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Re: [Utah-astronomy] time.gov website updated
by Joe Bauman 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

YES! ------------------------------ On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 11:34 AM MDT Bruce Hugo wrote: >I heard this morning on the radio that Utah is considering going off daylight savings time. This might be the last year we "spring 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".

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time.gov website updated
by Wiggins Patrick 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

Here is a post from another list for those needing accurate time. patrick Begin forwarded message: > From: Ted Blank > Subject: [IOTAoccultations] time.gov website updated > Date: 13 March 2014 at 06:23:30 MDT > To: iotaoccultations <IOTAoccultations(a)yahoogroups.com> > > Some information from Andrew Novick at NIST: > > www.time.gov has been updated. > Some new features are: 12/24 hour clock toggle and the time is actually corrected for the path delay through the Internet. > This is an HTML5 (cross-platform-compatible) site that requires no plugins. > There is no intro map to click - the site automatically determines your time zone, based on your computer clock settings. > > LCD monitors may add a few milliseconds of delay before actually displaying a screen, so if you video-record the time.gov time display on an LCD monitor next to the accurate 1-PPS pulse of an IOTA-VTI box, the time.gov time might still show slightly behind the 1-PPS pulses on your video recording. I understand that old-fashioned CRT monitors should have much less internal delay in displaying the website time than LCD monitors, so time.gov time displayed on a CRT monitor should line up more closely with the VTI pulses. I have not checked this because I got rid of my last CRT display quite a while ago. I'm sure I can find one around for free to check this. > > Ted Blank

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ATM session reminder
by Hutchings, Mat 13 Mar '14

13 Mar '14

This is just a reminder that the next ATM session will be this Saturday from 09:00 - 14:00. If you need directions to my house, please let me know. Hope to see you then! 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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Cosmos
by Joe Bauman 13 Mar '14

13 Mar '14

I never met Sagan but I had a real sense of loss while watching him last night. He was a fine scientist and a great inspiration, yet look how he was treated by the scientific establishment. ------------------------------ On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 5:34 AM MDT Chuck Hards wrote: >I met Carl Sagan in mid 70s. He was very interested in what this teenager >had to say, a perfect gentleman. The last segment got me a bit misty, as >well. I actually gave up an hour of sleep to catch it, rather than watch >the DVR recording tonight. > >I'll watch the entire series. > >I picked up the original COSMOS on DVD last year, to replace my aging VHS >tape set (I don't even have a VCR anymore). Am about halfway through it. > It holds-up well after all these years. > > >> >_______________________________________________ >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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Get a beacon
by Wiggins Patrick 13 Mar '14

13 Mar '14

I don't mean this to be a commercial for any one company but knowing that many of us on this list sometimes find ourselves in remote areas far from cell service (Joe comes to mind) I thought I'd pass along this story: http://www.acrartex.com/survivors/stories/jill-clendon-nelson-new-zealand/?… Yeah, long URL but an educational read. Now go get a beacon! patrick Sent from my iPad

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L&O reminder
by Chuck Hards 13 Mar '14

13 Mar '14

The next Liver & Onions subcommittee lunch is this Saturday at noon, at the Left Fork Grill in Salt Lake. 68 W 3900 S. Plenty of on-site parking. Bring something for show-and-tell, if desired. Hope to see you there!

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] 1.8-meter Mike
by Joe Bauman 12 Mar '14

12 Mar '14

I did drop the subscription but one of our friends sent the magazine to me. Thanks! ------------------------------ On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 5:38 AM MDT Chuck Hards wrote: >Praise from Caesar! > >Thanks, Joe. I thought you dropped your subscription. Did you pick up a >copy from a local bookstore? > >I had lunch with Mike on Sunday. He's having trouble with the telescope >drives, the motors are too small to move the scope's enormous mass, but he >is working on a fix. The maker of the drive system seems disinterested in >any troubleshooting. He also reports that the scope will not be at >Riverside this year, though he himself is planning to attend. With only 4 >or 5 days off per month, there just isn't enough time to pull it all >together by then. He still does not have a trailer suitable for the big >scope. > > >On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 9:30 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Fine article and photos, Chuck! Congratulations to you as well as Mike. -- >> Joe >> >_______________________________________________ >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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Cosmos
by jcarman6＠q.com 12 Mar '14

12 Mar '14

If they are sticking to the original, there should be about 13 episodes. I'm not sure they have ever mentioned a number of episodes for Tyson's Cosmos. Did you notice in the opening credits "Executive Producer: Ann Druyan"? Ann is Sagan's wife/widow. Pretty sure she worked on the first generation Cosmos. Is that what we call it now Cosmos First Generation, Cosmos Second Generation? lol

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Sunspot numbers going down
by Wiggins Patrick 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

Doesn't look great for solar observing. http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/Cycle22Cycle23Cycle24big.gif patrick

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1.8-meter Mike
by Joe Bauman 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

Fine article and photos, Chuck! Congratulations to you as well as Mike. -- Joe

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