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M100 Neighborhood - A new image from my homemade astrograph
by Tyler Allred 06 May '13

06 May '13

Hi all, This image was taken from my backyard observatory over two recent nights in April, 2013, with my homemade astrograph. It is one of my favorite objects in the sky, and I just love looking around the image at all the smaller galaxies, of which there are literally hundreds. This may be my personal favorite astrophoto I have ever taken. The full version is worth looking at to enjoy all the smaller galaxies. LINK: http://www.allred-astro.com//viewer.php?id=122 <http://www.allred-astro.com/viewer.php?id=122&cat=1&sub=100> &cat=1&sub=100 Cheers, Tyler

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Waning Daytime Moon
by Kelly Ricks 06 May '13

06 May '13

Thanks to all who have commented! ~Kelly > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 5 May 2013 23:19:53 -0700 (PDT) > From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Waning Daytime Moon > Message-ID: > <1367821193.73043.YahooMailNeo(a)web125102.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > Yes, nice and mellow. > > > ________________________________ > From: Tyler Allred <tyler(a)allred-astro.com> > To: 'Utah Astronomy' <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2013 10:44 PM > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Waning Daytime Moon > > > Nice sketch Kelly.? The blue paper was a perfect canvas for the daytime > moon.? I love it. > Cheers, > Tyler > > > -----Original Message----- > From: utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com > [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Kelly > Ricks > Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 1:56 PM > To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Waning Daytime Moon > > Just completed my first observational sketch of the year. I hope to do more > in the (warmer) months to come. You can view the drawing on my blog here: > > http://www.kellyricks.blogspot.com/2013/05/waning-daylight-moon.html > > When I went back and compared my sketch with a nice photo, I noticed there > were some features my eyes hadn't observed correctly...I guess it's easy to > understand how there were canals on Mars for a while! Still, it's a fun > exercise...and perhaps a good way to improve observing skills. > > ~Kelly > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php > > End of Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 123, Issue 15 > *********************************************** >

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A boy and his atom
by Patrick Wiggins 06 May '13

06 May '13

A Boy And His Atom http://vimeo.com/65244953 patrick

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Waning Daytime Moon
by Kelly Ricks 06 May '13

06 May '13

Just completed my first observational sketch of the year. I hope to do more in the (warmer) months to come. You can view the drawing on my blog here: http://www.kellyricks.blogspot.com/2013/05/waning-daylight-moon.html When I went back and compared my sketch with a nice photo, I noticed there were some features my eyes hadn't observed correctly...I guess it's easy to understand how there were canals on Mars for a while! Still, it's a fun exercise...and perhaps a good way to improve observing skills. ~Kelly

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Ratting you out
by jcarman6＠q.com 05 May '13

05 May '13

Enough is enough Allred, I'm ratting you out to NASA. They should know you are stealing Hubble photographs and posting them as your own on your website. humph. interacting galaxies indeed. Far too much detail with just a simple 12.5 astrograph of your own construction. Obviously NASA needs to haul your butt to a federal prison in Alaska - make that the north pole. Note, not antartica where you could get your grubby little astrograph on the southern skies. humph humph and more humph.

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New Image from Nocturne Observatory - NGC3718 and Lots of Friends
by Tyler Allred 05 May '13

05 May '13

Hi all. It is galaxy season and I have been working on several galaxy images at once. This is the first of this group that is ready to post. It shows NGC3718, NGC3729, the Hickson 56 group of interacting galaxies, and a bunch of other more distant galaxies. If you have any interest, take a look at the link below. Be sure to click the image a couple of times to get to the full version. It is worth taking a moment to look around at all the smaller galaxies, which are scattered all around the image. Cheers, Tyler LINK: http://www.allred-astro.com//viewer.php?id=121 <http://www.allred-astro.com/viewer.php?id=121&cat=1&sub=99> &cat=1&sub=99

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SPOC Tonight
by D P Pierce 03 May '13

03 May '13

HI, A friend is taking me to Wendover today. She may drop me off at Spoc on the way back. I hope I can get a ride home. Deloy

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Tonight
by Chuck Hards 03 May '13

03 May '13

The Clear Sky Chart for Stansbury isn't looking good from sunset until after 11:00 PM, so I'm not going to take my solar setup out there before the star party if the sky isn't cooperating. But I'll head out anyway in the hopes of getting my refreshers done on the Ealing and Grim, even if we can't see the stars.

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Man fights off bear with telescope
by Chuck Hards 03 May '13

03 May '13

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/alaska-man-fights-off-bear-walks-away-…

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ISON tonight, 2013 MAY 02
by Patrick Wiggins 02 May '13

02 May '13

I haven't been posting my ISON images lately because there really hasn't been much to show. But tonight the seeing is very good and ISON's tiny tail is showing: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/C_2012_S1.2013MAY02.JPG patrick

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