I would also like to add my thanks to Patrick and Ken for getting the new gallery up and running. Because it was so similar to the previous one, I had very little trouble remembering how to get the pictures posted. Can't wait to see the others get their galleries on line again. As for working in such cold conditions, those photos remind me of one of the evenings I spent at the Bryce Canyon Astronomy festival when the cold was depositing ice crystals on my telescope. My feet were numb by the time the visitors had left the parking area. That particular night made the next evening, when the temperatures ONLY plummeted to the low 40s, seem like a warm evening. --- On Tue, 1/20/09, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote: From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Gallery update / EGP / Cooold To: "utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 4:19 AM Gallery Lots of folks are already on the gallery with many nice images. Have a look: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php There is one small change in the registration procedure in that one no longer needs to email me directly when registering. --- EGP (Experimental Geodetic Payload) Here's a video of a fun satellite to watch. Launched in the 1980's the satellite which is basically a 2 meter diameter disco ball, flashes its way across the sky. It's gotten pretty hard to see with naked eye but is easy with even 7x35 binoculars. --- Cold! Think it was a bit frosty yesterday morning? As I was closing up my observatory I got these pictures: Scope: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/ICE01.JPG Walls: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/ICE02.JPG How in the world folks like Joe and Tyler can stand to stay outside in such weather is beyond me. I salute you guys. For me, I prefer working from inside and letting the equipment grow the icicles (and not my nose). patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com