[Utah-astronomy] Does Clark Planetarium Have Aluminized Mylar

7 Sep 2011

      Does Clark Planetarium have alumized mylar to view the eclipse with? Also, please state again,  the exact date in May, when the eclipse will take place.
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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: Lockheed Constellation (Patrick Wiggins)
   2. Annular Eclipse in May (J E CARMAN)
   3. Re: 2012 Eclipse (Patrick Wiggins)
   4. 2012 Annual - Your opinion, please (Patrick Wiggins)
   5. Re: 2012 Annual - Your opinion, please (Joe Bauman)

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Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 23:54:22 -0600
From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>
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Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Lockheed Constellation
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Actually it was General Galland who signed my logbook, but checking the list of WW2 aces (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_flying_aces) I found he's way down the list.  104 to Colonel Hartmann's 362.

Still I enjoyed meeting and speaking with him.  A bit weird though.  He was visiting the base where I was stationed so there I was on a US Air Force Base in USAF uniform speaking with a Luftwaffe ace who had shot down more than a few USAF (USAAC back then) fliers.

patrick

On 06 Sep 2011, at 19:15, Jay Eads wrote:
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Patrick,
You got Erich Hartmann's autograph before his death in 1993? That is
incredible!
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>wrote:
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True, but it's also true that the top ace of WW2 flew a 109.  I was lucky
enough to get his autograph in my flight log a few years back.
patrick
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Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 23:55:43 -0600
From: J E CARMAN <jcarman6@q.com>
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Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Annular Eclipse in May
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Hopefully many of you will join me in this 

To:     Complaint Department, Mother Nature
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Subject     2012 Annular Eclipse

Get with the program Mother Nature.  If you had thought ahead you would have set the eclipse in July 2012.  That way everyone having to travel
could have watched the eclipse and then caught a play at the Utah Shakespearean Festival.  That would have been proper planniing.

Dear Mother Nature ? please check with your children next time.

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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:08:59 -0600
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Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] 2012 Eclipse
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Interesting to hear about rooms being booked already.  I heard from someone a while back that some folks in Kanarraville don't think it's a big deal.

I have spoken with someone from the Kanarraville city council.  He took it seriously enough that he had the city hire a surveyor to check the horizons from where the centerline will pass through town.  Happily he found the horizon in the direction of the eclipse is low enough to allow observers to see 1st, 2nd and 3rd contacts.

Here's a site which allows you to click on your location and it will provide observing data for the eclipse for that site:
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2012May20Agoogle.html 

patrick

On 06 Sep 2011, at 16:18, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net wrote:
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Hi All,
I booked a hotel room in Cedar City for the eclipse in May. A few are all
booked up, so just as a reminder, now is probably the time to make
reservations.
Erik
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Subject: [Utah-astronomy] 2012 Annual - Your opinion, please
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Hi all,

Yesterday's thread about next year's annular eclipse got me thinking about conversations I've had with a few folks about their plans for the eclipse.  Here are the variations I've heard so far:

1) Ride down to Kanarraville and back the same day on the bus(es) SLAS plans to charter for the event (with stops for lunch and dinner).

2) Attend the Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival and stay there to view the eclipse.

3) Attend the Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival and then leave there and drive to Kanarraville for the eclipse.

4) Drive their own vehicle from home to the eclipse and then either stay the night in the area or drive back home right after the eclipse.

5) Stay home and watch it on TV.

Ok, I made that last one up.  :)

Which choices do folks here plan to pursue?  No need to state a reason (though you are welcome to).  Right now I'm just looking for numbers to take to next week's SLAS board meeting.

Clear skies,

patrick

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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:27:39 -0700 (PDT)
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I vote for #1, Patrick. (Didn't SLAS already decide to do this one?) Best wishes, Joe

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Subject: [Utah-astronomy] 2012 Annual - Your opinion, please

Hi all,

Yesterday's thread about next year's annular eclipse got me thinking about conversations I've had with a few folks about their plans for the eclipse.? Here are the variations I've heard so far: