Seth, As I offered last week, I will be at Dimple Dell RC with my Sunspotter scope. Its a 50mm refractor with a piece of Baader filter permanently mounted in front of the objective. I will have it on a camera tripod set fairly low because I'm in a wheelchair so it will be at a good level for kids. Deloy Pierce
Thanks! Set -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of D P Pierce Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:29 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] transit viewing volunteers Seth, As I offered last week, I will be at Dimple Dell RC with my Sunspotter scope. Its a 50mm refractor with a piece of Baader filter permanently mounted in front of the objective. I will have it on a camera tripod set fairly low because I'm in a wheelchair so it will be at a good level for kids. Deloy Pierce _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
I'm trying to get a head/scope count so we can accurately and comprehensively promote public viewing opportunities for the June 5th Transit of Venus: If you are going to take a telescope to a location that has free public viewing of the transit, will please you let me know about it? NHMU? U of U? WSU? Brickyard Harmons? Gateway Fountains? Dimple Dell Rec Center? Others? Please let me know - we're trying to make sure our press announcements about this are accurate and encourage large numbers of people to attend. Thanks! Seth Jarvis Clark Planetarium sjarvis@slco.org
I will 2, possibly 3 of my own a NHMU On Tuesday, May 29, 2012, Seth Jarvis wrote:
I'm trying to get a head/scope count so we can accurately and comprehensively promote public viewing opportunities for the June 5th Transit of Venus:
If you are going to take a telescope to a location that has free public viewing of the transit, will please you let me know about it?
NHMU? U of U? WSU? Brickyard Harmons? Gateway Fountains? Dimple Dell Rec Center?
Others?
Please let me know - we're trying to make sure our press announcements about this are accurate and encourage large numbers of people to attend.
Thanks!
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Seth, Many of the OAS members will be out to Antelope Island for the event. As usual, the public will need to pay to get on the Island. The plan is to set up at the visitor's center. We will be there from about 3pm until a little after sunset. If there is interest, we will show the guests that are there the 3 planets before we pack up. I am also aware of WSU doing a session and Northridge High is also setting up to show people the transit. Thanks, David Dunn -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Seth Jarvis Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1:55 PM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] transit viewing volunteers I'm trying to get a head/scope count so we can accurately and comprehensively promote public viewing opportunities for the June 5th Transit of Venus: If you are going to take a telescope to a location that has free public viewing of the transit, will please you let me know about it? NHMU? U of U? WSU? Brickyard Harmons? Gateway Fountains? Dimple Dell Rec Center? Others? Please let me know - we're trying to make sure our press announcements about this are accurate and encourage large numbers of people to attend. Thanks! Seth Jarvis Clark Planetarium sjarvis@slco.org _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Seth: At the Natural History museum, there will be a minimum of 10 sun safe telescopes set up on the deck where the public may observe the transit for free during the event. In addition to the free observing I currently have a total of 17 people bringing a minimum of one telescope each to the Natural History Museum of Utah. The museum is holding a “festival” type event in partnership with The Salt Lake Astronomical Society and the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Utah that will officially start at 3:00 PM and admission to the museum will be required for the festival which includes presentations, “hands on exhibits” and Telescope giveaways, live radio coverage, interviews and more. See http://nhmu.utah.edu/tov-2012 for more information. Steve
From: SJarvis@slco.org To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 19:55:15 +0000 Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] transit viewing volunteers
I'm trying to get a head/scope count so we can accurately and comprehensively promote public viewing opportunities for the June 5th Transit of Venus:
If you are going to take a telescope to a location that has free public viewing of the transit, will please you let me know about it?
NHMU? U of U? WSU? Brickyard Harmons? Gateway Fountains? Dimple Dell Rec Center?
Others?
Please let me know - we're trying to make sure our press announcements about this are accurate and encourage large numbers of people to attend.
Thanks!
Seth Jarvis Clark Planetarium sjarvis@slco.org
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Steve, will power be available at NHMU? If not, will we be able to park our car immediately next to our telescopes? I think I can snag Tuesday afternoon off but haven't yet decided on my observing location if I do. Also, the long-range weather forecast for next week isn't looking good. The next storm system blows in Sunday or Monday. Grumble... On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Steve Fisher <iotacass1@hotmail.com> wrote:
At the Natural History museum, there will be a minimum of 10 sun safe telescopes set up on the deck where the public may observe the transit for free during the event.
