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Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival
by M Wilson 21 Feb '17

21 Feb '17

Does anyone know the dates for the Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival? According to the official Bryce Canyon Internet site, there's a brief sentence saying it's from June 21-24 but if you scroll down the page it has the 2016 schedule. It didn't help much when I looked at the Salt Lake Astronomical Society's (SLAS) page and had it listed for only June 21 - 22.

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ZAP grant -- of interest only to SLAS members
by Joe Bauman 21 Feb '17

21 Feb '17

Hello Folks, I attended a Salt Lake Co. workshop on applying for ZAP grants. Pursuant to board vote, we're going for it this year. I'm working on our application. A new feature is that we can attach videos to show our community impact. This pertains only to SL County, so events at our observatory aren't eligible. If anyone has a video of a star or sun party or any other club activity in Salt Lake County, could you please drop me a note? My email is josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone

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SLAS question
by Chuck Hards 16 Feb '17

16 Feb '17

I know this isn't a SLAS list, but if any officers get this message, who do I send a change of email address to? Don't give me any Facebook contacts, I'm not on Facebook. Some parts of the SLAS website were down this morning. I also noticed that Dave's last name was misspelled on the club officer roster, lol. Thanks!

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Meteorites
by Chuck Hards 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

After a lifetime in this hobby, I finally took the plunge and bought a few meteorite specimens from a reputable dealer. The price was affordable for a bottom-feeder like me. I got a 16.8 gram Canyon Diablo, worn exterior that reveals the shiny iron under the fusion crust. Also a nice slice of the Sikhote-Alin Russian fall, 9.13 grams. Lastly, an unaltered piece of the recent Chelyabinsk fall, the one that was heavily documented by Russian dash-cams at the time, 3.0 oz. I'll bring these to the next L&O. Anybody else on the list collect meteorites? It's humbling to hold something that dates to the formation of the solar system itself, a third of the way back to the big bang. My late dad was interested in geology in his youth (studied under professor Jennings at the U), and once gave me something that he thought was a meteorite. It broke my heart to tell him, years after he gave it to me, that it was just a broken, worn and oxidized steel ball from an industrial mill. These new specimens are my way of not letting his interest die-off, and honoring his interest and mentoring of his son, all those years ago.

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Losmandy Titan listed on Cloudy Nights
by Dale Hooper 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

Hi Everyone, I just wanted to let everyone know that I have my Losmandy Titan listed on Cloudy Nights. If you are interested, here is the link: http://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/98321-losmandy-titan-with-gemi… Clear skies, Dale.

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Starry starry nights
by Joe Bauman 08 Feb '17

08 Feb '17

Hi Friends of Utah astronomy, I'm hoping some of you might be interested in my new blog about stars. Feel free to look around the site and subscribe if you wish, free. Thanks, Joe http://the-nightly-news.com/blog/blog-6-stars

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Wednesday evening board meeting -- of interest to SLAS
by Joe Bauman 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

SLAS will hold its monthly board meeting Wednesday night, Feb. 8, 7 p.m. till 8:30-ish, at the Denny's Restaurant, 250 W. 500 South, Salt Lake City. All are welcome! -- thanks, Joe Bauman

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] It's Liver & Onions time again!
by Chuck Hards 04 Feb '17

04 Feb '17

OK, it looks like Feb. 4th will work for all who replied, so lets go with that. 1:00 PM start will allow us to avoid the bulk of the crowd, although it does tend to lessen the pie selection. See you all at the Left Fork on Saturday! Maybe the Ground Hog will not have seen his shadow thanks to the fog!

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Column
by Joe Bauman 02 Feb '17

02 Feb '17

Hi fellow astronomy-lovers, I am back in my alma mater, the Deseret News, with a monthly astronomy blog. You can read it here: http://tinyurl.com/zlgty9p This is the on-line version, and I'd be grateful if you would visit and, if appropriate, leave a nice comment on line. The print version should be in the paper this weekend. It's a somewhat trimmed version of my latest blog, which you can visit via the link on the column. Please also notice the link for SLAS at the bottom of the article. Thanks, Joe Sent from my iPhone

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Where you came from
by Chuck Hards 30 Jan '17

30 Jan '17

Carl Sagan was right. http://www.sciencealert.com/this-awesome-periodic-table-shows-the-origins-o…

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