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Oct 7 Sun - Venus, Saturn, Moon, Regulus
by Kurt Fisher 05 Oct '07

05 Oct '07

Although this will probably be a cloud-out, on Sunday morning around astronomical twilight at 6:00am, there will be a wide-angle photo opportunity for Saturn, Venus, Moon (crescent) and Regulus (about 6degs), low (20deg alt) at the due east horizon - Spaceweather chart http://spaceweather.com/images2007/07oct07/skymap_north.gif Venus is especially brillant (-2.9 mag). At that time, Mars is near the zenith. The view morning view a couple of days ago was pretty good. - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] October Sky & Telescope
by Kurt Fisher 05 Oct '07

05 Oct '07

With Venus being so brillant (-2.9) in the morning sky, trying those filter techniques to bring out the Venusian clouds sounds exciting. - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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Fwd: A science program you may be interested in
by Richard Tenney 05 Oct '07

05 Oct '07

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October Sky & Telescope
by Patrick Wiggins 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

Could some of you that get Sky & Telescope check your copy of the October issue pages 97 and 98 and let me know if the text is misregistered? My copy is so bad I can't read page 97 at all and 98 only with difficulty. Thanks, patrick

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C/2007 F1 Loneos - new comet
by Kurt Fisher 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

In checking out this potential comet at sunset and sunrise, it looks like it will be too close to nautical twilight to observe. It may be worth checking out at its predicated brightest between 10/31 through 11/4/2007 for sunset only. I have added a sunset chart for the ten day period after 10/31 to the utah asto wiki site. http://www.utahastronomy.com/Current_observing_events#C.2F2007_F1_Loneos But, it looks like we have Christmas-New Year's comet 8/P Tuttle that will also rise to a naked eye mag. 5 between the Mars opposition on Dec. 19 through maximum brightness on Jan. 5, 2008. 8/P Tuttle is returning after 207 years and pass the Earth just outside the Earth's orbit (at about 0.25 au). Between Christmas and New Year's it will rapidly descend near the zenith at alf Cas to alf Psc. It will be well positioned at good altitudes at 8:00pm each night. - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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Sputnik Anniversary
by Kurt Fisher 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

Today's DN has a good article on the 50th anniversay of Sputnik with quotes from the Russian scientists. http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695215312,00.html Did any of you senior members see Sputnik? - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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For the Clark P and Seth - Stereo traveling exh
by Kurt Fisher 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

Seth, This may be something for the Clark P to look at. NASA Stereo 3-D image travelling planetarium exhibit http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/3drelease/3drelease.shtml - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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NSF survey
by Patrick Wiggins 03 Oct '07

03 Oct '07

This will be in tomorrow's News but for those who are not SLAS members here is a link to a survey which is intended to help the National Science Foundation better understand amateur astronomy. https://vovici.com/wsb.dll/s/6ea8g2cb4e I just took it. Took about 10 minutes. patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Pleaides M45 - Ally's Braid asterism
by Kurt Fisher 03 Oct '07

03 Oct '07

Dave Bennett wrote: > I believe I am the (local) progenitor of the Radio Telescope name > for the asterism. If it wasn't Dave Bernson (he was there when I > pointed out the shape), I would be curious to hear who else was > calling it that. To my hazy Friday night recollection, Dave Bernson walked down the telescope line and told me the name "Radio Antenna" - claiming it as his own invention. I don't recall hearing an attribution back up the telescope line to you. -:) - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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C/2007 F1 Loneos - new comet
by Kurt Fisher 03 Oct '07

03 Oct '07

A utahastro wiki resource page for this new mag 8 comet low in the northwest sky after sunset or in the northeast before sunrise can be found at: http://www.utahastronomy.com/Current_observing_events#C.2F2007_F1_Loneos Resources include: Sunset Horizon Chart for Salt Lake City 10-3-2007 to 10-14-2007 Sunrise Horizon Chart for Salt Lake City 10-3-2007 to 10-14-2007 Ephemeris Yoshida's skychart Recent mag obs ICQ This comet will skirt the northwest to southwest horizon through the beginning of November - gradually brightening to mag 5 or possibly mag 4. Like the comet earlier this year, southern hemisphere o.p.s will be best positioned for the post apogee turn near the orbit of Mercury. - Kurt P.S. - As a test experiment, I added a brief comment to the "discussion" tab of the wiki page, but will posting future observation notes on this listserv. _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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