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Observing Report from the Gravel Pit
by Richard Tenney 08 Aug '04

08 Aug '04

Last night (Saturday) about a dozen or so telescopes showed up at the Gravel Pit just East of Park City. In spite of some frustratingly increasing skyglow to the West (thanks in part to all the stupid lighting practices in Utah and SLC counties) the sky was clear and we were treated to some good seeing. I knocked off another 14 Herschel-400 objects in Saggitarius, Scutum, Ophiuchus, Hydra, Libra and Serpens (I know, I was working in the soupy part of the sky for the most part). I only have 6 more Summer/Fall objects unfortunately, and I'm only a little more than halfway (205 at last count), because that means the rest are Winter and Spring objects, and you know how many clear nights we have at that time of the year. Most of the objects I observed were small globular clusters. Notable was NGC 6553, a rectangular cluster in Sagittarius of uniform brightness set in a beautiful background star field at 115x (22 Nagler). Another was NGC 6712, a GC in Scutum, a cluster with some resolvable stars with others that dim to "nebulosity" (in a 16-inch scope anyway) also set in a very rich, lovely star field. The challenges for me last night were NGC 6629, a fairly bright yet small Planetary that took more magnification to really see that it wasn't just some out of focus star (also in Sagittarius). The other was a rather large galaxy in Serpens, NGC 6118. I know, wrong time of year to observe this object, as it is very low surface brightness and needs the contrast of darker skies when it's higher in the sky. I very nearly missed it. Other highlights of the evening came from veteran observer Lowell Lyon and his 20-inch f/5 Obsession. He treated us to some marvelous views of the Crescent Nebula, the Veil (stunning in his 40mm Pentax with the O-III filter), and even the rather obscure and faint ghostly-bubble "Jones-1" Planetary Nebula. I was also treated in other telescopes to the 2 bright comets that are up in the evening (can't remember the names) in Ursa Major and Bootes. Thanks to those who showed for the good time and the great company. -Rich __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Is this right? (OT)
by diveboss＠xmission.com 07 Aug '04

07 Aug '04

>I'm sitting here fighting with the one non-Mac machine I own (not sure who is >winning at the moment) and listening to BBC. That's your problem Patrick! :)

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More bino deals
by Chuck Hards 07 Aug '04

07 Aug '04

2 more binos from Sportsman's Guide. If you are on a budget, note the price on the JC Optics 11x70mm. E432E-83281 - Celestron 15 x 70 mm Skymaster Binoculars Compare at $160.00 Sale $89.97 http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=149796 E432E-80792 - JC Optics 11 x 70 mm Binoculars Compare at $100.00 Sale $29.97 http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=149797 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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Gravel Pit tomorrow (Friday)?
by Michael Carnes 06 Aug '04

06 Aug '04

Are there still a few people going up to the gravel pit tomorrow? I can't get away on Saturday, but tomorrow looks good. Michael

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Another light-pollution scheme
by Michael Carnes 05 Aug '04

05 Aug '04

I just read about this harebrained scheme on the BBC web site. In short, a group of people is organizing a project where everyone turns on their lights in a relay around the world. They claim this is a celebration of physics and they also claim that it isn't light pollution. Here's a link to their website. I have already written to tell them what I think of their idea. These folks need a good dope slap. http://www.wyp2005.at/glob1-light.htm

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Low-power eyepiece
by Chuck Hards 05 Aug '04

05 Aug '04

Surplus Shed currently has a 2", 72mm Plossl eyepiece priced at $39.50 + shipping. http://www.surplusshed.com/pages/item/l3229.html This eyepiece would be great for those of you with incredibly long focal-length telescopes, such as Patrick's large Brandt, larger SCT's, or the big scope at SPOC when it's eventually finished. For example, if your focal length is 3000mm, this eyepiece would yield about 43X. Pretty low for 3 meters of focal length, and I'm guessing enough eye relief for a blue whale. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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Price drop for Canon 300D/10D
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 04 Aug '04

