December 2005 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

Another scandal at NASA
by Michael Carnes 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

tsk, tsk... http://www.theonion.com/content/node/41904

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More Photo Album
by Cynthia Blue 03 Dec '05

03 Dec '05

Thanks for the support. :) I was able to fix the album... but it's not a fix I like. Who's the apache expert out there? :) I had to turn mod_rewrite off, which means the URL's are terribly long now. Not sure how to fix it up... but I'm sure there is a way. Too late tonight, I'll try to do it later. At least it's up. And if you are bored and want to see what I did in california... http://www.cynthiablue.net/mygallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=thanksgiv… Yuck, see that awful long URL? Hrmph. Computers. Cyn

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Re: Christmas wish list
by Chuck Hards 03 Dec '05

03 Dec '05

Dear Santa: Time to get your eyes checked. The only atmospheric targets I aim at are clouds...it couldn't have been me...hmmm...unless you had enchiladas with beans and rice that night- three or four helpings at least. But I'll take the coal anyway, I can definitely use it. I just opened my Questar bill. :( > From: diveboss(a)xmission.com > Nope, I'm afraid > you've done it again for this year. I am going to > send you your gift a little > different this year than I have in the past. This > year I am sending your gift > by train. A "COAL" train... ;) > > Santa __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Â Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com

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Dobson as Emperor
by Chuck Hards 03 Dec '05

03 Dec '05

Has anyone noticed that the profile shot of John Dobson used in the ads for the "A Sidewalk Astronomer" video look like the emperor from Star Wars (pre-dueling "accident")? ;) __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Â Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com

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80mm binos on a tight budget
by Chuck Hards 03 Dec '05

03 Dec '05

E548E-89812 - 20x80 mm Binoculars Compare at $160.00 Sale $79.97 http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=236411 Note that these use BK-7 prism glass. This is an older, less expensive glass than BAK-4, which is used in most modern designs. However they should give terrific performance-especially at that price- only a dollar per mm of aperture. Shipping is extra. __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Â Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com

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Photo Album
by Cynthia Blue 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

Well, back from my trip, to find all three of the photo albums I'm running on my server are not quite working. I'm not sure why... the pictures are all still there, direct links to them work okay, but clicking on any subalbum gives an error. I apologize... and am looking into the reasons. I hope it won't be long. But I'm busy this weekend with dog seminars both days so it may be a while before it'd back up. Sorry for the inconvienence! Cyn -- http://www.hexwitch.com Elsinore Lucilla Aurelius CGC Angel Pumpkin Spice Lady CGC Pembroke Faded Glory CGC NA NAJ NAC OJC 0-TG-N S-TN-N NGC Spirit Chasers Spice CGC

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Florida School Evolution Conflict Delayed
by Patrick Wiggins 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

Florida officials reportedly will postpone revising the state's new science-education standards for a year, delaying an explosive evolution debate. http://www.terradaily.com/news/life-05zzzzzzzzy.html Patrick

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Christmas wish list
by Chuck Hards 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Dear Santa: I've been a good boy this year, and only have a few items on my wish list. If it's not too much trouble, please bring me: 1: Meade 16" SCT with permanent equatorial pier, 12-foot dome on a 2-story observatory with a computer room/library/wet bar on the first floor. 2: A 36" f/4.25 mirror from NOVA Optical. 3: A new digital astro camera, laptop, autoguider, and the patience to get over the learning curves. 4: The model on page 7 of the Victoria's Secret catalog. In the same outfit. 5: The winning Powerball ticket. 6: World Peace and our troops back home in time to open their own presents. 7: Not necessarily in that order. Thanks, Santa! __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/

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