August 2012 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

Your excuse for today...
by Daniel Holmes 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

I know I'm going to use it... http://xkcd.com/1091/ Dan -- Sent from an iPad. There should be less mispelings, but more errors.

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Caught under canopy
by Patrick Wiggins 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

The Planetary Society is reporting the following. Ought to be a great shot! patrick +++++ HiRISE succeeded in getting its image of Curiosity under parachute, and the image allegedly looks spectactular; but we won't see it until the 9:00 PDT / 16:00 UTC press briefing. +++++

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YeeHaaa
by Steve Fisher 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

We are on Mars.

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MSL landing replay
by Patrick Wiggins 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

For those who did not see it live or for those who did and want to relive it, here's a replay of last night's landing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E88d4e1gYh0 The animation on the left is several seconds off from the video and soundtrack so just turn up the volume, lean back in a comfy chair, close your eyes and listen. patrick

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30 and packed
by Patrick Wiggins 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

30 minutes to go and both theaters are packed and spilling into the lobby

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Funnies
by D P Pierce 05 Aug '12

05 Aug '12

http://www.gocomics.com/brewsterrockit Deloy

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Dog Name
by D P Pierce 05 Aug '12

05 Aug '12

Canis Minor Deloy

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MSL/Curiosity simulator.
by Daniel Holmes 05 Aug '12

05 Aug '12

More from the Bad Astronomer: http://is.gd/tgCk2H It's a sim where you can see the probe approaching Mars in real-time! Dan -- Daniel Holmes, danielh(a)holmesonics.com "Laugh while you can, monkey boy!" -- Lord John Whorfin

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Name the Dog...
by Kay Hargis 05 Aug '12

05 Aug '12

You could name him SON.. That way you could introduce him as "Your Son..." ____________________________________________________________ Woman is 53 But Looks 25 Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/501ee2893ccb16288249cst02vuc

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] name the dog
by Joe Bauman 05 Aug '12

05 Aug '12

What about Rover? ------------------------------ On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 2:48 PM MDT Chuck Hards wrote: >Does it have to be astronomical, or can it be aerospace related? > >There's a lot of crossover, however. > >Titan >Atlas >Apollo >Booster > >I dare you to name him "Gegenschein". ;-) >On Aug 5, 2012 1:11 PM, "Mark Shelton" <astroshelton(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Hi, I need help. >> I would like to know what you think. >> We are getting a new dog at our house. A RED POODLE. >> >> What astronomy related name would you sugest for a dog. ( Male) >> >> I'am sirius >> >> Mark >> >> Mark Shelton >> Indian Hill Middle School Tech Ed. Teacher >> Salt Lake Astronomical Society Board Member >> (School and Special Star Parties Coordinator) >> _______________________________________________ >> 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".

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