04 Aug '04

Just got this from the digital-astro group on Yahoo. "Supposedly in another month or two Canon is supposed to be releasing a new version of the 10D, which will make the 300D drop to $600 and the new 10D (or maybe the old 10D) be priced about at $1000 where the Rebel is, now. A 10D Mark II is what someone called the new model, and perhaps it's a 10D with the 1D Mark II's sensor, which has half the amount of noise as the 10D/300D." This is good news! Clear Skies, Debbie

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RE: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 18, Issue 2
by Robert Taylor 03 Aug '04

03 Aug '04

Don: There are several of us that are looking at heading up to the Gravel Pit (Quarry) on both Friday and Saturday night, weather pemitting. If you go, you're not likely to be alone on either night. Bob Taylor -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+robtaylor3661=comcast.net(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+robtaylor3661=comcast.net@mailman.xmission.co m] On Behalf Of utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 2:28 PM To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 18, Issue 2 Send Utah-Astronomy mailing list submissions to utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com You can reach the person managing the list at utah-astronomy-owner(a)mailman.xmission.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Utah-Astronomy digest..." Today's Topics: 1. RE: Gravel Pit This Weekend (Don J. Colton) 2. RE: Gravel Pit This Weekend (Joe Bauman) 3. RE: Gravel Pit This Weekend (Michael Carnes) 4. RE: Gravel Pit This Weekend (John and Lisa Zeigler) 5. RE: Gravel Pit This Weekend (Richard Tenney) 6. RE: Gravel Pit This Weekend (Richard Tenney) 7. RE: Wolf Creek (Don J. Colton) 8. RE: Gravel Pit This Weekend (Don J. Colton) 9. SLAS August star/Sun parties (Patrick Wiggins) 10. Re: Wolf Creek (Kim Hyatt) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 11:27:04 -0600 From: "Don J. Colton" <djcolton(a)piol.com> Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Gravel Pit This Weekend To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <PBEGKPKCPKGKOOJFECLHCEBDCHAA.djcolton(a)piol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Anyone up for the gravel pit this weekend. Moon rise on Friday is about midnight and on Saturday (Sunday morning) is 12:19 AM. We would probably get two good hours each night. Weather.com forecast for both nights for Park City is clear. Clear Skies Don Colton ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 10:25:57 -0700 From: Joe Bauman <bau(a)desnews.com> Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Gravel Pit This Weekend To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <f05100302bd357b1aaf6a(a)[192.168.95.188]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Don, I might be interested in it Friday night. Thanks, Joe ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 12:20:46 -0600 (GMT-06:00) From: Michael Carnes <moogiebird(a)earthlink.net> Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Gravel Pit This Weekend To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <12911097.1091557246976.JavaMail.root(a)misspiggy.psp.pas.earthlink.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi Don. I'm thinking about Friday, but I probably won't know for sure until Thursday PM. -----Original Message----- From: "Don J. Colton" <djcolton(a)piol.com> Sent: Aug 3, 2004 11:27 AM To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Gravel Pit This Weekend Anyone up for the gravel pit this weekend. Moon rise on Friday is about midnight and on Saturday (Sunday morning) is 12:19 AM. We would probably get two good hours each night. Weather.com forecast for both nights for Park City is clear. Clear Skies Don Colton _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 12:42:25 -0600 From: "John and Lisa Zeigler" <john(a)johnstelescopes.com> Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Gravel Pit This Weekend To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <002301c47989$9ee82170$6600a8c0@mars> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Wish we could make it this weekend. I wondered who all was planning on going to Wolf Creek on the New Moon weekend which would be August 13th, 14th, 15th. I know some of you mentioned going then at Slastrofest. Thanks! Lisa Zeigler www.johnstelescopes.com www.mirrorkits.com ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 12:33:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Gravel Pit This Weekend To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <20040803193338.75184.qmail(a)web53203.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I'm up for it Saturday (I have to pick my daughter up from the airport on Friday). Rich --- "Don J. Colton" <djcolton(a)piol.com> wrote: > Anyone up for the gravel pit this weekend. Moon > rise on Friday is about > midnight and on Saturday (Sunday morning) is 12:19 > AM. We would probably > get two good hours each night. Weather.com forecast > for both nights for > Park City is clear. > > Clear Skies > Don Colton > > > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: > http://www.utahastronomy.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 12:35:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Gravel Pit This Weekend To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <20040803193524.52107.qmail(a)web53202.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I'm up for Wolf Creek that weekend. Rich --- John and Lisa Zeigler <john(a)johnstelescopes.com> wrote: > Wish we could make it this weekend. > > I wondered who all was planning on going to Wolf > Creek on the New Moon > weekend which would be August 13th, 14th, 15th. I > know some of you > mentioned going then at Slastrofest. > > > Thanks! > > Lisa Zeigler > www.johnstelescopes.com > www.mirrorkits.