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NGC185
by Joe Bauman 24 Jun '15

24 Jun '15

My latest astropto, the dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC185. I took it Tuesday morning from Lakeside. (The same night I saw a huge vague column in the north, which soon faded from view. It probably was part of an aurora borealis.) http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=6285&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Thanks for viewing -- Joe

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ISS to cross Sun / New SN image
by Wiggins Patrick 23 Jun '15

23 Jun '15

CalSky is predicting ISS will transit the Sun Wednesday afternoon. Here are the data for SPOC. Should be good to within a couple of seconds for northern SLC. Crosses the disk of Sun. Transit duration=0.51s Angular diameter=65.6" size=109.0m x 73.0m x 27.5m Satellite at Azimuth=158.9° SSE Altitude= 71.8° Distance=421.2 km In a clock-face concept, the satellite will seem to move toward 9:33 Angular Velocity=60.0'/s For those who have not seen an ISS transit before note the "Transit duration=0.51s" indicating ISS will only take about half a second to cross the Sun. I've posted CalSky's map of the centerline. One must be within a couple of kilometers of the centerline to see any part of the transit. Best to be right on the centerline. http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/iss.jpg +++++ In other news, here's an image I got of "my" supernova a few minutes ago. The SN is the tiny dot just above the core of the galaxy. http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/SN_.NGC_3888.2015JUN23.JPG patrick

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Aurora alert
by Wiggins Patrick 22 Jun '15

22 Jun '15

Just received this from CalSky. Geomagnetic Warning: Potentially Aurora overhead (visible at night) Geomagnetical activity: Extreme storm activity Current Kp-Index : 9 (on a scale from 0-9); Forecasted Kp-Index (Source): 9.00 maximum within the next 4 hours Hopefully some still happening when it gets dark here. patrick

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Once More to the Breech ie Vernon
by Jay inUT 21 Jun '15

21 Jun '15

Had a wonderful two days in Vernon and have had a request for tomorrow night so if I get someone who is interested and can commit I'll go out early, say by 2:00pm to reserve the spot. I do need a reply or email if you can go by Friday at 9:00a.m. so I can load up. On another note, Patrick, I sketched NGC 3888 about 2 weeks ago with no star so I think you have a SN. Any more word on that! Be great if it is number 2 for you! -- Thanks! Jay

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] PSN (now official)
by Bruce Hugo 21 Jun '15

21 Jun '15

Wooo hooo! Congratulations Patrick! Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science. - Edwin Powell Hubble

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 148, Issue 30
by Jay inUT 19 Jun '15

