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Annular Eclipse Sequence
by Tyler Allred 23 May '12

23 May '12

Hi all. Here is a link to a very small version of my eclipse sequence. I viewed it from St. George, with my parents, and it was spectacular. http://76.162.26.36/images/Annular%20Eclipse%202012.jpg Cheers, Tyler Tyler M. Allred President - Allred Restoration, Inc. 5725 W 12000 N Tremonton, UT 84337 cell (801)358-1868 tyler(a)allred-restoration.com

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next ATM session
by Hutchings, Mat (H USA) 23 May '12

23 May '12

Just a reminder that the next ATM session will be on June 9th starting at 9:00. This is sandwiched between the transit of Venus on the 5th and the Great Basin Astrofest on June 14th through the 16th. What a great summer for us telescope geeks! If you need directions to the Hutchings' optical shop, let me know. Mat This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. The information contained herein may include trade secrets, protected health or personal information, privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you for your cooperation

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Eclipse report
by D P Pierce 23 May '12

23 May '12

My brother and his wife drove me to Cedar City in their Prius( which got 56 mpg for the trip). If didn't have a Sunspotter we wouldn't have had room for a bigger scope because my wheelchair takes up so much room. THANK YOU Chuck! We were headed for the landing strip where Brent was but the grade school just south of there looked so good with clear western horizon and some shay spots we could sit in while waiting for the eclipse to begin we stopped there. About 50 cars were there at 4:00pm and about 20 scopes were already set up. Another 50 cars showed up by start time with at least 10 more scopes. 200 to 250 people were there. Somebody was doing an eclipse activity for about 50 kids across the street. I met a couple withe 8" sct from the San Diego club. At the ring stage everybody was cheering and shouting. After the ring phase a lot of people started disappearing. I started yelling "Encore! Encore!, Author, Author". I saw Bailey's Beads for the first time in my life. The whole experience was Glorious!! Deloy Pierce

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] safe observing
by Joe Bauman 23 May '12

23 May '12

Agreed. ------------------------------ On Wed, May 23, 2012 9:43 AM MDT David Bennett wrote: >Wow, 40 seconds? Where did you read that one? Sounds very risky even during the maximum of an annular (don't call me annual) eclipse. I glimpsed for about 1/4 a second unprotected during the maximum from Salt Lake with the hopes of seeing an after-image with closed eyes...it barely worked but I wouldn't risk my sight doing any more. > > > >On May 23, 2012, at 09:08 AM, erikhansen(a)thebluezone.net wrote: > > >With a few posts talking about exaggerated claims of the dangers of solar >observing during an eclipse. > >Did anyone try to glimpse the eclipse without eye protection? After all, >it was said to can look for 40 seconds without permanent eye damage. > >Erik >_______________________________________________ >Utah-Astronomy mailing list >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > >Send messages to the list to >Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > >The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > >To unsubscribe go to: >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Admission Price NHMU
by Joe Bauman 23 May '12