Chuck: We would love to have you. Power is available all over the deck where we will be observing. It may force you to pick the most desirable spot on the deck or the worst but power is available. In this case we will not be able to work out of the back of our trucks and cars. There is a large passenger loading zone in front of the museum. We will be unloading there and then I have a minimum of four four wheeled carts (4 different kinds) to move equipment up a zig-zag ramp to the deck in front of the museum. It is not a long way but it is further than any of us want to make four or five trips carrying equipment. I have to tell you that I have never and I mean NEVER put much stock in seven day forecasts but last night Sterling said there was a storm coming in. The National Weather Service and Accu Weather still are predicting partly cloudy. I'll have a better guess next Tuesday morning. Keep me posted if you will, as of right now I have you on the list and hope you can make it. You are welcome to set up any time after noon on Tuesday. I have a couple of people who work all day and will not be getting there till 6:00 PM or later. More soon,Steve
Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 06:48:52 -0600 From: chuck.hards@gmail.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] transit viewing volunteers
Steve, will power be available at NHMU? If not, will we be able to park our car immediately next to our telescopes?
I think I can snag Tuesday afternoon off but haven't yet decided on my observing location if I do.
Also, the long-range weather forecast for next week isn't looking good. The next storm system blows in Sunday or Monday. Grumble...
On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Steve Fisher <iotacass1@hotmail.com> wrote:
At the Natural History museum, there will be a minimum of 10 sun safe telescopes set up on the deck where the public may observe the transit for free during the event.
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Thanks Steve. There is an unwritten rule in the universe that states that any rare astronomical event visible from Salt Lake will bring in bad weather. I've seen it happen too many times to not believe it. The only exception, and even then you only get a 50/50 chance of good weather, is a lunar eclipse. Why? Because it happens during FULL MOON. LOL! If I set up at the museum, my wife will likely tag along. I plan on using the PST on a small equatorial mount but won't be using the drive corrector. I've found a small GEM is much easier to setup and use with the PST than a small GoTo. I MAY bring a small white-light refractor as well and if so I'll stick that on the Tele Track. But the PST for sure and my 70mm binos with Baader filters. Don't tell Nate. ;-) I'm hoping that the transit track takes Venus in front of a prominence. That would be extraordinarily lucky- and pretty cool to actually see Venus before first contact. On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Steve Fisher <iotacass1@hotmail.com> wrote:
Chuck: We would love to have you. Power is available all over the deck where we will be observing. It may force you to pick the most desirable spot on the deck or the worst but power is available. In this case we will not be able to work out of the back of our trucks and cars. There is a large passenger loading zone in front of the museum. We will be unloading there and then I have a minimum of four four wheeled carts (4 different kinds) to move equipment up a zig-zag ramp to the deck in front of the museum. It is not a long way but it is further than any of us want to make four or five trips carrying equipment. I have to tell you that I have never and I mean NEVER put much stock in seven day forecasts but last night Sterling said there was a storm coming in. The National Weather Service and Accu Weather still are predicting partly cloudy. I'll have a better guess next Tuesday morning. Keep me posted if you will, as of right now I have you on the list and hope you can make it. You are welcome to set up any time after noon on Tuesday. I have a couple of people who work all day and will not be getting there till 6:00 PM or later. More soon,Steve
Wow! I had not even thought of the possibility of Venus passing in front of a prom. That would be awesome! By the way, your wife is more than welcome. The same goes for other family members if you would like to bring them. If your wife would like to see the museum, just ask and I will supply her with a free admission ticket the day of the event. Thanks,Steve
Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 09:43:24 -0600 From: chuck.hards@gmail.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] transit viewing volunteers
Thanks Steve.
There is an unwritten rule in the universe that states that any rare astronomical event visible from Salt Lake will bring in bad weather. I've seen it happen too many times to not believe it.
