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Home computer in 2004
by Patrick Wiggins 01 Dec '04

01 Dec '04

This purports to be from a 1954 issue of Popular Mechanics. I suspect it's a hoax but it's still funny. http://users.net1plus.com/scottm/HomeComputer.jpg Patrick

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Kodak E200 processing
by astrodeb＠charter.net 01 Dec '04

01 Dec '04

I have a question about push processing E200 film. On the box of the film it says "push to 800". On my last roll of film I had developed, I asked the processing lab to push to 800. They said since I had set my ISO to 200 they couldn't do it. Am I missing something here? Or are they giving me bull****? I thought since it was 200 film I set the ISO to 200. Can somebody explain this to me or refer me to a better lab that do push processing. Any help would be appreciated. There is another comet in the sky right now and I want to do things right this time. Debbie

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Fwd: (astro) Star Party, Gary Walker, Frontiers of Science
by Chuck Hards 01 Dec '04

01 Dec '04

Forwarded from Dan Burn at the U of U astro club: --- D.Burn(a)m.cc.utah.edu wrote: > Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 10:57:47 -0700 > From: D.Burn(a)m.cc.utah.edu > Subject: (astro) Star Party, Gary Walker, Frontiers > of Science > To: astro(a)physics.utah.edu > > Three items to report today: > > First: > Long Time UUAS Graduate Student Advisor and Friend > Gary Walker has moved on. > Gary worked hard in Gammy-Ray Astronomy and > Observational Astronomy. He was > the first T.A. for Physics 4060 Observational > Astronomy where he taught me how > to take digital astronomical pictures. He helped > with several Wednesday and > Special Star Parties such as the Project Youth Sun > Spot Party and the > Centerville Jr. High traveling Star Party. He has > been a great mentor and > friend. He has finished his requirements for a > Doctorate in Physics and has > taken a job working on an experiment called Milagro > doing Gamma-Ray Astronomy > in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Gary and his family are > doing well and he is > enjoying his training. We all wish Gary the best. > > Second: > I cannot yet tell if the weather will cooperate for > tonights Star Party. It > might be partly cloudy. If it is 50 % cloudy or > worse then do not come. If it > is less than 50% cloudy then Dave and I should be > there to open the South > Physics Observatory between 6 and 8 p.m. > > Andromeda is high in the sky this time of year. > Towards the end of January or > early February, Saturn will be making its > reappearance during our star party > hours so stay tuned for that! Jupiter will not be > back until maybe May or > June. The Orion Nebula will be back in January! > > Third: > I apologize for giving no notice for the following > lecture. Unfortunately I > have been far behind in my Star Party emails. The > next Frontiers of Science > lecture is tonight at 7:30 in the Skaggs Biology > Auditorium. The below > information came straight off of the College of > Science website > http://www.science.utah.edu/ > The second presentation will take place on > Wednesday, December 1, 2004. This > event will feature Kristen Hawkes, a distinguished > professor of anthropology at > the U. Her lecture title is "Grandmothers and the > Evolution of Human > Longevity." > > Why do women live long past the age of > child-bearing? Contrary to common > wisdom, > this phenomenon is not new, and is not due to > support for the elderly, says > Hawkes. Rather, grandmothers provide valuable > support to their children and > grandchildren, thus ensuring survivability of the > species. Hawkes will discuss > this "grandmother hypothesis," and present evidence > to support the idea. > She published a groundbreaking study in the journal > Nature, March, 2004. See > the > study here. > Hawkes is recognized by her peers as one of the top > anthropologists in the > nation. In April 2002 she received one of science's > most prestigious honors > when she was elected to the National Academy of > Sciences (NAS). Then, in May > 2002 she received the Rosenblatt Prize, the > University of Utah's highest award > for excellence in teaching, research and > administrative efforts. > > Gamma-Rayily, > > Dan Burn > Dave Pawlowksi > Jason Sills > www.utah.edu/astro > > > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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V2 to fly again (with passengers)
by Patrick Wiggins 01 Dec '04

01 Dec '04

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/xprize-04zs.html Patrick

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Meteorite "photographed" hitting Earth
by Dale Hooper 30 Nov '04

30 Nov '04

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11483286%255E13762,00.html

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Re: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 21, Issue 13
by Chuck Hards 29 Nov '04

29 Nov '04

Can we please leave the snide political comments off the astronomy list? The guys' been out of office for four years, give it a rest already. Find a new liberal to insult, better yet just let it go. As to percieved news bias, if you don't like what you see, change the bloody channel or just turn it off completely. Jeez, a news story about a meteorite, and we get Rush Limbaugh. > I'm sure > the very accurate news > folks over at the Clinton News Network would have > said something, if they > hadn't been so busy seeking post election therapy... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Nuff disputin'
by Lambert, Aaron 29 Nov '04

