February 2014 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

Star party Cedar Hills Elem. (N. Utah County) next Thurs. -- need help
by Richard Tenney 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

I'm planning to host a "star" party (gonna be mostly moon and bright objects instead) for Cedar Hills Elementary school this coming Thursday the 13th, weather permitting, and could use a couple of extra hands/telescopes if you can spare an hour or two that night, I (and the school) would be grateful. More details later; please RSVP to me if you can help. TIA, /Rich

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Star party Cedar Hills Elem. (N. Utah County) next Thurs. -- need help
by Richard Tenney 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

I'm planning to host a "star" party (gonna be mostly moon and bright objects instead) for Cedar Hills Elementary school this coming Thursday the 13th, weather permitting, and could use a couple of extra hands/telescopes if you can spare an hour or two that night, I (and the school) would be grateful. More details later; please RSVP to me if you can help. TIA, /Rich

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Moon
by Bruce Hugo 06 Feb '14

06 Feb '14

Hey Patrick, I used my Nikon D800 (36 megapixel). ISO was 640. The Orion 80ED is f/ 7.5. I was around 1/00th of a second for shutter speed. I was varying shutter speed and don't remember which speed I used for this photo off the top of my head. To get the Nikon into focus, I also used a Televue 2.5x powermate with the Nikon T-adaptor on it. Bruce ------------------------------ From: Wiggins Patrick <paw(a)getbeehive.net> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Cc: Wiggins Patrick <paw(a)getbeehive.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Moon Message-ID: <A41FE5CA-9F40-4A1E-B2AB-B98E7C7213C1(a)getbeehive.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Very nice shot. What camera did you use? patrick

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Moon
by Bruce Hugo 06 Feb '14

06 Feb '14

It looked relatively clear last night driving home so I put the Orion 80ED and camera on the back deck to allow them to reach ambient temperature. Later I took some quick unguided photos of the moon. This one turned out well. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22238456@N04/12348686463/ Bruce Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science. - Edwin Powell Hubble

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Next ATM session
by Hutchings, Mat 05 Feb '14

05 Feb '14

Hi folks, the next ATM session will be in March. This month is just too busy for me. I'll send out another e-mail with the date in March; tentatively it will be the 15th. Take care, 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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Sunspots: 4 February 2014 ~ 11:30 MST
by Dave Gary 05 Feb '14

05 Feb '14

The best photo I could get of the sunspots this morning. I hope the Flickr link works. I’ve had trouble with it this afternoon. Dave http://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/12309196776/

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Solaractivity and International Sun Day on Facebook
by Kelly Ricks 04 Feb '14

04 Feb '14

Hello all, Any of you who are Facebook should check out this page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/solaractivity/726007037410643/?notif_t=grou… It was started by some local guys here in Ohio and has grown to include nearly 3,000 members--many who are really first rate solar observers and photographers. They are organizing the first "International Sun Day" this year in June and trying to spread the word as far and wide as possible. https://www.facebook.com/groups/InternationalSUNday/ ~Kelly

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Sunspots: Feb 4, 2014 ~11:30 MST
by Dave Gary 04 Feb '14

04 Feb '14

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Huge Sunspot
by Dave Gary 04 Feb '14

04 Feb '14

There’s a huge sunspot, actually, several sunspots in one area that are clearly visible naked-eye. Use your solar-viewing glasses, of course. I may try to take a photo of this sunspot group, but there are a lot of clouds at this moment. Dave

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Spectral Analysis of M-82 Super Nova
by Rodger C. Fry 02 Feb '14

02 Feb '14

A friend of mine and fellow geologist has been undertaking the spectral analysis of stars for many years. He has managed to get a spectral image of the super nova in M-82. This shows the chemical signature of the elements in the SN. Here is a link to his work: https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/t1/s403x403/1654422_6460876 65429200_1028007911_n.jpg Thanks Rodger C. Fry

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