May 2009 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

Local Place/Person to buy a Telrad
by JayLEads 17 May '09

17 May '09

I need to pick up a Telrad for a dob I use with my students. If I remember right there is someone locally that sells them in Bountiful. I don't have the information anymore and am wondering if someone knows it so I could purchase one. I prefer to support locally if possibly and it is probably easier. Thanks. Jay

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] New Class of Black Holes
by Joe Bauman 17 May '09

17 May '09

Good morning, friends. The new theory of rogue black holes is so interesting to me that I did a follow-up interview with its chief theorist: http://www.deseretnews.com/blogs/1,5322,10000034,00.html?bD=20090517 Best wishes, and here's hoping for clear, calm skies during the upcoming new moon season -- Joe

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Apollo T-shirts
by Patrick Wiggins 14 May '09

14 May '09

JSC is offering an Apollo 40th anniversary t-shirt: http://starport.jsc.nasa.gov patrick

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IIS this morning
by jim Gibson 11 May '09

11 May '09

I missed a good opportunity to get a shot of IIS this morning. I checked the schedule and it was due to appear at 5:26 am in the west. I went outside and there were high thin clouds and the moon was south-south-west and near full so I decided not to set up my camera but just to watch it. IIS appeared right on schedule. To the unaided eye it could have been mistaken for a jet liner. I was able to follow it with my 15X70 Galileo’s. It looked really cool. From my location IIS passed just arc-minutes above the moon. It would have been a nice shot. It seems to be the story of my life; I see a lot of neat shots get away as I stand unprepared with my jaw hanging down. Jim

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400 Years
by erikhansen＠TheBlueZone.net 11 May '09

11 May '09

An interesting article thought you all would be interested in. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/10/sunday/main5004371.shtml BTW, Other than Ducks, were there any sunspots or prominces viewed at the Sun Party?

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Solar Party Guests
by Joe Bauman 11 May '09

11 May '09

Pretty cool visitors! -- Joe --- On Sun, 5/10/09, daniel turner <outwest112(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: daniel turner <outwest112(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Solar Party Guests To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Date: Sunday, May 10, 2009, 4:09 PM We had a good turnout at the Saturday Solar party at Winchester Park. There were lots of telescopes and plenty of visitors. A group of distinguished local residents came by to inspect the proceedings. http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=1902&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 They were very interested in the science and wanted to know all about it. http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=1905&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Then they left excitedly discussing what they had just seen. http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=1908 You shoulda been there!! DT _______________________________________________ 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.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] IIS this morning
by Joe Bauman 11 May '09

11 May '09

At least you look up and see them! Thanks for the nice report, Joe --- On Mon, 5/11/09, jim Gibson <jimgibson0(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: jim Gibson <jimgibson0(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] IIS this morning To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Date: Monday, May 11, 2009, 5:42 AM I missed a good opportunity to get a shot of IIS this morning. I checked the schedule and it was due to appear at 5:26 am in the west. I went outside and there were high thin clouds and the moon was south-south-west and near full so I decided not to set up my camera but just to watch it. IIS appeared right on schedule. To the unaided eye it could have been mistaken for a jet liner. I was able to follow it with my 15X70 Galileo’s. It looked really cool. From my location IIS passed just arc-minutes above the moon. It would have been a nice shot. It seems to be the story of my life; I see a lot of neat shots get away as I stand unprepared with my jaw hanging down. Jim _______________________________________________ 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.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com

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Solar Party Guests
by daniel turner 10 May '09

10 May '09

We had a good turnout at the Saturday Solar party at Winchester Park. There were lots of telescopes and plenty of visitors. A group of distinguished local residents came by to inspect the proceedings. http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=1902&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 They were very interested in the science and wanted to know all about it. http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=1905&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Then they left excitedly discussing what they had just seen. http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=1908 You shoulda been there!! DT

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Sun update
by Patrick Wiggins 09 May '09

09 May '09

From Spaceweather: Space Weather News for May 6, 2009 http://spaceweather.com NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft is monitoring an active region hidden behind the sun's eastern limb. On May 5th, it produced an impressive coronal mass ejection (CME) and a burst of radio emissions signalling the passage of a shock wave through the sun's outer atmosphere. Activity has continued apace today, May 6th, with at least two more eruptions. The blast site is not yet visible from Earth, but the sun is turning the region toward us for a better view. Is a new-cycle sunspot in the offing? Readers with solar telescopes could see it emerge as early as May 7th or 8th. Visit http://spaceweather.com for images, movies and updates. pw

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To Not So Boldly Go
by Joe Bauman 09 May '09

09 May '09

On-line comments sought on my blog re. apparent backing away from moon landing timetable -- which, human nature being what it is, could me backing away from the new landings at all: http://www.deseretnews.com/blogs/1,5322,10000034,00.html?bD=20090509 Thanks, Joe

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