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Borrow an eyepiece near Moab?
by Ian Glenn 20 Mar '17

20 Mar '17

Just wondering if any fellow Utah astronomy lovers are out near Moab? I drove down here from SLC with 4 other people and my 6" dob but forgot all my eyepieces! If anyone is willing to loan (or sell on the cheap?) even an old plossl that would be amazing! Long shot but I thought I'd ask! Thank you! Ian Glenn SLAS member

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Liver & Onions Time Again
by Chuck Hards 12 Mar '17

12 Mar '17

How about Saturday, April 1? I see nothing on the SLAS calendar for that day. Please reply if that date will or won't work for you. From now on, if a SLAS, UVA, or OAS club officer or representative attends (or any other Utah club), I'd like to allow them time to update us on current events in their respective clubs. And I would also like to increase the frequency of L&O meetings this year, if everyone else is on-board with the idea. We're not getting any younger, and I so love the time we spend together. It means a lot to me. Give me your input please. Thanks gang!

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Board Meeting of SLAS
by Joe Bauman 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

Dear Astro-folks, tonight is the SLAS board meeting and all members are invited. Also, non-SLASers who would like to see us in action are welcome. The meeting officially starts at 7 p.m. in the back room of Denny's Restaurant, 250 W. 500 South, Salt Lake City, but those wishing to eat and/or socialize should plan to arrive about 6:30. A highlight will be my showing a video that we're entering as part of our ZAP grant package, produced by member Kathy Terry. It's impressive, really showing off our club. Thanks, Joe

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Amateurs image gravitational lensing
by chuck.hards 07 Mar '17

07 Mar '17

Dale, I'm sure your images will blow us away! Can't wait, this is exciting stuff. What amateurs do today would have been dissertation material a generation ago. And in some cases, it still is! Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: Dale Hooper <dchooper5(a)gmail.com> Date: 3/7/17 12:54 PM (GMT-07:00) To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Amateurs image gravitational lensing If you want to see some that *aren't* curved streaks, take a look at these that are discussed in another Cloudy Nights thread: http://www.cloudynights.com/topic/492969-is-gravitational-lensing-visible-t… This discusses a free downloadable atlas called the Galaxy Trios and Triple Systems atlas maintained by Alvin Huey. It has a "sub-atlas" that discusses "bright" gravitationally lensed quasars. His atlas can be found at: http://faintfuzzies.com/Files/GalaxyTrios-v6.pdf These quasars range from magnitude 14.4 to magnitude 21.5. They include Einstein's Cross (Peg), Double Quasar (UMa), Cloverleaf Quasar (Boo), etc. I'm planning on trying to image some of these this year. Clear skies, Dale.

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Amateurs image gravitational lensing
by Chuck Hards 07 Mar '17

07 Mar '17

This it pretty darn cool. Amateurs pushing the envelope. http://www.cloudynights.com/topic/568883-smiling-lens-gravitationally-lense…

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Solar filters for telephoto lenses
by Thomas Sevcik 05 Mar '17

05 Mar '17

Thanks Jared, I know most all in SLAS probably works with a Nikon or Canon brand and I've studied the various lenses and filters combos. I work with Canons myself. Love my 60Da. I was just trying to get a feel of those who's in the club that may be considering capturing the eclipse with a second (or maybe a third) camera other than the one they'll be using for shooting through their telescopes. However, we'll still have those without a clue with their Sony's, Fujifilms, Kodaks, and Panasonics etc, with God-only-knows what filter will screw into the front end of their lens. One guy couldn't even remember the brand of camera he owned, let alone knowing what size of filter he was looking for. It's going to get VERY interesting in the next few months at the planetarium! LOL! Best! Tom Sevcik

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Solar filters for telephoto lenses
by Thomas Sevcik 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

Anyone out there anticipating using point-and-shoot or DSLR's for the August 21st total solar eclipse? Here at the Clark Planetarium I'm working with the store manager in preparing an order for threaded optical film filters to screw onto the front of your camera's lens or telephoto lens. These full-aperture thin film solar filters allow only a safe amount of light which allows your camera to have a full view. Made from .002” thick black plastic polymer, it is extremely durable, high-quality material. There is a natural looking yellowish-orange image when viewing the sun or when taking pictures. The following sizes are available (in millimeters); 37 - 40.5 - 43 - 46 - 49 - 52 - 55 - 58 - 62 - 67 - 72 - 77 - 82. I need to get anyone's input by this Wednesday as we'll only order 2 to 3 in each size unless we hear that there's a higher demand for a particular size. Prices range from $49 on the small end to $69 for the largest filter. Reply back to this message or email me at; sfv1ts(a)hotmail.com. >From fellow SLAS member, Tom Sevcik

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Aldeberan
by Joe Bauman 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

The moon blocks the bright star at 8:23 tonight. Earlier I posted the wrong time (8:53) on the SLAS site in Facebook. Please note the correct time. For UTC fans, it is 3:23. Sent from my iPhone

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Joe's article on Jay
by Marlene Egger 26 Feb '17

26 Feb '17

Oh, that is a lovely article and a lovely sketch. I think you caught Jay's expressions of his interest in sketching beautifully! I was touched by his comment about twilight. My father used to say the same thing. Marlene

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Jay Eads' remarkable astro sketches
by Joe Bauman 24 Feb '17

24 Feb '17

Dear Fellow Utah astronomy buffs, You might enjoy this article of mine, just published on-line by the Deseret News, about one of our own: Jay Eads, who makes wonderful drawings of astronomical objects, using his Dobsonian telescopes. The link is here: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865674163/How-this-Utahn-sketches-rather… Thanks, Joe Bauman

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