Just remember you want to be on the red line, not the blue, and have a very low western horizon. patrick On 03 Feb 2010, at 21:27, David Rankin wrote:

Patrick

Thanks for that. I passes a few miles south of my house lol. I cant wait.

David

Patrick Wiggins wrote:

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For those planning on observing the 2012 annular eclipse that'll be passing through southern Utah, here's an interactive chart from NASA that should help find where to observe from:

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2012May20Agoogle.html patrick

Hopefully the end of the world will happen last.

It just occurred to me that not only will 2012 bring Utah the end of the

world and an annular eclipse but 14 days after the annular we'll have a partial eclipse of the Moon followed two days after that by a transit of Venus.

Pretty good year.

patrick

On 03 Feb 2010, at 22:00, Patrick Wiggins wrote:

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Just remember you want to be on the red line, not the blue, and have a very low western horizon.

patrick

On 03 Feb 2010, at 21:27, David Rankin wrote:

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Patrick

Thanks for that. I passes a few miles south of my house lol. I cant wait.

David

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On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 11:47 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:

The farther west we go, the higher the sun, I assume. It goes near Reno -- I wonder how close it gets to the Burning Man site.

According to Google Earth's ruler tool, the eclipse center line is about 50 miles away from the Burning Man site at the nearest-approach point (in the vicinity of Pyramid Lake). Chris

True, but having gone to BM twice, I thought the playa might be a cool place to see an annular eclipse. -- Joe ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thu, February 4, 2010 3:58:32 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] 2012 annular eclipse Agreed. Looks like the site will get just over 3.5 minutes of annularity with the eclipse at that time being 17 degrees above the horizon. They'll also be able to see 4th contact (we wont from Utah) as it'll still be 5 degrees above the playa at that time. But isn't May the wrong time of year? I think BM is in late summer. patrick p.s. Skydive Burning Man 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbtxH0B5Sfc On 04 Feb 2010, at 03:25, Chris wrote:

On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 11:47 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:

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The farther west we go, the higher the sun, I assume. It goes near Reno -- I wonder how close it gets to the Burning Man site.

According to Google Earth's ruler tool, the eclipse center line is about 50 miles away from the Burning Man site at the nearest-approach point (in the vicinity of Pyramid Lake).

Chris

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When the Moon is further away (as is the case for annular eclipses) it appears smaller in the sky than when it's closer. Since it looks smaller it covers less of the Sun. Or maybe it's just that the end of the world will be happening shortly after the eclipse and the Moon will be trying to get the heck away... :) Regarding that, I did a program for 3rd graders today and one asked if the world really is going to end in 2012 (and it was a serious question from a concerned little person). patrick On 22 Feb 2010, at 21:20, Ann House wrote:

Would someone, who is much more knowledgeable than myself, please explain how we have annular solar eclipses. In other words, why is the size of the moon smaller so it doesn't completely shut out the sun, whereas sometimes the moon is large enough to totally eclipse it.

I can't stay up one more night worrying about this. Thanks.

-A

Thanks, Rodger! -A On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 5:47 AM, Rodger C. Fry <rcfry@comcast.net> wrote:

Ann,

It is due to the eliptical orbit of the moon around the Earth and the Earth around the sun. The distance between the Earth and the Moon varies during its orbit. When eclipse occurs when the moon is nearest to the Earth, a total eclipse will occur. But when the eclipse occurs when the Moon is most distant from the Earth, its relative size in the sky is smaller and it will not quite block out the entire sun, hence an annular eclipse will occur.

Thanks Rodger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann House" <ann@annhouse.org>

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Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] 2012 annular eclipse

Would someone, who is much more knowledgeable than myself, please

...

explain how we have annular solar eclipses. In other words, why is the size of the moon smaller so it doesn't completely shut out the sun, whereas sometimes the moon is large enough to totally eclipse it.

I can't stay up one more night worrying about this. Thanks.

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Don, I signed up on your sheet but just to make sure: I will attend all 4 nights with my 10" LX90 and I do not need camping nor admission. Fletcher Gross

The Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival will be held Wednesday-Saturday nights, July 7-10, 2010. If you wish to participate with your scope please email me at djcolton@piol.com. I need your first and last name, vehicle make, plate number, nights your will be participating, if you need free camping and the telescope you will be bringing.

See http://www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/astrofest.htm

Regards,

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Hey David, How's it going? Haven't heard from you in a while. Any new photos? Best wishes, Joe ________________________________ From: David Rankin <David@rankinstudio.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 6:30:46 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Downgrading, selling 10" F4.7 OTA on KSL This thing is a bit big for us moving around a lot. I am looking to replace it with an 8" F4 astrograph. Up for grabs if anyone is interested. http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=9791983&lpid=&cat=387 Cheers David Rankin _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com

On 18 Feb 2010, at 00:31, Joe Bauman wrote:

Hi All, I hope you'll be interested in a blog about the newly-released photos from WISE, the observatory built in Utah.

http://www.deseretnews.com/blog/47/10008371/Nightly-News-Astronomy-blog-Asto...

Thanks, Joe

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For those planning on observing the 2012 annular eclipse that'll be passing through southern Utah, here's an interactive chart from NASA that should help find where to observe from:

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2012May20Agoogle.html

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