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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Today's XKCD...
by Joe Bauman 28 Jun '13

28 Jun '13

You beat me to it, Dan. I was just about my first cartoon link. Pretty good 'un. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 10:23 AM MDT Daniel Holmes wrote: >Well, I liked it... > >http://www.xkcd.org > >Dan > >-- >Daniel Holmes, danielh(a)holmesonics.com >"Laugh while you can, monkey boy!" -- Lord John Whorfin > > > > >_______________________________________________ >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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Today's XKCD...
by Daniel Holmes 28 Jun '13

28 Jun '13

Well, I liked it... http://www.xkcd.org Dan -- Daniel Holmes, danielh(a)holmesonics.com "Laugh while you can, monkey boy!" -- Lord John Whorfin

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A Call to help Ann House-Astronomy league Secretarty
by Rodger C. Fry 28 Jun '13

28 Jun '13

Ann House was approached by a few of her astronomy associates a few months ago to run for the office of secretary of the Astronomy League, the national organization that the Salt Lake Astronomical Society and many astronomy groups are affiliated with. The president of the Astronomy League, Carrol Iorg , indicated that Ann House is running uncontested and is fully expected to be the secretary of Astronomy League. With this title, Ann is expected to attend the annual board meeting each year in St. Louis and the annual ALCON (including two extra days dedicated for board business). When being encouraged to run for this office, Ann voiced her opinion to me that she was concerned about the financial commitment that was involved. I told Ann that there are enough friends in the community that would help minimize her out-of-pocket expenses to be on this board. Having Ann on the board is of benefit to all those in Utah who have a passion for astronomy in that she can voice our interests in the direction the Astronomy League should go in meeting member needs. We have set up an account where interested supporters can contribute to help take the bite out of the travel expenses associated with this assignment. The account is as follows: Zions Bank Account Name: Ann House Routing Number: 124000054 Account Number: 00512639 Please join me in helping defray some of the travel costs associated with Ann's obligation by contributing to this fund. Every little bit will help and can be done over the telephone, by mail, or by visiting a Zions Bank branch near you. We thank you in supporting this worthy cause. Rodger C. Fry Salt Lake Astronomy Association President

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] A Call to help Ann House-Astronomy league Secretarty
by Kelly Ricks 28 Jun '13

28 Jun '13

An excellent idea! I wish Ann all the best in this exciting position! ~Kelly ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:18:12 -0600 > From: "Rodger C. Fry" <rcfry(a)comcast.net> > To: <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] A Call to help Ann House-Astronomy league > Secretarty > Message-ID: <02fd01ce7384$36e6b650$a4b422f0$@net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Ann House was approached by a few of her astronomy associates a few months > ago to run for the office of secretary of the Astronomy League, the > national > organization that the Salt Lake Astronomical Society and many astronomy > groups are affiliated with. The president of the Astronomy League, Carrol > Iorg , indicated that Ann House is running uncontested and is fully > expected > to be the secretary of Astronomy League. > > With this title, Ann is expected to attend the annual board meeting each > year in St. Louis and the annual ALCON (including two extra days dedicated > for board business). When being encouraged to run for this office, Ann > voiced her opinion to me that she was concerned about the financial > commitment that was involved. I told Ann that there are enough friends in > the community that would help minimize her out-of-pocket expenses to be on > this board. > > Having Ann on the board is of benefit to all those in Utah who have a > passion for astronomy in that she can voice our interests in the direction > the Astronomy League should go in meeting member needs. > > > > We have set up an account where interested supporters can contribute to > help > take the bite out of the travel expenses associated with this assignment. > The account is as follows: > > > > Zions Bank > > Account Name: Ann House > > Routing Number: 124000054 > > Account Number: 00512639 > > > > Please join me in helping defray some of the travel costs associated with > Ann's obligation by contributing to this fund. Every little bit will help > and can be done over the telephone, by mail, or by visiting a Zions Bank > branch near you. > > > > We thank you in supporting this worthy cause. > > Rodger C. Fry > > Salt Lake Astronomy Association President > > >

