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M57 +73PSW-3
by daniel turner 27 Mar '13

27 Mar '13

Mark your calendar for early evening May 7. Their will be a close encounter between the Ring nebula and periodic comet 73P. The comet will be close to earth so its exact position in the sky will depend stongly on your location on the globe. Go to spaceweather.com and use the link at the bottom of the page for "Observable Comets". 73p is in the list and includes orbital elements and a link for daily ephemerides. DT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Science Fair
by Michael Carnes 07 Jul '07

07 Jul '07

Don, you're cherry-picking your data. >I think there is still a controversy over how much economic development >contributes to global warming. While there is much yet to learn, the so-called controversy is largely clouding of the waters by those with an economic interest. Within the last month there's been renewed information of the rate of melting of the Greenland ice-sheet, in addition to melting in other zones, such as Mt. Kilimanjaro. Thousands of ice cores taken over the last century show that the ice goes back tens of thousands of years. If it had been as warm during the Roman era as your sources indicate, that ice would have melted then or would never have formed. Arctic permafrost that has been stable since the last ice age (as shown by the number of mammoths preserved in it) is rapidly turning to mush. Of course you can find a few scientists who disagree with this assessment, just like you can find a few scientists who don't like evolution. You can find a few scientists who believe in ghosts, in Sasquatch, in fairies, in alien abduction, and in all sorts of things. It is extremely rare in science that someone who goes against the grain is shown to be correct (Galileo, Kepler, etc). Most of them are just cranks.

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Question On Recently Discovered Planet
by baxman2＠comcast.net 05 Jun '07

05 Jun '07

I have a question on the recently discovered Earth-Like Planet. It is suppose to orbit its sun once every 14 Earth days. It is also suppose to have the same face to its sun, as it orbits it. That would mean on average that its daytime would be 7 Earth days, and its nightime would be 7 Earth days. On the daytime side, temperatures are comparable to Earth-like springtime temperatures. But how cold would the planet get during its nightime period? I realize that temperatures could vary by latitude. Sincerely, J. David Baxter baxman2(a)comcast.net

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Unusual NASA release
by Patrick Wiggins 01 Jun '07

01 Jun '07

The following just arrived from NASA Hq. I have not seen the NPR release it refers to. Anyone seen the NPR release in question or know what this is all about? pw May 30, 2007 David Mould Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1898 RELEASE: 07-125 STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES RELATED TO NPR PRESS RELEASE NASA Administrator Michael Griffin responded Wednesday to inquiries related to a National Public Radio press release. The radio network's release contained excerpts from an interview that included comments on global climate change. "NASA is the world's preeminent organization in the study of Earth and the conditions that contribute to climate change and global warming. The agency is responsible for collecting data that is used by the science community and policy makers as part of an ongoing discussion regarding our planet's evolving systems. It is NASA's responsibility to collect, analyze and release information. It is not NASA's mission to make policy regarding possible climate change mitigation strategies. As I stated in the NPR interview, we are proud of our role and I believe we do it well." For additional information about NASA and its programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov -end-

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Unusual NASA release
by Michael Carnes 01 Jun '07

01 Jun '07

This was in response to commentary by writer Gregg Easterbrook. I heard both sides of it over NPR, and I have to agree with Kim. I thought that Sean O'Keefe wasn't qualified, and I'd had high hopes for Griffin because of his engineering background. But he sure sounds like another stooge. >No surprise there. The emperor is not wearing any clothes, and neither, >apparently, are his minions. Griffin wouldn't have a job if he didn't tow >the administration's line that there's no problem. >

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Cementing of eyepiece lenses
by Tom Davies 31 May '07

31 May '07

I just recently bought an old telescope and the 25mm eyepiece has crackling that obscures most of the field, apparently caused by dried cement. I took the lenses out of the eyepiece housing and can remove the old cement with a solvent but am at a loss on to how to proceed further (i.e., obtaining Canada balsam, melting it, and recementing the lenses). Has anyone done this and able to give me some advice? Tom Davies

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Channel 2 at SPOC this evening
by Patrick Wiggins 31 May '07

31 May '07

SLAS VP Ann House suggested I post something here announcing that channel 2 will be doing their 9 and 10 weathercasts at SPOC this evening. pw

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Question On Recently Discovered Planet
by Olhomorto＠aol.com 30 May '07

30 May '07

In a message dated 5/30/2007 12:51:42 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, SJarvis(a)slco.org writes: Advance the timeline to 1507 and we now learn that man-like creatures with dark skins, strange languages and stranger customs had been discovered on distant shores. This causes some to say, "See? We are indeed created in His image." What will this conversation be like in 2507 or 3007? Will intersteller distances still feel so great? Will we be more flexible and generous in our interpretation of what "in His image" entails? I would like to believe that we will be more flexible. I would also like to believe that "others" out there who are vastly more technologically advanced are also vastly more advanced in other ways. On the other hand, our own behavior between 1007 and 2007 hasn't exactly kept pace with our own technology. That observation combined with what little I understand about the scientific method have helped me to maintain my skepticism. (And today, I just happen to be feeling a little cynical, I suppose.) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Question On Recently Discovered Planet
by Lockman 30 May '07

30 May '07

This email may show up again. I seem to be having difficulty with replies today. The Star Trek Universe is of intelligent design. I believe the designer's name was Gene Roddenberry. As to whether it is actually intelligent design is open to some debate though. Roddenberry is thought to have been a human being, and there is some question as to whether humans actually qualify as intelligent. Chuck Hards wrote: And if mankind is indeed created in God's image, then the the aliens are, too. Therefore, the Star Trek universe would be a product of Intelligent Design. On 5/30/07, Seth Jarvis <SJarvis(a)slco.org> wrote: > > > ... believers are willing to accept the notion that God may have > other "designs" in place elsewhere and since it's a big universe, we > shouldn't be too surprised if we're not alone. > _______________________________________________ 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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Question On Recently Discovered Planet
by Olhomorto＠aol.com 30 May '07

30 May '07

In a message dated 5/30/2007 12:11:08 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, chuck.hards(a)gmail.com writes: And if mankind is indeed created in God's image, then the the aliens are, too. Therefore, the Star Trek universe would be a product of Intelligent Design. And if mankind and the aliens are created in God's image, how similarly to us do the aliens tend to behave? God may want to keep us all as far away from each other as possible and prevent us from ever contacting each other. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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