RE: [Utah-astronomy] IAU Draft
Sedna's an interesting case. It ranges far beyond the Kuiper Belt in its 12,000 year orbit. While it doesn't quite extend as far as the conventionally defined inner regions of the Oort Cloud, I've read that some astronomers think the Oort Cloud's dimensions need to be adjusted to account for Sedna. So... If you're from the "OC" and you're just briefly (i.e., for a few centuries) slumming in the Kuiper Belt, I don't think the IAU is going to let you call yourself a planet. Seth -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+sjarvis=slco.org@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+sjarvis=slco.org@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Darin Christensen Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 5:23 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] IAU Draft where would "Sedna" fit in this draft? _______________________________________________ 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.utahastronomy.com
NOW I know what "The OC" means! --- Joe (who's so out of it he almost never watches TV)
So... If you're from the "OC" and you're just briefly (i.e., for a few centuries) slumming in the Kuiper Belt, I don't think the IAU is going to let you call yourself a planet.
Seth
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+sjarvis=slco.org@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+sjarvis=slco.org@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Darin Christensen Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 5:23 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] IAU Draft
where would "Sedna" fit in this draft?
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Joe, you've stumped me. What does TV have to do with the Oort cloud? TV as in televsion? --- Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com> wrote:
NOW I know what "The OC" means! --- Joe (who's so out of it he almost never watches TV)
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There's some dopey show on TV called "The OC" -- just a pun. Sorry. -- jb
Chuck, It's clear either your daughter isn't old enough yet (or the TV viewing is, appropriately, limited in your home) for trashy teen soaps like "The OC" (stands for Orange County, California). Sex, drugs, and rock and roll... --- Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com> wrote:
Joe, you've stumped me. What does TV have to do with the Oort cloud? TV as in televsion?
--- Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com> wrote:
NOW I know what "The OC" means! --- Joe (who's so out of it he almost never watches TV)
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Thanks, Rich, I was about to express surprise that I'd missed a show about the Oort cloud... --- Richard Tenney <retenney@yahoo.com> wrote:
Chuck,
It's clear either your daughter isn't old enough yet (or the TV viewing is, appropriately, limited in your home) for trashy teen soaps like "The OC" (stands for Orange County, California). Sex, drugs, and rock and roll...
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OK, now for another question: Why is it THE O.C.? It's the county that is colored orange? I need someone more hip to interpret for me ... Joe
Joe When I lived in OC, it was great. You could drive among the orange groves and smell the blossoms and fruit. NOW, it's all houses and it is 'Orangeless County' to me. It was a very pretty and fun place to live in the 60's. aloha Rob PS Maui is now becoming the OC
For those of you weary of the Pluto/Planet Ring cycle opera paegent, and not impressed at the Funding Inquision over at NASA, there is a a sky to look at and four night forecast as "mostly clear" comming up. There is a binocular comet near 52 herculis and globular ngc6229 both worth looking at in their own right. Also Clay Sherod (of the volcano on Mars controvery last year) has asked for confirmation on a large dim object near RA 22 28 DEC +36. It might be fun to just look for it. If it proves true you can tell your grandchildren that you confirmed it. Or you can sit indoors and read angry emails, and reply to them. Quote from the wife of an Amateur Astronomer: "Quit whinning about your equiptment and get out there and observe something." DT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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There is a binocular comet near 52 herculis and globular ngc6229 both worth looking at in their own right.
A 8.4 mag 10' arcmin comet currently in Her. Courtesy finder chart for SLC: http://members.csolutions.net/fisherka/astronote/plan/20060815_P177Barnard.j... Crinklaw's page with finder chart: http://www.skyhound.com/sh/comets.html - Canopus56 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
I located the comet without too much trouble last night in my 9x63's, barely visible as an averted-vision smudge in a very light-polluted sky (my back yard in Lindon). Probably an easy target under dark skies. --- Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com> wrote:
--- daniel turner <outwest112@yahoo.com> wrote:
There is a binocular comet near 52 herculis and globular ngc6229 both worth looking at in their own right.
A 8.4 mag 10' arcmin comet currently in Her. Courtesy finder chart for SLC:
http://members.csolutions.net/fisherka/astronote/plan/20060815_P177Barnard.j...
Crinklaw's page with finder chart: http://www.skyhound.com/sh/comets.html
- Canopus56
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Spotted it last night with a C-5 so tried getting a picture tonight with the C-14 & ST-10. Unguided 1 minute exposure. FOV is 18' x 26'. Brightest star in the field (lower right of the comet) is mag 10.4. Smoke and some thin cirrus did not help but it'll give y'all an idea what it looks like. http://utahastro.info/temp/BARNARD.JPG Patrick Richard Tenney wrote:
I located the comet without too much trouble last night in my 9x63's, barely visible as an averted-vision smudge in a very light-polluted sky (my back yard in Lindon). Probably an easy target under dark skies.
--- Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com> wrote:
--- daniel turner <outwest112@yahoo.com> wrote:
There is a binocular comet near 52 herculis and globular ngc6229 both worth looking at in their
own
right.
A 8.4 mag 10' arcmin comet currently in Her. Courtesy finder chart for SLC:
http://members.csolutions.net/fisherka/astronote/plan/20060815_P177Barnard.j...
Crinklaw's page with finder chart: http://www.skyhound.com/sh/comets.html
- Canopus56
Thanks for bringing this one up. It didn't show up in StarryNight and I didn't find it on the S&T website. But I found it quite easily last night from the Gravel Pit. Looked very large and diffuse.
Spotted it last night with a C-5 so tried getting a picture tonight with the C-14 & ST-10. Unguided 1 minute exposure. FOV is 18' x 26'. Brightest star in the field (lower right of the comet) is mag 10.4.
There is a binocular comet near 52 herculis and globular ngc6229 both worth looking at in their
Clay has been a figure in mid-west amateur astronomy for decades. I remember him from frequent S&T observational reports back in the '70's. What's the story behind this "large dim object"? --- daniel turner <outwest112@yahoo.com> wrote:
Also Clay Sherod (of the volcano on Mars controvery last year) has asked for confirmation on a large dim object near RA 22 28 DEC +36. It might be fun to just look for it. If it proves true you can tell your grandchildren that you confirmed it.
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Joe, I was stationed at El Torro Marine Corps Air Station in Orange County California which was surrounded by orange groves which held a slightly different smell too me. It was the smell of Aviation No. 2 fuel. ;) But a beautiful place none-the-less in the late 60's. Quoting Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com>:
OK, now for another question: Why is it THE O.C.? It's the county that is colored orange? I need someone more hip to interpret for me ... Joe
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Yeah, but why is the show called "The O.C." instead of just "O.C."? What am I missing here? -- jb
Joe,
I was stationed at El Torro Marine Corps Air Station in Orange County California which was surrounded by orange groves which held a slightly different smell too me. It was the smell of Aviation No. 2 fuel. ;) But a beautiful place none-the-less in the late 60's.
Quoting Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com>:
OK, now for another question: Why is it THE O.C.? It's the county that is colored orange? I need someone more hip to interpret for me ... Joe
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If someone were to say, "Which county do you reside?" you might reply, "The Orange County of course". Or, maybe folks didn't like to talk about Orange County and so they referred to it as "The O.C.", "The Other County". I don't know. ;) Quoting Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com>:
Yeah, but why is the show called "The O.C." instead of just "O.C."? What am I missing here? -- jb
Joe,
I was stationed at El Torro Marine Corps Air Station in Orange County California which was surrounded by orange groves which held a slightly different smell too me. It was the smell of Aviation No. 2 fuel. ;) But a beautiful place none-the-less in the late 60's.
Quoting Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com>:
OK, now for another question: Why is it THE O.C.? It's the county that is colored orange? I need someone more hip to interpret for me ... Joe
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In an attempt to add some humor to this discussion I submit the following two posts I just saw on the MPML group: +++++ The real reason for the change is to set the stage for the Vulcan astronomer Minshara and his cronies classification system to align with ours. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_planet_classifications +++++ +++++ My Very Excellent Mother Could Just Serve Us Nuts, Pizza Charred'n' Xylophones! +++++ Surely some of the wordsmiths on this list can top that last one. And, as long as I'm at it, the following was just sent to me by a member of this list (who I hope will ID himself and claim credit). It's not astronomy related but I know there are a number of pilots here, and we can all us a chuckle now and then... +++++ Some collected wisdom from aviation history: As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having torn off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives, the rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks "What happened?". The pilot's reply: "I don't know, I just got here myself!" - Attributed to Ray Crandell (Lockheed test pilot ) + Basic Flying Rules: "Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go near the edges of it. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more difficult to fly there." + "If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as possible." - Bob Hoover (renowned aerobatic and test pilot) + "There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime." - Sign over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970 + Advice given to RAF pilots during WWII: "When a prang (crash) seems inevitable, endeavor to strike the softest, cheapest object in the vicinity as slow and gently as possible." + "The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you." - Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot) + "Without ammunition, the USAF would be just another expensive flying club." + "What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up ... the pilot dies." + "Blue water Navy truism: There are more planes in the ocean than submarines in the sky." - From an old carrier sailor + "If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe." + "When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash." + "It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed." - U.S. Air Force Manual + "Aim towards the Enemy." - Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher + "Cluster bombing from B-52s are very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground." - USAF Ammo Troop +++++ And if you really want more: http://b66.info/Anecdotes/thoughts-on-aviation.htm Clear skies tonight! Patrick
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