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Wave at Saturn this Friday
by Patrick Wiggins 15 Jul '13

15 Jul '13

The U of U's Department of Physics & Astronomy will be holding a "Wave at Saturn" event this coming Thursday, the 19th, at the Natural History Museum of Utah from 2 to 4 p.m. Toward the end of that period NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be shooting pictures of Earth from way out at Saturn. Those wishing to bring a solar scope or a scope capable of spotting Venus and/or Saturn are encouraged to do so. Here's NASA's release: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/waveatsaturn/ Cheers, patrick

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Couple seeks advice on Great Basin in September
by Patrick Wiggins 15 Jul '13

15 Jul '13

Rhoda and Dean Nicholas (rhodamn(a)msn.com) emailed me asking for information on this September's Great Basin Astronomy Festival. Having not been there I can't tell them much. Anyone here that has been to Great Basic care to help them out? Thanks much! patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Renting a bus
by Joe Bauman 15 Jul '13

15 Jul '13

Thanks Brent. That's something to think about. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 2:47 PM MDT Brent Watson wrote: >Joe, > >It occurs to me that there is no real reason why you should not rent a bus for excursions. Anyone can do it. There is no reason to rely on an organization to do it. All you need to do is fill it up and then share the cost with those who go along. I am sure you could make a real party of it, and those along would have a great time. > >Please accept this at face value. What you read above should be taken at face value. There is no innuendo, nor jabbing, nor assassination intended. > >Brent >_______________________________________________ >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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Renting a bus
by Brent Watson 15 Jul '13

15 Jul '13

Joe, It occurs to me that there is no real reason why you should not rent a bus for excursions. Anyone can do it. There is no reason to rely on an organization to do it. All you need to do is fill it up and then share the cost with those who go along. I am sure you could make a real party of it, and those along would have a great time. Please accept this at face value. What you read above should be taken at face value. There is no innuendo, nor jabbing, nor assassination intended. Brent

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Great Basin info for couple
by Thomas Sevcik 15 Jul '13

15 Jul '13

Patrick, I'll drop them an email. Since this will be my eight year there and have been helping with the astronomy festivals since their beginning, I can fill them in on what to expect and give them all the contact information they'll need. Tom

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Renting a bus
by Joe Bauman 14 Jul '13

14 Jul '13

Thanks. I'll keep that in mind if I decide to work on chartering a bus. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 10:21 PM MDT Patrick Wiggins wrote: >Rodger would know better than I (Rodger, care to say?) but the minutes indicate $40 per seat provided the bus was full. > >patrick > >On 14 Jul 2013, at 22:17, Joe Bauman wrote: > >> What wad the bid? > >_______________________________________________ >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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Renting a bus
by Joe Bauman 14 Jul '13

14 Jul '13

Excuse me, typo -- what was the bid? ------------------------------ On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 10:17 PM MDT Joe Bauman wrote: > > > >What wad the bid? > >------------------------------ >On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 9:52 PM MDT Patrick Wiggins wrote: > >>Just checking the meeting minutes and I see the idea of a bus, Rodger's estimates of costs of a bus and even the bus proposal in the 2011 SLAS election ballot were mentioned in every issue of Nova from July/August 2011 to March/April 2012. >> >>FWIW, I still like the idea in principle of doing a bus. And I'll renew my offer to help get the word out and to collect and disburse the money for a 2017 eclipse bus. I just don't want to be involved in a replay of the debates on all the details of the trip itself. >> >>patrick >> >> >>On 14 Jul 2013, at 19:33, Joe Bauman wrote: >> >> This is news to me, because I don't remember much about this bus proposal last year except for a lot of ridicule and comments about how impossible it would be, when I brought up the subject. If we had gone so far as to get a bid, I wish I had known about it because it would have been a simple matter to form a committee to decide those questions. It would have been a lot more fun for most people, and a lot less stress, to simply ride a bus down and back. Just for future reference, I'm curious to know what the bid was. Thanks, Joe >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Renting a bus
by Joe Bauman 14 Jul '13

14 Jul '13

What wad the bid? ------------------------------ On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 9:52 PM MDT Patrick Wiggins wrote: >Just checking the meeting minutes and I see the idea of a bus, Rodger's estimates of costs of a bus and even the bus proposal in the 2011 SLAS election ballot were mentioned in every issue of Nova from July/August 2011 to March/April 2012. > >FWIW, I still like the idea in principle of doing a bus. And I'll renew my offer to help get the word out and to collect and disburse the money for a 2017 eclipse bus. I just don't want to be involved in a replay of the debates on all the details of the trip itself. > >patrick > > >On 14 Jul 2013, at 19:33, Joe Bauman wrote: > >> This is news to me, because I don't remember much about this bus proposal last year except for a lot of ridicule and comments about how impossible it would be, when I brought up the subject. If we had gone so far as to get a bid, I wish I had known about it because it would have been a simple matter to form a committee to decide those questions. It would have been a lot more fun for most people, and a lot less stress, to simply ride a bus down and back. Just for future reference, I'm curious to know what the bid was. Thanks, Joe > >_______________________________________________ >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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Eclipse
by D P Pierce 14 Jul '13

14 Jul '13

Come 2017 if I am physically able and could afford it and had a way to get there I would go to the ALCON in Casper then stick around for the eclipse. Going or coming, since I'm LDS I would visit Martin's Cove which is in between Rawlings and Casper and also Independence Rock which is only a few miles from Martin's Cove. I will probably spend a night or 2 in Idaho Falls if my brother is still capable of lifting my wheelchair. My sister is a school teacher and school has already started by August 23rd so she is out. Deloy

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Renting a bus
by Brent Watson 14 Jul '13

14 Jul '13

Sounds like someone needs to take charge and make some command decisions. Making these sorts of decisions never makes sense when done by committee. Although there may be some dissention it just isn't that important not does it make that much difference. Especially when composed to the real reason for the trip. ------------------------------ On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 6:01 PM MDT Patrick Wiggins wrote: >Hi Brent, > >While simple in principle it ended up being far from that in practice for last year's annular. > >Rodger Fry contacted the bus company and got a bid. I offered to get the word out (SLAS blasts, announcements here on UA, news releases to the media), to collect the money and to disperse the money as needed. > >What was needed was someone to get with those wishing to go and work out details like when to leave, where to stop for breaks, where to observe the eclipse from and when to return. IIRC a couple of folks took a stab at that but they never seemed to be able to reach a consensus on those details (especially the "where to observe the eclipse from") so the bus never happened. > >Personally I still like the idea of flying my plane up there but as I mentioned before I worry that every airport even close to the centerline will be crammed with airplanes whose pilots had the same idea. > >patrick > > >On 14 Jul 2013, at 14:47, Brent Watson wrote: > >> Joe, >> >> It occurs to me that there is no real reason why you should not rent a bus for excursions. Anyone can do it. There is no reason to rely on an organization to do it. All you need to do is fill it up and then share the cost with those who go along. I am sure you could make a real party of it, and those along would have a great time. >> >> Please accept this at face value. What you read above should be taken at face value. There is no innuendo, nor jabbing, nor assassination intended. >> >> Brent > >_______________________________________________ >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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