Hummm .... The Mulder Minimum? (honoring my favorite sci-fi TV show). -- jb --- On Sat, 6/6/09, Rodger C. Fry <rcfry@comcast.net> wrote: From: Rodger C. Fry <rcfry@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Venus and Mar, Jupiter and Neptune To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Saturday, June 6, 2009, 6:48 PM Joe,  We probably can find many things to blame this wet cycle on; the new administration, North Korean nuclear testing, fires in California seeding the clouds with soot, someone buying a new telescope and anxiously awaiting to use it to name a few. My self, I like to think it is our very inactive local star that has decided to take a long break.  We have all talked about the Mauder and Dalton minimum but no one has decided to coin a phrase for this one. I think as a group we should get together and push for the naming of this minimum.  Any suggestions? Chuck Hards, I suspect that you might have a good one to add on this one.  How about it! Rodger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Bauman" <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 11:23 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Venus and Mar, Jupiter and Neptune Can this miserable long wet spell be ending? I was just telling a friend in New Hampshire that we need a drought dance! Let's hope for the best. -- jb --- On Sat, 6/6/09, JayLEads <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote: From: JayLEads <jayleads@gmail.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Venus and Mar, Jupiter and Neptune To: "Utah-Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Saturday, June 6, 2009, 5:16 AM I woke up quite early today, finally feeling like I have overcome the effects of a flu I've had for 2 weeks now. Outside of the window I noticed a bright star shinning and a smaller reddish one next to it. I then pulled the laptop out and sure enough Venus and Mars were rising over the eastern mountains. Pulled out a scope in the driveway and cooled down and by 4:30a.m. had a wonderful view of both Venus and Mars. Jupiter is to the south-east at this time and Neptune is above Jupiter. Also I noticed that Uranus is between Mars-Venus and Jupiter and Neptune. With all the cloud cover lately I've noticed the hours before sunrise seems to be the best time to observe over late evening and early morning. Great time to see some planets if one hasn't spent some time with them. Clear Skies (and hoping that the summer high pressure takes a little more control of the atmosphere soon) Jay _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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