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

Great Basin
by Chrismo 04 Sep '12

04 Sep '12

Mrs. Mo and I are talking about going to Great Basin this coming weekend. We've never been. Anyone got a particular spot recommended for setting up a telescope? Chrismo

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Sunspots 3 September 2012 ~ 12:30 MDT
by Dave Gary 04 Sep '12

04 Sep '12

A few sunspots, today. http://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/sets/72157631389495498/

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funnies
by D P Pierce 02 Sep '12

02 Sep '12

I haven't been able to pull up a single day's strip with Tundra. The writer/artist lives in Alaska and bears are a major theme for him. Look at the 1st black & white strip. Doesn't that look like Mark's leg the bear is holding? http://www.tundracomics.com/content.asp?CAT_ID=45 Deloy

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Feline Star Trek
by Patrick Wiggins 01 Sep '12

01 Sep '12

The list has been pretty slow recently so here's something fun (mostly off topic but since it mentions Star Trek <space> it's kinda on topic <g> ). Remember the episode of Star Trek where there were two battling aliens, one was black on the right and white on the left and the other was just the opposite? If so, this might look familiar: http://www.petside.com/article/venus-chimera-cat-grabs-headlines Grins, patrick

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Curiosity from HiRise.
by Daniel Holmes 01 Sep '12

01 Sep '12

Another picture has been released from HiRise showing Curiosity's trek across Arizona and into southern Utah. http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2012/08311035-curiosity-hir… Really cool that we have that kind of resolution orbiting another planet. I knew HiRise was was pretty HiRes, but this gives a scale that I can understand by seeing Curiosity in it--I always thought it was a little difficult to see a picture of some mountains and understand the scale without some sort of familiar reference. Dan -- Daniel Holmes, danielh(a)holmesonics.com "Laugh while you can, monkey boy!" -- Lord John Whorfin

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