new member - Any glimpses left of Lovejoy from Utah?
Hello all, I'm a new member. I don't know if this is the proper format for asking this question, or if there's a web based searchable interface for list emails. Can anyone tell me if there's a location that's: 1. dark enough 2. high enough to avoid the inversion, and 3. if it's not too late to get good shots of Lovejoy on the eastern morning sky? Thanks in advance. Alan Neves KSL Videographer On Dec 31, 2013, at 11:13 PM, utah-astronomy-request@mailman.xmission.com wrote:
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Message: 1 Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 19:51:55 -0700 From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Venus tonight Message-ID: <CAHmuOYp8NseBsnBbAd3C+L59g4XF1vo-vpJ-iMJr8wMCoby9_A@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Praise from Caesar! Thanks, Tyler.
I was lucky to get it, conditions were terrible. All that saved me was the fact that I was shooting video and had thousands of frames to choose from. Most were throw-aways, and even the best weren't as good as they could have been in clear, steady air.
On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 7:13 PM, Tyler Allred <tyler@allred-astro.com>wrote:
Beautiful image Chuck! Tyler
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Message: 2 Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 21:45:40 -0700 From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Best meteor display of 2014 Message-ID: <CAHmuOYqKJd4GHWMu13UABEjZBzVHw0oaAVNdTJfuoOHfvNWb3A@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
I found a neat tidbit in the 2014 Observers Handbook.
Page 254: "There is a predicted outburst from debris related to comet 209P/LINEAR on 2014 May 24, 7h-8h UT, from a radiant in Camelopardalis. The timing favors North American longitudes, and the moon will be four days before new. The models strongly suggest that the Earth will encounter much material from the comet- it is highly likely this will be the strongest meteor display of 2014 visible in North America."
That last line is printed in bold type in the Handbook.
I'm going to plan on seeing this one. It will be a great opportunity to try my old Russian ZENIT fisheye lens with my new DSLR.
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Message: 3 Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 21:58:12 -0700 From: Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Best meteor display of 2014 Message-ID: <96E6A422-1F17-4D2D-B42D-6DF9E231C795@getbeehive.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Thanks for posting this Chuck. I've added the event to my calendar.
If the proposed star party schedule is approved at next month's meeting there will be a star party in SLC the evening before and one at SPOC the evening after. Chance are I'll head straight from the ATS that's sure to follow the SLC star party to some place dark.
Here, BTW, is the IMO's 2014 calendar. It has a bit more data on the possible shower near the top of the "April to June" section: http://www.imo.net/calendar/2014
patrick
On 31 Dec 2013, at 21:45, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
I found a neat tidbit in the 2014 Observers Handbook.
Page 254: "There is a predicted outburst from debris related to comet 209P/LINEAR on 2014 May 24, 7h-8h UT, from a radiant in Camelopardalis. The timing favors North American longitudes, and the moon will be four days before new. The models strongly suggest that the Earth will encounter much material from the comet- it is highly likely this will be the strongest meteor display of 2014 visible in North America."
That last line is printed in bold type in the Handbook.
I'm going to plan on seeing this one. It will be a great opportunity to try my old Russian ZENIT fisheye lens with my new DSLR.
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Message: 4 Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 22:13:10 -0800 (PST) From: Howard Jackman <sumoetx@yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Best meteor display of 2014 Message-ID: <1388556790.16569.YahooMailNeo@web162804.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
I'll have to try out my Rokinon Fisheye alongside you Chuck! Maybe we should organize a astrophoto party...
On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 10:00 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
Thanks for posting this Chuck.? I've added the event to my calendar.
If the proposed star party schedule is approved at next month's meeting there will be a star party in SLC the evening before and one at SPOC the evening after.? Chance are I'll head straight from the ATS that's sure to follow the SLC star party to some place dark.
Here, BTW, is the IMO's 2014 calendar.? It has a bit more data on the possible shower near the top of the "April to June" section: http://www.imo.net/calendar/2014
patrick
On 31 Dec 2013, at 21:45, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
I found a neat tidbit in the 2014 Observers Handbook.
Page 254: "There is a predicted outburst from debris related to comet 209P/LINEAR on 2014 May 24, 7h-8h UT, from a radiant in Camelopardalis.? The timing favors North American longitudes, and the moon will be four days before new.? The models strongly suggest that the Earth will encounter much material from the comet- it is highly likely this will be the strongest meteor display of 2014 visible in North America."
That last line is printed in bold type in the Handbook.
I'm going to plan on seeing this one.? It will be a great opportunity to try my old Russian ZENIT fisheye lens with my new DSLR.
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Hi Alan, Welcome to the group. Regarding Lovejoy, well, it'll be easier to spot than ISON. :) I wont rule out spotting it but you'll need to be in a good place with the correct equipment. This morning it will not be 10 degrees above the horizon until about 0500. Astronomical dark will end a few minutes after 0600. So that's going to be your window of opportunity. In order to image down that low in the sky you'll need to be up fairly high. I'm thinking the top of Emigration Canyon. The comet will be a bit north of due east at 073 degrees azimuth. As for equipment, being that the comet is pretty dim now you'll probably need a moderate sized telescope and a good CCD camera. Good luck! And if you get any shots please let us here on the list know where we can see them. patrick On 01 Jan 2014, at 20:34, Alan Neves <alan@videoutah.com> wrote:
Hello all, I'm a new member. I don't know if this is the proper format for asking this question, or if there's a web based searchable interface for list emails. Can anyone tell me if there's a location that's: 1. dark enough 2. high enough to avoid the inversion, and 3. if it's not too late to get good shots of Lovejoy on the eastern morning sky?
Thanks in advance.
Alan Neves KSL Videographer
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