News, Tuesday, 27 June 2006 SLAS Meeting Tonight Don't forget the SLAS meeting tonight at the Salt Lake County Government Center at 2001 S. State Street, North Building. Brent A. Sorensen from Southern Utah University will be our guest speaker. http://slas.us/displayevent.asp?EventID=810 +++++ 2006 SLAS New Member Handbook Posted Thanks to some first rate work by SLAS Board Member-At-Large Karla van Hemert the 2006 version of the SLAS New Member Handbook is finished. It's temporarily located at the following URL until it can get posted to the SLAS web site. Kudos to Karla for a job well done! http://utahastro.info/slas/NEWMEM2006.PDF +++++ Attention 2006 SPOC Graduates If you have completed level 2 training on any of the 3 SPOC telescopes this year please check the draft version of the next Nova to see if I have your name listed (and if I spelled it correctly). Please report any errors to paw@wirelessbeehive.com. http://utahastro.info/slas/nova/ja2006/NOVAJA2006.HTML +++++ Bruce Seeks Painter(s) Bruce Grim is wondering if it was a SLAS member who painted over the graffiti in the skate board park next to SPOC. Bruce can be contacted at bgrim@erda.net. +++++ Lunar Swirls Pale swirls on the surface of the Moon have been puzzling researchers for decades. Fresh clues are in the offing as NASA prepares a new round of lunar exploration. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/26jun_lunarswirls.htm?list864576 +++++ Moons of Interest Wrinkled and cracked Enceladus hangs in the distance as the pitted ring moon Janus, at right, rounds the outer edge of the F ring. http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/image-details.cfm?imageID=2179 +++++ Lunar West Side Story - The SMART-1 Movie This video was compiled with a sequence of images taken by ESA's SMART-1 during a full lunar orbit, when the spacecraft was flying over the west 'side' of the Moon. http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMN1GL8IOE_index_0.html +++++ NASA and NSF Computers Simulate Sun's Corona For the first time, researchers have developed a computer simulation that can accurately create a model of the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/jun/HQ_06247_sun_corona.html +++++ Double Vortex at Venus South Pole Unveiled! ESA’s Venus Express data undoubtedly confirm for the first time the presence of a huge 'double-eye' atmospheric vortex at the planet's south pole. http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMYGQEFWOE_index_0.html +++++ Top Court is Tackling Global Warming The Supreme Court plunged on Monday into the acrimonious debate over global warming and whether the government should regulate `greenhouse` gases, especially carbon dioxide from cars. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C3949%2C%2C00.html +++++ NASA's "Weightless Wonder" Host Experiments NASA has selected six proposals to fly experiments aboard NASA's "Weightless Wonder," a C-9 aircraft that flies a series of rollercoaster-like dips and climbs to produce periods of weightlessness. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/jun/HQ_06248_Weightless_Wonder_final.ht... +++++ Hubble, Hubble: Toil and Trouble HST's most versatile camera is down for the count — but hopefully not for good. http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1747_1.asp +++++ Exploration Systems Progress Report NASA engineers are in the midst of a new series of tests that will aid development of the agency's future space transportation systems. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/jun/HQ_06249_ESMD_Status_Report.html +++++ STS Update http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/news/status-20060626.html +++++ ISS Update http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/jun/HQ_SS06030_ISS_status_report.html +++++ ELV Update http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2006/elvstatus-2... +++++ ************************************************** ************************************************** Images and Data From Cassini-Huygens At: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/latest/index.cfm http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press-releases.cfm +++++ Information On The Mars Rovers At: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html +++++ SLAS 2006 Star Party Schedule http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/LOCAL.HTML +++++ SSA / UMNH 2006 Southern Utah Public Star Party Schedule http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/STARPARTIES.HTML +++++ ************************************************** News is being sent to you because of your affiliation with the Salt Lake Astronomical Society or because you are subscribed to the Utah Astronomy Listserve. 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