The only exception, and even then you only get a 50/50 chance of good weather, is a lunar eclipse. Why? Because it happens during FULL MOON. LOL!
If I set up at the museum, my wife will likely tag along.
I plan on using the PST on a small equatorial mount but won't be using the drive corrector. I've found a small GEM is much easier to setup and use with the PST than a small GoTo. I MAY bring a small white-light refractor as well and if so I'll stick that on the Tele Track. But the PST for sure and my 70mm binos with Baader filters. Don't tell Nate. ;-)
I'm hoping that the transit track takes Venus in front of a prominence. That would be extraordinarily lucky- and pretty cool to actually see Venus before first contact.
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Steve Fisher <iotacass1@hotmail.com> wrote:
Chuck: We would love to have you. Power is available all over the deck where we will be observing. It may force you to pick the most desirable spot on the deck or the worst but power is available. In this case we will not be able to work out of the back of our trucks and cars. There is a large passenger loading zone in front of the museum. We will be unloading there and then I have a minimum of four four wheeled carts (4 different kinds) to move equipment up a zig-zag ramp to the deck in front of the museum. It is not a long way but it is further than any of us want to make four or five trips carrying equipment. I have to tell you that I have never and I mean NEVER put much stock in seven day forecasts but last night Sterling said there was a storm coming in. The National Weather Service and Accu Weather still are predicting partly cloudy. I'll have a better guess next Tuesday morning. Keep me posted if you will, as of right now I have you on the list and hope you can make it. You are welcome to set up any time after noon on Tuesday. I have a couple of people who work all day and will not be getting there till 6:00 PM or later. More soon,Steve
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Another thing to watch for is if Venus passes close to a sun spot. You'll notice that sunspots aren't as dark as we think they are. It's mostly a contrast effect next to the bright solar disk. Venus will be utterly black and provide a good comparison. On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Steve Fisher <iotacass1@hotmail.com> wrote:
Wow! I had not even thought of the possibility of Venus passing in front of a prom. That would be awesome!
On 30 May 2012, at 09:43, Chuck Hards wrote:
There is an unwritten rule in the universe that states that any rare astronomical event visible from Salt Lake will bring in bad weather. I've seen it happen too many times to not believe it.
The one saving grace to the transit is unlike the recent eclipse when the best part only lasted 4 minutes, with the transit the good stuff will last nearly 5 hours. So baring a monsoon we should at least be able to get a few peeks through holes in the clouds. But I'm still holding out for clear skies. patrick
I thought Patrick was in charge of the weather.
On 30 May 2012, at 09:43, Chuck Hards wrote:
There is an unwritten rule in the universe that states that any rare astronomical event visible from Salt Lake will bring in bad weather. I've seen it happen too many times to not believe it.
The one saving grace to the transit is unlike the recent eclipse when the best part only lasted 4 minutes, with the transit the good stuff will last nearly 5 hours. So baring a monsoon we should at least be able to get a few peeks through holes in the clouds.
But I'm still holding out for clear skies.
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I'd beg to differ. I consider ingress and egress the best parts of a transit (and having only seen Mercury transits, myself). 1st through 4th contact. The slow march of the planet across the sun is kinda boring, unless it gets close to, or obscures a sunspot. This will be my first transit with a PST, so I'm really hoping to see Venus pass in front of a prominence before 1st contact. Unfortunately the sun will have set before we see 3rd and 4th contact. I'm obviously hoping for clear skies, but not especially hopeful. On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:12 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>wrote:
On 30 May 2012, at 09:43, Chuck Hards wrote:
There is an unwritten rule in the universe that states that any rare astronomical event visible from Salt Lake will bring in bad weather. I've seen it happen too many times to not believe it.
The one saving grace to the transit is unlike the recent eclipse when the best part only lasted 4 minutes, with the transit the good stuff will last nearly 5 hours.
I tend to look at this way. Astronomical events and Utah are much like oil and water, they don't play well with one another. ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] transit viewing volunteers On 30 May 2012, at 09:43, Chuck Hards wrote:
There is an unwritten rule in the universe that states that any rare astronomical event visible from Salt Lake will bring in bad weather. I've seen it happen too many times to not believe it.