23 May '12

Right! This is a wonderful chance to promote astronomy. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Wed, May 23, 2012 9:46 AM MDT Seth Jarvis wrote: >There's going to be transit viewing at the Brickyard, too? > >NHMU, Brickyard, Gateway, Sandy... > >Any others? > >I'd like to make sure we promote _all_ the free public viewing opportunities for the transit on our website and Facebook pages. > >Jaw-dropping factoid of the day: Our website had _25,000_ unique visits on Sunday, with an average dwell time on our various articles about the eclipse of nearly four minutes. That's incredible. > >The public is hungry for this stuff - we should feed them! > >Seth Jarvis >Clark Planetarium > > >-----Original Message----- >From: utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Siegfried Jachmann >Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 9:28 AM >To: Utah Astronomy >Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Admission Price NHMU > >It will be free to the public at the Brickyard Harmons. [?] > >Sig >On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Steve Fisher <iotacass1(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Thanks Joe! I will talk to my contact today. As stated other places, >> the museum would like to encourage people to pay and see the museum. >> They have to promote that but should be able to find a way to be clear >> on both points. It seems hard to do now days with the written word. >> (preaching to the choir) > Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 08:07:40 -0700 >> > From: josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com >> > To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Admission Price NHMU >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > I am glad to hear this, Steve. Someone should get the museum to >> > correct >> their publicity. Thanks, Joe >> > >> > ------------------------------ >> > On Wed, May 23, 2012 8:56 AM MDT Steve Fisher wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >NO, No way, Zip, Zilch, Nada >> > > >> > >Utah Astronomers! To be clear. You and your friends, family and >> > >those you invite will not have to pay the admission price to >> the >> > >museum to observe through SLAS scopes. The majority of our scopes, >> > >the >> SLAS >> > >booth and the majority of our presentation will be in free areas of >> > >the >> museum. >> > > >> > >SLAS will be giving away 6 telescopes, books, and other door prize >> > >type items and you and the general public will not need pay >> > >admission to enter those drawings and win those items. We have at >> least one radio station that will >> > >be there inviting the public to come up and take a safe look. More >> details >> > >later. >> > > >> > >Steve >> > > >> > > >> > >_______________________________________________ >> > >Utah-Astronomy mailing list >> > >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> > > >> > >Send messages to the list to >> > >Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >> > > >> > >The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any >> > >astronomy >> club. >> > > >> > >To unsubscribe go to: >> > >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> > >Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on >> "Unsubscribe or edit options". >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Utah-Astronomy mailing list >> > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> > >> > Send messages to the list to >> > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >> > >> > The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy >> club. >> > >> > To unsubscribe go to: >> > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> > Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on >> "Unsubscribe or edit options". >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Utah-Astronomy mailing list >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> >> Send messages to the list to >> Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >> >> The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. >> >> To unsubscribe go to: >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on >> "Unsubscribe or edit options". >> > > > >-- >Siegfried > >_______________________________________________ >Utah-Astronomy mailing list >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > >Send messages to the list to >Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > >The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > >To unsubscribe go to: >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Question for Joe
by Joe Bauman 23 May '12

23 May '12

To paraphrase Walt Whitman: Do I contradiict myself? Well then, I contradict myself. -- So glad to see you back on the list, Chuck. (Whitman didn't say the last part.) -- Joe ------------------------------ On Wed, May 23, 2012 6:43 AM MDT Chuck Hards wrote: >I watched a KSL story with Joe and Patrick last week and got a chuckle. > >Many times Joe- several times on this list- you've cursed the moon and >stated flatly that you wished it didn't exist. Yet you also state that you >are an avid eclipse chaser, with an impressive viewing record to prove it. >Both solar and lunar. > >*How do you reconcile these two completely opposite viewpoints? * > >No worries, I'm just giving you a very friendly ration of crap. ;-) >_______________________________________________ >Utah-Astronomy mailing list >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > >Send messages to the list to >Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > >The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > >To unsubscribe go to: >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".

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OT: Fuel pricing
by Chuck Hards 23 May '12

23 May '12

On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Brent Watson <brentjwatson(a)yahoo.com>wrote: > One of the gripes I have with Skypark airport is that their fuel price is > significantly higher than anywhere else around. Is aviation fuel more expensive than 110 octane auto racing fuel, which is typically in the $8-$9/gal. range? (Last time I checked at Miller, which was over a year ago)

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2017 map
by Patrick 23 May '12

23 May '12

Here's a map no doubt many here are going to become intimately familiar with (if they are not already): http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2017Aug21Tgoogle.html Hey Brent, have you noticed the couple of small airports located very close to the centerline? :) patrick

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A bit south / Seeking picture stitcher
by Patrick Wiggins 23 May '12

23 May '12

Being something of a fanatic about precision (AKA: OCD) I went on the NASA site for Sunday's eclipse and plotted what I think is the location of the Kanarraville observing field and where the media were located. http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/center.jpg The red line shows NASA's projection of the centerline and the "X" marks the media area with the wide open field below it the observing field. If I've got that right I was about a hundred meters south of the centerline and the observing field a bit more than that. Anyone care to confirm or correct my estimate? Also, I shot a few pictures that I'd like stitched into a single wide angle shot of the vendor area and observing field. Before I try to figure out how to do that myself, does anyone here already know how to do that? Clear skies, patrick

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My contribution: eclipse composite
by Dion Davidson 23 May '12

23 May '12

I had a great viewing area just north of Rainbow Point along the highway and set up next to some guys from the Kalispell Montana Astronomy Club. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22632727@N07/7251464638/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/22632727@N07/7251545870/ No bathrooms, though! Dion

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