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] I'm back
by Joe Bauman 27 Jun '13

27 Jun '13

Glad you're getting more regular, Chuck! It's a problem a lot of old folks have. ------------------------------ On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 1:14 PM MDT Daniel Holmes wrote: >And you are who again? > >:) > >Dan > >-- >Sent from my iPhone. Please pardon any mispelings or errors. > > >On Jun 26, 2013, at 11:40 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm back on the list, sorry I had to take about a month off. I still am >> not in a position to reply quickly but can at least read emails more >> regularly. >> >> Hope you've all had a great time under the stars so-far this summer, lots >> of warm weather and dark nights ahead! >> _______________________________________________ >> 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".

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Rides to SPOC
by D P Pierce 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

HI, As usual I need rides to SPOC Friday and Saturday. Deloy

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Speaking of flying, check out this photo my neighbor sent me.
by Ed 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

The picture might be photoshopped, but it's a very good picture of a not so unusual event. Search YouTube for "hawks attack rc planes". Those birds are serious about their airspace! Ed

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Speaking of flying, check out this photo my neighbor sent me.
by Dave Gary 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

This one is pretty cool. This one just screams…”you know, there’s something about those fly boys that just pisses me off.” http://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/9123690554/

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ATM session report
by Hutchings, Mat 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

The ATM session on Saturday was lightly attended, but good work was done. I got some polishing time in on my son's 8" mirror. At 22 hours of polishing (machine), it is close to being what I consider polished out. For all of you who have made mirrors, yes, this is a long time to polish, but it is my first attempt at polishing exclusively by machine. I believe that I was not using enough weight for the majority of the time. Since doubling the weight on the tool, from 5 to 10 lbs., the progress has sped up some. After working the mirror for another hour this morning, the mirror is nearly polished out. Perhaps another 2 hours with Cerium oxide, then I'll cut over to rouge for a final hour of polish. Then I'll be on to figuring; yippee! Jeff brought his new ProtoStar secondary mirror, and we siliconed it to the telescope's spider hub. Of course this was after removing the stock mirror from the hub. Sometime, ask Jeff about his new technique for cleaning a secondary. Somewhere there is a video showing this. Josh brought along his newly built pulse width modulated circuit with which he is controlling the brightness of the laser for his bath interferometer. It works really well. He modified the original circuit that we have been using and made the PCB layout much more compact. I was able to show him a toner transfer technique which works very well to transfer laser jet toner onto a copper clad board. The toner acts as an etchant resist and is a good way for DIYers to make PCBs. He ended up with a couple of nice looking and compact boards. He populated one with components and applied power, and, sure enough, it worked! Hope to see you next time! 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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Star Party in Soapstone Basin.
by Daniel Holmes 24 Jun '13

24 Jun '13

Gang, I've been asked to put on a star party for the YMCA Camp Roger. Kinda short notice, but if anyone's available for Monday night (the 24th), I'd appreciate it. They have a large open field that we can setup in. They will allow us to drive onto the field to setup as well. I'm not sure about power, don't count on it. There will be about 130 kids at the camp that night, they will provide enough counselors to keep the kids coming in waves. I think if we could have somewhere around 8-10 scopes that'd be plenty. It'll be quite dark, there's really nothing around, although they have a restricted view until about 20-30 degrees up in most directions. Plan on starting around 9:30, I'll be getting there somewhere around 8-8:30 so I can setup while it's still light. Plan on about an hour from entering Parley's canyon. Directions: http://www.ymcautah.org/camp-roger/directions GPS is 40° 34' 31.1" N 111° 02' 44.0" W If you have any questions, please email me directly. They also said that if we'd like to stay there for a while after the kids go to bed, we are welcome to be up there--it's pretty dark skies. Thanks, Dan -- Daniel Holmes, danielh(a)holmesonics.com "Laugh while you can, monkey boy!" -- Lord John Whorfin

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