The one saving grace to the transit is unlike the recent eclipse when the best part only lasted 4 minutes, with the transit the good stuff will last nearly 5 hours. So baring a monsoon we should at least be able to get a few peeks through holes in the clouds. But I'm still holding out for clear skies. patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
So, not wanting to jinx it or anything, but let's say we have a worst-case-scenario come to pass and there's no hope for clear sky. Who's ready/willing/able to take a road trip, and how far are you willing to go? On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:52 PM, william baker <baker464b@yahoo.com> wrote:
I tend to look at this way. Astronomical events and Utah are much like oil and water, they don't play well with one another.
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In the event of a rain out or total cloud out the event at the museum will still go on. We would still of course happily excuse all those who want to make a “road trip” to see the event but many of us are committed to the event even if the worst comes to pass. The event at the Museum is displays, presentations, drawings and much more but I personally hope we don’t end up watching the event on a monitor or Projector screen.
Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 15:02:28 -0600 From: djchrismo@gmail.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] transit viewing volunteers
So, not wanting to jinx it or anything, but let's say we have a worst-case-scenario come to pass and there's no hope for clear sky. Who's ready/willing/able to take a road trip, and how far are you willing to go?
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:52 PM, william baker <baker464b@yahoo.com> wrote:
I tend to look at this way. Astronomical events and Utah are much like oil and water, they don't play well with one another.
Chrismo I fix things, all kinds of things...
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I'm planning on setting up my 6" Newtonian, and 15x70 binoculars (on a parallelogram mount), both fitted with solar filters (thanks to Chuck!) at the Novell Campus in Provo if any down this way are interested in joining me. /R
Richard, that's great! I assume it's ok with you if we include it in our list of public viewing locations for Tuesday? Seth Jarvis Clark Planetarium Sent from my iPhone On May 30, 2012, at 5:45 PM, "Richard Tenney" <retenney@yahoo.com> wrote:
I'm planning on setting up my 6" Newtonian, and 15x70 binoculars (on a parallelogram mount), both fitted with solar filters (thanks to Chuck!) at the Novell Campus in Provo if any down this way are interested in joining me.
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Seth, yes -- please do. I'm planning to be there between 4 and 6 p.m., then go home and show the neighbors. First contact is at 4:09 p.m., and goes until sunset, correct? /R --- On Thu, 5/31/12, Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org> wrote:
From: Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] transit viewing volunteers - Utah County To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Thursday, May 31, 2012, 12:20 PM Richard, that's great! I assume it's ok with you if we include it in our list of public viewing locations for Tuesday?
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I'm planning on setting up my 6" Newtonian, and 15x70 binoculars (on a parallelogram mount), both fitted with solar filters (thanks to Chuck!) at the Novell Campus in Provo if any down this way are interested in joining me.
/R
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Rich - yes, first contact at ~4:05 and the transit will be about 2/3 complete at sunset. 8:55pm. You being there from 4-6 is definitely worth advertising. Is this UVAA, or just you personally? Seth Sent from my iPhone On May 31, 2012, at 1:15 PM, "Richard Tenney" <retenney@yahoo.com> wrote:
Seth, yes -- please do. I'm planning to be there between 4 and 6 p.m., then go home and show the neighbors. First contact is at 4:09 p.m., and goes until sunset, correct?
/R
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From: Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] transit viewing volunteers - Utah County To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Thursday, May 31, 2012, 12:20 PM Richard, that's great! I assume it's ok with you if we include it in our list of public viewing locations for Tuesday?
Seth Jarvis Clark Planetarium
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On May 30, 2012, at 5:45 PM, "Richard Tenney" <retenney@yahoo.com> wrote:
I'm planning on setting up my 6" Newtonian, and 15x70 binoculars (on a parallelogram mount), both fitted with solar filters (thanks to Chuck!) at the Novell Campus in Provo if any down this way are interested in joining me.
/R
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So, UVAA is pretty much me! :) Right now we're pretty much an e-mail list of interested parties. I put the word out but so far nobody has signed up to join me. /R --- On Thu, 5/31/12, Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org> wrote:
From: Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] transit viewing volunteers - Utah County To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Thursday, May 31, 2012, 1:42 PM Rich - yes, first contact at ~4:05 and the transit will be about 2/3 complete at sunset. 8:55pm. You being there from 4-6 is definitely worth advertising.