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: > http://www.utahastronomy.com > _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. Download now. http://messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 13:39:50 -0600 From: "Don J. Colton" <djcolton(a)piol.com> Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Wolf Creek To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <PBEGKPKCPKGKOOJFECLHAEBFCHAA.djcolton(a)piol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Weather permitting I will probably go at least one night (13th or 14th) to Wolf Creek. Also Kim Hyatt and I were talking about going Wednesday, August 11, for the Perseid meteor shower; the peak is at 5 am Thursday morning. Clear Skies Don Colton -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+djcolton=piol.com(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+djcolton=piol.com@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of John and Lisa Zeigler Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 12:42 PM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Gravel Pit This Weekend Wish we could make it this weekend. I wondered who all was planning on going to Wolf Creek on the New Moon weekend which would be August 13th, 14th, 15th. I know some of you mentioned going then at Slastrofest. Thanks! Lisa Zeigler www.johnstelescopes.com www.mirrorkits.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 13:42:46 -0600 From: "Don J. Colton" <djcolton(a)piol.com> Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Gravel Pit This Weekend To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <PBEGKPKCPKGKOOJFECLHKEBFCHAA.djcolton(a)piol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Rich I will plan an Saturday and maybe Friday if anyone else can come. Don -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+djcolton=piol.com(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+djcolton=piol.com@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Richard Tenney Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 1:34 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Gravel Pit This Weekend I'm up for it Saturday (I have to pick my daughter up from the airport on Friday). Rich --- "Don J. Colton" <djcolton(a)piol.com> wrote: > Anyone up for the gravel pit this weekend. Moon > rise on Friday is about > midnight and on Saturday (Sunday morning) is 12:19 > AM. We would probably > get two good hours each night. Weather.com forecast > for both nights for > Park City is clear. > > Clear Skies > Don Colton > > > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: > http://www.utahastronomy.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 13:46:32 -0600 From: Patrick Wiggins <paw(a)trilobyte.net> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] SLAS August star/Sun parties To: utah astronomy listserve <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <410FEB97.5B841A48(a)trilobyte.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii FYI, this just went out to media outlets around the state. Cheers! Patrick Media Contact: Mark Bloomenthal V P, Salt Lake Astronomical Society 801.261.2567 August 3, 2004 August Star Parties at SPOC The Salt Lake Astronomical Society will be opening their Harmons Observatory in the Stansbury Park Observatory Complex (SPOC) two Saturday nights this month, the 7th and 21st. Among the celestial sights to be observed is a sparkling cluster of some half a million stars, two galaxies in collision and several "stellar nurseries". The observatory is located at 15 Plaza in Stansbury Park. Start time will be around 8:30 p.m. The observatory can be reached by taking Interstate 80 west from Salt Lake City to exit 99 (the Stansbury / Tooele exit) and then following the signs south, first to Stansbury Park and then to the observatory. Drive time from downtown Salt Lake is about 35 minutes. A telescope specifically designed for use by those in wheelchairs is scheduled to be available both nights. In addition to the observatory events, the society will be hosting an additional star party on the 20th in the parking lot of the Harmons grocery store located at 5454 S. Redwood Road in Salt Lake City beginning at 8:30 p.m. and a day time Sun viewing party on the 28th at Winchester Park at 1200 W and 6400 S from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The events will only be held weather permitting. No reservations are required and there is no charge for admission. For further information please visit the Salt Lake Astronomical Society's web site at http://slas.ws. or call the observatory most evenings after 7:00 pm at 435.882.1209. * * * ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 14:27:42 -0600 From: "Kim Hyatt" <kimharch(a)msn.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Wolf Creek To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <BAY11-DAV20lVXOK7S800004f32(a)hotmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I'm always game - depends on weather. Kim Hyatt Architect 1849 East 1300 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 801.631.5228 kimharch(a)msn.com<mailto:kimharch@msn.com> serius est quam cogitas ----- Original Message ----- From: Don J. Colton<mailto:djcolton@piol.com> To: Utah Astronomy<mailto:utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 1:39 PM Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Wolf Creek Weather permitting I will probably go at least one night (13th or 14th) to Wolf Creek. Also Kim Hyatt and I were talking about going Wednesday, August 11, for the Perseid meteor shower; the peak is at 5 am Thursday morning. Clear Skies Don Colton -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+djcolton=piol.com(a)mailman.xmission.com<mailto:utah-as tronomy-bounces+djcolton=piol.com(a)mailman.xmission.com> [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+djcolton=piol.com@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of John and Lisa Zeigler Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 12:42 PM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Gravel Pit This Weekend Wish we could make it this weekend. I wondered who all was planning on going to Wolf Creek on the New Moon weekend which would be August 13th, 14th, 15th. I know some of you mentioned going then at Slastrofest. Thanks! Lisa Zeigler www.johnstelescopes.com<http://www.johnstelescopes.com/> www.mirrorkits.com<http://www.mirrorkits.com/> _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com<mailto:Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.c om> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy<http://m ailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy> Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com<http://www.utahastronomy.com/> _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com<mailto:Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.c om> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy<http://m ailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy> Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com<http://www.utahastronomy.com/> ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com End of Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 18, Issue 2 *********************************************

