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Friday Night at the Pit 'n Pole
by David Trevino 12 Mar '05

12 Mar '05

Last night my son and I went to the Pit 'n Pole to do some observing. There as a small group of scouts camping so we parked on the other side of the pit using the van to block the light from their campsite. While we only stay a little over 2 hours (we started to get cold and tired) we were able to find many objects. Once we got the scope assembled and collimated, we took at peek at Orion's nebula, which of course is always a treat. The pleaides were great in the small scope, and I started hunting for the Crab Nebula, which I finally found. I found the 3 open clusters in Auriga, and I almost forgot, we enjoyed the view of the 1 -1/2 day old moon, mostly lit by earthshine. We found Andromeda, but it certainly was not at the best position. Then I split some doubles, like Castor and Rigel (My son liked Castor because of the difference in color) Saturn was a treat, given it's high position, and then we found for the first time some galaxies in Leo and Ursa Major. Jupiter was starting to come up, and we took a peak despite its low altitude in the horizon. However the air was pretty steady, and we saw about 3 or 4 of the cloud bands before we starting packing things up. Looking forward to the warmer climate, when we can observer for longer periods. Clear Skies. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [UVAA] Tonight is a go
by daniel turner 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

the weather out there is winds gusting to 20 mph. you know springtime weather. But it's forcast to die down at six pm. Bring a pair of Binoculars (call it plan B). in case the wind is still up. I'm loading gear right now. DT Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Just got confirmation from Tyler Allred that I will have company tonight, so we're planning on being at the Pit-n-pole tonight if anyone cares to join us. I'm thinking I'll be out there till about 11pm or so, perhaps a tad later. He will be imaging again so latecomers watch your lights! Rich __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ _______________________________________________ UVAA mailing list UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!

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Tonight is a go
by Richard Tenney 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

Just got confirmation from Tyler Allred that I will have company tonight, so we're planning on being at the Pit-n-pole tonight if anyone cares to join us. I'm thinking I'll be out there till about 11pm or so, perhaps a tad later. He will be imaging again so latecomers watch your lights! Rich __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/

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Re: [UVAA] Anyone up for tonight in Rush Valley?
by David Trevino 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

I got things to do tonight, but my brother and I are thinking on going out tomorrow night. The stars were great last night, I took my 80mm scope out last night in the backyard and had a good time. --- Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > There's a lot of wisdom in the expression (among > horse > owners anyway) "make hay while the sun shines". I'm > looking at the blue sky and how nice the stars > looked > last night and feel like I should take advantage of > this unusual (for Utah) spring weather and new moon > opportunity, and not wait to see what happens on the > weekend. > > If I can get someone to join me (hate to be out in > the > boonies by myself) I'd like to drag the scope out > tonight to the Pit-n-pole. Any takers? > > Rich > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage > less. > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > > _______________________________________________ > UVAA mailing list > UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Re: [UVAA] Anyone up for tonight in Rush Valley?
by David Trevino 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

I forgot to add that the forecast look as good as it gets around here: http://cleardarksky.com/c/SpnsFkUTkey.html?1 --- David Trevino <dotrevino(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > I got things to do tonight, but my brother and I are > thinking on going out tomorrow night. > > The stars were great last night, I took my 80mm > scope > out last night in the backyard and had a good time. > > --- Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > There's a lot of wisdom in the expression (among > > horse > > owners anyway) "make hay while the sun shines". > I'm > > looking at the blue sky and how nice the stars > > looked > > last night and feel like I should take advantage > of > > this unusual (for Utah) spring weather and new > moon > > opportunity, and not wait to see what happens on > the > > weekend. > > > > If I can get someone to join me (hate to be out in > > the > > boonies by myself) I'd like to drag the scope out > > tonight to the Pit-n-pole. Any takers? > > > > Rich > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage > > less. > > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > UVAA mailing list > > UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com > > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Make Yahoo! your home page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > _______________________________________________ > UVAA mailing list > UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Anyone up for tonight in Rush Valley?
by Richard Tenney 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

There's a lot of wisdom in the expression (among horse owners anyway) "make hay while the sun shines". I'm looking at the blue sky and how nice the stars looked last night and feel like I should take advantage of this unusual (for Utah) spring weather and new moon opportunity, and not wait to see what happens on the weekend. If I can get someone to join me (hate to be out in the boonies by myself) I'd like to drag the scope out tonight to the Pit-n-pole. Any takers? Rich __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250

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OT: Frontiers of Science Lecture tonight, U of U, 7:30
by Richard Tenney 09 Mar '05

09 Mar '05

Off topic, but may be of interest to some, Norman R. Pace, professor of Biology, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, will be speaking on "New Frontiers in Microbial Biodiversity" in the Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Building Auditorium at 7:30 pm tonight (March 9). Lecture is free and open to the public (I'll be there with my dad). -Rich __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/

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Fwd: 15x70mm binos
by Richard Tenney 09 Mar '05

09 Mar '05

--- Chuck Hards <chuckhards(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > I noticed over the weekend that Big 5 had the Barska > 15x70mm binos on-sale for $59.99 + tax again. Not > sure if the sale is still in-effect but a phone call > should clear it up. Thought you might want to pass > this on to the listers. > These are the ones that are identical to the > Oberwerk/Bear/Galileo/Celestron units, differing > only > in cosmetic details and branding, for substantially > less money. > > C. __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/

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Re: [UVAA] Zodiacal light
by Bobbie Kroeber 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

I am on your email list (obviously) but did not hear anything about a Messier Marathon. Will there be another one soon? Will you let me know when there is? Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> wrote:I failed to mention earlier that all of us at Rush Valley Saturday night were treated to a very, very bright showing of the zodiacal light, so much so that it was a nuisance to those trying to start their Messier Marathon. I don't remember ever seeing it so distinctly before. Did those at SPOC see it as well? What are the necessary conditions that make it visible? Rich __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ _______________________________________________ UVAA mailing list UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa --------------------------------- Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web

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Zodiacal light
by Richard Tenney 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

I failed to mention earlier that all of us at Rush Valley Saturday night were treated to a very, very bright showing of the zodiacal light, so much so that it was a nuisance to those trying to start their Messier Marathon. I don't remember ever seeing it so distinctly before. Did those at SPOC see it as well? What are the necessary conditions that make it visible? Rich __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/

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