February 2013 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

NASA to cover 2012 DA14's flyby
by Patrick Wiggins 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-059&rn=news.xml&rst=3693 Hopefully this time tomorrow we here in Utah will have eyes-on and/or detectors-on 2012 DA14. patrick

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Fantastic meteor over Russia
by Thomas Sevcik 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

Get a load of this visitor that caused 500 or more injuries and damaged buildings in the Ural Mountains of Russia! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21470205 http://youtu.be/1kvHl5Qcnzc Tom Sevcik

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ISON this evening
by Patrick Wiggins 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

Unlike previous shots these were taken with ISON just west of the meridian. So the tail is pointing to the left. No processing. These are raw images with no flat or dark applied: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/C_2012_S1.2013FEB15.JPG patrick p.s. Just 20 hours to we get to see 2012 DA14 in Utah.

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Guide Scope for Sale
by Chuck Hards 14 Feb '13

14 Feb '13

I just upgraded my guidescope, so I'm selling an *Orion 50mm Mini Guide Scope*. Only used once to test my autoguider, repackaged carefully. Exactly as sold by Orion and basically BNIB. I paid $99.99 plus shipping, I'll let it go for $75 cash and will deliver anywhere within the SL valley. Will ship at your cost. Pretty neat little guide scope and very compact if you want to keep the weight down on your set-up, always a good thing. See it here: http://www.telescope.com/Astrophotography/Astrophotography-Accessories/Orio… Contact me off list at this same email address if interested. Thanks!

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What's that bright thing in the sky?
by Chuck Hards 14 Feb '13

14 Feb '13

A nice active solar disk today. Many prominences, some sunspots, and other solar activity. In H-a, there is a dark streak associated with the largest sunspot group. Lots of surface detail. The weather forecast is looking promising for the weekend. Take a peek if you can.

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Halluciations
by D P Pierce 13 Feb '13

13 Feb '13

Kim, I' just a figment of your imagination. In fact, you are having a Deloytion! Deloy

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C-5 for sale
by Patrick Wiggins 13 Feb '13

13 Feb '13

A local guy called Don Downs has a Celestron 5 with standard accessories he'd like to sell. He was at the SLAS board meeting this evening saying he'd hoped to get $600 but needs the money so might take less. He can be contacted at dondowns20(a)yahoo.com or 970.261.2795. patrick

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Another Dooms Day Prediction
by Rodger C. Fry 13 Feb '13

13 Feb '13

The end of the world theories didn't end with the passage of the 13th Baktun. Read this: http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/12/16940253-why-the-buzz-over-st- malachys-last-pope-prophecy-outdoes-2012-hype?lite Just for what it is worth ;^) Rodger C. Fry

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Another Dooms Day Predition
by jcarman6＠q.com 13 Feb '13

13 Feb '13

Of course we can ignore the Mayans, they were pagans (even if they had a more accurate calendar than we do even today). Now, when popes speak, the world ought to listen. But I'm a little confused about the wording. This may be the last line of the "vision" but hasn't there already been a Peter Romanus - that is the first Peter, Disciple of Christ, a Jew, ended up in Rome and died/crucified? Well, maybe I won't be too concerned until the conclave picks the next pope, but if he is an Italian from Rome and takes the name Peter, I might just be shaking in my boots. Hope he lives a long, long time :)

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HD solar images
by Howard Jackman 13 Feb '13

13 Feb '13

Saw this link on Twitter, pretty cool! http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/02/alan-friedmans-astonishing-hd-photogr…

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