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Gravel Pit This Weekend
by Michael Carnes 03 Aug '04

03 Aug '04

Hi Don. I'm thinking about Friday, but I probably won't know for sure until Thursday PM. -----Original Message----- From: "Don J. Colton" <djcolton(a)piol.com> Sent: Aug 3, 2004 11:27 AM To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Gravel Pit This Weekend Anyone up for the gravel pit this weekend. Moon rise on Friday is about midnight and on Saturday (Sunday morning) is 12:19 AM. We would probably get two good hours each night. Weather.com forecast for both nights for Park City is clear. Clear Skies Don Colton _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com

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SLAS August star/Sun parties
by Patrick Wiggins 03 Aug '04

03 Aug '04

FYI, this just went out to media outlets around the state. Cheers! Patrick Media Contact: Mark Bloomenthal V P, Salt Lake Astronomical Society 801.261.2567 August 3, 2004 August Star Parties at SPOC The Salt Lake Astronomical Society will be opening their Harmons Observatory in the Stansbury Park Observatory Complex (SPOC) two Saturday nights this month, the 7th and 21st. Among the celestial sights to be observed is a sparkling cluster of some half a million stars, two galaxies in collision and several "stellar nurseries". The observatory is located at 15 Plaza in Stansbury Park. Start time will be around 8:30 p.m. The observatory can be reached by taking Interstate 80 west from Salt Lake City to exit 99 (the Stansbury / Tooele exit) and then following the signs south, first to Stansbury Park and then to the observatory. Drive time from downtown Salt Lake is about 35 minutes. A telescope specifically designed for use by those in wheelchairs is scheduled to be available both nights. In addition to the observatory events, the society will be hosting an additional star party on the 20th in the parking lot of the Harmons grocery store located at 5454 S. Redwood Road in Salt Lake City beginning at 8:30 p.m. and a day time Sun viewing party on the 28th at Winchester Park at 1200 W and 6400 S from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The events will only be held weather permitting. No reservations are required and there is no charge for admission. For further information please visit the Salt Lake Astronomical Society's web site at http://slas.ws. or call the observatory most evenings after 7:00 pm at 435.882.1209. * * *

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