I hear that the highest density of telescopes in any city in the US is New York. I wonder why? Rodger Fry -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chrismo Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 1:57 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Galileo's Great Decision LOL... all my neighbors worry about the large telescope in my front window :) On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 1:30 PM, D P Pierce <starsbirdsglyphs@gmail.com>wrote:

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On 10/26/11, Debbie <astrodeb@beyondbb.com> wrote:

When I lived in Orem, I used to point my SCT to Mount Timpanogus and spot mountain goats or watch people ascend the trail to the summit. It was kind of cool.

I do that now, at least once a month during summer and fall, from here in the middle of the SL valley. I command a great view of the Wasatch front. I spot deer, elk, goats, and hikers frequently. One of my favorite views is the full moon rising at dusk behind the peaks. Awsome beauty. I've even seen deer or elk on ridgelines silhoutted against the moon as it rose. A couple of years ago, friend and SLASer Bob Grant hiked up to the peak of Mt. Olympus and called me on his cell. I flashed my 100mw green laser toward the peak, and while we were on the phone, he told me that he easily saw it, expressing a superlative as it was visible. Even in broad daylight around mid-day, he said the light was obvious and the brightest thing in the valley. Kind of cool. Reminds me of the time I flashed the Capitol Hill area from Decker Lake with my 20mw laser, and Ann House reported seeing it, some years ago. When I was about 15, in '73, I borrowed an Edmund HeNe lab laser from school, attached it to my 4.25" Newtonian, and aimed it at the parking lot of my dad's office down on south Redwood road. I was watching the parking lot through the telescope from a friend's house on 17th avenue, and when I saw dad flash the headlights of our '68 Olds, I turned on the laser. Mom and dad later told me that it was the brightest light in the valley, as seen from their vantage point. My folks sure put up with a lot of nerdish stuff from their eldest son.

Did that starting at age nine or ten, Joan. Late sixties. You're doing it right! On Oct 26, 2011 8:33 PM, <jcarman6@q.com> wrote:

I've never tried using my telescope to watch the moon rise. I should try it sometime. I just watch the moon rise over the mountains with my unaided eye. You can see the glow of the moon long before it rises above the mountains. The challenge is to predict where exactly, based on the glow, the first bright glint of the moon will appear. I've seen it come up right between two peaks. I swear I can sense the earth turning toward it below my feet.

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On 10/26/11, Debbie <astrodeb@beyondbb.com> wrote:

...

When I lived in Orem, I used to point my SCT to Mount Timpanogus and spot mountain goats or watch people ascend the trail to the summit. It was kind of cool.

I do that now, at least once a month during summer and fall, from here in the middle of the SL valley. I command a great view of the Wasatch front. I spot deer, elk, goats, and hikers frequently. One of my favorite views is the full moon rising at dusk behind the peaks. Awsome beauty. I've even seen deer or elk on ridgelines silhoutted against the moon as it rose.

A couple of years ago, friend and SLASer Bob Grant hiked up to the peak of Mt. Olympus and called me on his cell. I flashed my 100mw green laser toward the peak, and while we were on the phone, he told me that he easily saw it, expressing a superlative as it was visible. Even in broad daylight around mid-day, he said the light was obvious and the brightest thing in the valley. Kind of cool.

Reminds me of the time I flashed the Capitol Hill area from Decker Lake with my 20mw laser, and Ann House reported seeing it, some years ago.

When I was about 15, in '73, I borrowed an Edmund HeNe lab laser from school, attached it to my 4.25" Newtonian, and aimed it at the parking lot of my dad's office down on south Redwood road. I was watching the parking lot through the telescope from a friend's house on 17th avenue, and when I saw dad flash the headlights of our '68 Olds, I turned on the laser. Mom and dad later told me that it was the brightest light in the valley, as seen from their vantage point.

My folks sure put up with a lot of nerdish stuff from their eldest son.

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