October 2015 - Utah-Astronomy - mailman.xmission.com

Unitron and Meade for sale
by Chuck Hards 14 Oct '15

14 Oct '15

Hi folks, Ron sent this message on Saturday but had some photo attachments that didn't allow it to go through, so I'm resending it without the attachments. Contact Ron if interested in these scopes. From: RON VANDERHULE <deepsky100(a)msn.com> To: "utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com" < utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Cc: Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 15:03:35 -0600 Subject: Unitron and meade for sale Hi, a friend of mine inherited a bunch of astro gear from his father who apparently was quite avid. The son not so much. I will send along a listing of accessories and charts and books later but for now I am posting the Unitron, the classic 4 inch f15, all the accessories, chain /weight driven, original case and docs, turret etc. and a Meade DS10 on a GEM. All in very good shape. I would like an idea of the worth or would entertain bids from the list before I try A-mart or e- bay. Thanx, Ron Vanderhule

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Great clear skies last night
by Joel Stucki 11 Oct '15

11 Oct '15

I was out at pit n pole observing site until about midnight. Truly a great night. Dark skies with very good weather. Not too cold either. Planning on going again tonight. Probably will leave in a few hours so I can set up before dark. If anyone is interested in joining me drop me an email.

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Vernon Site 001 Owl's Roost
by Jay 09 Oct '15

09 Oct '15

It is about 70% clear and increasing here. I am setting up for a great night! Sent from my iPhone

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Observing
by JayLEads 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

I am going to be observing this weekend out at Vernon. Anyone is welcome to join me. Either Site 1 Owl's or Jay's Spot which is the spot just after the cattle guard to the right. I am doing a two nighter and then have to head to Washington next week. -- Thanks! Jay

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Last night's eclipse
by Chuck Hards 01 Oct '15

01 Oct '15

We had a nice view from our front yard. The moon rose partially eclipsed as expected, into a thin cirrus layer but was into a patch of clear sky by totality. The moon was visibly darker at mid-eclipse than the last one, which was debated as having perhaps not been truly total. I was using my vintage 8x30mm Sans & Streiffe binocular which gave a pleasing image scale. Had to turn-in at mid-eclipse to get up early this morning for work. A nice way to end the current "eclipse season" of lunar eclipses. We have to wait a while for the next series, but at least we have Mars to look forward to in 2016.

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