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Eyepieces for sale
by Chuck Hards 07 Apr '04

07 Apr '04

Glen Warchol is selling some eyepieces in order to upgrade. Unfortunately he does not mention pricing. Here is a list he sent me: > 33mm Rini Supra-Plosslistic ! > 15mm Pocono Plossl (very rare!) > 9mm Orion ortho (might hang on to it cause it's > good, but I never use it.) > 7mm ortho > 11.5mm Unitron Kellner (the eye lens is > delaminating) .965. > 24mm wide angle Russell (some sort of > hybrid-Ortho-kellner?) > 20mm Celestron plossl. > 14mm Russell brass Koenig Please address all questions & offers to Glen at: glenwarchol(a)sltrib.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] Interesting view
by David Dunn 07 Apr '04

07 Apr '04

I don't get the news either. I think that they changed it so that Lee is supposed to be sending it to me. I haven't seen it in ages. Dave -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+david.dunn=albertsons.com(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+david.dunn=albertsons.com@mailman.xmission.co m] On Behalf Of Brent Watson Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 2:45 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Interesting view I don't receive the "news". Something about not being a member, or the list being too large or ??? Brent --- Joe Bauman <bau(a)desnews.com> wrote: > Hi Friends, after Patrick sent out his latest News, > I checked the > item about Mars, then the raw images the rovers have > been sending > back. Among the latest was the one whose URL I'm > posting below. It's > an eerie and somehow beautiful Mars view, and I > thought some of my > fellow red planet nuts might enjoy seeing it. > > I've been pondering why the exposed rock seemd to > conform to the > shape of the dune-like material. Also, inside Eagle > Crater where > Opportunity landed, the famous rock ledge on the > crater side slopes > down with the crater. I think that wouldn't happen > if these > formations were the top of a deep, hard layer of > rock. Instead, I am > wondering if loose material below the rock may > deform, allowing a > thin layer of rock to shift into rougnly the same > contours as the > sand. Any thoughts? > > best wishes, Joe > > > http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/1/n/072/1N134591492EFF1000P1803L0 M1.JPG > > _______________________________________________ > 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 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/ _______________________________________________ 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] Spam
by Kim Hyatt 06 Apr '04

06 Apr '04

How does one prevent this from happening? -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Hards [mailto:chuckhards@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 11:08 AM To: Utah-Astro Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Spam I've received several spam messages lately, all ostensibly from list members, yet obviously the account was pirated. You may want to make sure your email address hasn't been co-opted for unethical advertising. C. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/ _______________________________________________ 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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More inexpensive binoculars
by Chuck Hards 06 Apr '04

06 Apr '04

Currently at Sportsman's Guide: JC Optics 11x70mm $49.97 WX2-80792 Barska 10x50mm $19.97 WX2-78167 The 11x70mm is a tad on the low-power side for a 70mm bino, IMO, but some folks like a lower power, so use your own judgement here. The 10x50mm is a perfect "entry-level", mid-size bino, or smaller, second pair if you already have a large bino. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/

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Spam
by Chuck Hards 06 Apr '04

06 Apr '04

I've received several spam messages lately, all ostensibly from list members, yet obviously the account was pirated. You may want to make sure your email address hasn't been co-opted for unethical advertising. C. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/

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Models
by Chuck Hards 05 Apr '04

05 Apr '04

Patrick, you need this in your living room: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3905764571&category=1194 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/

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KTLK and light pollution
by karen vanderhule 05 Apr '04

05 Apr '04

Hey group, I have this gig on the radio tomorrow to discuss the light pollution problem. It is certainly a topic that lends itself more to a visual forum but hopefully enough listeners have already been abused by aggresive lighting and maybe a ground swell of concern and activism will result. It's worth a shot. The program will air on 630 AM at 2:45am and go for 15 minutes. I don't know if it is a call-in format but if it is some of you might want to call in a give voice to the topic. Ron Vanderhule

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No email on weekends
by Chuck Hards 05 Apr '04

05 Apr '04

I have removed the computer from my home, so if anyone needs to get ahold of me on weekends, please use the phone. I will still check email M-Th; the company says I have to keep this machine on my desk. Thanks! C. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/

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Another Binopalooza?
by Chuck Hards 04 Apr '04

04 Apr '04

Some folks have expressed an interest in having another Binopalooza. If we do, when is best? The local "brick and mortar" clubs have just about every "dark" weekend booked for something, so we may have to ask people to make a choice, though I am loathe to do this. Comments? Thanks C. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Finally, a decent night of seeing (not for me)
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 02 Apr '04

02 Apr '04

Jim, I had the advantage of using my setting circles to find my doubles. I first to a visual polar alignment on Polaris, then I dial in the RA circle. This method gets me in the ballpark. On Beta Monocerotis I used my 22 Panoptic (40X) to find it, then I put in the 7mm Nagler once I centered it in the field of view. Some doubles are bright enough to use my Starbeam red dot finder to locate them. Epsilon Canis Majoris is a difficult unequal double requiring good seeing to split it. I read a post on the AstroMart Double Star forum on this star so I wanted to give it a try. The reason why this star is difficult is that the primary star is at 1.5 mag while the secondary star is a faint 7.4 mag. The faint secondary was about at the 4 o'clock position in my refractor. Debbie

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