack Newton would be jealous. I especially appreciate the detail in the arms. You can see areas of recent star formation. Hmmm, I was joking before about reporting you to NASA, maybe I should take it more seriously

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