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U.S.P. report (it's a little verbose)
by Hutchings, Mat 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

The first annual Utah Star Party is in the history books, and I for one, had a great time. Thursday was a dreary, overcast, cool day and the evening stayed that way. Jay did get his 4" refractor out and we hit a couple of objects through sucker holes. We all called it an early night and got some sleep. Friday was also an overcast, cool and windy day. During the day all of the attendees descended upon the Silver Sage gas station/restaurant/general store, and had lunch. Recommend that you try their burgers. As Friday turned toward evening, the sky started darkening, and it also started clearing up. It was quite cold that night, but I was prepared for it and started banging away on my hit list. As it turned out, I was able to finish up all the remaining objects on the H400 list; and I was happy about that. Also out under the stars for a good part of the night was George who was imaging. The next day, was clear and nicely warmer. I actually got a bit of a sunburn, which was a novelty after how cool it was the day before. The Shelton's (Mark and Sally) treated us all to burgers and George added hot dogs to the menu; it was a fun lunch! After that, Sally treated us to views of the sun with her Coronado solar scope fitted with a double stack filter. I had a great time with that set up and I am glad she shared the views! Jay did a sketching 101 seminar and all the attendees (me), enjoyed it! That night was also clear, but I was a little tired and having just finished the H400's I was not as motivated as usual, so I took it easy and hit some galaxies here and there. I really enjoyed the view of NGC7771/7769 and Daniel pointed out that there was a third, smaller galaxy right next to NGC7769. I will have to come back to those and sketch them with my just learned sketching techniques. Glad that the U.S.P. happened and I am looking forward to it again next year, but am glad that it will be in a year, if you get my meaning. I could not handle that much observing very often, well maybe when I am retired, but that is in the future a bit. A slightly sleep deprived, 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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] U.S.P. report (it's a little verbose)
by Joe Bauman 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

That's a good report, Mat. Don't be so hopeful about doing more at retirement, though. If you're like me even one night in the field can be miserable. ------------------------------ On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 5:03 PM MDT Hutchings, Mat wrote: > > >The first annual Utah Star Party is in the history books, and I for one, had a great time. > >Thursday was a dreary, overcast, cool day and the evening stayed that way. Jay did get his 4" refractor out and we hit a couple of objects through sucker holes. We all called it an early night and got some sleep. > >Friday was also an overcast, cool and windy day. During the day all of the attendees descended upon the Silver Sage gas station/restaurant/general store, and had lunch. Recommend that you try their burgers. > >As Friday turned toward evening, the sky started darkening, and it also started clearing up. It was quite cold that night, but I was prepared for it and started banging away on my hit list. As it turned out, I was able to finish up all the remaining objects on the H400 list; and I was happy about that. Also out under the stars for a good part of the night was George who was imaging. > >The next day, was clear and nicely warmer. I actually got a bit of a sunburn, which was a novelty after how cool it was the day before. The Shelton's (Mark and Sally) treated us all to burgers and George added hot dogs to the menu; it was a fun lunch! After that, Sally treated us to views of the sun with her Coronado solar scope fitted with a double stack filter. I had a great time with that set up and I am glad she shared the views! > >Jay did a sketching 101 seminar and all the attendees (me), enjoyed it! > >That night was also clear, but I was a little tired and having just finished the H400's I was not as motivated as usual, so I took it easy and hit some galaxies here and there. I really enjoyed the view of NGC7771/7769 and Daniel pointed out that there was a third, smaller galaxy right next to NGC7769. I will have to come back to those and sketch them with my just learned sketching techniques. > >Glad that the U.S.P. happened and I am looking forward to it again next year, but am glad that it will be in a year, if you get my meaning. I could not handle that much observing very often, well maybe when I am retired, but that is in the future a bit. > >A slightly sleep deprived, > >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 >_______________________________________________ >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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Utah Star Party
by Mark Shelton 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Second try........................ My report will be much longer than Matt's. I would like to thank those who came up with this idea. Jay & Matt and anyone I did not know about. My wife and I had a great time. I am thinking there were about 15 or more attending. I am Hoping for better health next year. it is so nice to meet people in the daylight and get to know them. If you did not come you missed a great time. Very nice dark observing site. Mark & Sallie Shelton Sent from my iPhone

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Ison
by Lonnie Allen 05 Oct '13

05 Oct '13

Been spending time looking at videos on YouTube About comet Ison and have seen some showing meters tracking along with it, I would love to see local input and photos on the subject. So lets talk! Sent from my iPad

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2014 Observer's Handbook & Calendars
by Wiggins Patrick 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

SLAS is going to be placing a large enough order with the publishers that they'll be able to get the handbooks and calendars, which the publishers' website says retail for $38.20 and $28.20 for $16.95 and $10.95 respectively, including shipping to Salt Lake. While primarily intended as a perk for members, in years past the offer has also been made to those here on Utah-Astronomy. If anyone here is interested please contact me off list to work out the details. For those who may not be familiar with the handbook and calendar here are links: http://www.rasc.ca/observers-handbook http://www.rasc.ca/calendar patrick New address: paw(a)getbeehive.net

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Change of email address
by Wiggins Patrick 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

Hi UAers, With the change in ownership of my ISP I've got a new email address. The old one will still work for a while but eventually it will go away. Old address: paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com New address: paw(a)getbeehive.net Clear skies, patrick

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APOD
by D P Pierce 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

I haven't been able to get into APOD. I tried last night at 10:30 and again now. Deloy

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Utah Star Party
by Jay Eads 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

Mark Shelton and myself and Mat are heading out to the site today to set up our locations and camp tonight. There should be a good four hour window after 12:00a.m. I may use for the refractor. I won't set up the 14" til tomorrow afternoon. Friday night and Saturday are looking good and excellent there. So if your local, want to come out for a night come on out. I've posted directions in my previous post. If not, stay warm, we will.

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SpaceWeather.com - Ison
by Bruce Hugo 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

Today's Spaceweather.com has a nice little blurb on Ison. I like the photo of its location on Sept 29th, with the telescope in the foreground. http://spaceweather.com/ Bruce Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science. - Edwin Powell Hubble

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comics
by Bruce Hugo 02 Oct '13

02 Oct '13

Another space related comic... http://www.gocomics.com/lio/2013/09/29 Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science. - Edwin Powell Hubble Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 22:49:37 -0600 From: D P Pierce <starsbirdsglyphs(a)gmail.com> To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Comics Message-ID: <CAJJRyED+3nGu-niSnsr6x4O2Lxrrp9q9tO2OLZBndRhKhBkzDQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Happy 14th birthday universe! http://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2013/09/29#.UkpSbTDnZjo and http://www.gocomics.com/lacucaracha/2013/09/29#.UkpUBzDnZjo Deloy

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