Is this UVAA, or just you personally?
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Seth, yes -- please do. I'm planning to be there between 4 and 6 p.m., then go home and show the neighbors. First contact is at 4:09 p.m., and goes until sunset, correct?
/R
--- On Thu, 5/31/12, Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org> wrote:
From: Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] transit viewing volunteers - Utah County To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Thursday, May 31, 2012, 12:20 PM Richard, that's great! I assume it's ok with you if we include it in our list of public viewing locations for Tuesday?
Seth Jarvis Clark Planetarium
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/R
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Good question, Chris. If the skies are clear elsewhere in Utah I might head out. Beyond this state, I don't know, unless it's nearby like southern Wyoming or western Nevada. -- Joe ________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 3:02 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] transit viewing volunteers So, not wanting to jinx it or anything, but let's say we have a worst-case-scenario come to pass and there's no hope for clear sky. Who's ready/willing/able to take a road trip, and how far are you willing to go? On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:52 PM, william baker <baker464b@yahoo.com> wrote:
I tend to look at this way. Astronomical events and Utah are much like oil and water, they don't play well with one another.
Chrismo I fix things, all kinds of things...
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A few days ago they said today was going to stormy.
Steve, will power be available at NHMU? If not, will we be able to park
our car immediately next to our telescopes?
I think I can snag Tuesday afternoon off but haven't yet decided on my observing location if I do.
Also, the long-range weather forecast for next week isn't looking good. The next storm system blows in Sunday or Monday. Grumble...
On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Steve Fisher <iotacass1@hotmail.com> wrote:
At the Natural History museum, there will be a minimum of 10 sun safe telescopes set up on the deck where the public may observe the transit for free during the event.
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It's the celestial event that determines the storm, not the weather prognosticators. Nothing going on today, with a waxing moon, so of course it's nice weather. On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:18 AM, <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
A few days ago they said today was going to stormy.
On 29 May 2012, at 14:47, Steve Fisher wrote:
At the Natural History museum, there will be a minimum of 10 sun safe telescopes set up on the deck where the public may observe the transit for free during the event.
In addition to the free observing I currently have a total of 17 people bringing a minimum of one telescope each to the Natural History Museum of Utah. The museum is holding a “festival” type event in partnership with The Salt Lake Astronomical Society and the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Utah that will officially start at 3:00 PM and admission to the museum will be required for the festival which includes presentations, “hands on exhibits” and Telescope giveaways, live radio coverage, interviews and more.
Just to clarify (for those who did not see the discussion here last week) while the public will need to pay to get into the main part of the museum most of the telescopes and many of the presentations and demonstrations will be in the free area. And as I think Steve mentioned earlier today, if you sign up with him to volunteer at the event (whether a SLAS member or not or if you bring a telescope or not) you and your family will be admitted to the museum free. Also, NASA has sent me another couple hundred Sun viewing glasses which (with the kind permission of the museum) I'll be giving away at the event. patrick
Seth, I'm planning to photograph the transit from the NHMU. My friends Aaron and Tanja London probably will too. But I don't think people will see much from me other than a guy trying to take pictures of the transit. My wife Cory will be there too. Best wishes, Joe ________________________________ From: Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org> To: 'Utah Astronomy' <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] transit viewing volunteers I'm trying to get a head/scope count so we can accurately and comprehensively promote public viewing opportunities for the June 5th Transit of Venus: If you are going to take a telescope to a location that has free public viewing of the transit, will please you let me know about it? NHMU? U of U? WSU? Brickyard Harmons? Gateway Fountains? Dimple Dell Rec Center? Others? Please let me know - we're trying to make sure our press announcements about this are accurate and encourage large numbers of people to attend. Thanks! Seth Jarvis Clark Planetarium sjarvis@slco.org _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
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Chrismo -
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D P Pierce -
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Joe Bauman -
Patrick Wiggins -
Richard Tenney -
Seth Jarvis -
Steve Fisher -
william baker