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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Report from Five Mile Pass: no frustration + aurora
by Kelly Ricks 02 Jun '13

02 Jun '13

Wow! That sounds like an excellent night. It was great to see your pictures of the gathering as well. Makes me miss the desert skies even more. Thanks for posting this. ~Kelly > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 20:23:26 -0700 (PDT) > From: Dion Davidson <diondavidson(a)yahoo.com> > To: "Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com" > <Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Report from Five Mile Pass: no frustration + > aurora > Message-ID: > <1370143406.92840.YahooMailNeo(a)web160504.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I wanted to report to this group about the outing I had near Five Mile > Pass with Jay Eads and Mat Hutchings last night. I took Nancy's advice and > spent time with Jay and Mat to learn about my telescope and how to find > stuff in the sky. They showed me how to collimate my SCT, which I was > afraid to do before. Then they showed me how to star hop. After seeing the > images on the star map (S&T Pocket Sky Atlas), in Jay's viewfinder, and > then in Jay's eyepiece, I could then go back to my own scope and find the > same objects! Jay worked with me on four or five Messier objects and then > set me loose to find others. Of course I got to stop and see some amazing > sights along the way through both of their scopes. > > After reading the various reports online about aurora in Utah last night I > went and looked at the images I took and I see the aurora as well! Not just > to the north, but all over the sky. I saw the aurora borealis last summer > from Montana, and what I saw last night reminded me of that a little, > though I didn't think it possible, so I didn't spend much time on it. I > posted my images on my blog - let me know what you think. > http://sandydavidsons.blogspot.com/2013/06/astronomy-at-file-mile-pass.html > > > Thanks again for the help I get from this group, and particularly from Mat > and Jay. > > Dion > >

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Silveer Lake
by jcarman6＠q.com 02 Jun '13

02 Jun '13

Dear Jeff: So So Sorry your picture of the Milky Way got washed out by the aurora (hehehe)

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I still need a ride to SPOC.
by D P Pierce 01 Jun '13

01 Jun '13

I still need a ride. Since I get U-A on digest and may not see a reply until late tonight call my cell at 801 739 2730. Deloy

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Report
by Kelly Ricks 01 Jun '13

01 Jun '13

That sounds like a fantastic night! Thanks for sharing. I had no idea that Omega Centauri could be seen from Bryce. Sure wish I could come to the astro fest... I wish you all clear skies! ~Kelly > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 07:33:19 -0600 > From: "Kim Hyatt" <kimharch(a)cut.net> > To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Cc: "'Brian D. Ottum, Ph.D.'" <bottum238824MI(a)comcast.net> > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Report > Message-ID: <E1UilvS-0002NU-GL(a)mx02.mta.xmission.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Thought I'd share last night's observing experience with y'all: > > > > Brian Ottum arrived here (Bryce Canyon NP) on Thursday as a volunteer for > awhile and for the astronomy festival. Last night we went to Paria View at > about sunset for an impromptu observing session. We especially wanted to > find 1998 QE2. Once it was dark enough the asteroid was easy in my 10-inch > f5 Newtonian but moving more slowly than I expected. It took a few minutes > to confirm motion and that we were indeed seeing the asteroid. Next we > decided to look for Omega Centauri. The air was so clear and the sky so > dark > that it was an easy visual target even though it was only a couple of > degrees above the horizon. And, it was a glorious sight! With the clear air > stars were easily resolved all across the face of the object. I've only > seen > it a couple of times anyway, but last night it was spectacular. Centaurus A > is an easy hop away and we saw it, too, with more detail than I've seen > before. > > > > A couple of visitors stopped by to do their own star gazing and we were > able > to share a handful of deep sky objects with them. The seeing wasn't great, > but they were duly impressed with Saturn. Another visitor with his new > Canon > (I forgot the model) came by to do his own photography. He asked us about a > deep red glow in the north that showed up in photos that he took from > Sunrise point earlier in the evening. I assumed that it was the light > pollution from Ruby's Inn and told him as much. However, when we saw the > same glow in Brian's photos it dawned on us that we were seeing an auroral > display. At Paria View the northern horizon is a bit elevated but we could > tell that the northern sky was brighter than usual, about as much as the > Milky Way - no color, though. When I drove home to Tropic at around > midnight > I stopped my car north of Ruby's and watched the sky for a few minutes. By > then I could detect a faint red glow with a few streamers. It wasn't the > best display that I've seen but still worth the time. I'm glad that we saw. > > > > Last night was a great teaser for next week's Astrofest. I look forward to > seeing everyone here. > > > > Kim > > >

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Possible Aurora seen from Big Cottonwood 5-31-13
by Joe Bauman 01 Jun '13

01 Jun '13

That's a big yes! It is an aurora. ------------------------------ On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 3:04 AM MDT Howard Jackman wrote: >A group of local Photographers met up at Silver Lake Friday night and might have caught some Aurora action here are some links (hopefully they work being FB links and all...) >>From Jeff McGrath: >https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151414053235060&set=a.10150841975… > >And from Marc Edwards: >https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=341952552600181&set=a.1367101064577… > >What do you all think? > >_______________________________________________ >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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Report
by Kim Hyatt 01 Jun '13

01 Jun '13

Thought I'd share last night's observing experience with y'all: Brian Ottum arrived here (Bryce Canyon NP) on Thursday as a volunteer for awhile and for the astronomy festival. Last night we went to Paria View at about sunset for an impromptu observing session. We especially wanted to find 1998 QE2. Once it was dark enough the asteroid was easy in my 10-inch f5 Newtonian but moving more slowly than I expected. It took a few minutes to confirm motion and that we were indeed seeing the asteroid. Next we decided to look for Omega Centauri. The air was so clear and the sky so dark that it was an easy visual target even though it was only a couple of degrees above the horizon. And, it was a glorious sight! With the clear air stars were easily resolved all across the face of the object. I've only seen it a couple of times anyway, but last night it was spectacular. Centaurus A is an easy hop away and we saw it, too, with more detail than I've seen before. A couple of visitors stopped by to do their own star gazing and we were able to share a handful of deep sky objects with them. The seeing wasn't great, but they were duly impressed with Saturn. Another visitor with his new Canon (I forgot the model) came by to do his own photography. He asked us about a deep red glow in the north that showed up in photos that he took from Sunrise point earlier in the evening. I assumed that it was the light pollution from Ruby's Inn and told him as much. However, when we saw the same glow in Brian's photos it dawned on us that we were seeing an auroral display. At Paria View the northern horizon is a bit elevated but we could tell that the northern sky was brighter than usual, about as much as the Milky Way - no color, though. When I drove home to Tropic at around midnight I stopped my car north of Ruby's and watched the sky for a few minutes. By then I could detect a faint red glow with a few streamers. It wasn't the best display that I've seen but still worth the time. I'm glad that we saw. Last night was a great teaser for next week's Astrofest. I look forward to seeing everyone here. Kim

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Possible Aurora seen from Big Cottonwood 5-31-13
by Howard Jackman 01 Jun '13

01 Jun '13

A group of local Photographers met up at Silver Lake Friday night and might have caught some Aurora action here are some links (hopefully they work being FB links and all...) >From Jeff McGrath: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151414053235060&set=a.10150841975… And from Marc Edwards: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=341952552600181&set=a.1367101064577… What do you all think?

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