29 Nov '04

According to Snopes it is of uncertain origin, but is likely not really accurate. http://www.snopes.com/science/cannon.htm Aaron > -----Original Message----- > From: Kim Hyatt > Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 3:17 PM > To: Utah Astronomy > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Nuff disputin' > > > Joe, I love it - please verify whether or not this is a true story!! > > Kim Hyatt Architect > 1849 East 1300 South > Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 > 801.631.5228 > kimharch(a)msn.com<mailto:kimharch@msn.com> > > serius est quam cogitas > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Joe Bauman<mailto:bau@desnews.com> > To: Utah Astronomy<mailto:utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> > Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 3:00 PM > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Nuff disputin' > > > Hi all, a moment of levity. Here's a note passed along by a > colleague. Best wishes, Joe > > > Sometimes it DOES take a Rocket Scientist!! > > > (This is supposed to be a True Story) > > > > Scientists at NASA built a gun specifically to launch standard 4 > pound dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets > and the space shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity. > The idea is > to simulate the frequent incidents of collisions with airborne fowl > to test the strength of the windshields. > > > > British engineers heard about the gun and were eager to test it on > the windshields of their new high speed trains. Arrangements were > made, and a gun was sent to the British engineers. When > the gun was > fired, the engineers stood shocked as the chicken hurled out of the > barrel, crashed into the shatterproof shield, smashed it to > smithereens, blasted through the control console, snapped the > engineer's back-rest in two, and embedded itself in the > back wall of > the cabin, like an arrow shot from a bow. > > > > The horrified Brits sent NASA the disastrous results of the > experiment, along with the designs of > > the windshield and begged the US scientists for suggestions. > > > > NASA responded with a one-line memo -- > > > > > > "Defrost the chicken." > > > > (Urban Legend or True Story ?) > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com<mailto:Utah-Astronomy@mail > man.xmission.com> > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astr > onomy<http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uta > h-astronomy> > Visit the Photo Gallery: > http://www.utahastronomy.com<http://www.utahastronomy.com/> > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com >

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Nuff disputin'
by Michael Carnes 29 Nov '04

29 Nov '04

Reminds me of a magazine article I read as a kid. This would have been sometime in the late 50's early 60's. It was in a large-format magazine, perhaps Life or Look. There was a fellow in Germany who found his house right in the approach path to a new airport runway. After months of complaining about noise, he decided to take matters into his own hands. He built a dumpling launcher. I don't remember if it was a catapult, a giant slingshot or some kind of gun. But he'd cook up these giant dumplings the size of a basketball and shoot them at the airplanes. At the time of the article, he hadn't hit one. My memory may have embellished this story, but it made quite an impression at the time. Perhaps it's why I went into engineering. Any of the other old geezers on this list remember this story? Michael >>Joe, I love it - please verify whether or not this is a true story!!

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Re: Meteor photo
by Chuck Hards 29 Nov '04

29 Nov '04

It is a plasma tube, was mentioned in the article (gee, didn't anyone READ the article?). I'm not surprised that it isn't/is barely visible in the photo, a low-resolution "thumbnail" type photo typical of news pages. I'd like to see the original if it was any sharper. They also mentioned that the "meteor" was possibly only the size of a grain of sand, which would definitely make it smaller than one pixel in size on the photo, regardless of how sharp the original is. Aw, heck, it's more fun to just blame a liberal media, isn't it. > I had to go back and have another look, perhaps > there was something in the > photo I missed seeing. Sure enough. I missed > seeing anything resembling a > meteor. I agree with you Kim, amazing photo, no. > > Have another look. See if you can't see it > either... ;) > > Quoting Kim Hyatt > <kimharch(a)msn.com<mailto:kimharch@msn.com>>: > > > > Regardless...amazing photo, no? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com

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Recent emails
by Patrick Wiggins 29 Nov '04

29 Nov '04

Did anyone here happen to save copies of the editions of News I sent out this past week? While updating my OS I managed to wipe the hard drive (augh!). Fortunately I have backups for everything up through last Sunday night, the 21st (looks like weekly backups are not frequent enough). But everything from Monday morning through early this morning is gone. If you have copies of News (and any other emails you received from me or sent me since last Sunday) please email them to me directly at paw(a)trilobyte.net. No need to send anything that went out over Utah Astronomy as I've already retrieved them from the U A archive. Thank you, Patrick

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