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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Aurigid report
by Randall Peterson 02 Sep '07

02 Sep '07

We saw about about 15 total from Bountiful, most from 5:05 to 5:20 am. All were shower members and most were fairly bright (don't know how to estimate magnitude of meteors). Most were in the predicted 60 - 70 degree altitude band. Clouded up about 5:40 ending the brief but pretty show. Randy ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] OT: Sports cars
by Chuck Hards 02 Sep '07

02 Sep '07

I hear you, brother. I hear you. I had a 1980 RX-7, had to wait another 27 years for the current ride. Don't wait too long... or gas will be $10/gallon! On 9/2/07, Rob Ratkowski Photography <ratkwski(a)hawaii.rr.com> wrote: > > Chuck > > I had a Porsche 1600 and BMW 2002 Tii, loved the cars, then had kids, > end of story .................................. for now. > >

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Re: SLAS on NPR
by Kurt Fisher 02 Sep '07

02 Sep '07

The story version posted on the Utah Public Radio ( http://www.upr.org ) now has a link to Patrick's pictures for the eclipse party night. Click on the "view pictures" link under the "Lunar Eclipse" story. - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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SPOC skies last night - Sept
by Kurt Fisher 02 Sep '07

02 Sep '07

Of list, a SPOC members commented to me that: >Last night was a keeper, it's been a long time since I >have seen the Milky Way [core] that good from SPOC, or >even seen it from SPOC. The sky was exceptionally good for SPOC last night. Must be the three-day weekend. No one is home to turn on their lights. Shows what might be possible with building codes that are serious about light pollution reduction. - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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Aurigid peak
by Chuck Hards 02 Sep '07

02 Sep '07

Looks like we JUST missed it: http://news.aol.com/story/_a/strange-sights-reported-over-east-coast/200709…

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Aurigid report
by Patrick Wiggins 01 Sep '07

01 Sep '07

The winds aloft must be ferocious this morning. I climbed up on my roof at 5:30 under perfectly clear skies. The only clouds were very low in the SW. In less than 10 minutes I could see the clouds were headed my way and by 5:47 they were at my zenith. As for the Aurigids, during the quarter hourI was able to observe I saw two shower members and one sporadic. As I was watching at the predicted peak, if the peak happened it didn't happen on time. Lovely sky, though. M-45, Mars, Orion and the Moon. Nice. Here's hoping others had better luck. patrick p.s. For those interested in such things, the new Nova is now on the SLAS web site in the newsletter archive ( http://slas.us/ nova_archive.asp ).

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Europa single shadow transit tonight
by Kurt Fisher 01 Sep '07

01 Sep '07

For tonight's SPOC star party, the S&T javascript Jupiter calculator and my other planning software is showing a single shadow transit by Europa over Jupiter. 01:20 UT, Europa ends transit of Jupiter. 01:22 UT, Europa's shadow begins to cross Jupiter. 04:02 UT, Europa's shadow leaves Jupiter's disk. - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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Weather Whether.
by daniel turner 01 Sep '07

01 Sep '07

September is usually the best month for deep sky observing in Utah. This year the Labor Day holiday came early and has an unfavorable moon as well as the last gasp of the monsoon season. Water content is still close to an inch in the atmosphere. A trough is on its' way for Tuesday or Wednesday night but the models don't agree on which night. After that things should improve dramatically, with clear skies, highs in the low 80's and lows in the high 50's. For the impatient or those with nonstandard work schedules, Wednesday night might be the first good night if the trough is gone by then. Moonrise will be after 1:30 am the following morning so half the night is dark. By the weekend things should be looking good for the Capital Reefers who plan to go, but if you can't do that, anywhere at least 30 miles from the city should give you a dark, clear, and comfortable session. The next weekend after that has a three day old moon and is too far away to predict the weather. This is the time to do it. Get out there or you may spend the winter wishing you had. DT ____________________________________________________________________________________Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/

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alpha Aur unusual meteor shower tommorrow monring 9-1 5:33 am MDT
by Kurt Fisher 01 Sep '07

01 Sep '07

Chuck wrote: > Before everyone wets themselves over a predicted > ZHR of 100-200, ... That's a good caution, Chuck. I'd add that there is not alot of experience with outbursts in the alf Aur's. There is a chance that nothing will happen. With that qualifier, it sounds like it is worth setting the alarm for. - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Are we human because we gazeatthestars?(MostlyOT)
by Olhomorto＠aol.com 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

So, this latest variation (time) on the thread is very interesting. Is there anyone out there who feels capable of attempting an explanation of how a cause need not precede and effect? Layman's terms would be preferable for someone such as myself who has difficulty comprehending "billions and billions". Mike ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

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