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New Eyepiece Review
by David Dunn 10 Mar '03

10 Mar '03

I bought three new eyepieces from Hands On Optics. They arrived a week ago but Saturday night was the first time I had a chance to use them. I bought a 2mm, 5mm, and 9mm of the long eye relief GTO eyepieces. The 9mm will be sent back. It had a color problem with Jupiter, Saturn and the moon. I don't mind seeing a planet colored by a filter but having half of it purple and the other half red bothers me. It did have a sweet spot in the center where the color went away and the image looked nice. I have some 10mm Plossils and they produce a better image. The 2mm and 5mm eyepieces performed quite nicely. The 2mm takes my 10" f/4.5 up to 572X. The moon looked real nice. The central peak in Theophilus was real clear and sharp. The small craters around the Apollo 11 and the mountains to the south were nice as well. The 5mm eyepiece performed well on Jupiter and Saturn. The shadow transit was real clear, crisp and dark. The 20mm eye relief was real nice. I did notice a little stretching right at the edge of the 2mm. It seemed to be trying to straighten the edge of the moon out. The image did look pleasing to the eye. I think that my next step is to have Brent or Chuck take a look at them and show me how to detect other possible problems since I am not an expert on optics. Here is a link to the eyepieces. http://www.handsonoptics.com/astronomy/GTO_series/gto_series.html#ler Thanks. David Dunn 801-961-3253

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Moon Transit Across Jupiter
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 09 Mar '03

09 Mar '03

Did anyone see that little moon going across the face of Jupiter? At first I thought I had a dirty eyepiece but when I moved Jupiter, it was still there. Seeing was excellent last night even though it was warm(in the fifties). I'd also like to know what is the name of that moon. Debbie

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Stop and smell the roses
by Chuck Hards 09 Mar '03

09 Mar '03

You know, every once in a while, when I'm outside with the scope or poking around the garage, for an instant I'm back in my dad's garage, 12 years old, working on that old 4.25" scope. For a brief moment, the memory is crystal-clear, I can see every tiny detail of the shelves, the tools, the texture of the concrete floor, the smell of the air, the telescope tube in my hands, the eyepieces in the little tin box, the exact position of the stars...and then it's gone, and I return to the present. I think there is a heavan, and occaisionally, if we pay attention, we get a little peek at it. C. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/

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Winter Albireo
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 09 Mar '03

09 Mar '03

I found this pretty double star just north of the Tau Canis Major cluster. It resembles Albireo in Cygnus. It is an easy split for small telescopes as well as binoculars. At low power this gorgeous pair appears orange-gold and blue. This double is well worth tracking down. Debbie

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resignation
by JFForsman 07 Mar '03

07 Mar '03

To: Dave Bennett. Sorry to see you leave the post. But I hope you keep an active relationship with us. Good Luck, take care of mom (we normally get only one of them) and get "real smart" To: Ken Harris. If there is anything I can do to help you in your new duties just ask John F. Forsman

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Resignation
by David L Bennett 07 Mar '03

07 Mar '03

The following letter was sent to the Board of the Salt Lake Astronomical Society as well as to Tom Sevcik -Editor of SLAS's Nova- for publication in the upcoming newsletter. I feel it appropriate to also post here. Thank you all for your support and friendship. Keep your eyes to the skies! Dave Bennett -------------------------------------------------------------- March 7th, 2003 President’s Message: It is with great remorse & hesitation that I must resign as President of the Salt Lake Astronomical Society effective immediately. Concerns for my mother's well being, my personal health, as well as financial anxieties preclude me from finishing this year’s term. SLAS has and always will be an important part of my life. In stepping down now, I believe I can still do what is best for SLAS by allowing someone -someone who does not have the countless personal distractions that I continue to have- to take the reigns and lead the Society effectively and with appropriate direction. I have every confidence in Ken Harris as your new President as I have come to know Ken as a very articulate, well-organized, kind and decent man. Because of his personal exuberance for Amateur Astronomy, as well as his many years in management, I know he will be well suited to lead the club. I will offer him any assistance he might need at this time to allow for as smooth of a transition as possible. Even though this decision really is the right thing for me -and hopefully SLAS- at this time, I still feel as if I am letting down those who have expressed their confidence in me as well as those who had voted for me. I am very sorry if this is the case. My personal apologies to Ken Harris foremost, Ron Ford, Bill Cowles and Roger Ockey, for placing them in this awkward position. On a happier note, with all the fun I had creating the sky-diving parody of the proposed Bowling Ball Experiment as well as designing this year's public star party schedule, I have decided to return to college -after these family and personal concerns have been resolved- to pursue a degree in Graphic Design. Although not a final destination, this specific direction is something I have not had in my life before as many of you know. Wish me luck! Thank you all for allowing me to serve as I could. I wish the Society the best as it deserves the best! I hope to be able to serve on the Board again someday if you would have me. Sincerely, David L. Bennett

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] I discovered a great site for adults: http://www.HappyHug.com
by Dale Hooper 07 Mar '03

07 Mar '03

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RE: [Utah-astronomy] I discovered a great site for adults: http://www.HappyHug.com
by Reynolds, Rich 07 Mar '03

07 Mar '03

Whoever is Betty should examine again that web site. Is Utah-astronomy now supporting and recommending adult web sites with all that porn etc in it? There are young people perhaps that read Utah-astronomy email and can click on Betty's (Utah-astronomy) recommended web site. Betty please keep that stuff to yourself not the rest of us. Find your happy hugs from those who love you not from that web site. Why is a nice lady doing this anyway? Rich -----Original Message----- From: Betty Trimbo [mailto:betty_trimbo@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 10:28 AM To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] I discovered a great site for adults: http://www.HappyHug.com Hi, I was surfing and discovered a great site for Adults: http://www.HappyHug.com This is a new site for adults. They are operating since 9 december 2002. It looks good to me!! Betty _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy

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Joe's dilemma
by Chuck Hards 07 Mar '03

07 Mar '03

Joe, thinking over your post, I get the feeling that you've got your heart set on a SCT, yes? It may help pin-down the most appropriate model if you can tell us just what kind of *photography* you plan to do...CCD, or film? Also, deep-sky, planetary, wide-field, or a little bit of everything? The fork mount is incredibly convenient for general-purpose observing, but several posters commented on certain GEM's for astro-photography. A bonus is that if the mount is beefy enough, and many of the new-generation GEM's are, you can piggyback a high-end refractor at a later date. Let us know a few more specifics, and I"m sure list members can help pin-down the best model SCT, if that's the way you want to go. C. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] SPAM
by Chuck Hards 07 Mar '03

07 Mar '03

--- Cynthia Blue <cyn(a)cynthiablue.net> wrote: > What?! Spam on this list! Grrrr, that is > unacceptable!!!!!! You mean I can't say that my favorite observing snack is Spam? ;) C. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/

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