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Today's EPOD
by Wiggins Patrick 30 Apr '14

30 Apr '14

Well look who made today's EPOD: http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2014/04/cinder-cone-crater-in-utah.html Kudos Brent! patrick

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Ceres and Vesta / Terminal velocity
by Wiggins Patrick 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

The current issue of S&T notes that Ceres and Vesta will be within half a degree of each other between 29 June and 12 July and closest at only 10 arc minutes on 5 July. By coincidence there will be a SPOC star party on the 5th and I'm looking forward to using the Bogdan and its just over half degree field to see two relatively bright minor planets in the same FOV. If I've got my figures right on that evening the two will be 39 degrees up at the start of nautical dark and 32 degrees at the start of astronomical dark. Now having said all that, I'll predict rain the night of the 5th... :) Also, unrelated to the above but related to an earlier thread here on terminal velocity, here's a fun video a few friends shot a while back. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnvcs6PNIxc I'm thinking that with the right amount of streamers we could do the same with a bowling ball. :) patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Ceres and Vesta / Terminal velocity
by Wiggins Patrick 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

Ha! I should have known that Skydive Arizona would have done it already. They've got such wide open spaces down there they don't have to worry about "look out below" and regularly drop much larger things (think Jeeps, cars, boats...). Thanks for the link, patrick On 28 Apr 2014, at 20:11, Ivo Stutznegger <ics_ute(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Have you seen this? > Skydiving with a Bowling Ball > > Skydiving with a Bowling Ball > View on www.youtube.com > Preview by Yahoo > > > On Saturday, April 26, 2014 11:17 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw(a)getbeehive.net> wrote: > > Also, unrelated to the above but related to an earlier thread here on terminal velocity, here's a fun video a few friends shot a while back. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnvcs6PNIxc > > I'm thinking that with the right amount of streamers we could do the same with a bowling ball. :) > > patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] For your cloudy night reading amusement
by Joe Bauman 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

Often such claims are made not by stupid people but cynics who hope to sell something to the gullible, like books about secret alien moon bases. ------------------------------ On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 12:20 PM MDT Michael Wells wrote: >Wow, what was that all about? Are they saying that digital noise in the >image is 'proof' that the Chinese didn't go to the moon, or 'proof' that >there is some kind of evidence of E.T. life on the moon? > >If it's the second one, where is the monolith? > >Seriously, it's amazing how people don't understand how cameras work, yet >they are "professionals" on the subject. They are completely flummoxed by >our moon pictures, for example, but it doesn't slow them down when they >show you "photographic proof" that we didn't go to the moon. > > >On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 6:41 AM, M Wilson <astro_outwest(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> That's the "Monuments of Mars" author. I really liked how he compared >> the Face On Mars with the Egyptian Sphynx and offered that as proof of a >> shared past history between the two planets. >> On Saturday, April 26, 2014 3:52 AM, Wiggins Patrick <paw(a)getbeehive.net> >> wrote: >> >> (Unintended) humor courtesy of Richard Hoagland. >> >> http://www.coasttocoastam.com/pages/chinese-lunar-images >> >> patrick >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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". >> _______________________________________________ >> 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". >> >_______________________________________________ >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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For your cloudy night reading amusement
by Wiggins Patrick 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

(Unintended) humor courtesy of Richard Hoagland. http://www.coasttocoastam.com/pages/chinese-lunar-images patrick

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Mt. Dew rockets ad
by Wiggins Patrick 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

I just came across this video on the making of the Mountain Dew commercial with all the rockets that's been airing recently. When I first saw the ad I figured it was mostly CGI and green screens but apparently it's real with hundreds for Estes type model rockets. But whatever it is it is impressive. We should have such a launch at SPOC. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U13gJA0kQRQ patrick

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Check my math, please
by Wiggins Patrick 26 Apr '14

26 Apr '14

Hi all, I just finished a NASA training session on the Rosetta mission. During the Q&A someone asked how gravity on the mission's target (Comet 67P) compares to Earth's. The answer was around 1/10,000. So if when I stand on a scale here on Earth it reads 63 kg, I *think* on 67P it would read 6.3 grams (about the same as a US 25 cent piece). Have I got that right? Wanting to make sure I've got the decimal in the right place. patrick

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For your cloudy night reading amusement
by CenturyLink Customer 26 Apr '14

26 Apr '14

Nah, he don't need no stinking medications. He needs to stop playing with Photoshop.

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Bryce Festival Room: to Larry
by Kelly Ricks 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

Larry, Thanks for the lead! What is the cost of that room? ~Kelly > Kelly, I have a second room at Bryce Canyon Pines motel which I had > reserved for my son. I saw him last week and he has decided he cannot > make it this year. As I remember, I reserved them starting Wed, and > checking out Sun morning. You would be welcome to it, although I do not > know if they have a waiting list, etc. I am going to turn it back this > week, so let me know if you want it. The motel is a few miles west of > the park turnoff and does have a cafe. We have stayed there a number of > years. You can check out their website. 73 > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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.slas.us/gallery2/main.php > > End of Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 134, Issue 41 > *********************************************** >

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Bryce Festival room
by Kelly Ricks 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

Hello all, I'm going to be volunteering in May/June at Bryce Canyon, and am trying to find a way to stay through the end of their Astronomy Festival. All rooms in the park are booked at this point, and unfortunately I don't own my own camping gear, so I'm hoping (a long shot perhaps) that one of you might have a lead on an available room (or sleeping space) that I might be able to take advantage of during that week. I am SO excited to head back west next month. It's been too long since I've seen those big dark open skies! Cheers, ~Kelly Ricks

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