April 2004 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

More inexpensive binoculars
by Chuck Hards 06 Apr '04

06 Apr '04

Currently at Sportsman's Guide: JC Optics 11x70mm $49.97 WX2-80792 Barska 10x50mm $19.97 WX2-78167 The 11x70mm is a tad on the low-power side for a 70mm bino, IMO, but some folks like a lower power, so use your own judgement here. The 10x50mm is a perfect "entry-level", mid-size bino, or smaller, second pair if you already have a large bino. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/

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Spam
by Chuck Hards 06 Apr '04

06 Apr '04

I've received several spam messages lately, all ostensibly from list members, yet obviously the account was pirated. You may want to make sure your email address hasn't been co-opted for unethical advertising. C. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/

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Models
by Chuck Hards 05 Apr '04

05 Apr '04

Patrick, you need this in your living room: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3905764571&category=1194 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/

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KTLK and light pollution
by karen vanderhule 05 Apr '04

05 Apr '04

Hey group, I have this gig on the radio tomorrow to discuss the light pollution problem. It is certainly a topic that lends itself more to a visual forum but hopefully enough listeners have already been abused by aggresive lighting and maybe a ground swell of concern and activism will result. It's worth a shot. The program will air on 630 AM at 2:45am and go for 15 minutes. I don't know if it is a call-in format but if it is some of you might want to call in a give voice to the topic. Ron Vanderhule

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No email on weekends
by Chuck Hards 05 Apr '04

05 Apr '04

I have removed the computer from my home, so if anyone needs to get ahold of me on weekends, please use the phone. I will still check email M-Th; the company says I have to keep this machine on my desk. Thanks! C. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/

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Another Binopalooza?
by Chuck Hards 04 Apr '04

04 Apr '04

Some folks have expressed an interest in having another Binopalooza. If we do, when is best? The local "brick and mortar" clubs have just about every "dark" weekend booked for something, so we may have to ask people to make a choice, though I am loathe to do this. Comments? Thanks C. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Finally, a decent night of seeing (not for me)
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 02 Apr '04

02 Apr '04

Jim, I had the advantage of using my setting circles to find my doubles. I first to a visual polar alignment on Polaris, then I dial in the RA circle. This method gets me in the ballpark. On Beta Monocerotis I used my 22 Panoptic (40X) to find it, then I put in the 7mm Nagler once I centered it in the field of view. Some doubles are bright enough to use my Starbeam red dot finder to locate them. Epsilon Canis Majoris is a difficult unequal double requiring good seeing to split it. I read a post on the AstroMart Double Star forum on this star so I wanted to give it a try. The reason why this star is difficult is that the primary star is at 1.5 mag while the secondary star is a faint 7.4 mag. The faint secondary was about at the 4 o'clock position in my refractor. Debbie

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Just what we need
by Michael Carnes 02 Apr '04

02 Apr '04

http://www.darkskyglasses.com

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] The Refractor
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

I think the success of the TeleVue 102 and the Takahashi FS 102 refractors is because they are doublet APOs designed for the visual observer. I've seen people on AstroMart sell the more expensive TeleVue NP-101 in favor of the TeleVue 102 doublet refractor. When it comes to buying refractors, people have highly personal criteria for buying them. I've never looked through an achromatic telescope but I plan on viewing through one sometime this summer. Some people prefer a longer focal length refractor for viewing planets and doubles. I've looked into the D&G line of achromat refractors and I've been to the D&G website and viewed the customer comments on their fine quality refractors. I like to read Sissy Haas reports with her 5" D&G in Sky and Telescope magazine. If I had an observatory, I'd like to own an 8" D&G someday. I think they are a good value for the money but they require a beefy mount. Any refractor over 6 inches gets a bit bulky for me to lug around. Debie

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Clarification: dihydrogen monoxide
by Patrick Wiggins 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

I hate it when I have to explain my puns... But I have now heard from a couple of people off list who did not understand my post earlier this week about the "controversy" about dihydrogen monoxide and though the arguments posted here were real. Dihydrogen monoxide = H2O = Water. Sorry for the confusion. Guess I should have posted it on April Fool's Day. Patrick ;-) http://www.dhmo.org

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