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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Star Party
by Joe Bauman 24 Jun '13

24 Jun '13

Oh sure, Patrick, it's an eclipse ... It's obviously a curled-up Slinky with a bright light shining on one side! ------------------------------ On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 11:50 PM MDT Patrick Wiggins wrote: >On 23 Jun 2013, at 21:46, Brent Watson wrote: > >> You would not recognize star trails taken from MY cockpit. Hand flying is not all that steady. > >As evidenced by this shot of the 1979 total solar eclipse as I flew over Idaho, one hand controlling the plane and the other holding the camera: > >http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/79eclipse.jpg > >Grins, > >patrick > >> On Jun 23, 2013, at 10:20 AM, jcarman6(a)q.com wrote: >> >> On third thought, a star trail picture from your cockpit might be rather interesting - well, at least unique. We'd certainly find out how good a pilot you REALLY are. (hehehe) > >_______________________________________________ >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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Star Party
by jcarman6＠q.com 23 Jun '13

23 Jun '13

On third thought, a star trail picture from your cockpit might be rather interesting - well, at least unique. We'd certainly find out how good a pilot you REALLY are. (hehehe)

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Star Party
by jcarman6＠q.com 23 Jun '13

23 Jun '13

You can beat them all in your airplane!!!!! But I wouldn't bet much on a time exposure from your cockpit (hehehehe)

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Misquote / ISS
by Joe Bauman 22 Jun '13

22 Jun '13

Well, leave the press releases to the pros ..... ------------------------------ On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 7:27 PM MDT Patrick Wiggins wrote: >Ok, before anyone here has a chance to tease me 'bout it, I was misquoted in the piece in today's Tribune about the "Super" Moon. It's Saturn to in the south, not Jupiter. > >In other news, CalSky shows a so-so ISS pass tonight: > >Appears 22h29m47s 2.5mag az:298.1° WNW horizon >Culmination 22h34m57s -2.7mag az:224.8° SW h:29.5° > distance: 771.7km height above Earth: 413.9km elevation of Sun: -14° >Disappears 22h36m27s -2.6mag az:180.2° S h:20.2° > >patrick >_______________________________________________ >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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Misquote / ISS
by Patrick Wiggins 22 Jun '13

22 Jun '13

Ok, before anyone here has a chance to tease me 'bout it, I was misquoted in the piece in today's Tribune about the "Super" Moon. It's Saturn to in the south, not Jupiter. In other news, CalSky shows a so-so ISS pass tonight: Appears 22h29m47s 2.5mag az:298.1° WNW horizon Culmination 22h34m57s -2.7mag az:224.8° SW h:29.5° distance: 771.7km height above Earth: 413.9km elevation of Sun: -14° Disappears 22h36m27s -2.6mag az:180.2° S h:20.2° patrick

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Star Party
by jcarman6＠q.com 21 Jun '13

21 Jun '13

Monte Cristo is substantially closer to Ogden and the Ogden AS should have directions. Wolf Creek is very cold right now, maybe even snow, though we've had a dry winter. It's only really available in July and August. But you can't beat 9,800 feet!. However, it is also full moon to waning the two weeks he will be here.

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Excellent ISS pass in a few minutes
by Patrick Wiggins 21 Jun '13

21 Jun '13

Here from CalSky about an ISS pass that's going straight overhead from N. Utah: Appears 22h30m16s 3.1mag az:306.0° NW horizon Culmination 22h35m40s -4.2mag az:217.2° SW h:88.9° distance: 413.6km height above Earth: 414.8km elevation of Sun: -14° Disappears 22h37m15s -3.2mag az:128.1° SE h:28.3°

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Fw: scout camp at Payson Lakes -- soliciting help
by Richard Tenney 21 Jun '13

21 Jun '13

Anyone on the list available next week to help these guys out? I may be able, but am not sure given a busy work schedule. Any takers? Reply to me and I'll pass it along. TIA, /Rich ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Bret Hicken <bret.hicken(a)hotmail.com> To: Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 9:46 AM Subject: RE: scout camp at Payson Lakes Tues, Wed, or Thurs night. We will have about 8 scouts and 4-5 leaders. ________________________________ Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:15:35 -0700 From: retenney(a)yahoo.com Subject: Re: scout camp at Payson Lakes To: bret.hicken(a)hotmail.com Bret, it's a possibility. What specific night(s) are you thinking about, and how many scouts+leaders are going to be there? /R ________________________________ From: Bret Hicken <bret.hicken(a)hotmail.com> To: "retenney(a)yahoo.com" <retenney(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 1:54 PM Subject: scout camp at Payson Lakes Rich I am a scout leader for a troop that is camping at Payson Lakes next week. We are considering doing the Astronomy Merit Badge and are wondering whether someone from your club might be willing to come to our camp one evening with a telescope for the boys to look through. I don't know if that's something you do, but I found your club through the Clark Planetarium and thought I'd ask. Thanks, Bret Hicken

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] star party
by Richard Tenney 21 Jun '13

21 Jun '13

I would recommend Wolf Creek Summit. Here's a link to directions: http://www.uvaa.org/sitedirections/WolfCreek.html I'm also CC'ing the utah astronomy list to see if anyone closer to Ogden has other/better recommendations or are perhaps closer to where you are staying. Also check out slas.us website for upcoming star party info. Clear skies, /Rich ________________________________ From: Hemanth Nallagatla <hknallagatla(a)gmail.com> To: retenney(a)yahoo.com Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 7:03 AM Subject: star party I am from South Carolina, I am only here in Ogden UT for 2 weeks. I am a low light, star trail and night photographer. I was wondering if you could suggest me places where there is minimum light pollution in the sky around Ogden (<200 miles). I wanted to shoot some snaps of the milky way and may be some star trails. A camping area with no tall trees and some canyons at a distance is perfect. Also, please let me know the details of the next star party. Thank you, Hemanth. -- Hemanth K. Nallagatla Phone: (864) 633 9009

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Wouldn't it be nice if...
by Patrick Wiggins 21 Jun '13

21 Jun '13

Wouldn't it be nice if they all included some simple astronomy apps. I think all of us here know astronomy as a hobby is greying. Maybe giving all of those kids astronomy apps might get a few interested in astronomy. patrick http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/06/19/apple-wins-30-million-ipad-contra…

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