19 Jun '15

No problem Joe. I'm still a little tired from the other two nights so I may or may not go tonight My anniversary is Tuesday so I may spend the weekend with the wife. I am updating my observing lists today and this weekend though in my spare time as I found out I wasn't quite as ready as I thought. Time to put spring away, bring out summer and fall. In case anyone like Joe is wondering, the Forest Road south of Vernon we use does have its own Clear Sky Chart. It is Forest Road 006 Site 1 and here is that link: http://cleardarksky.com/c/FrstRd1UTkey.html?1 Also on my blog I posted some information on observing the OTHER supernova remnant Sh 2-091 which is just above Alberio. Charts are there as well. AND I posted four seasonal guides with charts to the best planetary nebula to observe by season and a wonderful Planetary Nebula and SNR observing guide by Alvin Huey out of California. Here is that link if you want to check that out: http://jaysastronomyobservingblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/sh2-091-observing-pl… Hmm . . . maybe I'll go to Pit n Pole tonight . . . . On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 12:00 PM, < utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com> wrote: > Send Utah-Astronomy mailing list submissions to > utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > utah-astronomy-owner(a)mailman.xmission.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Utah-Astronomy digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: ISS this evening from northern Utah (details) (Linton Rohr) > 2. PSN new image (Wiggins Patrick) > 3. Re: PSN new image (Joe Bauman) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 23:49:32 -0600 > From: "Linton Rohr" <lintonius(a)earthlink.net> > To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] ISS this evening from northern Utah > (details) > Message-ID: <961326F55B0A4023886A4F9F11BC600D@LintonPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Well, Patrick, the "possible" supernova is much more exciting - > congratulations on that! - but thanks for the ISS info, too. Since we had a > lovely solar system arrangement lined up this evening anyway, I decided to > post the ISS flyover on our local FB page to see if I'd get any reaction > and... voila... it was a big hit! Always nice stirring up additional > interest in the night sky! > Linton in Torrey > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wiggins Patrick > Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 6:12 PM > To: Astronomy Utah > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] ISS this evening from northern Utah (details) > > On 18 Jun 2015, at 15:24, Wiggins Patrick <paw(a)digis.net> wrote: > > > Per NASA: > > > > Rising in the NW at 21:37, Max Height: 72 degrees, Disappears ESE 21:41. > > > > patrick > > > More details (this from CalSky) that would like them. > > Appears 21h33m04s 5.5mag az:307.3? NW horizon > Culmination 21h38m23s -4.0mag az: 35.4? NE h:73.2? > distance: 418.2km height above Earth: 402.7km elevation of Sun: -6? > Disappears 21h41m52s -1.8mag az:121.6? ESE h:8.4? > _______________________________________________ > 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". > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 04:32:16 -0600 > From: Wiggins Patrick <paw(a)digis.net> > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] PSN new image > Message-ID: <C8CA4109-04DC-4B4F-A1A1-0D2193827140(a)digis.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi Joe (et al), > > On 18 Jun 2015, at 22:46, Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy < > utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> wrote: > > > I plan to go if the Clear Sky Chart looks OK tomorrow -- I would love to > get a photo of Patrick's second SN. > > *Possible* second SN. :) > > Just so you know it is proving to be a difficult target what with it being > not that bright and so close to the core of the galaxy. > > Here is my image from tonight: > http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=6248 > > And here is one from the Virtual Telescope: > > http://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2015/06/19/supernova-psn-j114735085558147-ng… > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 06:49:12 -0600 > From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] PSN new image > Message-ID: <077B7610-DDA4-4317-A4B6-5A9762976FB7(a)yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi Jay and Patrick -- the Clear Sky Chart says seeing will be as awful as > it could be tonight. That's based on Lakeside, which is the nearest site > they cover to Vernon, as far as I know. It's just not worth it to load all > that gear and not be able to get a decent picture. So I have to pass on > tonight, unfortunately. Thanks, Joe > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 19, 2015, at 4:32 AM, Wiggins Patrick <paw(a)digis.net> wrote: > > > > Hi Joe (et al), > > > >> On 18 Jun 2015, at 22:46, Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy < > utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> wrote: > >> > >> I plan to go if the Clear Sky Chart looks OK tomorrow -- I would love > to get a photo of Patrick's second SN. > > > > *Possible* second SN. :) > > > > Just so you know it is proving to be a difficult target what with it > being not that bright and so close to the core of the galaxy. > > > > Here is my image from tonight: > > http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=6248 > > > > And here is one from the Virtual Telescope: > > > http://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2015/06/19/supernova-psn-j114735085558147-ng… > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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". > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php > > ------------------------------ > > End of Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 148, Issue 30 > *********************************************** > -- Thanks! Jay

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ISS this evening from northern Utah
by Wiggins Patrick 18 Jun '15

18 Jun '15

Per NASA: Rising in the NW at 21:37, Max Height: 72 degrees, Disappears ESE 21:41. patrick

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Congrats to Patrick
by Beverley Getzen 18 Jun '15

18 Jun '15

I do hope it turns out to be your own discovery of a SN! Exciting! -- ******** Beverley Getzen Retired, US Army Corps of Engineers PO Box 202 Wadesboro, NC 28170-0202 704-694-7022 April 18, 2015, SPCC *www.carolinaswritersconference.org <http://www.carolinaswritersconference.org/>* "There are times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time we fail to protest." Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate.

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Solar AR 2371 sunspot visible w/o magnification
by John M. Craig 18 Jun '15

18 Jun '15

Hi Folks, Whether you have white-light or H-a solar capability, there's some very interesting stuff to see on the sun today (and no doubt for the next several days). There's a kind of key-hole shaped sunspot in active region 2371 (just a couple of days around from the far side) that is visible (at least to my 20:15 eyes) without magnification. When I just looked, it appeared that flaring was occurring near it (probably not very violent as it shows up in H-a). At any rate, the sun's a great target this evening and will likely be for several days. John

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Best observational evidence of first generation stars in the universe
by Beverley Getzen 18 Jun '15

18 Jun '15

Check this out: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150617092409.htm?utm_source=fe… -- ******** Beverley Getzen Retired, US Army Corps of Engineers PO Box 202 Wadesboro, NC 28170-0202 704-694-7022 April 18, 2015, SPCC *www.carolinaswritersconference.org <http://www.carolinaswritersconference.org/>* "There are times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time we fail to protest." Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate.

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